Sterling Park District Summer Recreation Weekly Report
The Sterling Park District reports the first five days of summer recreation, June 14–18, with 3,557 total attendance across six parks and activity areas, and 964 paid registrations. Programs include archery, tennis, track and field, wrestling, and bowling at Sinnissippi, Platt, Lincoln, Scheid, Wallace, and Kilgour Parks. ongoing events and registration info are provided.
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Sterling Park District
Park District
Sinnissippi
Platt
Lincoln
St End
Scheid
Wallace
Kilgour
West End
E. St. Mary's Road
Sinnissippi Park
Wallace Parks
Kilgour Park
Lisa Thuente
Jeanie
Karen Jensen
David Schultz
Joy Lynn Shershot
Don
Kevin Skele
Jim McDonald
Msen
Peggy
Dick Fenwick
Terry Hostetler
Brad Pyse
Kevin Thuente
Bill Viering
Jim McGlashan
Marlene Anderson
Karen Higly
Liz Shannon
Kathy
Tom Peterson
Jeanine Mealy
Nan Claiborne
Wallace Park
Robyn
Peggy Jones
Sheila
Sharon Mitchell
Carol Cisketti
Sandi Williams
Robert Rud
Dianna Cantu
Randy
Donnie Daniels
Cheryl Myers
Ron Gallardo
Pete
Art Saucedo
David France
Paul
Chris Gierhart
Ray
Junior Garcia
Tim Place
Chris Gorham
Lincoln Parks
Community group schedules and youth activities at Citadel
Activities All meetings are at the Citadel 409 Ave F. June 24 6 30 p m father son banquet with H ome League. July 1 worship night Barb Wright in charge Alzora Shuman to handle refreshments. Teen Agers meet Saturdays 10 a m at Boys Club with crafts Bible stories baseball. fund raising for camp July 20 23. Sunbeams meet Saturday 10 a m for camp tests July 20 23. Cooking proficiency results listed. Music Camp group to Mossville June 23 to June 24 3 p m Friday.
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Ladies of the Home League
Citadel
Barb Wright
Alzora Shuman
Boys Club
Sunbeams
Jenne Langley
Donna Price
Lori Barron
Michelle Barron
Pauletta Reynolds
Kathy McConnell
Lisa
Mossville
Rock Falls inventor Howard designs lawn rake mulcher
Rock Falls businessman Orvel Howard, known for youth work, has invented a lawn rake and mulcher with U.S. and Canadian patents. Locally manufactured, it could be available this fall. The device acts like a rotary mower blade with a three-tined steel blade on the shaft, used in spring and fall to reduce raking and create mulch for gardens and soil enrichment.
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Rock Falls
Orvel Howard
Howard
United States
Sterling
Jaycees
Hinder’s Memorial Field
NIU study tour in Great Britain for outdoor education program
Mrs Edna Clinton and Mrs Jennalee Hunter head a 25 participant NIU Outdoor Education in Great Britain 45 day study tour leaving from O Hare and now in London. The group covers English Welsh and Scottish schooling, with lectures, sightseeing, Parliament visits, and camps. Flight home from Heathrow scheduled for July 31.
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Edna Clinton
Jennalee Hunter
Northern Illinois University
Great Britain
NIU
England
Wales
Scotland
O'Hare Field
Chicago
London
Parliament
Westminster Abbey
Heathrow Airport
AARP Party At Dixon Knights Hall And Choral Group Meet
The American Association of Retired Persons hosts a first games party at Knights of Columbus Hall Dixon on Monday June 28 at 1 p.m. Bring white elephant articles as prizes. Chapter board meets at 3 p.m. The Choral Group gathers at First Baptist Church on Wednesday July 7. Co chairs for activities are Zoe Faroright and Dorothy Dodd.
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American Association of Retired Persons
AARP
Knights of Columbus
3Rd St
Dixon
First Baptist Church
Zoe Faroright
Dorothy Dodd
Caveat Emptor Latin Phrase Means Buy at Your Own Risk
This note explains the meaning of caveat emptor, a Latin expression used to indicate that a buyer assumes risk in a transaction. It translates to buy at your own risk and historically cautions buyers to perform due diligence.
Advice Column Letters From Astrid and Friends
A dated advice column answers readers on teen romance pregnancy and obscene calls. Ess Dee asks about a 16 or 17 year old boyfriend while she is 13 and fears age issues. Hopeless seeks guidance about pregnancy and telling parents. Phoned advises reporting obscene calls and involving police and phone company.
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Astrid Carson
Astrid
Ess
New Arrivals Herald the Torrence and Holloway Families
Birth announcements record a daughter born June 23 to Mr and Mrs James J Torrence of 1314 8th Ave Sterling at Community General Hospital and a son born June 28 to Mr and Mrs Elmer K Holloway of 1100 W 20th St Rock Falls at an area hospital.
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Andreas
Central National Bank
Weinstine
Sterling
Mennes
Theodore Kruse
Carol Burmeister
Russell Burmeister
Grace Ave
Rock Falls
Augustana College
Sioux Falls
D.C
Briarcliff
Jan Pendleton Elliott
James Lee Elliott
13Th St
Briarcliff College
Briarcliff Manor
N.Y
Miss Elliott
Cell Service Association
Student Guides Association
Sterling High School
James J. Torrence
8Th Ave
Community General Hospital
Elmer K. Holloway
20Th St
Festus Ken Curtis to head Carroll County fair show
Milledgeville Carroll County boards budgeted for a top fair program featuring Ken Curtis known as Festus from Gunsmoke with his Frontiersmen and a strong supporting lineup. Acts include Willie Necker and Dalmatian dogs, Goetschi Brothers from Switzerland, and Master of Ceremonies Bob McElry with wife Carol. August 7 is the Saturday date.
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Milledgeville
Carroll County
Ken Curtis
Fair
Colorado Springs
Colo
Festus
Willie Necker
Goetschi Brothers
Hans
Karl
Switzerland
Bob McElry
Hollywood
Film Capital
Bob
Carol
Gets His Wings After Injury to Youth
Washington AP reports 18-year-old Tom Hooks of Venice Illinois received pilot wings from Capt Meredith C Shaw after a diving accident left him paralyzed. The note accompanying the wings urged him to keep the faith and strive for the pilot grade, echoing Hooks’ earlier Eagle Scout award received from his hospital bed.
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Washington
Tom Hooks
Meredith C. Shaw
Venice
Ill
George Washington Hospital
Shaw
National Air Lines
Plantation
Fla
Tom
Associated Press
Organ Inhabited Tucson Home By Sidewinder Snake
Mrs Junes Young and her four children faced a rattlesnake in their Tucson living room as it slid across the rug and curled inside the organ. Deputies sprayed mace and Mrs Young tried insect spray without success. The family will not play the organ until the snake moves on.
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Tucson
Ariz
Junes. Young
Atomic clocks among the world’s most accurate timepieces
The article notes atomic clocks rank as the world’s most precise timekeepers with deviations of only a few seconds in 100,000 years. It discusses their remarkable stability and potential applications in navigation science and technology.
Hospital Notes Discharges Listed From Community General
June 23 dischargees include Theresa LeBlanc Mrs Lyle Hall Jean Marie Kop hamer Mrs Vienna Mackey Mrs Raymond Franklin Harold C. VanDiver Gary Eugene Smith Mrs John Cook Mrs Ralph King and daughter Mrs Granville Osler Robert H. Van Horne Douglas Ray Kiockenga Mrs Clarence Hartman and son Mark Sites Jan Marie Calkins Beverly Diane Glover Mrs Lema Manasco Joseph Whipkey Day Wheaton Daniel Woodyatt Mrs Sally Sowers Michael French and Mrs Ronald Robnett
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Community General Hospital
Theresa LeBlanc
Lyle Hall
Jean Marie Kophamer
Vienna Mackey
Raymond Franklin
Harold C. VanDiver
Gary Eugene Smith
John Cook
Ralph King
Granville Osler
Robert H. van Horne
Douglas Ray Kiockenga
Clarence Hartman
Mark Sites
Jan Marie Calkins
Beverly Diane Glover
Lema Manasco
Joseph Whipkey
Day Wheaton
Daniel Woodyatt
Sally Sowers
Michael French
Ronald Robnett
Ambulance Calls for Two Local Women Across City
Ambulance crews transported Mrs. Earl Eikenberry of 1601 Ave J on Wednesday and Mrs. Merlin Bachman of 412 W 10th St on Thursday morning to Community General Hospital, both picks by Melvin ambulances.
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Earl Eikenberry
Ave. J
Melvin
Merlin M. Bachman
10Th St
Community General Hospital
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Sterling Park District Summer Recreation Weekly Report
Platt Park
Susan Mabrey
Dorothy Mortenson
Bruce Durrist
Mary Dodd
Julie Rhodes
Nancy Winchell
John Wood
Harold Dodd III
Dave Winchell
Mark Long
Pamela Sedgwick
Ronnie Rubright
Cathy Crews
Todd Farwell
Jul Dodd
Collene Peska
Mike Peska
Scott Seeley
Alice Moore
Beth Sedgwick
John Blum
Glen Wicks
High Game Kendra
Sally Windham
Nora Dodd
Ave. F
The
Salvation Army
United Community Chest
Cicero
Wayne Andreas
Presi
Area College
Aarp Party
Lill-Mar Shop
West Third Street
Ess Dee
Gunsmoke
Appggy
Vogue
Trevira
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