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Newspaper
Dixon Telegraph
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1989
Page
3
The Dixon Park District will fill Memorial Pool starting Monday at 10 a.m. with 302,800 gallons. Water will be cold at 48 degrees and no heater is installed, delaying comfortable use until Memorial Day weekend. Rusty water may appear on Dixon's southwest side until completion. questions: Dixon Water Department 288-3381.
About 250 Dixon residents on the north side lost electricity for nearly two hours after a tree limb struck a wire during a storm. Power was restored by 6 09 a.m. A downed pole affected Franklin Grove briefly. In Rochelle a bird nest in a substation caused outages to several areas and two major industries.
Commonwealth Edison employees contributed a total of 2.8 million dollars to United Way across northern Illinois for 388 agencies. A Dixon Area United Way receipt shows a 30880.05 donation presented by Dave Swartz to United Way President Sharon Ashby supporting health and human services across 22 local agencies.
Lee County students from five schools will tour the County Courts Building and Law Enforcement Center on Law Day USA observances. Eighth graders from St Anne's St Mary's and Madison Junior High will visit in the morning, with other schools visiting in the afternoon. Adults may attend an Ask a Lawyer session at Sauk Valley Community College in the evening.
Sunday marks World Sister Cities Day with Dixon Mayor James Dixon saying he received a letter from 50 Soviet mayors and territorial leaders including Dickson Siberia praising citizen diplomacy. The Dixon group plans attendance at the May 29 31 Tashkent conference with hopes of a post event visit to Dickson Siberia.
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