Immanuel Circles Hold June Meetings At Rock Falls Church
Church groups at Immanuel Lutheran of Rock Falls held June gatherings with Esther Lydia Martha Mary Rachael Miriam Ruth and Harris Circles meeting in rotation. Hosts included Mrs. Sandrock Mrs. Leona Ruckdeschel Mrs. James Meyer and Mrs. Don Dietz. Harris Circle at St Johns Lutheran shared a dessert luncheon with 22 members and 4 guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Immanuel Circles
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Rock Falls
Esther Circle
Lowell Sandrock
Gary Sandrock
Gertrude Polte
John Dussler
Lydia Circle
Leona Ruckdeschel
Mabel Gerken
Rena Lindsley
Martha Circle
James Meyer
Leo von von Holten
Mary-Rachael
Don Dietz
Harris Circle
St. John's Lutheran Church
Helen Scheineman
Emma Pumper
Wesley Hicks
Ruth Schutt
Pre-School Swim Classes Slated
Sterling Park District offers four preschool swimming classes starting July at the Recreation Center. Two 30 minute sessions per class, four classes total, with 42 hours of instruction and 2 hours of free time. Children must be toilet trained and with an adult. Registration: Recreation Center, 211 E. St. Marys Rd, 625-1265.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling Park District
Recreation Center
E. St. Mary’s Road
Community Calendar of Meetings and Local Events
Calendar notices list rehearsals at St Luke's Dixon from 8 p.m. for Prospective Nachusa Chapter of Sweet Adelines Inc and Holtslander Rebekah Lodge Brothers Night at Sterling IOOF Hall. Other reads include Lillie Past Noble Grands Club gathering, WCTU picnic, AA open meeting, WWI Auxiliary sewing day, Rock River Lodge 612, Woodlawn Get Acquainted Club, Whiteside Extension meeting, Maxwell Street Days in Milledgeville, and a Sterling Rock Falls AARP picnic at Sinnissippi Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nachusa
Sweet Adeline’s Inc
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
2Nd and
Peoria
Dixon
Holtslander Rebekah Lodge Brothers
Sterling Ioof Hall
Lillie
Noble Grands Club
J.H. Montague Rebekah
Woodlawn
Get Acquainted
John Persona
Whiteside County Home Extension
Norrish Auditorium
Maxwell Street
Milledgeville
Sterling
Rock Falls
AARP
Sinnissippi Park
Area Gymnasts And Dancers Train At Camp Merrill
Area gymnasts and dancers aged 7 to 15 spent June 11 to 21 at Mt. Carroll Camp Merrill Benson under Ms. Julie Dale. The program included tap jazz rhythmic exercise Swedish gymnastics trampoline beam bars vaulting with extra activities like archery riflery horseback riding and swimming. A final gymnastic demonstration and awards were presented to the students including Christine Henley Pam Bennett Michelle Biven Markey Blum and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Carroll
Merrill Benson
Julie Dale
Shimer College
Ms. Dale
Christine Henley
Pam Bennett
Michelle Biven
Markey Blum
Dawn Bohms
Diane Cibu
Kim Dallas
Julie Dirks
Darcey Douglas
Paula Ebenezer
Janet Edens
Trisha Edens
Tammy Frank
Zoning Hearings Planned for Coloma and Genesee Townships
Whiteside County Zoning Board of Appeals schedules public hearings on June 25 for Coloma Township residents at the Rock Falls Community Building and June 26 for Genesee Township residents at the Colota Town Hall. Both start at 7:30 p.m. to discuss proposed revisions to the Whiteside County Zoning Ordinance. County Director Ken Murphy urges public attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whiteside County Zoning Board of Appeals
Coloma Township
Rock Falls
Genesee Township
Colota Town Hall
Whiteside County
Ken Murphy
45th Anniversary Mass for Mr and Mrs James C Brophy
A noon Sunday mass celebrated for James C. Brophy and Marie Grennan marking 45 years of marriage. The couple married June 21 1930 at St Marys Church Sterl ing. They have two sons ten grandchildren and were joined by family and friends at a dinner at the Red Carpet Dining Room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James C. Brophy
7Th Ave
Sterling
James Brophy
Marie Grennan
St. Mary’s Church, Sterling
A.J. Burns
Kathryn Brophy Forward
Francis Grennan
James
Oshkosh
Wis
John
Davenport
Iowa
Red Carpet
Emmett Reed
Frank Johnson
Chicago
Dorothy Chapter honors and plans at Dixon Masonic Temple
Dorothy Chapter Order of the Eastern Star met Friday at the Dixon Masonic Temple. Worthy Matron Tracey Stinson led the session. one petition approved and two candidates to be balloted. Degrees conferred on two candidates. July events announced including initiation and an official visit by Grand Chapter officers. Members from Rock Falls and Arbutus chapters attended. Refreshments served. A birthday cake honored Stinson. White snowballs as centerpieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Hapter
Dorothy Chapter
Order of the Eastern Star
Dixon Masonic Temple
Tracey Stinson
Beulah Tennant
Adah
Lois Krug
Grand
Rachael Stewart Mildred Bier
Mary Allwood
Frances Patrick
Dorothy
CBS
Kathryn W Gorecki
Harold F. Stanfield
Ilinois
Wner
Primrose
Morrison
Dixon
Rock Falls
Arbutus
Amboy
Grace L. Crawford
Marian Joiner
Stinson
Galt Grange Galt Grange
Tuesda
Edmund Reichard
Lorraine Wheat
Community Service Committee
Winning Wheels, Inc
Grange
Leal toddler Ronette recovering from open heart surgery
Ronette Leal three year old daughter of Ron and Venita Leal of Sterling underwent open heart surgery June 10 at Children's Memorial Hospital Chicago. Dr FS Idriss led the operation. She is reported in good condition at home after release Saturday. Blood donations supported the surgery from local donors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronette Lea
Ron
Venita Leal
3Rd Ave
Sterling
Children’s Memorial Hospital
Chicago
FS. Idriss
Ronette
Red Cross
Herta Oswald
Elgin
Judy Schultz
West
Elkhorn Homemakers Meet Shares Snacks and Nominations
The Elkhorn Homemakers met June 17 at Mrs. Glenn Ebersole’s home with co host Mrs Dorothy Dettman. Irma Landis joined as a new member and roll call asked for favorite snack foods. The 4 H chairman post went to Mrs Harold Moore as officers for next year were installed. The major lesson Snacks Are Not All Bad was taught to Mrs Moore and Mrs Edward Kurk. Refreshments followed and Mrs Ebersole played the antique organ while Mrs Giio Ganther sang.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhorn
Glenn Ebersole
Dorothy Dettman
Irma Landis
White Pines Lodge
Harold Moore
Edward Kurk
Giio Ganther
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cancer Crusade
Ginny Leadman
Sterling Care Center
Elwood Zemke
Crusade
American Cancer Society
Zemke
Grace Snyder
Leadman
Maggie Schuster
Bers
Wilmer Houck
Miriam Circle
Hubert Allman
Evelyn Denny
Joan Taft
Ruth Circle
Palmer Swanson Jr
Ron Bleyer
Martha Wahl
Pearl Havener
Arlene Duhm
Carolyn Miller
Liberia
Lois Pritz
God
Larry J
Zeke” Clark
Ron Hoefler
2Nd St.Rock
Kathy Schairbaum
Coloma
Donald Jones
Timothy and
Edward Brophy
Ted Hannan
Joseph
Anne
Michael Brophy
Johnny Cash
Salvation Army Citadel
John Reichard
Colleen Gaulapp
Frank Orlowski
Clarence Allen
Betty Dahlgren
Fern Schuchard
Drake
Fellowship of Women
Aglow
Good Cheer Circle
King's Daughters
Harold Allen
John Andreas
Fay Overly
Bennington Pine
Bassett
NOR Walk
Mastercraft
Keller
LANE
Virginia House
Beauty
Ronette Leal
Ronette Seal
Homemakers
Hornsby
Lumet
W. 4Th ST
Commonwealth Edison
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