Tips for dealing with power loss during winter storms
Telegraph staff outlines ComEd advice during outages in the Dixon District covering causes, outage handling steps, safety cautions, keeping doors shut, unplugging devices, checking neighborhood status, and storing food safely with batteries and flashlight guidance. Authorities urge avoiding water, downed lines, and moving lines, plus contacting 1-800-892-9771 for house outages.
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Commonwealth Edison
ComEd
Dixon
Lee
Ogle
Whiteside
Henry
Bureau
Carroll Counties
Tom Carlsen
ConEd
Carlson
Faith Christian School students visit Washington on five day trip
Twenty three Faith Christian School students from Grand Detour toured Washington D C from November 13 to 17 with teachers and chaperones. They visited the White House Capitol and FBI Building and met Congresswoman Lynn Martin on the Capitol steps. The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier made a lasting impression and exposure to Congress added educational value.
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Faith Christian School
Grand Detour
Washington, D.C
Lynn Martin
Far Right
Capitol Steps
Telegraph
Smithsonian
Rloves Park
Capitol Building
Martin
Sue German
Capitol
German
Congress
Martin Tak
Williamsburg
Arlington Cemetery
White House
FBI
Supreme Court
Christmas Dinner Planned by Young Mothers Club
The Young Mother's Club schedules a Christmas Dinner on Tuesday at 6 30 p.m. at Peggy Alferts home. Sterling merchants host a Christmas Walk Sunday 12 to 4 p.m. Santa arrives at noon in Orleans Square. Carolers from Christ Lutheran Church and free wagon rides. Cartoonist Robert Zschiesche to sketch at Frame Shoppe 21 E Third St on a first come basis.
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Young Mother’s Club
Peggy Alferts
Sterling
Downtown Merchants Association
Santa Claus
Orleans Square
Christ Lutheran Church
Robert Zschiesche
E. Third St
Dixon council to consider arcade proposal and cable franchise
A light agenda for the Dixon City Council includes Mickey Kuger seeking arcade approval. The council is set to approve a 15 year non exclusive Dixon TCI cable franchise yielding about 60000 annually. They will formalize the Ronald Reagan Statue Committee as a city commission. The meeting starts at 7 30 p m Monday in city hall council chambers.
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Telegraph
Dixon
Mickey Kuger
Dixon Tci
Illinois
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
City Hall
Changes tighten rules for write-in candidates in March primary
Telegraph report notes Lee County Clerk Rosemary Emmert outlines new filing requirements for write-in candidates. Candidates must file a declaration of intent in the county clerk's office by the Friday before the election and meet a new threshold of valid write-in votes equal to petitions signatures. Dec filing window opens December 11 at 8 30 a m and closes December 18 at 5 p m. Call 288 3309 for more details.
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Lee County
Rosemary Emmert
Emmert
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