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Once again, the Willow Folk Festival will fill the air with music in Northwest Illinois' Willow Valley, nestled deep in the green hills of Jo Davies County. Fest organizer Pauline Craig tells us August 13 and 14 will mark its finale as a weekend event. Pauline says, "After 55 years, this will be the last one, as we know it. There was discussion about turning it back into a one-day affair with some other changes. So, stay tuned for that. We are open to suggestions on how to make a one-day affair...
Editor; Mr. Sacia, in the 7/13/22 issue of Village Voices you have your personalized column complete with title, by line, and picture. You are acknowledged in our area as representing us as State Representative and as an FBI agent, and with both you pledged your oath to the U.S. Constitution. You have a platform to title your column as One Man’s Opinion. Once again, thought, Mr. Sacia, your views continue to be different that the We the People oaths you once pledged. You have chunked us again into us versus them. You have chunked us again i...
Augustana College Commencement Participants Augustana College, Rock Island, Ill., held its commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 22. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin delivered the address. The graduating class totaled 508. Those graduating were given advice by Senator Durbin, who reflected on the resilience and hard work of this year's graduates and commended Augustana's commitment to preparing the next generation of peacemakers and problem solvers. Among the graduates who participated in the ceremony was Kelsey King from Stockton who was recognized...
Pick up a good book and help a good cause by attending the annual VOICES of Stephenson County Book Nook Summer Half Price Sale. The sale will run from Aug. 4-13 with proceeds benefiting services offered to survivors of domestic and sexual violence through VOICES of Stephenson County. “The Summer Half Price Sale is one of our three major sales of the year and, and we are so pleased to support the important work of VOICES,” said Diane Leverton, VOICES Book Nook manager. “The sale features gently used hardcover and paperback books, DVDs, records,...
Mary Tessendorf, RN, EMS Coordinator at SSM Health Monroe Hospital, was awarded the DAISY Lifetime Achievement Award on July 11. She is the third DAISY Lifetime Achievement Award recipient at SSM Health in Monroe. The DAISY Lifetime Achievement Award is given to a nurse with 25+ years of experience, are leaders in living the SSM Health Mission, mentoring others, clinical practice and showing unparalleled care for patients. As EMS Coordinator, Mary ensures all EMS departments under the...
Orangeville's Whitney Sullivan was a major factor in the Bronco's capturing the NUIC North Basketball Conference title last season, and apparently her size, speed and talents have not gone unnoticed. The Bronco junior was given a Division I basketball scholarship by the Wisconsin Badgers over the summer months. As reported on their website ... "Recruiting is the lifeblood of any major college athletics team, but following it closely as a fan can sometimes be difficult and can often be time...
The Freeport Memorial School of Nursing met on June 11th, 2002 at the Beltline Café with 49 members, 2 guests, and 1 scholarship recipient in attendance. Two members from the class of 1954 celebrated 68 years – Marian White Hibst of Freeport, and Annette Wachter Janssen of Depere, WI. The class of 1972, celebrating 50 years, had 13 members present ... Marlene Blackburn of Stockton, Julianne Clark Brady of Freeport, Joyce Getz of Pearl City, Diane Kleckner Gordon of Loves Park, IL, Ellen Br...
A story that we had heard about. and had been working on behind the scenes was the recent ... "issue" that took place at the Lena Park District. Now, it is important to point out at this point that the "issue" we are referring to encompassed the possibility of a serious crime being committed. Simply put, Park District money was apparently being spent to support a private business owned by one of their employees. Initially, a problem arose when the Food Court at the Pool was coming up short – w...
Sometimes God brings very unique people into our lives for reasons only He knows. Such was the case recently when we were introduced to a saintly elderly woman who walked into our church one Sunday a couple of years ago. She started right in telling me about her farm - and asked me to pray that God would lead her to find good help - because good help was hard to find. She told me about butchering meat birds and feeding her cattle. Every time I sent out a prayer request over email, she responded...
OK, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest, Snap Chat … if you’re anything like me, the options out there when it comes to social media are mind boggling. I mean, the paper had a Facebook page when Todd Nielsen was handling it, but … we also have our own website that by itself is a handful to keep updated – let alone produce a paper every week, so … I guess the point is that – as my wife is very fond of telling me … I’m old and out of touch. I mean I don’t even know the differe...
Freeport Man Struck By Gunfire On Thursday July 21st, 2022 at approximately 9:18 P.M., the Freeport Police Department received a call of a large group of subjects fighting in the area of W. Pleasant Street and S. Beaver Avenue. Prior to arriving in the area officers were notified of shots fired in the 600 Block of W Pleasant. Upon arrival, responding officers located a vehicle that had crashed into a parked car. Inside the vehicle, officers located a 30-year-old Freeport man who had sustained multiple life threatening gunshot wounds. The...
Stockton Kimberly Lynn Bauer, 59 Kimberly Lynn Bauer, age 59, of Stockton, IL passed away Thursday, July 14, 2022 at Lena Living Center after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born April 15, 1963 in Moline, IL to the late Truman and Kay (Hellebuyck) Meier. Kim married Jay Bauer on August 2, 1986 at Christ Lutheran Church in Stockton. Kim was a 1981 graduate of Stockton High School. She graduated from Highland Community College and went on to receive her Bachelor’s Degree from Columbia University. She had worked as an Art Teacher for t... Full story
The Carroll County Longspurs is a singles trap shooting team that was founded in 2008 by James "Lefty" Wackerlin, and competes within the Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP). Shooters are divided into competition groups as follows: rookies (3rd through 5th grade), intermediate entry (1st year of shooting 6th through 8th grade), intermediate advanced (2nd year or more of shooting 7th and 8th grade), junior varsity (1st year of shooting 9th through 12th grade), varsity (2nd year or more of...
Woo Hoo it’s Friday! … Oh Wait, I’m a farmer. Farmer Proverb: Any man can drive a tractor, but it’s no fun plowin’ without your hoe. I was going to tell a farmer joke … but it was too corny. What did the mama cow say to the baby cow … “It’s pasture bedtime.” What does a farmer talk about when he’s milking his cows … “Udder nonsense.” Cows can turn grass into steak … what’s your super power? Farmers have pets who poop breakfast … they’re called chickens. We’re switching vacations with the Jones; They’ll milk our cows and we’ll milk theirs. My...
Highland Community College’s Upward Bound program has received a grant from the U.S. Department of Education to help more low-income students who will be the first members of their families to attend college. The federal grant for $287,537 will go toward adding staff positions and growing programming that prepares local students to enroll in college after graduation from high school and persist through earning a degree. “I’ve watched Upward Bound change the lives of first-generation students. Since 2017, HCC’s program has helped nearly a hundr...
Highland Community College's 47th season of Summerset Theatre will present the musical "Working." Performances will run at 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 11, 12, and 13 and at 3 p.m. on Aug. 14 at the Fine Arts Theatre in the Ferguson Fine Arts Center at 2998 W. Pearl City, Rd., Freeport, Ill. Nominated for six Tony Awards, "Working" is based on Studs Terkel's best-selling book of firsthand accounts from American workers. Songs are by Stephen Schwartz ("Wicked" and "Godspell"), Lin-Manuel Miranda...
It doesn’t take much for people to get excited about coming to the annual Stephenson County Fair. Whether it’s to see the kiddie rodeo, the many 4H attractions, sample an Elephant Ear or partake of some of the classic regular meals found at the Hog or Beef Houses, or to simply bring the kids to enjoy some of the amusement rides – there are plenty of reasons to attend. But this year, the Fair Board has gone above and beyond with a celebration everyone loves – fireworks! On Saturday, July 30th, at 8:30 pm, the gates will be free admissi...
With the 2022 Stephenson County Fair under way, we hope you’ll stop by and see the Stephenson County Farm Bureau in our Farm Fun Zone across from the beef corral. We are excited to see many familiar faces and meet new people. Each day the Farm Fun Zone will be open from 11:00a.m.-9:00p.m. The fair runs from Tuesday, July 26 through Saturday, July 30th. We will have a different hands-on activity for the kids each day as well as the visitor favorite, the animals! Information about the S...
The Stockton Chamber of Commerce will be kicking off its annual Fall Into Stockton event on Saturday, August 20, 2022. It will take place downtown on Main Street as well as along a section of Front Street where music and entertainment will be held. Music performances include Back Country Roads, Free Fall and Ten Gallon Hat. This is a family friendly event that has activities for all ages. Festivities begin at 9:30 am and run through 8:00 pm that evening. All-day fun includes a kick-off parade,...
Citizens State Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of First Lena Corporation headquartered in Lena, Illinois, and First Savanna Savings Bank announced today that First Savanna Savings Bank will merge into Citizens State Bank. With this transaction, Citizens State Bank, which currently has branches in Lena, Stockton, Freeport, and Elizabeth, will enter the Savanna market in Northwestern Illinois. Amy Baker, President & CEO of Citizens State Bank, commented, "We are excited for the opportunity to continue to expand our footprint into Carroll County...
Every year in Illinois, thousands of families lose a loved one to the preventable tragedy of opioid addiction and prescription drug abuse. Unused or unwanted medicine needs to be disposed of properly to help prevent accidental poisoning, substance abuse, and contamination of water resources. Let’s take a quick look at the statistics and then get specific about what each of us can do to make a difference. According to the Illinois Department of Public Health, there were 2,944 Opioid Overdose D...
The Freeport Community Foundation announces its Bridges to the Future Gala, scheduled for 5:30-7:30 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 11, at The Muse on Cedar Creek, outside Cedarville, IL. This new event recognizes the vital work of individuals and organizations in our communities and will include presentations of the Matthew A. Marvin Community Impact Award and the Craig Wilson Ecological Stewardship Award. Matthew A. Marvin Community Impact Award. This award recognizes an individual who has selflessly served the Northwest Illinois community with vision,...
SSM Health Monroe Hospice Home has been recognized by Strategic Healthcare Programs (SHP) as a "Superior Performer" for achieving an overall caregiver and family satisfaction score that ranked in the top 20% of all eligible SHP clients for the 2021 calendar year. The annual SHPBest™ award program was created to acknowledge hospice providers that consistently provide high quality service to families and caregivers of patients receiving hospice care. The 2021 award recipients were determined by r...
