Park board weighs statue donation for Dixon park
Dixon Park District hears offer of Wings of Peace and Freedom statue from Nick Tanev via the Dixon Sister Cities Committee. John Dixon Park is the first choice for placement, with Triangle Park as backup, as officials study fit with planned renovations.
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Ronald Reagan Home Preservation Foundation
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Dixon
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Telegraph
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Chicago
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Europe
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Dixon Park
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Dixon Park District Board of Commissioners
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Chuck Beckman
Galena Avenue
Triangle Park
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Mike Venner
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Lowell Park
Park District
Palmyra Ave
Oregon set to adopt recycling program by March
Telegraph notes Oregon could start a recycling program by March with an ordinance from the council based on Moring Disposal of Freeport. A split funding plan would cost about 5 per container for 1,200 customers, with weekly citywide pickup alongside regular garbage.
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Oregon
Jim Barnes
Moring
Freeport
Larry Moring
Barnes
Environmental Protection Agency
Ashton approves new New Year's Eve hours in town
The Ashton Village Board approved December 31 open hours from 5 p.m. to 1 a.m. January 1 1990 to keep revelers local. Mayor Forney stressed one time liquor code adherence and notified nearby shops. Also approved a $950 backhoe lease, discussed cable contract plans with TCI Illinois, and considered buying a power cutting saw and a sewer jetter while noting insurance payments are current.
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Ashton
Ashton Village
Ray Forney
Casey
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Hewert
Case Power and Equipment of
Rockford
Larry Anderson
TCI
Illinois
Forney
Anderson
Dixon Glass Company
Heard Forney
Centel Telephone Company
DeKalb
Amboy approves bed-and-breakfast plan for Ed Sullivan house
Amboy city council at a special meeting granted Shirley Dewey permission to run a bed and breakfast inn at the Ed Sullivan property, 35 N. Mason St., contingent on purchasing the land and rezoning from residential to general commercial. The house has five bedrooms four for rent, with sales timing uncertain and neighbors given a chance to comment.
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Ed Sullivan
N. Mason St
Dewey
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Rich Bumba
Bumba
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