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Illinois Odd Fellows honors recent Streator grad with $1,000 scholarship

Bedecker plans to attend SIU-Carbondale

By Shaw Local News Network
The Grand Lodge of the Illinois Odd Fellows announced (right) Elly Bedecker, a recent graduate of Streator High School, won their $1,000 scholarship. She is congratulated by Dan Davis from the Illinois Odd Fellows.

The Grand Lodge of the Illinois Odd Fellows announced (right) Elly Bedecker, a recent graduate of Streator High School, won their $1,000 scholarship. She is congratulated by Dan Davis from the Illinois Odd Fellows. (Photo provided by Brad Brittin)

The Grand Lodge of the Illinois Odd Fellows announced that Elly Bedecker, a recent graduate of Streator High School, won its $1,000 scholarship.

The Illinois Odd Fellow-Rebekah Scholarship has been in existence since 1985, and to date, there has been more than $600,000 given out in scholarships through this program. Bedecker will be attending Southern Illinois University in Carbondale in the fall to study dental hygiene.