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Newspaper
Daily Gazette
Location
Sterling, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1971
Page
15
Officials define the city’s limits around the Copeland property within Prophets Town. The move clarifies jurisdiction and zoning boundaries for future development and public services. Local authorities indicate the boundary lines will guide planning and enforcement actions.
Miss Donna Huizenga and Douglas Nelson exchanged wedding vows Saturday at Spring Valley Reformed Church. The ceremony featured classical music, choirs, and readings. both are Hope College seniors planning a Wisconsin honeymoon. Guests attended from Michigan, Illinois, Colorado, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Minnesota, and Ohio.
The Women's Society of Christian Service WSCS will hold its All Circle Summer Closing Friday June 11 at Prophetstown United Methodist Church. The program includes the circle division annual phase and a Vacation Bible School presentation. Martha Circle hosted a June 2 meeting at Mrs Harold Hansen's home with Mrs D L Woodward presiding.
The Prophets town Alumni Association will hold its twenty first annual banquet and meeting at Emerald Hill Country Club Sterling at 7 p.m. DST on Saturday June 12. A smorgasbord dinner opens the program and honors the classes of 1921 1946 and 1971 from Prophetstown High School. An orchestra will play after the banquet tickets are 4.25 dollars per person and reservations should be made through Vera Suddarth secretary 310 Maple Street Prophetstown no later than June.
Approximately 200 acres near Prophetstown are scheduled for annexation with a hearing Monday June 21 at 10 15 a m in the Circuit Court in Morrison City Attorney Donald L Sipe will represent the City of Prophetstown The tract includes the Hilaire Castelein Farm Brook Haven Subdivision and several residences along Route 172 with several named properties and parcels described in the proposal
The Women’s Christian Fellowship of the Church of Christ held a June 2 meeting at 7 30 p m in the church. Twenty dollars was approved for donations of five dollars each to East Tennessee Christian Home Elizabeth town Chicago Spanish Mission Alaska Christian School at Homer Alaska Illowa Christian Mission. Members volunteered for June 21 recreation at Round Grove Nursing Home June 22 church camp cooking at Rock River Christian Camp and a June 4 cleaning day at 3 p m. Lessons by Mrs Leroy Johnson on The Navajo Indian Mission, by Mrs Clara Jones on American Indian Christian Mission, and by Mrs Mike Van Damme on Blue Island Spanish Church. Next meeting is July 7 at the church.
The Prophetstown-Lyn Unit District III will run a 20 day summer session from June 14 to July 13 for grades three through seven at Prophetstown Elementary. Five teachers and five teacher aides will be employed, with support staff including a bus driver and a custodian. Gladys Glazier will direct the program. Funding comes from federal money, with 75 students targeted.
The 13th District Illinois Federated Woman's Clubs adopted Winning Wheels Inc project to aid wheel chair users by building a care and living center. Mrs. Robert Herald of Prophetstown was named chairman for the 1971 Winning Wheels project at Leaf River board meeting.
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