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Newspaper
Dixon Telegraph
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1988
Page
6
To have an event listed in the Dixon Telegraph calendar call 284 2222 ext 34 or write to the community calendar at 113 S Peoria Ave Dixon IL 61021. Include calendar details four days before the event to be included.
Listings show Palmyra Grange Christmas supper at Sugar Grove Church. Minnie Bell Rebekah Lodge Loveland meets at 7. 2 PEO Sisterhood KM at 1225 Eustace Drive. Dixon Park District offers walking, aerobics, and volleyball at Armory Rec Center and Washington School. Madrigal Dinner at Brandywine Inn. UMW Christmas potluck at First United Methodist small chapel. Dixon Area Singles at Immanuel Lutheran. Piecemakers Quilt Club Christmas Party at Seams Like Old Times. Palmyra Home Extension lunch on Prophetstown Rd.. Senior Center Food and Fellowship Supper in Sterling. Dixon Moose Lodge meetings and dinners. ADA holiday potluck in Whiteside County. Narcotics Anonymous in Loveland. Lee County Council on Aging mini bazaar. Bridge group at Senior Center. Body Recall at Armory Rec Center.
Dixon Public Library hosts a holiday open house at 2 00 p.m. Rock River Valley Chapter Viet Now meets at Stony Point Lounge. Overeaters Anonymous gathers in Classroom ILI on the fifth floor of KSB Hospital at 8:30 a.m. Story hour in the Children's Department at 10:30 a.m. Dixon Area Singles hold a dance at the American Legion Hall at 7 p.m. Dixon Park District offers a noon to 4 p.m. warm up at Nature Center after Cross Country Skiing in Lowell Park. Dixon Woman's Club meetings at Loveland. Swinging Stars square dance at Rock Falls Community Center from 8 to 10:30 p.m.
Sunday listings include Heart to Heart Singles Christmas party at Mathew Boone's Restaurant from 8 to 11 pm. Dixon Park District presents animal stories at Lowell Park Nature Center at 2 pm. Pancake and sausage breakfast at Dixon Masonic Temple from 7:30 to 11:30 am. AC Chapter of PEO meets at First Presbyterian Church at 1:30 pm.
An all you can eat pancake and sausage breakfast is planned from 7 30 to 11 30 a m Sunday at the Dixon Masonic Temple 211 E Everett with a 250 donation. Public welcome. Red Cross CPR class to follow on Monday at 6 to 10 p m Dec 12 at the Red Cross office on North Court to sign up call 284 2829 for free information.
New York based The Pet Catalog offers pet holiday gifts from dog T shirts and cat friendly items to exotic bird cages and chew deterrent toys. Orvis and Pedigrees catalogs supply festive collars heating pads and safe car belts with pricing, contact details, and mail order origins.
These guidance notes urge parents to recognize cult dangers, monitor changes in behavior during transitions, verify where children attend Bible study, maintain open dialogue, avoid shock or anger, offer prayers together, and show love while quietly presenting factual information and alternative viewpoints to contested theological questions.
The piece outlines practical steps for handling a child involved in a cult including Bible knowledge, consulting religious educators, and speaking with former members. It notes court guardianship as a possible last resort and mentions deprogramming methods, warning about illegality of forceful abduction and endorsing substitution to shift beliefs toward healthier views.
Sauk Valley Community College programs a Cinderella Marionette show with Prokofiev ballet music on December 15 at 7:30 pm in the Little Theatre, featuring David Herzog of Dixon. Tickets cost 3 for children students seniors and 4 for adults. Call 1-800-843-7430 ext 212 for details.
Uneasy in Upstate asks why many parents do not discipline children in settings like church planes trains and theaters. The writer criticizes lack of response to disruptive kids and cites a 20 year trend toward encouraging children to get in touch with their feelings.
The letter argues stern parenting combats permissiveness and supports that discipline is an act of love. It notes many American children grow up in single parent homes and warns travelers about pickpockets in airports, sharing a personal theft experience at O’Hare and advice from security staff. It ends with an invitation to request Ann Landers guidance on sex for teens.
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