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Thomas Hereau of RR/SM was the only area golfer to advance on to the State finals from the Port Byron Riverdale Golf Sectional held on Monday. The top three teams advance, but nobody from the NUIC was able to crack the top three. Final team scores were: 1. Byron 325 2. Rockford Lutheran 330 3. Rockford Christian 339 4. Peru St. Bede 346 5. Fulton 357 6. RR/SM 358 7. Galena 362 8. Sherrard 362 9. Monmouth Roseville 364 10. Bureau Valley 365 11. Mercer County 366 12. Spring Valley Hall 370 Once...
Game one between the Aquin Bulldogs and Lena-Winslow Panthers was one of the most thrilling, edge-of-your-seat back and forth battles ever witnessed. Both teams used both of their time outs, and both of them had huge plays by huge players, but as the score climbed to the terminal mark of 25 ... neither team was in charge. "I don't know about you Dan, but my heart is racing right now," said Aquin head coach Robyn Stovall. "Have you ever seen a more exciting game?" Four times, the Panthers had...
At 6:30 in the morning, Warren JV Volleyball coach Ana Zinke got a phone call she never saw coming. Head coach, Brynn Bohnsack, was going into the hospital for an emergency appendectomy and Zinke would have to take over as the varsity coach too that night in Warren's conference battle with Stockton. "I was nervous all day," Zinke admitted. "On top of it all this was pink night, so all of the jersey numbers were different, but fortunately Addie (Bohnsack, Brynn's younger sister who is on the...
As the Lena-Winslow Panthers performed yet another routine ground pounding 44-18 win over the Du/Pec Rivermen, it allowed some deeper evaluation into what was taking place. On a third and eight for Du/Pec, the Rivermen went into an empty backfield – meaning there was no running back or end in the backfield near the quarterback – he was by himself. Lena-Winslow assistant coach Kevin Milder was screaming, "Empty! Empty!" and as the ball was snapped, Panther senior linebacker Jace Flynn raced in fr...
We went shopping for trees today. It seems when you plant trees in the fall they have a better survival rate than spring planting. Last fall at this time, we planted nine trees around our new parking lot at church. They were a variety of different types of maple trees. The soil they were planted in wasn’t the greatest, it was a mixture of mostly clay and a little topsoil that got pushed to the edges during excavation. In spite of not watering them all summer, they are all doing well. Last s...
I’m beginning to doubt education. I was pondering nothing while sitting on the throne the other day … yes, that throne – when suddenly it hit me: I was lied to in school. I mean, if you were anything like me, they told us back in our High School science classes that the waves on the ocean were caused by the wind, the weather and the gravitational pull of the moon. But that doesn’t make sense when you think about. Because no matter what side of the ocean you’re on, the waves are always coming to...
Pearl City Sarah Jane Myers, 95 Sarah Jane Myers, 95, passed away on Tuesday, October 4, 2022, in Lena, Illinois. She was born to James and Stella (Wilcox) Bernnet on January 23, 1927, in Stockton, IL. She married Harold Myers on December 28, 1963, in Galena at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church. Sarah was employed at Micro Switch for 33 years, retiring in 1985. She was a member of the St. John’s Lutheran Church in Pearl City, IL, various Bible studies, Lorans Mothers Club, Widows Club, Birthday Club, Red Hat Society, Home extension, Micro Switch Honey... Full story
Online dating helps me meet and break up with someone without leaving the house. She asked me for one good reason she should date me. So, I told her that she’d never have to worry about someone trying to take me away from her. She told me it’s not me, it’s her. Apparently, she said she has a bad habit of dating losers. You know you’re on a bad blind date when both of you keep looking at your watch wondering what time it is. Based on the content of your online profile, I am guessing that literacy is not one of the characteristics we share....
As the state’s attorney of Jo Daviess County, I took an oath to protect and defend the Constitutions of the United States and the State of Illinois. That is why today I have joined a bipartisan group of state’s attorneys and sheriffs across this state by filing suit on behalf of my office, Sheriff Kevin Turner, and the People of the State of Illinois to challenge the Constitutionality of the “No Cash Bail” provisions of the Safe-T Act. Quite simply, I believe many provisions of No Cash Bail are unconstitutional, though this is not the course of...
Massbach Ridge Winery has been recruiting area organizations to help with their grape harvest for close to 20 years now. This year was no different with eight organizations earning their portion of over $4,000 by picking grapes for the winery in September. These groups included Freeport High School Cheer, Eastland/Pearl City Cheer, West Carroll High School Cheer and three Pearl City school groups. "We love having school groups and other charitable organizations help us harvest grapes. It's a...
I am sure this is common with others as it is for me: as a kid, tween and teen I often became involved with things because someone in my family had done them previously. I joined 4-H because my mother had been a member and my grandma a local club leader. During my time in 4-H I showed dogs, rabbits, participated in childcare and development and did cooking projects. For those who are not familiar, “4-H is delivered by Cooperative Extension- a community of more than 100 public universities a...
Salem UCC – Lena Salem United Church of Christ All are welcome to join us for our service led by Pastor Christopher Ham at Salem United Church of Christ, 8491 West Salem Road, Lena, Illinois, this Sunday, October 16th, 2022 at 10 a.m. The Wednesday Breakfast Bunch will be meeting Wednesday, October 19th, 2022 at 8 a.m. at the Beltline Café, 325 West South Street, Freeport, Illinois. Everyone is welcome to join! NOTE: Village Voices will publish your church news - free of charge, space permitting. Simply email (do NOT snail mail) your notice to...
Working on a board, any board, is never easy. By definition, you look for people with opposing views to debate what are the best ways to proceed. But the only way progress is made, is through the leadership that guides it. Simply put, lack of leadership leads to a lack of results. That was never more evident than in the Stephenson County Board “Special Meeting that Wasn’t” on October 3rd. It is important to point out that a vote was taken at the regular meeting on September 22nd in regard to wh...
Class 8A 1. Wilmette Loyola (7-0) beat 5A#RV New Lenox Providence, 34-22. 2. Lincoln-Way East (7-0) beat Homewood-Flossmoor, 52-14. 3. Elmhurst York (7-0) beat Hinsdale Central, 31-7. 4. Glenbard West (6-1) beat 7A#RV Downers North, 28-21. (Loss to 8A#3 Elmhurst York, 17-13). 5. Gurnee Warren (6-1) beat Waukegan, 47-0. (Loss to 7A#10 Lake Zurich, 23-14). 6. O'Fallon (6-1) beat Belleville West, 49-8. (Loss to 6A#1 East St. Louis, 60-21). 7. Maine South (5-2) beat Niles West, 45-7. (Losses to 8A#5 Gurnee Warren, 19-17 and 7A#3 Mount Prospect, 42-...
