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Galena, IL 61036, or call 563-543-5201.

Yard art!

Placing items in our yards as decoration goes back in our history for more years than I care to count, or research to determine just how far back it goes. I remember some of the classics we have sold over the years like the horse head hitching post, which in their original purpose actual served as a place to tie up your horse. Many other forms over the years have included Garden Gnomes, horse jockeys, Greek statues, and many forms of religious statues. I have seen more that one half buried into the ground cast iron bathtub serving as a repurposed grotto for a statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary. 

​The statue we have pictured here today was produced by Spec Cast of Dyersville, Iowa and made in China. The statue stands at 30 inches tall and shows a proud farm boy holding his favorite International Harvest Store Farmall M tractor. This item was given as a gift to a young man and was never displayed or even removed from its original box. A local buyer found the listing on eBay and purchased the statue and will pick it up at our store in Galena, Illinois. The selling price for this adorable red-haired boy was $295.00

• On November 2, 1862, Mary Todd Lincoln wrote to her husband about the public sentiment against General George B. McClellan’s cautious command, saying people “would almost worship you if you would put a fighting general in the place of McClellan.” The president followed her advice.

• On November 1, 1941, Ansel Adams shot a picture of a moonrise over Hernandez, New Mexico, that would become one of photography’s most famous images. Adams made more than 1,300 prints of it during his career including one that sold at a Sotheby’s auction for $609,600 in 2006.

• On November 3, 1960, Congress passes an act creating the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge. Morris County, New Jersey, residents and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey wanted to turn the swamp into a regional airport.

• On November 4, 1985, Soviet defector Vitaly Yurchenko announced his return to the Soviet Union, claiming he’d been kidnapped by the CIA. Yurchenko was awarded the Order of the Red Star by the Soviet government for the successful
“infiltration operation.” 

• On November 5, 1995, Cleveland Browns owner Art Modell announces officially that he is moving the team to Baltimore. Months later, the NFL allowed Modell to move the team, but he had to give up rights to the Browns name. 

• On November 5, 2003, Jarome Iginla of the Calgary Flames, one of just 20 players in NHL history to score 600 goals, became the first Black player in the NHL to become captain. The previous year, Iginla was the first Black man to win gold in the winter Olympics when Canada beat the U.S. at hockey in Salt Lake City.

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Veterans and Active-Duty Military Members: Social Security Has Your Back!

Veterans Day is on Friday, November 11, 2022. Every year on this day, we honor all veterans who served our country and risked their lives to protect us. 

Our Wounded Warriors webpage is an important resource for military members who return home with injuries. If you know a wounded veteran, please let them know about our Wounded Warriors webpage at www.ssa.gov/woundedwarriors. 

The page shares information about our Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits for veterans, including:

•    How SSDI benefits are different from benefits available through the Department of Veterans Affairs and require a separate application. 

•    How we expedite the processing of Social Security disability claims for service members. If they develop a disability while on active military service on or after October 1, 2001, they can file a disability claim regardless of where the disability occurs.

•    Answers to questions asked about Social Security. 

If active-duty military service members are unable to work due to a disabling condition and continue to receive pay while in a hospital or on medical leave, they should consider applying for SSDI. Active-duty status and receipt of military pay doesn’t necessarily prevent payment of SSDI benefits. 

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