Depot Days festival benefits from warm weather in Am Boy
Organizers moved the 12th Annual Depot Days to September for better weather and buoys a big turnout. About 6,000 to 8,000 rode the carnival rides while Main Street and Jones Street drew crowds. Parade winners included Rock River Viet Now and Mendota Funsters. Funds raised near 300 for the American Heart Association through a jail fundraiser with 17 participants including Mayor Ken McCracken. Organizers plan next year with Westphal Amusements rebooked and a parade reroute to start at the high school and end at the Depot Museum in front of the nursing home.
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Patty Glantz
Telegraph
Amboy
Gary Schultz
Schultz
Main Street
Jones Street
Rock River Viet Now
Mendota Funsters
Art Espe
St. Mary’s Court
Sterling
Amboy Depot Commission
Dixon Telegraph
Leo McCoy
Duane Pfoutz
Franklin Grove
Schnell Bros
Green River Cyclery
Westphal Amusements
Depot Museum
Car stolen in Rochelle recovered in Rockford
Rochelle police recovered the stolen vehicle owned by Donna Huffstatler of Shangri-La Trailer Court Lot 86, found impounded in Rockford after a trailer at Huffstatler’s address was destroyed in a 5:21 a.m. fire. Firefighters from Rochelle and Flagg Center fought the blaze with no injuries. arson is suspected and state fire marshal reports are pending.
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Telegraph
Rochelle
Rockford
Donna Huffstatler
Shangri-La
Huffstatler
Tom McDermott
Flagg Center
Donna Whaley
Winston Brass
Whaley
Avenue A
Rob Buck
McDermott
Marshall Oldsmobile Hires Sales Manager Dennis Tumbleson
Dennis Tumbleson, a 20 year automobile veteran and Dixon resident, was appointed Sales Manager at Marshall Oldsmobile 800 N Galena Ave Dixon. He plans to boost Marshall's market share in Dixon and the surrounding area.
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Marshall Oldsmobile
Galena Ave
Dennis K. Tumbleson
Tumbleson
Dixon
Marshall
Rockford couple charged with heroin delivery in Byron
A Rockford pair Guadalupe Frias and Carla Frias both 52 and 29 are jailed in Ogle County on felony unlawful delivery of a controlled substance after Byron police and sheriff deputies stopped them. Four ounces of heroin valued at $5000 and cash totaling $7244 were seized.
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Oregon
Rockford
Ogle County
Guadalupe Frias
Carla A. Frias
Jerry Brooks
Byron
Kish hosts speakers on China at public forum
Kishwaukee College hosts a public forum at 3 p.m. Tuesday in the C-Wing Auditorium as part of The World at Your Doorstep series. Dr. Marica Schnorr and Dr. Brantley Womack will present their observations on recent turbulence in China. The event is open to the public with no charge.
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Malta
China
Kishwaukee College
Marica Schnorr
Beijing
Brantley Womack
Northern Illinois University
Literacy Month events held by Sauk Valley libraries
Library programs across Sauk Valley celebrate Literacy Month through September. Dixon Public Library offers library cards to children with parent signatures via a Project Plus grant, and hosts after school video sessions at 3 30 p m. Story hours and Mother Goose sessions begin in October. SVCC’s VITAL program trains volunteers to help adults reach reading and writing goals, currently aiding about 200 learners. SV Reading Council notes parental reading impact. Jacque Wuertenberg will present October 5 at the Brandywine Inn on helping children write with ease. Reservations by Sept 25.
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Telegraph
Sauk Valley
Illinois State Library
Illinois State Board of Education
Dixon Public Library
Project Plus
American Library Association
Sauk Valley Community College
Project Vital
Sauk Valley Reading Council
VITAL
Judy Brinkmeier
Sauk
Debra Hart
P.O. Box
Ashton
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American Heart Association
Ken McCracken
Darlene Hinkle
Leroy Stambaugh
Ted Etheridge
Joni Sheppard
REACT
Mark Sauer
Peoria Avenue
Locust Street
Baker's Express
N. Galena Ave
Nee Ee
Kish
SVCC
Dixon Pharmacy
eSue Silvest
Medical Arts Clinic
First Bank
Bev Chapman
Rick Slezak
Bob Eaton
Joan Lathrop
Bob Woessner
Steve Flahaven
Paul Lindvall
Holly Willihan
Bob Oppermar
Dixon, Sterling, Polo
BOS
FDIC
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