"Audrey Kooi stated, “We are happy to introduce you to Kreative Rentals’ new owner, Katie Jakubs. We are so excited about this transition! Katie’s creativity and energy will give KR fresh, new ideas and take the wedding decorating business to new heights.” Jakubs, at left, will officially take ownership on"
"The host server for this online newspaper had “difficulties” Monday and Tuesday, October 21 and 22, 2012, respectively. Access to the site was unavailable nearly the entire time. Emails could neither be replied to nor received. Our host moved thecity1.com to a different server–temporarily–but that did not function for more"
"t6gv Rock Falls, IL, farmer Shelby Rowzee held his trimmed out team of black, crossbred Morgan and Percheron horses steady in the early afternoon of Friday, October 19, 2012. Rowzee’s son, Tom, is shown in the background. Bess, on the left, and Jill were used to, and disciplined in, pulling"
"When City of Morrison Mayor Roger Drey declared the 30-minute, Special Combined Council Meeting adjourned at 5:10 p.m., the room was filled with smiles and applause. Three mayors, three sets of City Aldermen, Morrison City Administrator Jim Wise and City Attorney Tim Zollinger, community members, and representatives of the Northwestern"
"It was unnerving to use the term “registered sex offenders” and “Trick-or-Treaters” in the same sentence, when I interviewed Whiteside County Sheriff Kelly Wilhelmi on Tuesday, October 16, 2012. I asked him about the fourth annual “Operation Safe Halloween” program to be held on Wednesday, October 31. From 4:30 to"
"On Sunday, October 14, 2012, Deer Valley Golf Course, 3298 Hoover Road, Deer Grove, IL, was the venue for a rally and brunch on behalf of Whiteside County Democrats. In spite of a welcome downpour, numerous National, State, and County candidates for the November 6, General Election greeted their constituents"
"At 7:00 a.m., 165 passengers began an Honor Flight from Moline, IL, to Washington, D. C., Thursday, September 20, 2012. Of these, 135 were service personnel and Guardians from World War II and the Korean War. Whiteside County Honor Flight organizer Bob VanDeVelde stated, “Well over 200 Whiteside County veterans"
"This is a most unusual story of cojoined twin sisters and the chronicle of their incomparable life’s journey. I thank Jean Zinnen for referring this book to me. I truly enjoyed it."