Why the name "Lone Tree Leader?
"Onarga, by the red men named, Lone Tree, the Indian version." This is one of the first lines in a poem written by an ancestor of Durwood Shawl, a genealogicl researcher with ties to Onarga. The poem was written at a 1906 Greene family reunion at the home of Mrs. Sylvester Howard in Onarga.
It is only family lore that the word "Onarga" is Amer-Indian for "Lone Tree," but it sounds plausible (and a bit romantic) to us and makes a very good name for our newspaper.
Other theories concerning the origin of the name to not lend themselves to the naming of this paper.
Of course, the "Leader" part comes from the old Onarga newspaper, "The Onarga Leader and Review."
"Onarga, by the red men named, Lone Tree, the Indian version." This is one of the first lines in a poem written by an ancestor of Durwood Shawl, a genealogicl researcher with ties to Onarga. The poem was written at a 1906 Greene family reunion at the home of Mrs. Sylvester Howard in Onarga.
It is only family lore that the word "Onarga" is Amer-Indian for "Lone Tree," but it sounds plausible (and a bit romantic) to us and makes a very good name for our newspaper.
Other theories concerning the origin of the name to not lend themselves to the naming of this paper.
Of course, the "Leader" part comes from the old Onarga newspaper, "The Onarga Leader and Review."
The Lone Tree Leader
111 W. Seminary Ave.
Onarga, IL 60955
Phone: 815-268-4770
Fax: 815-839-7441
Business Hours:
Monday-Wednesday, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Thursday, 9:00 a.m. - Noon
Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
You can pick up your copy of the Lone Tree Leader at:
Onarga: Best Supermarket, Casey's and Interstate Phillips 66
Gilman: Wasmer's Phillips 66, Hometown Family Foods, Doc's Drugs, Annabelle's Diner, Show To Go, Front Porch Cafe, Gilman Shell, Gilman Marathon and Dollar General
Crescent City: Casey's
Ashkum: Meier Mart
Piper City: Cliff's Market and Piper Gas
Buckley: Buckley Market & Deli
111 W. Seminary Ave.
Onarga, IL 60955
Phone: 815-268-4770
Fax: 815-839-7441
Business Hours:
Monday-Wednesday, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Thursday, 9:00 a.m. - Noon
Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
You can pick up your copy of the Lone Tree Leader at:
Onarga: Best Supermarket, Casey's and Interstate Phillips 66
Gilman: Wasmer's Phillips 66, Hometown Family Foods, Doc's Drugs, Annabelle's Diner, Show To Go, Front Porch Cafe, Gilman Shell, Gilman Marathon and Dollar General
Crescent City: Casey's
Ashkum: Meier Mart
Piper City: Cliff's Market and Piper Gas
Buckley: Buckley Market & Deli
About The Lone Tree Leader
The Lone Tree Leader Staff
Arthur C. Jones, co-editor-in-chief and co-publisher.
Writing is Art's forte and he does it "good." Art blends a sense of country "sophistication" with a "damn-your-proper-grammar" attitude. With an emphasis on creative writing and course at Lincoln College, University of Tampa and the University of Maryland, Art was a Board of Governor's Degree recipient from Western Illinois University. You can email Art any time, but he won't see your message until the afternoon. Art is a night owl and doesn't do mornings.
Patty Goff, co-editor-in-chief and co-publisher.
Patty specializes in genealogy and Onarga history, often compiling columns for the newspaper. Patty is also assistant secretary of the Onarga Lions Club, secretary of the Onarga Chamber of Commerce and secretary of the Onarga Historical Society. As you can see, she keeps busy. She is also the mother of three sons, Patrick, Timothy and Daniel; grandmother of one boy and seven girls; and the great-grandmother of three girls. Email Patty at the LTL email.
Art and Patty are animal lovers. They have eight "kidz." Bonnie, Binky, Boomer, Clyde and Scruffy are the felines; Abbie, Benji and Reka are the dogs. Art is shown above with Reka; Patty is shown with Abbie.
Dogz: Are you leaving us?
Living with eight animals isn’t easy. Each one of them thinks it is their house and we are there to feed them, pet them and play with them. And they seem to think that we should never, ever leave the house.
The five kitties are more understanding and seldom try to leave when we do by clinging to our feet. They seem to know that we’ll be back by feeding time, and at least one of us always is. The three dogs—Reka, Abbie and Benji—act like each time we leave, we are never coming back.
But we are able to escape sometimes—after some cajoling, sneakiness and sometimes bribery. On the rare occasions that both of us are able to escape at the same time, they sit at the driveway door looking abandoned, as they are shown on the right. Reka is the German Shepherd and Abbie and Benji are Shih Tzus.
They look so sad when we leave, but when we return there is a general celebration with lots of jumping and licking.
It’s nice to loved and appreciated, even if the demonstrations are a bit dramatic.
Writing is Art's forte and he does it "good." Art blends a sense of country "sophistication" with a "damn-your-proper-grammar" attitude. With an emphasis on creative writing and course at Lincoln College, University of Tampa and the University of Maryland, Art was a Board of Governor's Degree recipient from Western Illinois University. You can email Art any time, but he won't see your message until the afternoon. Art is a night owl and doesn't do mornings.
Patty Goff, co-editor-in-chief and co-publisher.
Patty specializes in genealogy and Onarga history, often compiling columns for the newspaper. Patty is also assistant secretary of the Onarga Lions Club, secretary of the Onarga Chamber of Commerce and secretary of the Onarga Historical Society. As you can see, she keeps busy. She is also the mother of three sons, Patrick, Timothy and Daniel; grandmother of one boy and seven girls; and the great-grandmother of three girls. Email Patty at the LTL email.
Art and Patty are animal lovers. They have eight "kidz." Bonnie, Binky, Boomer, Clyde and Scruffy are the felines; Abbie, Benji and Reka are the dogs. Art is shown above with Reka; Patty is shown with Abbie.
Dogz: Are you leaving us?
Living with eight animals isn’t easy. Each one of them thinks it is their house and we are there to feed them, pet them and play with them. And they seem to think that we should never, ever leave the house.
The five kitties are more understanding and seldom try to leave when we do by clinging to our feet. They seem to know that we’ll be back by feeding time, and at least one of us always is. The three dogs—Reka, Abbie and Benji—act like each time we leave, we are never coming back.
But we are able to escape sometimes—after some cajoling, sneakiness and sometimes bribery. On the rare occasions that both of us are able to escape at the same time, they sit at the driveway door looking abandoned, as they are shown on the right. Reka is the German Shepherd and Abbie and Benji are Shih Tzus.
They look so sad when we leave, but when we return there is a general celebration with lots of jumping and licking.
It’s nice to loved and appreciated, even if the demonstrations are a bit dramatic.
