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1 1 • Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020 - Shopper’s Guide Serving the communities in Stephenson County ARPI M P C I Serviced by Rain & Hail Revenue Protection Insurance This institution is an equal opportunity Deadline is provider & employer March 15, 2020 Nick Raab 240 W. Main St., Suite A Lena, IL • 815-369-4225 www.radersinsurance.com Shopper’s Guide 364981 VOL. 82 • NO. 3 YOUR FREE HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER WEDNESDAY, JAN. 15, 2020 Lena Winslow teams continue strong showing By Trenten Scheidegger enbaugh hit on a pair of three point- SPORTSWRITER ers and Luke Benson added a three Le-Win Boys stay hot of his own. Bruce added six points The Panthers boys’ basketball as well, and the Panthers took an im- team hosted two games against the pressive 37-12 lead into halftime. Dakota Indians and the Forreston The second half was much of the Cardinals. same as Le-Win dominated the rest They began the week with a of the way, routing the Cardinals to matchup against a tough Dakota a final score of 59-24. Heun led the team, as the Indians carried a 9-3 re- team with twelve points and then the cord and posed to be quite the oppo- Panthers had three scorers finish with nent for the Panthers. Le-Win, who nine in: Benson, Daughenbaugh, and came in off two straight wins, held Bruce. The all-around performance a record of 11-3. It was a key, con- helped get the Panthers get their ference matchup for two of the teams fourth win in a row as they pushed expected to finish near the top of the their record to 13-3. They have a pair NUIC-North. of key matchups this week as they Things were even from start to fin- face off with Pecatonica and travel to ish. The Indians and Panthers went Pearl City on Thursday, Jan. 16. into the second quarter tied at nine. Lady Panthers Le-Win took a slight advantage in the pick up pair of wins COURTESY PHOTOS Shopper’s Guide second quarter when they outscored Last Week, the Lena-Winslow Dakota 11-4. The Indians would girls’ basketball team was scheduled take the lead back coming out of the for two key conference matchups break, however. They outscored the with the Pecatonica Indians and the Panthers 14-6 in the third quarter and Pearl City Wolves. took a 27-26 lead into the fourth. First, they had to handle Tuesday’s LeWin It took an overtime period to de- matchup with Pecatonica. The In- cide this nail-biter of a game, but the dians came in with a 7-10 record as Panthers would prevail as they came they looked to climb their way back Math out with a 42-40 win. to a five-hundred winning percent- Alex Daughenbaugh led the way age. The Lady Panthers came in in the win with thirteen points while at 12-7, but they were in need of a Club Isaiah Bruce finished with twelve. bounce back after suffering a tough On Thursday, the Panthers hosted loss to a solid Amboy team. Lena-Winslow second grade a struggling Cardinals team out of The Indians were unable to pull math club kids are making three Forreston. The Cardinals came in off the upset and keep up with the dimensional structures with with just a 3-6 record and posed to efficient Panthers’ offense, howev- pretzels and marshmallows. be little threat to the rolling Panthers. er. Lena-Winslow had four scorers Le-Win held the advantage from reach double digits on an impressive the very beginning as the Panthers team performance. Cierra Mapes led jumped out to a quick 13-5 lead. the team with fifteen points and was Kolton Heun came out firing on his followed up by Sadie Mowery who way to a six point first quarter. finished with twelve. Kali Hum- The Panther offense exploded in phrey was next up with eleven points the second quarter when seemingly and Cheyanne Mapes was the fourth EXPERIENCE YOU CAN COUNT ON everyone found their rhythm to com- bine for twenty-four points. 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COURTESY PHOTO Shopper’s Guide Christmas carols Pearl City Servant Leadership Chapter and NHS members enjoyed singing carols to residents at Liberty Village. From the left members are: Kayla Runkle, (foreign exchange student) Jule Langloh, Lauren Strock, Riley Wright, Mackenzie Endress, Amanda Baldauf, and Bella Kostallari. Back row Mrs Hamilton, Sarah Pena, Brianna Stager, Cait- lyn Krell, Andrew Lorig, Libby Dixon, and Mrs Whitebread. We would like to extend a heartfelt THANK YOU to the following friends and businesses who sponsored the 2019 Pearl City Community Christmas Dinner: Connie Brady, Fischer Excavating, Yellow Creek Quilt Designs, GT Auto Plaza, Barry’s Collision Center, Hometown Motors, State Bank of Pearl City, Brad Willson, Boco, and Pearl City Elevator. The 2019 Christmas Dinner Committee 365531 COURTESY PHOTO Shopper’s Guide Lena-Winslow/Orangeville Speech Team THE SHOPPER’S GUIDE Front row from left: Tabitha Roenneburg, Jocelyn Comito, Emma Beightol, Mollee Brumfield, Ronan “Committed to the communities we serve” O’Brien. Second row from left: EDITOR: Tony Carton Mikhail Schoonhoven-Hussain, Andrea Sutter, Alysse Potter, Ella Advertising Sales: Pearl City FFA’s Brunner. Top row from left: Mi- Cyndee Stiefel: [email protected] chael Decker, Ashlyn Enck, Jus- Office Manager: Laurie Tanley tin Malone, Ben Gardner, Kierra To Contact The Shopper’s Guide: Pork Chop Dinner Lynn Schulz, head coach Mere- Friday, Jan. 24th dith Schoonhoven. Not shown: Telephone: 815-369-4112 • Fax: 815-369-9093 Payton Scace, Lucas Schoaf Email: News/Letters to the Editor: [email protected] Ads: [email protected] 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Classifieds: [email protected] at the Pearl City High School Cafeteria Billing Office: [email protected] Available online at: rvpnews.com The dinner will include a pork Mailing Address: chop sandwich, chips, cookie I want to thank the Lena The Shopper’s Guide and drink for $7.00 Lions Club and the church 213 S. Center, Lena, IL 61048 cooperative for the delicious TO SUBSCRIBE: Tickets can be purchased from members fruit, cookies and other • Yearly subscriptions to The Shopper’s Guide are available at $25 annually for Jo Daviess of the Pearl City FFA or at the door. & Stephenson Counties and $39.95 annually for those out of the area. Subscriptions are goodies. I also want to thank non-refundable. Within our circulation area, The Shopper’s Guide is free. You can pick up The Pearl City FFA & FFA Alumni host this dinner annually to raise funds to benefit the anonymous person for the single copies of The Shopper’s Guide at convenient locations throughout the area. the Pearl City FFA. The funds will be used to help students attend leadership trainings, camps, state and national conventions as well as judging competitions and contests. financial gift. • CLASSIFIED RATES: Classifieds start at $6.50 for the first 3 lines, then add $1.50 per each A silent auction will also be held during the dinner. Patty La Jeunesse additional line thereafter, for private party ads. Please call for complete rate information. 365360 Please join us in supporting the Pearl City FFA! 365022 ©2015 Rock Valley Publishing, LLC • All rights reserved 223514 3 The Scoop Today/Shopper’s Guide - Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020 • 3 Year in Review COURTESY PHOTO The Scoop Today/Shopper’s Guide Science, Technology, Engineering COURTESY PHOTO The Scoop Today/Shopper’s Guide and Mathematics Pearl City Jr. High students enjoy a Science STEM Day presented by the University National Honor Society of Illinois. Pearl City National Honor Society welcomes new members Estrella Ayala, Je- nee Shultz, Jenna Robinson, Hailey Johnson, Makayla Milam, Caitlin Niesman, and Madyson Stephan. COURTESY PHOTO The Scoop Today/Shopper’s Guide Light notes COURTESY PHOTO The Scoop Today/Shopper’s Guide Miss Gray’s Stockton first grade, students learn that they can communicate using Heart heroes and sheros light! They used flashlights to send messages to their friends. Stockton Elementary School students raised a total of $3,341 for the Heart Hero Strong, Dependable, Proven . Built by Cleary! Challenge. Mrs. Curtiss’ class raised the most with $510 followed by Miss Gray’s class with $500. Top student was Torin McPeek raising $200. Every student that raised BUILDING SPECIALS! $50 earned a Heart Heroes t-shirt and had their picture taken for being part of the Heart Heroes t-shirt club! FEATURING: 30’ x 40’ x 14’ Starting at $15,374 364684 36’ x 54’ x 15’ Starting at $21,388 CALL US FOR A FREE CONSULTATION! Building pictured is not priced in ad. Crew travel required over 50 miles.