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This summer in June and July the Sumner Park District hosted Science¨ Art¨ Nature Sports programs for the children of Pecatonica. This is the 6th year for the Sumner Park Kids Camps. The camps were filled with a variety of activities including face painting¨ nature hikes¨ science experiments¨ art projects […]
By Doug Schroder CORRESPONDENT The Pecatonica Food Pantry has been operating out of Pecatonica United Methodist Church for over 40 years now. What started out as a small operation where people would call-in and receive one box of groceries on an as needed basis, has grown into a three day […]
The May 1865 muster lists the 33 survivors of the 94 men and women of Pecatonica who enlisted in Company B of the Union Army in April 1861. Citizens of all walks of life became soldiers and risked everything for a belief that the United States should remain as one […]
The Illinois State Police (ISP) Heritage Foundation hosted a ceremony commemorating the addition of Trooper Brooke Jones-Story’s name to the memorial wall in the ISP Memorial Park located at 615 East Lawrence in Springfield, on July 20. Family members of Trooper Brooke Jones-Story, Acting ISP Director Brendan F. Kelly, Springfield […]
Part of first-ever Freedom & Dignity Festival coming Aug. 10 Time is slipping away to purchase tickets to the Freedom & Dignity Festival, scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 10 beginning at 3 p.m. at the Schaumburg Boomers Baseball Stadium in Schaumburg. This is the inaugural country music festival to support Café […]
By Doug Schroder CORRESPONDENT The front page of the July 4 edition of the Gazette featured the story about Service Flags in America, the Service Flag that was in Pec and what Pecatonica Historical Society member Vi Johns found while researching about the first Gold Star service member on the […]
By Doug Schroder CORRESPONDENT Kamryn Mason of Winnebago captured the $30,000 championship in the Firecracker Bracket Nationals finale on Sunday, July 7. Mason successfully defended the home turf as she drove her No Box Camaro to the race win over two-time finalist dragster driver Gary Williams of Bradenton, FLA. She […]
Teresa Berogan of Winnebago Store 7583 honored By Doug Schroder CORRESPONDENT Monday morning, July 1, started just like any other workday in the 13 years Winnebago Family Dollar Store manager Teresa Berogan had been employed by the chain. It was her first day back from a vacation to Las Vegas, […]
By Chris Johnson REPORTER Residents in the Village of Pecatonica have been receiving requests for their financial information in the form of a circulated letter asking for income ranges for their households. It has been explained that all information collected is kept confidential and will remain that way. It was […]
