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Editor; The week of October 12-16, 2020 is recognized as IAHCE Week. The Illinois Association for Home and Community Education (IAHCE) was organized as the Illinois Home Bureau Federation in 1924. In 1962, it became the Illinois Homemakers Extension Federation. In 1993, the name changed to Illinois Association for Family and Community Education. Then, in 1995, the name changed again to Illinois Association for Home and Community Education. IAHCE is a volunteer organization with its members recording over 586,582 volunteer hours in 2019 in the...
Ever wonder who Betty Crocker was or how she learned to cook so well? Learn the true story of Betty Crocker when local favorite Leslie Goddard presents a fun, illustrated lecture titled "Betty Crocker and Her Cookbook That Changed How America Cooks" at 1 p.m., Friday, October 30, via Zoom. Goddard has drawn standing-room-only crowds to the Senior Activity Center and the Winneshiek Playhouse for her portrayal of Amelia Earhart and Queen Elizabeth II. She also holds a Ph.D. and is a noted...
In golf, if the team score is tied after the first four lowest scores are all added together, they move on to the fifth golfer from each team to see who shot lower in order to determine a team winner. Well, in Cross Country, the same "method" follows, but you are looking to see which team's sixth runner finishes before the other. That tie breaking format was needed when Eastland and Du/Pec tied with identical team scores of 32 after the places of the first five runners for each team had crossed...
I don't know why my boss is so mad. I went into work, and he told me to have a good day ... so I went home. It may look like I'm having really deep thoughts, but 99% of the time I'm only thinking about what food I'm going to eat later. I'm not really sure which is harder on a relationship – sharing a dresser for three years, or sharing an iPhone charger for one day. My wife and I learned a long time ago, that when your children are teenagers, you really should have a dog in the house. That way at least someone is happy to see you. You know w...
Northwest Illinois was well represented in the IHSA Golf Sectional held at Peru St. Bede last week. Having to take on the top competition from the Regionals that fed into the Sectional tournament was one thing – but anyone can tell you that golfing on a course you are not familiar with makes it that much harder. The Dakota Indians were able to claim sixth place overall which was pretty strong when you see they went up against a host of private schools. The top ten places were: 1. Elgin A...
Sarah Edler of the Lena-Winslow/Pearl City Girls Golf Co-op was the lone athlete from our region to advance on to the IHSA 1A Girls Golf Sectional held last week. And while Boylan Catholic of Rockford dominated the field to claim the top team honors, Edler shot a solid 97 over the 18 hole competition to claim 37th place overall out of the 64 competitors in the field. Two holes proved to be her downfall as she struggled on the eighth and 15th holes. But she was able to record five par holes over...
The Jo Daviess Conservation Foundation (JDCF) invites the public to a webinar screening of the documentary film "Racing Extinction" on Monday, November 2nd, at 7 pm. "Racing Extinction" documents the extinction crisis in rarely seen images of endangered species and presents evidence that humans, by action and inaction, are causing species to go extinct at a far, far greater rate than ever recorded, except in previous extinction events. "It's like we're living in the world of the dinosaurs,"...
A few weeks ago I mentioned The Black Robed Regiment in this column. That initiated a bit of a response from some readers. One person wrote to me and said he had never before seen The Black Robed Regiment mentioned in any newspaper and he doubted that many pastors even know their history as it relates to America’s founding. The Black Robed Regiment were preachers who fought in the Revolutionary War. Following are two stories of such preachers (there are more but space does not allow). On S...
Stockton Edward Lee Keech, 78 Edward Lee Keech, age 78, of Stockton, IL passed away Wednesday, June 24, 2020 at Vista Medical Center in Waukegan, IL. He was born June 15, 1942 in Freeport, IL to the late Lyle and Ruth (Brubaker) Keech. Edward married Glenda Mae Endress on April 14, 1963. He was a member of Christ Lutheran Church in Stockton. Edward had worked as a truck driver for many years. He enjoyed flying planes with Freeport RC Modelers, kites, trains and tractors. He was a member of the Stephenson County Antique Engine Club where he was... Full story
The Le-Win Music Boosters have launched two fall fundraisers while partnering with local businesses in support of Le-Win music programs. Online Apparel & Merchandise Sale Offered through Head2Toe Design, the online apparel and merchandise sale features a wide variety of fun and fashionable tees, hoodies, koozies, masks, phone cases, tumblers and more. Traditional options as well as contemporary styles prove Panther Pride still shines brightly during tough times. "Music students and their...
To help meet the needs of millions of Americans, Monroe Clinic is sponsoring a blood drive. The event will take place on Thursday, November 19, from 11:00am – 3:00pm at St. John’s United Church of Christ, 1724 14th Street, Monroe. Appointments are required to maintain social distancing. The last day to donate elsewhere is September 24. Please remember to eat prior to donating and to bring a photo ID. To reserve your time slot, please visit www.bloodcenter.org and click the red ‘donate’ button. For questions, please contact Dawn Meier, Monroe...
Paula Morhardt has another book out on Amazon. Widow’s Tears of Sorrow is a companion volume to her first Amazon book, Widow’s Walk. Morhardt says of her new book, “This companion book to "Widow’s Walk" contains all the poems I wrote from the first day–when I found my husband of 42 years dead in his chair–to almost three years later. There are 45 poems in total–42 to equal one for each year we were married and 3 poems for my mother, who died the day after my husband. These are not happy poems; they are not poems about light and flowers and l...
The original notice that went out from Stephenson County Administrator, Georgia D. Newcomer, was met with a bit of alarm. "This is to notify you of the emergency situation that is taking place at Walnut Acres. Due to the recent outbreak of COVID-19 among residents and now the staff, there will be a total of 51 residents needing to be relocated. Their families are being notified and will be given the option of either taking their family member home with them or they will be relocated. The residen...
Brad Miller drilled a hole in one at the Big Cup event held at Woodbine Bend. Miller nailed his ace on the #2 hole from 133 yards away. The shot was witnessed by Jose Valladeras, Troy Mullholland and Peter Boden....
Ever been accused of eating something … a little weird? Now, in my house, my wife has started to tease me every time we go out to eat over how simple I am to cook for. “Just get him something fried that he can put hot sauce on.” At first, I was a bit offended, but the more I thought about it, she’s dead on. I do consider myself a hot wing expert. In my opinion food is hot enough when it makes your eyes sweat. But what got me to thinking was when I went up to make myself a sandwich today for lun...
For a second year, the Greater Freeport Partnership is offering clear bulbs to be decorated for placement on the Holiday Hero Tree. Bulbs are decorated by members of the community and will be placed on the holiday tree at the Stephenson County Courthouse from November 22 to January 5. There is no charge to decorate a bulb. The bulbs are available for pickup at the Greater Freeport Partnership office at 27 W. Stephenson St. in Downtown Freeport. Community members can pick up the bulbs from 8 am to 5 pm on weekdays, decorate them with photos or...
We got the idea last week, and after making a few phone calls, several other area businesses jumped on board to support it. So now, our first official Halloween Home Contest is now on! But your help is needed. While we do travel all over the region throughout the course of the week, we may not see a house that has been decorated well for the upcoming Halloween celebration. Feel free to email or text us an address you think we need to check out. The plan is to award a first, second and third...
The Freeport Community Foundation Board of Directors awarded grants totaling $86,258.93 to 13 area non-profit organizations that provide a variety of programs and services benefiting Northwestern Illinois. These fall grants were awarded from the Community Needs/Marvin Unrestricted Fund and the Craig Wilson Trust. $20,000.00 Jo Daviess Conservation Foundation Wapello Discovery Center $15,000.00 Timber Lake Playhouse Fall Educational Outreach $10,000.00 Northern Illinois Food Bank Feeding our Stephenson Neighbors $ 6,992.36 Boys & Girls Club of...
The Eagle Nature Foundation, ENF, will be sponsoring a fund-raising Fall Bird Seed Sale on Nov. 14th. They will have 26 different varieties of wild bird seeds and pet food with various bag weights and 8 varieties of suet cakes available. Anyone interested in getting their bird seed supply or pet food supply for the winter should contact ENFs office to get a list of the different seeds and pet foods available and the prices of each variety and size of the bags. Any and all purchases help ENF raise needed funds for its ongoing research,...
The Illinois Department of Public Health requires retail food establishments to have a person-in-charge or a food establishment manager obtain an American National Standards Institute (ANSI) accredited Certified Food Protection Manager (CFPM) certification. This requirement helps to ensure the safety of consumers when eating away from home. Those receiving this certification have specialized training regarding the safe handling, preparation, and storage of food to help prevent foodborne related...
