Community Event Listings for Friday in Washington and Nearby Areas
Friday events include Washington School ice cream social from 5 to 8 30 p m in the gym McReynolds Towers spring sale runs 8 a m to 4 p m Dixon Moose Lodge serves suppers 5 to 8 p m a bridge group at Lee County Senior Center at 1 p m Arbor Day celebration at E C Smith Park 10 a m Dance with Jeff and His Band at III Kings 7 30 to 11 p m Narcotics Anonymous meets in Loveland at 7 30 p m Blackhawk Gem and Mineral Show opens at North Towne Mall Rockford 10 a m to 9 p m and a lecture Healing the Heavy Heart at Loveland Community House 7 30 p m.
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Washington School
McReynolds Towers
Dixon Moose Lodge
Lee County Senior Center
E.C. Smith Park
Jeff
Narcotics Anonymous
Loveland
Blackhawk
North Towne Mall
Rockford
Loveland Community House
Community events list for Dixon area May 1 schedule
Towne Mall Rockford noon to 5 p.m Emerald Hills Couples Golf Opening tee time 3 p.m dinner 6 p.m Paper Memorabilia Show and Sale Dixon Theatre 9 a.m. to 4 p.m Franklin Grove Woman's Club May Banquet Brandywine Coffee House 6:30 p.m Dixon Rotary Club program by Fred Morrison Central America Holloway Center 12:20 Beta Sigma Phi salad supper and style show First United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall 6:30 p.m Sauk Valley Bridge Club meeting Sterling YWCA 6:50 p.m Lee County Health Department WIC coupon pick up 1315 Franklin Grove Rd 8:30 a.m. to 5 Dog Obedience Classes K M Fee Store Oregon 7 p.m. Oregon Township Board meeting Township Building 7 p.m. Rock River Lane Freeze meeting Room 2K2 SVCC 7:30 p.m 237th Annual Dixon High School Honor Banquet Dixon Masonic Temple 6:30 p.m.
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Towne Mall
Rockford
Emerald Hill
Dixon Theatre
Franklin Grove
Brandywine Coffee House
Dixon Rotary Club
Fred B. Morrison
Central America
Holloway Center
Beta Sigma Phi
First United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall
Sauk Valley Bridge Club
Sterlingy Ywca
Lee County Health Department
WIC
Franklin Grove Rd
K&m Fee Store
Oregon
Oregon Township Board
Rock River Lane
Freeze
SVCC
Dixon High School
Dixon Masonic Temple
Community meeting and health events at local venues
Tuesday schedule includes TOPS meeting at St. Luke's Church 5:45 p.m. Free blood pressure checks at KSB Hospital lobby noon to 2 p.m. IH Alcohol session at Dixon Public Library 7 p.m. Lee County Council on Aging potluck at Senior Citizens Center 5:30 p.m. 2Parents' Support Group meeting at KSB Hospital 7 p.m.
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St. Luke’s Church
KSB Hospital
Dixon Public Library
Lee County Council On Aging
Senior Citizens Center
Dixon Police Department
Cathe White
Sinnissippi Center
Walgreen Benefit Fund
Education and Careers in the 1990s Emphasize Training
The AP report notes slower overall job growth but growing demand for educated and trained workers in specialized fields. Baby boomers entering the labor market ahead of younger entrants will intensify competition, pushing education and targeted training as key to future success. Some jobs rise with higher skills while others stagnate or shrink for low education roles.
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U.S
Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics
BLS
Essay winners honored at Dixon High School banquet
Dixon High School’s Cooperative Occupations Club held a Student of the Year Essay Contest. Don Lovett of Dixon National Bank awarded first place Jeff Brainerd a $500 savings bond and runner-up Mike Winters a $200 bond at the club’s annual banquet Tuesday.
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Dixon High School
Cooperative Occupations Club
Don Lovett
Dixon National Bank
Jeff Brainerd
Mike Winters
Sane Freeze meeting to feature Dr Keller at Sauk Valley CC
Dr David Keller of Rockford Physicians for Social Responsibility will speak at 7 30 p m Monday in Room 2K2 at Sauk Valley Community College. The event is part of Sane Freeze Campaign for Global Security activities.
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David Keller
Rockford Physicians For Social Responsibility
Keller
Sauk Valley Community College
Ann Landers column and school shooting safety debate
A reader asks if porn obsession is normal in a late 30s marriage and a Buffalo columnist advises against snooping and accepts the issue as beyond control. Another letter discusses protecting children after the Stockton schoolyard shooting and proposes mass shooting drills alongside fire and earthquake drills as prudent preparation.
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Ann Landers
Playboy
Penthouse
Jack
Ann
Buffalo
Stockton
Calif
What to do if a shooter enters a classroom
Ann Landers advises parents to back gun-control legislation to make firearms harder to obtain. The column discusses safety measures in emergencies and urges readers to confront the NRA. Readers share concerns about height related jokes and insensitive behavior at family events.
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Drew
Ann
Calif
National Rifle Association
Ann Landers
Shorty
E.L.H
Indiana
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Rock River Valley
Dixon Telegraph
S. Peoria Ave
Dixon
Overeaters Anonymous
ILI
Kitty
Blackhawk Gem and Mineral Show
Franklin Grove Historical Society
Church of the Brethren Fellowship Hall
Blackhawk Gem and Mineral Show, North
Chet Carrier
Telegraph
Jerry Pauser
Lane
Lee County Parents’ Support Group
Sauk Bridge Club
Sterling
Jim Fisk
Prophetstown
Cookie Carrion
Betty Huntley
Sterl
Alice Redding
Marian Daugherty
Mount Morris
YWCA
Dixon Travel Club
Ferger’s
Deloris Ferger
N. Jefferson
Nelson Homemakers
Nelson
St. Paul's Nachusa Church
Nashua
Joan Blaser
Esther Brierton
Mary Jane Meyers
Woman’s Club
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
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Creators Syndicate
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