January 14, 2025
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Retirement center’s Boo Bash community fun

The usually tidy interior of the Grand Victorian in Sycamore was a mass of cobwebs and plastic spiders on Friday, Oct. 17, as the retirement center celebrated its first Halloween Boo Bash for the community.

By DANA HERRA●

Threshing bee marks 58th anniversary with steam power display

Club members bought the 20-horsepower traction engine in 2003 for about $20,000. Stevens, 54, of Sycamore, spent at least 12 hours a week for the past two years restoring the engine with custom parts before it was ready for its show debut.

By KATIE DAHLSTROM●

Retired pros give kids baseball pointers

For Amy Henning, last weekend’s baseball clinic was like Disneyland.

By DOUG OLESON●

Handwriting analyst finds the secrets in your signature

Amy Wackerlin and her 12-year old-daughter, Brooke, weren’t sure what to expect when a man offered to analyze their handwriting.

By DOUG OLESON●

Farm safety camp teaches kids to be safe

Neither Dylan Callaghan or Joey Ramm live on a farm, but the DeKalb youngsters were still among 75 local children who attended the 11th annual Farm Safety Camp for Kids on Friday at Jonamac Orchard in Malta.

By DOUG OLESON●