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The Shullsburg 4th of July Celebration Committee has announced changes to their schedule of activities for their 2020 Fourth of July Celebration. The annual event showcases a celebration of Pride & Patriotism that typically includes a parade, live music, food and beverage, a wide variety of special events and a multitude of family activities, culminating with an incredible firework display on the evening of July 4. With the uncertainty and fluidity of the Coronavirus and Covid-19, the committee is adjusting the celebration and are disappointed...
Are we not the land of the free and the home of the brave? Since May 25, 2020, the day George Floyd, a hand cuffed, totally compliant black man was murdered by Minneapolis Police Officer Derrick Chauvin, I’m not sure what we’ve become. Everyone, I do mean everyone, not only police officers but everyone, not only in our country but throughout the world was sickened by the video showing Mr. Floyd plead for his life for nearly nine minutes as Officer Chauvin kept his knee on Mr. Floyd’s neck....
I always thought it odd that Cap’n Crunch is made by Quaker Oats - a cereal commanded by a military officer made by an avowedly non-combatant community of oats. Since last March I’ve been reading something along these lines: “Due to COVID 19 we will not __________(fill in the blank of the event that has been cancelled). We have read warnings of what will happen if we step out of our homes without wearing the proper personal protection equipment. One of my least favorite modern day warni...
Every parent of young kids knows the feeling – you’re somewhere in the house doing something when you suddenly realize – it’s too quiet. Immediately the internal alarm bells go off and you begin to search for your kids because you know if things are this quiet, they must be doing something wrong. Well … I have the same sense of impending doom, but it’s not with my kids anymore – now it’s with my wife. My wife is very predictable, every weekend when I’m sitting at the computer writing, she’s work...
Dan & Staff; Thanks for the continued coverage of Aquin sports! Hoping and praying this football mom gets one last season! Jess Stykel Freeport Dan, I know this is how you feel. You and your staff are doing a wonderful job. I get more info from your paper than the “other” local paper. Linda Freeport Voices, Great Paper, Keep going! Sylvia Flack Freeport Dan, I enjoy your paper. You are not afraid to tell it the way it is. Jean Sturtevant Lanark Dan, Thank you for your continued coverage of our area – particularly our schools (Go Eastl...
The Pearl City School Board held their monthly meeting in a large Google teleconference format, where members and visitors alike called in and listened on as the Board went about the business of the District. And aside from having to wait for the two members who seemed to have difficulty with their mute buttons, everything went off without a hitch. As for the business at hand, several small items are worthy of mention. Most of the meeting consisted of the District moving money around between...
Stockton Sharon A. (Vanderheyden) Broshous, 75 Sharon A. (Vanderheyden) Broshous age 75, passed away on Sunday, June 14, 2020 at FHN Hospital in Freeport. She was born on October 11, 1944 in Freeport, IL to Lloyd and Myrtle (Carpenter) Vanderheyden. She married Danny B. Broshous on April 29, 1961 at Wesley United Methodist Church in Stockton, IL. Sharon was a member and secretary for the Wesley United Methodist Church. Sharon worked for Citizen’s State Bank for 40 years, retiring in 2017. A founding member of the Apple River Canyon Chapter o... Full story
In March 2020, Freeport Attorney Christina M. Willman, of the law firm of Elliott & Trainor, P.C. was selected to attend the Leaders to Washington trip with the Illinois Farm Bureau. During the trip, Christina got the opportunity to discuss current agriculture issues with elected legislators, governmental agencies and trading partners with the United States. She represented the farmers and agricultural producers in Stephenson County by discussing their concerns and immediate needs. The Illinois...
So how are you getting through the pandemic? Tired of Netflix? Finished all of those nagging home improvement projects? Sick of staring at the same four walls? After seeing my wife take off for yet another short term camping trip in her brand new “she-shed on wheels,” the question couldn’t be pushed aside. How are people getting through the quarantine – when days seem alike, showers become optional, and we can no longer measure time – what do you do to keep from losing your sanity? We asked peo...
The plan to make the move was made over a year ago, but with a daughter getting married the timing just wasn't right – so it waited a year. (But I think it was worth the wait.) The latest home improvement to sweep the country right now is the installation of solar panels on a home, and my wife and I made the move ourselves this past weekend with Stateline Solar – owned by Ethan Fiene here in Lena. The first question everyone has is the cost, and for our home we were looking at an initial out...
With photo challenges being so popular right now, the Jo Daviess Conservation Foundation (JDCF) has created the Frame Your Family Photo Challenge - because family is one of nature's masterpieces. A large, wooden frame will be placed somewhere on each of our six public preserves for a period of two weeks. Families are invited to find it, take a group selfie with it, upload the photo to Facebook, and then tag JDCF. Those 'framing' their families at three of the six preserves will be given a...
The Freeport Community Foundation (FCF) announced today that it is awarding $100,000 in Illinois COVID-19 Response Fund (ICRF) grants to nine non-profit organizations based in Jo Daviess County. The emergency needs grants awarded include funding for emergency food and basic needs throughout Jo Daviess County including interim housing and shelter, primary healthcare services, utility and financial assistance, nonprofit emergency operations assistance, and support for children, seniors, the disabled, and other at-risk populations as related to...
On July 18th the Eagle Nature Foundation will celebrate its 25 years of working to save the bald eagle and other endangered species with an enjoyable trip to Dubuque, IA. The day will begin with a visit to the National Mississippi River Museum at 9:00 or 10:00 am with a viewing at 11:00 of the 4-D movie “Back from the Brink”. After lunch at 1:00 pm we will visit the Mathias Ham House Historic Site, listed on the National Registry of Historic Places, where a person can also enjoy Iowa’s oldest building, the Humke School House from Centr...
With news this past week of the Illinois State Fairs being cancelled this year due to coronavirus, along with many other county fairs, livestock shows and 4-H fairs, it is important we recognize the contributions young people have put in during these trying times. Call me biased, but young people in agriculture are some of the most well-rounded and hardest working amongst their peers. Don’t let their thick-skinned, yet respectful, exteriors fool you — these kids pour their heart and soul into t...
Due to a number of NUIC football teams making the shift to 8-man football for the 2021 season, the NUIC conference needed a commitment from the remaining 11-man schools for 2021/2022 seasons. With that being said, the Aquin administration was put in a tough spot to make a very difficult decision in a short amount of time, while at the same time, trying to adjust and cope with the challenges produced from the COVID-19 pandemic. The following decision was extremely difficult, especially given the...
We hadn't run our "lighter side" feature in a while, and heard about it – so ... here ya go! Once they come out with a Cornovirus vaccine, I don't want to see any of you antivaxxers getting one. Don't be a hypocrite! My prediction: There will be a minor baby boom in nine months, and then one day in 2033, we will see the rise of the "Quaranteens"! Has it occurred to anybody else that every single disaster movie ever made always starts with the government ignoring some scientist who is trying to warn them? Quarantine Diary: Day 1: I have stocked...
