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Kudos to Dan, Gary, Mike and the Whiteside County Airport Board for putting on a successful gathering.

On Friday, I met Shirley King, widow of Lt. Don King, whose plane was present. Both he and this plane flew on D-Day.

On Saturday, I met a B-26 bomber pilot who bombed obstacles at Utah Beach on D-Day.

On Sunday, I met a D-Day glider pilot towed by Lt. Don King’s plane on D-Day, and he met Lt. King’s co-pilot that day at the plane. It took 66 years for them to meet. The glider pilot also took part in Operation Market Garden (depicted in the movie “A Bridge Too Far”).

On Monday, I met Bernice “Bee” Falk Haydu, a WASP. She has a website www.wasplettershome.com and a book available.

On the negative side, John Booker, a candidate for sheriff, and his minions felt this was an opportunity to campaign. Despicable. This was not a political event, Mr. Booker. It was a last chance to gather some history. I refer you to the paragraphs above.

The event was about the people and equipment that allowed you and me to be alive and well in this country. The Booker campaign should be ashamed of its actions.



]]> http://whiteside.weareillinois.org/newsdetail.aspx?newsid=10239 http://whiteside.weareillinois.org/newsdetail.aspx?newsid=10239 Wed, 04 Aug 2010 11:55:08 GMT For Immediate Release (815) 213-1107


Approximately 150 people were gathered at the annual Whiteside County GOP Lincoln Day Dinner on Friday, April 16, 2010. During the festivities, the Whiteside GOP Chairman, Robbin Blackert. honored past County Board member Kyle Wagenecht as the 2010 Republican of the Year

Kyle Wagenecht, a lifelong resident of Prophetstown, farmed his entire life until 1991. He has served on school boards for first Centerville and then the Prophetstown/Lyndon CUSD School Board for a total of 20 years. Whiteside County Farm Bureau Board for 16 years – 8 of those years as President and 1 year on the State of Illinois Farm Bureau Board. Riverside Cemetery Association for 20 years. Rock River Lumber & Grain Board of Directors for 6 years where he was also employed for 19 years. He also served on the Whiteside County Fair Board for 14 years.

During all this he managed to farm, work, raise 2 sons, Ky and Craig and be married to his bride, Ester for 54 years.

He was elected to the Whiteside County Board in 1998 and faithfully served until March of this year when circumstances proved necessary to finally, after all these years, concentrate on himself and his well-being during his recent medical battle.





]]> http://whiteside.weareillinois.org/newsdetail.aspx?newsid=10172 http://whiteside.weareillinois.org/newsdetail.aspx?newsid=10172 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:11:11 GMT QC Examiner
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Tonight’s WQAD broadcast featured this amusing exchange between Phil Hare and Robbin Blackert, the chairman of the Whiteside County Republicans concerning the extension of unemployment benefits and the benefits (or not) to the economy:
Phil Hare: “For every dollar we spend on unemployment compensation, we get $1.63 back.”
Robbin Blackert: “There’s no way it’s going to stimulate the economy.”
PH: “The taxpayers don’t lose a single penny. We make money doing this.”
RB: “We should let Nancy Pelosi and Phil Hare go on unemployment and see how many jobs they create.”
What a hoot!
For whatever reason, WQAD doesn’t consider Bobby Schilling an appropriate spokesman for the GOP, but at least this time John David included some political diversity to his report—even if he had to go to Sterling to get it!




]]> http://whiteside.weareillinois.org/newsdetail.aspx?newsid=10171 http://whiteside.weareillinois.org/newsdetail.aspx?newsid=10171 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:03:59 GMT 07/23/2010Only 24% say Hare deserves re-election

EAST MOLINE, IL--Bobby Schilling, Republican candidate for Congress in the Illinois 17th District, released an internal poll which showed him leading Rep. Hare, 45%-32%. The automated poll was conducted on July 12th, 2010 by Magellan Strategies and surveyed 715 likely voters in the 17th District. David Flaherty, CEO of Magellan said that the 17th District is in play.

"Without question, it is clear that incumbent Congressman Phil Hare is in trouble," said Flaherty.
"His image rating, reelect rating and ballot test numbers show an incumbent that will be fighting hard to keep his job this November. There is no doubt, based on the results of this survey, that this will be a very competitive race and Republican candidate Bobby Schilling should be in a position to win this fall."

According to Flaherty, Phil Hare's image rating is "upside down," with 27% of voters having a favorable opinion of him, and 41% having an unfavorable opinion of him.

Terry Schilling, campaign manager, also commented on the poll.

"These numbers make perfect sense. Voters know that since Rep. Hare was elected in 2006, we have seen the unemployment rate double, the national debt grow by more than $5 trillion, and more taxes being pushed on the middle class. This isn't the best year to be an unapologetic tax and spender."


To view a pdf of the top line results please click here

To view a pdf of the executive summary please click here

Schilling, a native of Rock Island, graduated from Alleman High School and attended Black Hawk College. Schilling, a local business owner and father of ten children, is the Republican candidate for the 17th Congressional District in Illinois. Bobby is running on a platform of bringing jobs and real representation back to the 17th District. Earlier this year, Schilling conducted a 34-city "Bob's for Jobs" tour, where he met with voters and employers all across the 17th District.




]]> http://whiteside.weareillinois.org/newsdetail.aspx?newsid=10170 http://whiteside.weareillinois.org/newsdetail.aspx?newsid=10170 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 08:52:28 GMT Originally Posted Online: Oct. 21, 2009, 5:04 pm
Last Updated: Oct. 21, 2009, 9:14 pm

Whiteside County Sheriff Kelly Wilhelmi has announced that all registered sex offenders who live in the county and are on probation or conditional discharge must attend an informational meeting 4:30 to 7 p.m. Oct. 31 at the Whiteside County Sheriff's Department in Morrison.

It is unlawful for sex offenders on probation, parole or conditional discharge to participate in holiday events such as handing out candy on Halloween. The program will ensure all registered sex offenders are in compliance with the laws concerning sex offender rules, regulations and registration.

Called Project Safe Halloween, the event will be held during the designated trick or treat hours by Whiteside County law enforcement agencies. It is conducted by the sheriff's department in cooperation with Whiteside County Court Services and the Illinois State Police District 1.









]]> http://whiteside.weareillinois.org/newsdetail.aspx?newsid=10169 http://whiteside.weareillinois.org/newsdetail.aspx?newsid=10169 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 08:46:46 GMT Last Updated: July 21, 2010, 7:29 am
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By Nicole Lauer, nlauer@qconline.com

MOLINE -- Rich Morthland, the Republican candidate for the District 71 seat in the Illinois General Assembly, has proposed cutting his salary and those of all Illinois lawmakers and county elected officials by 10 percent.

At a Tuesday news conference in Rock Island County Republican Headquarters in Moline, Mr. Morthland said he will give back 10 percent of his salary -- an estimated $6,000 to $7,000 -- if he is elected.

He also said he would work to have other state and county officials do the same, a proposal he said could save the state nearly $1 million.

His proposal comes after a successful May effort to repeal elected Rock Island County officials' pay raises and, more recently, Gov. Pat Quinn's decision to increase mandatory furlough days for state officials after it was learned many on his staff received pay raises.

"Responsible leadership requires setting a positive example,"Mr. Morthland said. "With a staggering $13 billion budget deficit, the state must learn to do more with less, just as working families and cash-strapped small businesses have been forced to do."

Mr. Morthland's opponent, Democrat Dennis Ahern, alleged Mr. Morthland stood by in March while the Rock Island County Board awarded a $15,000 stipend to outgoing Sheriff Mike Huff. Mr. Morthland is a county board member.

Minutes of the March 16 county board meeting state the board approved a Supervisor of Safety Stipend Resolution giving Sheriff Huff $10,000 for accepting the post that, among other duities, required him to enforce all state laws and ordinances of the municipalities in the county related to regulation of motor vehicle traffic and promotion of safety on public highways.

At the same meeting, board members voted to raise the stipend by $5,000.

Mr. Morthland said both items were approved by voice vote with no roll-call record tying him to the decision. He said he repeatedly has voted against or abstained from pay raise decisions, adding that approval of the stipend probably was inappropriate.

"Basically, it was a gimme to a lame duck just to help bump his pension on his way out the door,"Mr. Morthland said.

Mr. Ahern previously has stated that, if elected, he would not accept his daily stipend of about $139 for each day of the legislative session. He said he also has advocated for eliminating the state's lieutenant governor position and consolidating duplicate services in the treasurer's and comptroller's offices.

Mr. Ahern declined to say if he also would return 10 percent of his salary if elected, saying it would be something he would need to consider, especially in light of his four young children.


On the web

Rich Morthland's petition in support of cutting state officials' salaries by 10 percent is online at www.givetenback.com.




]]> http://whiteside.weareillinois.org/newsdetail.aspx?newsid=10168 http://whiteside.weareillinois.org/newsdetail.aspx?newsid=10168 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 08:42:06 GMT
Sheriff's deputies arrested Jose Carrizoza, 39, of Wenden, Ariz., on Oct. 30, after he allegedly failed to signal while getting off Interstate 88 near Erie.

A drug-sniffing dog found 6 kilograms of cocaine, about 13 pounds, in the Ford Ranger's toolbox, according to a federal complaint filed Nov. 4. The drugs have a street value of $600,000, investigators said. Federal penalties for that much cocaine can bring up to life in prison, but Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Love said Carrizoza likely would receive 20 years if convicted. There is no parole in the federal system.

He faces 15 to 60 years on a state charge of possession with intent to deliver."It's a very friendly conversation; we're just trying to figure out what the best thing to do is - where is the best place to continue prosecution," Love said.

"We've had a really good relationship with the U.S. attorney," said Whiteside County State's Attorney Gary Spencer. "What we're doing is looking at how to get the longer sentence."

If the federal prosecution fails, "I can always bring him back here and continue [county] prosecution," Spencer said.

Carrizoza is not cooperating with investigators, so they don't know where the drugs were headed, according to the complaint.Carrizoza's lack of cooperation with investigators is "likely the result of him exercising his right not to speak against himself," said his appointed attorney Alan Cooper.

Carrizoza has been transferred from Whiteside County jail, where was being held on $5 million bond, to U.S. Marshal's custody in Ogle County jail.

Federal and county prosecutors have at least 2 months to make a decision, Spencer said



]]> http://whiteside.weareillinois.org/newsdetail.aspx?newsid=5778 http://whiteside.weareillinois.org/newsdetail.aspx?newsid=5778 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:17:49 GMT
Whiteside County 3rd Annual Oktoberfest

Over $5,000.00 in Prizes Awarded

1st $2010.00 6th $ 200.00
2nd $1000.00 7th $ 200.00
3rd $ 500.00 8th $ 150.00
4th $ 500.00 9th $ 150.00
5th $ 200.00 10th $ 100.00

Thursday, October 28th, 2010
5:00 pm to 7:00
Candlelight Inn
2200 1st Avenue
Rock Falls, IL 61071

Sales limited to 100 tickets
Need not be present to win.
$100.00 donation



]]> http://whiteside.weareillinois.org/eventdetail.aspx?eventid=4996 http://whiteside.weareillinois.org/eventdetail.aspx?eventid=4996 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 07:18:31 GMT