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Rockford University Distinguished Scholars The following full-time (12 or more credits) students attending Rockford University were named Distinguished Scholars for the spring 2023 semester, earning at least a 3.75 with no grades below "C" and having completed all requirements for the semester. The following local students were named: Megan Davis of Orangeville Della Crain of Lena Rockford University is a private four-year, co-educational institution founded in 1847 offering undergraduate and graduate degrees in traditional liberal arts and...
The Jo Daviess Conservation Foundation (JDCF) invites the public to Weird & Wonderful Insects with Entomologist (Bug Scientist) Jim Louderman from the Chicago Field Museum on July 14th, 2023. This free event will take place at Casper Bluff Land and Water Reserve in an open house format from 7:00-9:00 PM. Come when you'd like and stay as long as you'd like to learn about bugs in our area from insect enthusiasts who are excited to share their knowledge of moths and other insects with you and your...
State Representative Tony McCombie (Savanna) is hosting her second annual Sweet Corn Day Celebration on August 1st. The event will be a day of family fun and include face painting, bounce houses, and sweet corn; it will be held in Savanna at 9317 Illinois Route 84 from 4-7 p.m. All are welcome to attend! Representative McCombie is passionate about showing appreciation for sweet corn, and in 2022 passed legislation to designate August 1st as Sweet Corn Appreciation Day in Illinois. "I am happy...
Not long ago a couple of friends and myself met for breakfast to discuss some business at hand. We ordered our food and chatted amicably while we waited for our food to. When the food arrived, as is our custom, we bowed our heads and asked God’s blessing on the meal. As we started to eat, someone came over - a total stranger - and said he noticed we were praying and wondered if we’d pray for a friend of his. He went on to tell us his friend had just been diagnosed with cancer. One of the men...
“Ahh Goo, Goo, Goo” “Who’s A Big Boy?” “Huma ma ma ma ma.” “Bawk Bawk I’m A Chicken” Now, for most people, hearing grown adults calling out those terms in full voice in a very animated way would lead you to step back, contact the people in the white coats, and send them off to the funny farm. However, in one setting, not only are those antics seen as normal – they are quite necessary. I’m talking about family photos. Both of our daughters and their kids, along with great grandma and grandpa, we...
Stabbing/Barricaded Suspect On July 10, 2023 at approximately 3:40 am, the Jo Daviess County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Center received a 911 call reporting a stabbing on Red Gates Rd, in rural Galena. When Deputies arrived on scene, they located Zakkary L. Wasmund, 25 of Galena, outside of the residence who stated that his father, James M. Wasmund, 54 of Galena, was inside of the residence with his girlfriend, Jennifer L. Velzis, 42 of Galena, and that he had been stabbed. Deputies approached the residence and removed James M. Wasmund from insi...
Lena/Warren Darlene I Womack, 91 Darlene I Womack, 91, of Rockford, IL formerly of Lena, IL passed away peacefully on Friday, July 7, 2023 surrounded by her family. She was born in Warren, IL on March 4, 1932, to Wilhelm and Elsie (Broege) Tessendorf. In September of 1954 she married Marvin Diestelmeier and together they had 2 children. In April 1974 she married Wayne Womack in Lena, IL. Darlene worked at Lena Locker for many years, until she opened the Malt Shoppe in Lena, where she served her community for many years. In 1992 she moved to... Full story
Robin Wilhelms Saar announced Jason Mlakar has been promoted to Wealth Advisor. Jason has been a member of FSB Wealth Group, focusing on investment and wealth management for over four years. Jason continues to bring a wealth of knowledge, and provides a full range of financial services, including retirement and financial planning, individual money management, individual stocks and bonds, mutual funds, annuities, and more. In addition to his recent experience, Jason came to FSB Wealth Group with fifteen years of business to business sales of...
Last March, Addie Hefel and Taylor Burchard of Galena helped the Pirates win the IHSA Sectional Championship over Whitney Sullivan and her Orangeville Broncos. But the area athletes who were rivals that day, happen to be teammates on the Rockford Heat Elite 17U club basketball team. And over the Fourth of July week, they claimed the championship of one of the largest basketball tournaments in the country at McCormick Place in Chicago. The Nike Tournament of Champions featured several Division I...
My family puts the “fun” in Dysfunctional. Mom’s casseroles only come in two sizes – not enough, and enough to feed an army with leftovers. Trust me, when you think you are the most messed up person in the world, go to a family reunion and you will see otherwise. Remember, be nice to your kids. They’ll be choosing your nursing home someday. My wife wants to have a family gathering for the remaining family members who still speak to each other. I shook my family tree and a bunch of nuts fell out. Insanity does not run in my family. Instead,...
Anyone and everyone in Apple River know Greg and Val Stocks. After more than four decades in the community, they could arguably be the longest tenured residents, business owners, and champions of the community. Greg moved to Apple River back in 1961 at the age of five with his parents who came to the region for work reasons. In his adult life, he worked on a construction crew building bridges, and later was buying hogs at the local stock yard while bartending on the side. Meanwhile, Val, began...
The Stephenson County Farm Bureau is looking for Farm Bureau members to help at the Farm Fun Zone during the Stephenson County fair. Volunteers are needed Tuesday, July 25 through Saturday, July 29. Volunteer times are daily in three shifts: noon-3:00p.m., 3:00p.m.-6:00p.m. and 6:00p.m.-9:00p.m. Volunteers will be provided with admission to the Stephenson County Fair and coupons for the Beef Corral and Hog House. If you’d like to volunteer, please call our office at 815-232-3186 or email [email protected]. Discounted Season Passes to t...
Highland Community College Trustee Doug Block of Pearl City received the 2023 Ray Harstein Trustee Achievement Award from the Illinois Community College Trustees Association (ICCTA) at a banquet held in June in Bloomington, Ill. The award recognizes exemplary service by a currently serving community college board member. Block has previously served as chair for the Highland Board of Trustees. Block said he is proud of his work serving on the Highland board for the past 18 years, adding:...
The State of Illinois lost a great legislator last year when Republican State Representative and Floor Leader Mark Batinick retired. He was a fiscal hawk who was a true problem-solver. He did not promote a partisan agenda, but instead viewed policy ideas, regardless of who sponsored them, through a comprehensive lens of cost-benefit-consequence. Mark and I had a conversation the other day about the dangers of unintended consequences, and how sometimes legislation that looks and sounds good can a...
“Birth to Five Illinois will be finishing up its Summer Reading Tour at the Lanark Public Library, 111-B South Broad St., Lanark, IL. on Friday, July 21 at 10:00 am. We can’t wait to a “bee” a part of all the fun and exciting summer activities taking place at the library. Our Birth to Five regional manager, Lou Ann Hayes, and Dean Wright, Birth to Five family and community engagement specialist will be doing a few special readings that will fit perfectly into the library’s “Bee A Reader” theme. Dean is also known to bring a guitar and do...
Apple River State Bank and First Community Bank of Galena recently awarded $1,000 college scholarships to six area high school graduates. Galena High School: Chloe Roland is the daughter of Brent Roland, Jr., and Lisa Roland. She will attend Liberty University and major in Exercise Science. River Ridge High School: Heaven Brotherton is the daughter of Duane and Heather Brotherton. Heaven will attend Northeast Iowa Community College and major in nursing. Scales Mound High School: Sydney Driscoll is the daughter of Mark and Shannon Driscoll. She...
