If you look at the family news on page 21A, you’ll notice that the family has had quite a time.
There’s a wedding notice for my nephew, Nate Jackson, and his new bride, Chelsea. The …
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by P. Carter Newton
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11/15/22
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In the entire array of veterans’ photos in last week’s “A Salute to Our Veterans”–36 pages–there is one Black face from WWII: Beauford Clark Johnson’s. His …
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by Mike Jones
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11/15/22
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“It all started with a farm boy from the prairies of central Illinois,” noted ecologist John White said when referring to Dr. H. A. Gleason, one of the first significant prairie …
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by Lynn Werner
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11/15/22
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As a journalist, I spend my time following newsworthy stories, but every once in a while a story unfolds before me while I am doing my daily routine.
On Monday, Oct. 31, I stopped at River Ridge …
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by Murphy Obershaw
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11/8/22
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The wind was soft a few days ago when I took yet another magical walk in the tall grasses of the Valley of Eden Bird Sanctuary. Much stronger winds, however, blew in yesterday, bringing chilling …
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by Lynn Werner
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11/8/22
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Hello, my name is Mike Redfearn. I was born in Hazel Green WI., but have lived in Galena all my life. I live with my brother, Tom. I graduated from Galena High School.
I attended The Workshop …
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by Mike Redfearn
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11/8/22
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It was bittersweet filling out my vote-by-mail ballot for the Tuesday, Nov. 8 General Election and seeing my neighbor’s name, Janet Checker, on the ballot.
Janet was such a good soul and …
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by P. Carter Newton
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11/1/22
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“Oscar, I have to go without you. Be a good boy. Do not jump on the sofa.”
That was enough for Oscar to give me his most tragic expression, which was laced with the sorrowful yet …
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by Lynn Werner
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11/1/22
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Dear Crabby :
We were informed by our son’s grade school that he would not be permitted to attend classes at St. Mary’s anymore due to his body odor. I’m not kidding, Crabby. …
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by Dave Sproule as Crabby Appllsasse
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11/1/22
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This coming Thursday from 5-7 p.m., the Galena community will be honoring Carl and Marilyn Johnson for their 50-plus years of service to this community, to this region. The event will be held at the …
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by P. Carter Newton
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10/25/22
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This morning I got up before daybreak to stand barefooted on what is a bit of remnant prairie. I wanted to hear what it had to tell me before I started writing this column, the second in a series on …
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by Lynn Werner
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10/25/22
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It is interesting to note the many curious names the reader encounters in perusing the archival Galena Gazettes. Did their names influence their occupations?
There were two men of the cloth in …
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by Tim Doser
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10/25/22
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