

“John Deere” to Speak in Tiskilwa on March 11
On Monday evening, the community is invited to a private board meeting and celebration of John Deere & Company. The year is 1868 and the founder of the company is retiring and handing over the plowshare to his son, Charles. Believe it are not, this all happens at Museum on Main in Tiskilwa, beginning at 7:00 p.m. on March 11. In the persona of John Deere, historian and author Brian “Fox” Ellis reflects on the history of the self-scouring plow and shares some of his personal