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Vandigo Earns Semester Honors Georgia Vandigo of Apple River has earned Semester Honors for the Spring 2022 semester at Edgewood College. Fulltime students who achieve a 3.5 grade point average for the semester are eligible for this honor. Located in Madison, Wis., Edgewood College is a liberal arts Catholic college in the Dominican tradition. We serve approximately 2,000 undergraduate and graduate students. The College offers more than 40 academic and professional programs, including master's degrees in business, education, and nursing, and do...
Tyler's Justice Center for Children hosted its 2nd Annual Teeing Off for Tyler's golf outing on Saturday, June 18, 2022 at Woodbine Bend Golf Course. It was a beautiful day and we had a nice turnout and were able to raise nearly $11,000.00 for the Center between the participating golfers, numerous sponsors, and the money raised from our silent auction and raffles. We would like to extend a big thank you to everyone who participated in the event, made a donation or sponsored this event in any...
The Jo Daviess Conservation Foundation (JDCF) and the Jo Daviess County Farm Bureau invite the public to a speaker event on July 30th, 6:30 pm, at the Elizabeth Community Building, 402 West St., just off Route 20, Elizabeth, Illinois. Featuring Mike Casper, CEO of Jo-Carroll Energy, and Garrett Thalgott, attorney for the Illinois Farm Bureau and land use/renewable energy expert. The environmental benefits of clean energy are well established. This speaker event will provide a snapshot of where we are with green, renewable energy in our region a...
As cataclysmic events are taking place all over the world, and we see so much evil manifested in so many unprecedented (to us) ways, many Christians are wondering, "Is the Holy Spirit going to revive the church before Jesus returns or is this the great falling away in the last days that the Bible talks about? The New Testament is filled with predictions of a last-days falling away. False prophets will rise up and lead many astray. Wolves will come in sheep’s clothing, deceiving many. W...
Recently, some friends and I were talking about our middle names, and where they came from. And the conversation turned towards a story I thought I had relayed – because it is well known in my family – but apparently, nobody had ever heard it before. So, let me relay it now. My maternal grandfather, Lewis Peterson, was where I got my middle name – Lewis. Like most kids growing up, you never really heard it unless your parents were seriously mad at you, “Daniel Lewis Stevens you should be smac...
Crash With Injury On 7/13/22 at approximately 6:24 am, the Jo Daviess County Sheriff’s Office 911 Dispatch Center received a report of a two vehicle crash with injuries. The crash was located on Highway 20 West approximately 2/10 of a mile southeast of IL Route 84 South. Abel Arambula-Becerra, 62 of Burbank, IL, was the driver of a 2017 Freightliner Semi Tractor Trailer that was parked off the roadway and on the shoulder of Highway 20 West approximately 2/10 of a mile southeast of IL Route 84 South when a blue 2002 Chevy Silverado, driven by T...
Savanna Gene M. Wright, 84 Gene M. Wright, age 84, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 5, 2022. A longtime resident of Savanna, Illinois, Gene was known by many locally as a dedicated historian and dynamic junior high school history and social studies teacher. Gene was born the second son of Albert and Marie (Purvis) Wright on a very hot morning on August 30, 1937 in New Bedford, Illinois. Gene spent most his childhood on his family’s farm in rural Walnut and in Tampico, Illinois where he graduated from Tampico High School in 1955. After g... Full story
The key to any good relationship is Sincerity. Once you learn how to fake that, you’ve got it made. It’s not you, honestly, it’s me. I’ve just got to stop dating losers. Dating should be like shopping for a car. You should get to talk to the previous owners. Every time I begin to look at online dating options, I get the feeling that I’m going to be single forever. Based on her online dating profile, I could tell that literacy was not one of the characteristics we share. Technology can make dating really difficult. I dated a 21 year old for t...
OMG, you guys! Like, you totally have to see Legally Blonde the Musical on stage at Timber Lake Playhouse (TLP), the premier professional summer theatre of northwest Illinois, from July 14 through July 24. A fabulously fun award-winning musical based on the adored movie, Legally Blonde - The Musical, follows the transformation of Elle Woods as she tackles stereotypes and scandal in pursuit of her dreams. Action-packed and exploding with memorable songs and dynamic dances, Legally Blonde the Musical will take you from the social whirl of...
Highland Community College announces the 2022 spring graduates. Graduates were awarded associate degrees or certificates. Albert Lea, Minn.: Jamie Jensen, Associate of Applied Science Nursing Apple River: Allison Heller, Associate of Science; Jacob VenHuizen, Associate of Arts; Stephanie Walter, Associate of Applied Science Nursing Baileyville: Kaylee Kloster, Associate of Arts; Julia Wells, Associate of Science Belvidere: Sarah Fitzgerald, Agricultural Production Certificate, Associate of Applied Science Agricultural Management Browntown,...
Illinois Main Street (IMS) is proud to welcome Freeport to their network of programs dedicated to creating meaningful improvements to their communities. The Greater Freeport Partnership (Freeport, IL) joins as an affiliate member to the network of communities uniting them with 18 sister organizations in Illinois and over 2,000 programs throughout Main Street America. These organizations leverage the power of the Main Street Approach™ to facilitate preservation-based economic development and c...
The Freeport Community Foundation will be accepting grant applications for its fall 2022 Matthew Marvin Community Needs grant starting July 25. The fall grant application process opens on July 25 and closes on August 25, 2022. On-line application procedure and grant guidelines are available on the website at freeportcommunityfoundation.org, by calling the Foundation at 815-801-3035, or emailing to [email protected]. Online registration is required of all FCF grant applicants. Please go to https://fre...
The Stephenson County 4-H is gearing up for our summer shows. Even before the official start of the local county fair, most 4-H activities will be taking place at the Stephenson County Fairgrounds. From foods to livestock, and horticulture to rabbits, 4-H members will exhibit many projects at this year's shows. Following is a summary of the activities that are planned: Wednesday, July 20 At 9 a.m. the 4-H General Projects Day will take place in the two large commercial buildings out at the...
