Community event notices for Tuesday September 5
Dixon Travel Club holds a potluck dinner at Page Park at 6 p.m. Sterling Woman's Aglow serves chicken noodle dinner at the Sterling YWCA at 6 p.m. Dixon Public Library hosts Tales for Tots from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Free blood pressure checks occur at KSB Hospital lobby from noon to 2 p.m. Lee County Red Cross runs a blood drive at Ashton United Methodist Church from 1:30 to 6:30 p.m. An Adult CPR Refresher class is at Immanuel Lutheran Church from 6 to 10 p.m. Overeaters Anonymous meets at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 4218 Peoria Ave., at 7:30 p.m. Alanon meets in Loveland at 8 p.m. TOPS meets at St. Luke's Episcopal Church at 5:45 p.m.
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Normandy
TOPS
St. Luke’s Church
Overeaters Anonymous
St. Paul Lutheran Church
S. Peoria Ave
Alanon
Loveland
Dixon Public Library
KSB
Ashton United Methodist Church
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Peoria Ave
Red Cross
Franklin Grove Rd
Rails to trails rise from rails to public paths nation wide
Hikers bikers horseback riders and skiers flood abandoned rail corridors converted into 2700 miles of rail trails across 32 states. The Rails to Trails Conservancy formed in 1985 to preserve these routes and promote conservation recreation and historic preservation.
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New York
California
Simeone Frost
Washington, D.C
Frost
David Burwell
Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
Congress
Circus Day in Dixon Nets Two Kell-Miller Shows
The Kell-Miller Bros. Three-Ring Circus visits Dixon for two performances on Wednesday September 13. Sponsored by Plaza North Merchants Association, tickets are on sale at various locations with advance buyers receiving a discount.
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Dixon Area
Kell-Miller Bros
Plaza North Merchants Association
Ice cream social at Dixol Grange hosts community event
The Rock River Grange hosts its annual ice cream social from 5 to 7 30 p m Wednesday in the Grange Hall offering jam or barbecue sandwiches potato salad baked beans ice cream and pie or cake The public is invited to attend.
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Rock River Grange
Grange Hall
Dixon Public Library
Farmers’ Market
Haymarket Square
Grange
Broomcorn Festival sweeps Arcola with music and parades
Arcola hosts its 19th Broomcorn Festival September 8 to 10 featuring free entertainment for families. Highlights include a National Broom Sweeping Contest, a 10K/5K race, broom making, tours, artisan fairs, a 200 unit Grand Parade with Lawn Rangers, teen dance, 50s music, and performances by The Whites and The Shenandoahs on two stages across the weekend.
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Arcola
Lawn Rangers
Precision Power
Sandwich Fair Kicks Off September 6 At Sandwich
The 102nd annual Sandwich Fair opens Wednesday September 6 for five days. Known as the Grandmother of Fairs the DeKalb County event draws cattle hogs and sheep from Illinois and nearby states. Highlights include harness racing two afternoons, 300 plus displays, a variety show headlined by Cissie Lynn and Ricky Skaggs, and admission options with season tickets and grandstand seating.
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Sandwich
DeKalb
Middle West
Illinois
Cissie Lynn
Ricky Skaggs
Sugar Squares
Bunk beds deemed safe when well built says readers
Ann Landers rerun notes reader reports on bunk bed safety. Moose Jaw and Greenwich letters describe mixed experiences with upper bunks, including a near fall and a fractured shoulder.
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Ann Landers
Moose Jaw
Saskatchewan
M.C
Greenwich
Conn
Dorm bunk bed mishaps and safety tips from readers
Ann Landers shares reader anecdotes about bunk bed collapses across multiple cities including Portland Maine and Bloomington Indiana. Experiences range from lower bunks failing on someone below to upper bunks falling during snoring or playful jumping, prompting advice on sturdy construction and non jumping use.
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Portland
Savannah
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