Virtual schooling now and decades ago
John Oncken
I’ve always been proud to be a graduate of a one-room rural country school – something that few people today know anything about because such schools came to an end some 50 years ago.
Those of us who learned readin, ritin , and rithmetic from a teacher with two years of training at a “county normal” school were indeed fortunate, at least I’ve always felt. My class size was but three: Willard, Doris and me. However, we were in the same noisy room as the 30 or so other students.
Bring your lunch
Our water came from a shallow well via an outdoor pump: the bathrooms (boy and girls) were called “two holers” or outhouses. Our lunches were brought from home in steel lunch buckets: square and fancy painted for girls, black or blue with a round top for boys – complete with thermos bottle for milk or soup.
Memorial bench for Nathaniel Burton, 7, installed at Oregon Elementary School
The bench, which was installed Monday, reads, In Loving Memory of Nathaniel Burton. Meg Moorehead, of Oregon, organized the fundraising for the bench, according to Oregon School District Superintendent Tom Mahoney.
Burton died on Feb. 17 after Oregon Police said they responded to Burton s home after a report of the boy not breathing. Authorities ruled Burton s death a homicide, though no arrests have been made, according to police.
On April 1, 13 WREX learned that Oregon Police Chief Shawn Melville said information uncovered during the investigation into Burton s death caused authorities to request an advanced toxicology report. The results of the advanced toxicology report is pending.
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1. Peruse vendors at the Spring Market
The Spring Market will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday in the Indoor Rockford City Market building, 116 N. Madison St., Rockford. Vendors will include BBQ Jake, Chosen Treasure Studio ,The Eclectic Jewel, The Gluten Free Girlfriend, HolmMadeatHome, JushShop, LE4 Clay, Luxury Love Candles, Meg s Vintage 111, Midwest Mixes/Midwest Gourmet Garlic, Nal s Kitchen, The Pewter Dragonfly LLC, Pine Hill Sustainable Farm LLC, Raines Honey Farm, Sheldon Pewter, SPoRT Makeup, Synergy Collective and Vibrant Hope Boutique. For information: gorockford.com.
2. Watch a movie on the big screen at Lockword Park
“Flicka” will be shown at 7:45 p.m. Friday for the next Flix on the Farm event at the Rockford Park District’s Lockwood Park, 5201 Safford Road, Rockford. Movies will be shown on a big screen, with sound transmitted to car radios. The parking lot opens one hour prior to the movie start time, so movie-goers are encouraged to come early to choose a p
Illinois Castle Hosting Outdoor Murder Mystery Game
A pretty cool experience just arrived in Oregon, Illinois. You get to play the detective in a true-crime game in the shadows of the beautiful Stronghold Castle.
High atop the limestone bluffs along the Rock River in Oregon Illinois, sits Stronghold Castle. The castle was built between 1928 and 1930 by Walter A. Strong, then owner and publisher of the Chicago Daily News. This wasn t even his main residence, this was his summer home. In 1962, the castle and surrounding area were purchased by the Presbyterian Church and today, it serves as a year-round camping and retreat center. Now, the castle is the first stop in a murder mystery game that will take you on a very scenic tour of Oregon, Illinois.