Franklin Grove community events and activities listed
A listing of local happenings includes the Past Matrons' Club luncheon at Best Western Brandywine Lodge 12 30 p m Oregon Park District Tae Kwon Do at Nash Rec Center 1 30 to 3 30 p m Memorial Pool diving and belly flop contest Overeaters Anonymous meeting at KSB Hospital 8 30 a m Noah's Ark story hour Loveland 2 30 p m American Legion Post 497 pork chop barbecue Franklin Grove Legion Hall 4 to 6 30 p m Historical Log Cabin Lincoln Statue Drive open 1 30 to 4 30 p m Franklin Grove Presbyterian Women serving kitchen sandwiches and homemade pie Presbyterian Church 8 a m Franklin Harvest Fest Gardener's market Kirchhofers's lot 9 a m Cooking with apples baking contest Franklin Grove Village Hall 10 a m to 5 p m Arts and Crafts exhibits and demonstrations Franklin Center Elementary School gym 10 30 a m to 5 p m.
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Oregon Park District
Nash Rec Center
Presbyterian Church
Kirchhofers’s Lot
Franklin Grove
Franklin Center
Community fund events set for Sunday
Sunday events include Dixon Moose Lodge breakfast 8 a.m. to noon at the lodge. Franklin Grove Lions Club chicken barbecue 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Franklin Center High School cafeteria. The Franklin Grove Area Historical Society serves rolls and coffee at At-Last-A-Park from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. Community Church Service also at At-Last-A Park from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m.
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Dixon Moose Lodge
Franklin Grove Lions Club
Franklin Center High School
Franklin Grove Area
Stepping into style with comfortable walking shoes
Mary Martin Niepold examines the rise of comfortable walking shoes across categories from PerformanceWalkers to TownWalkers. Industry data, expert opinions, and hard-to-fit sizes illustrate a shift toward supportive flats and athletic-inspired designs for both casual wear and exercise.
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Mary Martin Niepold
Naturalizer Shoes
Walt Nizinski
Naturalizer Division
Brown Shoe Co
Nizinski
Questioning undergarments raise questions in nurse diary
Dear Ann Landers recounts a nurse trainee in Dubuque who encounters a patient wearing lace panties under shorts. The trainee asks about male crossdressing and secrecy. The reply suggests that wearing women's underwear does not prove homosexuality, noting the prominent lawyer case as an example.
Ann Landers on Homosexuality and Teen Guidance
A Los Angeles Times Syndicate piece presents Ann Landers advising readers on sexual orientation. It promotes awareness and offers a booklet titled Sex and the Teenager, with submission details for readers to request it by mail.
Community groups plan support, dinners, and events
A support group for parents who experienced miscarriage still birth or early infant death meets at 7 30 p m on Thursday in the 2 East Conference Room on the second floor of KSB Hospital For details call 288 5531 or Judy Hill at 625 0400 In Rochelle the VFW Floyd J Tilton Post 3878 Ladies Auxiliary hosts a chicken and fish fry Friday from 5 to 7 30 p m at 318 Fourth Ave The dinner costs 4 and is open to the public Also the Past Matrons Club of Dorothy Chapter 371 Order of the Eastern Star holds a 12 30 p m luncheon Saturday at Best Western Brandywine Lodge Reservations contact Lucille Peacock or Rowen Bresson In Franklin Grove American Legion Post 497 hosts a pork chop barbecue Saturday 4 to 6 30 p m at the Legion Hall Menu includes pork chops scalloped potatoes rolls applesauce beverage and cake Dixon Park District announces its first annual Diving and Belly Flop Competition at Memorial Pool all day Saturday Newman Central Catholic High School Middle School starts 1989 00 registration Monday 8 a m to 4 p m MonFri with book fees and first month tuition. call 625 0500 for info
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KSB Hospital
East Conference Room
Judy Hill
Rochelle
VFW
Floyd J. Tilton
Fourth Ave
Club of Dorothy
Order of the Eastern Star
Brandywine Lodge
Lucille Peacock
Rowen Bresson
Dorothy
Dixon Park District
Memorial Pool
Newman
Newman Central Catholic High School
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Dixon Telegraph
S. Peoria Ave
Dixon
Women of the Moose
Lee County
Dixon Area
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Lee County Health Department
Amboy Jaycee
Lee County Sheriff's Reserve
Nachusa Chapter
Questers
Sylvia Burmeister
Dixon Christian Singles
Immanuel Lutheran Churche
Lowell Park
Floyd J. Tilton Post
Bridge Group
Lee County Senior Center
Narcotics Anonymous
Loveland
UPI
Rome
Pierre Cardin
Paris
Cardin
Terprise Associa
Suzanne Levine
Mt. Sinai Hospital
New York City
Ballantine
Levine
National Shoe Retailers Association
Ken Kinney
Nierman’s Shoes
Chicago
Nierman’s
al Cohen
Cohen
Naturalizer
NaturalSport
PerformanceWalkers Group
Ann Landers
Iowa
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Los Angeles Times Syndicate
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