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The 75-foot-high bridge spans the Waukarusa River. The steel beams are 124 ft. long and weigh nearly 54,000 lbs. each. Three beams are required to span the 340-360 ft. width of the canyon. The beams are placed seven wide for a total of 21 beams.

Although construction signs detour traffic around Mount Carroll, the highway to the business section of downtown Mount Carroll is open. Also, light vehicles can detour through downtown Mount Carroll and across the Galena Street Bridge to get around the bridge construction.

The bridge is scheduled to be completed in November 2002.

Good Samaritan Center improves facilities

Many wonderful things are happening at the local Good Samaritan Center. We continue to plan the redecorating of our resident rooms, as well as replace all our resident room windows.

Additionally, we are awaiting the approval from the Illinois Dept. of Public Health for a wireless nurse call system with which the nursing staff is called to residents' rooms through the use of a pager instead of the buzzing display panel by the nurses station. The wireless nurse call system will eliminate the unnecessary noise at the desk and will lessen, if not eliminate, many behaviors exhibited by our residents who become agitated by too much stimulation. If the Illinois Dept. of Public Health approves this system, we will be the first nursing home in the State of Illinois to use a wireless nurse call system.

October Nights showcases spirits from the past

Take a ride back into Mount Carroll's history via wagon tours of our historic town and cemetery. The views, the characterized Spirits, and the legends will never be forgotten. The wagons load approximately every half hour adjacent to the infamous Raven's Grin Haunted House. Food and refreshments are also available. Sponsored by the Mt. Carroll Lions Club, October Nights is from 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. Oct. 18, 19, 25, and 26. For more information, visit
www.mount-carroll.il.us/entrtain/octnight.htm or call 815-244-9414.

Wine Tasting features Illinois wines

Ten Illinois wines will be featured at a Wine Tasting event to be held from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9, at Maggie's Down Under. The wines being featured will be dry to semi-dry Reds, dry to semi-dry Whites, Semi-Sweet, Sweet, and Fruit. Sponsored by the Mount Carroll Community Development Corporation, the Wine Tasting is a fundraiser for economic development. Tickets can be purchased in advance for $20 per couple or $12 single from any CDC board member or by calling (815) 244-CALL (2255). Tickets at the door are $25 per couple or $14 single.

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Autumn displays its colors in Mount Carroll

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