Dixon Scholastic Bowl Team Heads to State Finals
The Dixon High School Scholastic Bowl team advances to the Illinois state finals at Mahomet High School on May 6 after winning the Galena sectional. Members include Eric Brunick, Joe Chung, Andy Fetterolf, Pat Kirk, Steve Magidogo, Shane Miller, Jeff Noble, Matt Landschafer and Pete Whorley.
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Dixon High School
Mahomet
Steve Mandigoc
Matt Landschafer
Pat Kirk
Telegraph
Jerry Pauser
Andy Fetterolf
Pete Whorley
Jeff Noble
Jae Chung
Eric Brunick
Shane Miller
Dixon High
Mahomet High School
Dixon
Illinois High School Association
Galena
Joe Chung
Steve Magdigoe
Chung
Kirk
Miller
Brunick
Noble
Landschafer
Whorley
Magdigoc
Fetterolf
Thomson
River Ridge
Forreston
Morrison
Dixon staffer Tim Chase joins Illinois Development Council
Tim Chase, Dixon Industrial Development Association marketing director, was chosen for membership in the Illinois Development Council. IDC, founded in 1969, gathers economic leaders to foster Illinois’ development. Chase said the move will raise Dixon and Lee County’s regional awareness and bolster the area's future.
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Tim Chase
Dixon Industrial Development Association
DIDA
Illinois Development Council
IDC
Illinois
Dixon and
Lee County
Chase
Ashton Couple Named Citizen Of The Year And Grand Marshals
Dorothy and Ernie Eich were named Citizens of the Year at a Summer Celebration Kick-off banquet in Ashton. The lifetime village residents will jointly serve as grand marshals, noted co-chair Pattie Boehle. Ernie Eich belongs to Lions Club and American Legion and has aided Boy Scouts while participating in church activities. Dorothy Eich has shared her musical and teaching talents with community events and United Methodist Church activities.
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Ashton
Dorothy
Ernie Eich
Pattie Boehle
Boehle
Lions Club
Dixon Pushes Illinois Defense Contract Growth at Conference
Senator Alan Dixon urges a stronger organized Illinois defense industrial base and cites Argonne National Laboratory selection for a major defense contract the CWDD project to move there next October. He notes Illinois defense contract share fell from 1.92 to 1.49 billion between 1987 and 1988 while pressing reforms to aid small businesses and contest Fort Sheridan Chanute closures.
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Chicago
UPI
Alan Dixon
D-Ill
Illinois
Illinois Defense Industry
Dixon
Senate Armed Services Committee
Argonne National Laboratory
Argonne
Grumman Corp
Defense Department
Pentagon
Nelson
Fort Sheridan
Chanute Air Force Base
Chanute
Neil Hartigan
Military Base Closure Commission
Quake rattles five states without injuries
A magnitude 4.7 quake struck near Blytheville Arkansas at 11 48 am affecting Tennessee Arkansas Missouri Kentucky and Illinois. Buildings swayed dishes broke and pictures fell but no injuries were reported as residents panicked along the New Madrid fault.
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Memphis
Tennessee
Arkansas
Missouri
Kentucky
Illinois
Caruthersville
Blytheville
Mike Malone
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Sterling
Rock Falls
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Savanna
Egils Milbergs
Institute of Illinois
Wade Nelson
cChanute
New Madrid
North America
Mississippi
Reelfoot Lake
Center For Earthquake Research and Information At
Memphis State University
OTE Avenue
MetroCentre
Sam Kinison
THE
Outlaws OF Comedy
Sesame Street
Carmen
Rockford College
Maynard Ferguson
Kenny Rankin
Coronado Theatre
BIG Top Rummage
Rockford Memorial Hospital
Dana Mecum
World Wrestling Federation
Joseph Martin
Andy Williams
Foster Brooks
Skyles and Henderson
Charlie Pride
Visa
MasterCard
Discover
Main and Elm
Rockford, IL
MetroCentre Ticketmaster
Appletree Records
DeKalb Wine & Spirits
Dixon Bergner’s
Quality House
Freeport Beloit
Colonial Village
North Towne
Belvidere
Red Cross
Ambor
E. Main
Amboy, IL
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