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Newspaper
Dixon Telegraph
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1989
Page
6
To list your event in the calendar call 284 2222 ext 34 or write to the communi ty calendar at the Dixon Telegraph Dixon IL To be included in the calendar information should begin four days before the event
Advanced Lifesaving class at Dixon YMCA runs 6 30 to 9 p.m. VFW officers election in Dixon. Open gym at Dixon Family YMCA 6 30 to 8 50 p.m. NICIL beginning sign language classes at 205 Second Ave Sterling 6 to 8 p.m. Palisades Chapter of NARFE meets at Savanna Moose Hall 1 30 p.m. Dixon Public Library hosts Memorable Musical at 6 30 p.m. Dixon Christian Single Support Group meets Immanuel Lutheran Church 7 p.m. Franklin Grove Supper Club meets Brethren Church Fellowship Hall 6 p.m. Master Gardeners provide horticulture Q&A at University of Illinois office 9 a.m. to noon phone 288 3361. KSB Hospital Coronary Club meets Private Dining Room 7 p.m.
On Friday April 21 the Dixon Family YMCA offers Splash Adult Water Exercise from 9 to 10 a.m. Open swim runs 6 to 8 p.m. in the gym. Dorothy Chapter 371 meets at 8 p.m. at the Dixon Masonic Temple. Narcotics Anonymous meets in Loveland at 7:30 p.m. A bridge group for men and women meets at the Senior Center at 1 p.m. Oregon Woman's Club gathers at Oregon United Methodist Church at 12:30 p.m. Dixon Moose Lodge serves suppers from 5 to 8 p.m.
Reading of schedules includes Overeaters Anonymous at KSB Hospital Classroom III at 8:30 a.m., Swinging Stars square dance at Rock Falls Community Center 8 to 10 30 p.m., Jeff and His Band dance at Kings Ballroom 7 30 to 11 p.m. Dixon Moose Lodge Gov and Sr Regents Ball with dinner at 6 p.m. Stress Management workshop at St Patrick Hall 9 a.m. to 3 30 p.m. Dixon Public Library story hour Hark Hark The Dogs Do Bark 10 30 to 11 30 a.m. Noahs Ark Story Hour Loveland 2 30 p.m. Newman Central Catholic placement tests 9 a.m. Ashton Business Boosters Summer Celebration Kick-Off dinner Mills Petrie Building.
The American Cancer Society forecasts 1,010,000 Americans will learn they have cancer in 1989 with over 500,000 nonmelanoma skin cancers or carcinoma in situ cases. Survival rates between 1960-63 and 1979-84 rose for whites and blacks across several sites, with notable gains in colon, rectal, breast, prostate, Hodgkin’s disease, endometrial, and bladder cancers. An estimated 178,000 of 1989 cancer deaths could be avoided by early diagnosis and treatment.
The American Cancer Society notes breast cancer is the most common cancer in U.S. women and ranks second to lung cancer in cancer deaths. Five year survival for localized breast cancer now about ninety percent with earlier detection greatly improving outcomes. New cases in 1988 by state shown with shading for estimated deaths. Cancer remains heavily linked to tobacco use, with nearly one third of all cancer deaths attributed to smoking.
Dixon Moose Lodge installs officers with women at 2 p.m. and men at 5 p.m. Dixon Family YMCA offers open swim to 4 p.m. and open gym to 4 p.m. Grace United Methodist Church hosts Dr. Robert Tuttle at 9:30 a.m., 10:45 a.m., and 7 p.m. Heart to Heart Singles holds a dance at Matthew Boone's Restaurant at 8 p.m.
Monday April 24 Dixon Toast Masters hold a meeting at the USF&G Building starting 5 30 p m Oregon Park District hosts NYSCA first year certification session at Nash Rec Center the readable notes list two public events with times and locations.
Dear Loving Mother: IQ is not the same as intelligence. There are four kinds: academic, social, practical, and manual. A child may excel in one area and still succeed through character, kindness, and timely right choices. God gives everyone a personal gift to find happiness and success in life.
A Boston teen writes of contemplating self harm after parental separation and credits Ann Landers for saving a life. The Arkansas Gazette reprints a crisis letter and response noting yearly teen suicides and seeking to stop the trend.
The column warns teens about death by own action, urges seeking help, and contrasts grim outcomes with alternatives. It cites messages from readers, cites therapy, enlistment, and legal trouble as paths away from self harm. It includes a booklet offer from Ann Landers and notes syndicate sources.
Madison Junior High School announces its third quarter honor list with Superior names led by Benjamin Beard and Lisa Bearman alongside Outstanding honorees such as Lilah Al-Masri and Kim Blackburn and Honorable Mention recipients including Becky Aiken and Michael Besaw. the compiled list spans multiple achievement categories and dozens of students across grades.
A dance sponsored by Jeff and His Band will run from 7 30 to 11 p m Saturday at the Ill Kings Ballroom Caron Rd Dixon Woman's Club Conservation Department will meet at 1 30 p m Monday in the Loveland Community House Deb Osmer naturalist from Dixon Park District will speak Hostess committee listed Dixon High School Class of 1974 reunion July 1 at Brandywine attendees asked to provide missing addresses contact numbers given Public invited to substance abuse education series at Dixon Library first program April 25 on Illegal Street Drugs five programs total Project in the No grant Walgreens Fund Also Dixon AAUW meets Monday at 7 30 p m with panel of local businesswomen KSB Hospital sponsors free Prenatal Clinic starting May 2 four Tuesdays 7 to 9 30 p m in Private Dining Room Ashton Board of Education to hold special meeting Friday at 6 p m to review superintendent principal applicants in Ashton School Administration Office
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