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Newspaper
Dixon Telegraph
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1988
Page
6
To list your event call 284-2222 ext 34 or write to the community calendar at Dixon Telegraph 113 S Peoria Ave Dixon IL 61021. Include calendar information four days before the event to be included.
On Wednesday December 14 several groups host events. The Mother's Study Club joins a Brandywine Inn dinner at 6 30 p m while the Loyal Order of Moose meets at Dixon Moose Lodge at 7 p m. Community groups in Sauk Valley Rochelle Franklin Grove Loveland and DHS hold meetings and activities including a quilting bee a diabetes clinic and booster club board gathering.
Lee County Red Cross hosts a bloodmobile drive by HWI from 7 to 11 a.m. The Ladies Missionary Circle holds a Christmas luncheon and cookie exchange at 215 Graham starting noon.
Thursday schedule lists Franklin Grove Friendship Supper Club at Church of the Brethren Fellowship Hall at 6 p.m. NARFE Christmas luncheon at Savanna Moose Hall at noon. Hauser-Ross Eye Institute offers free vision screening at Rock Falls Civic Center Plaza II at 1 30 p.m. Dixon Evening Homemakers visit to David Herzog Marionettes at SVCC 10 30 a.m. Lee County Special Education Association Governing Board meets Eldena School at 7 30 p.m.
Saturday December 17 features Oregon High School Madrigal Choir dinner concert at Stronghold Castle at 7 p.m. Other events include Dixon Masonic Temple meeting at 8 p.m., Dixon Moose Lodge supper 5 to 8, Narcotics Anonymous Loveland 3:30 p.m., and Christmas activities at YWCA Sterling and Church of the Brethren.
Sunday events include breakfast at Dixon Moose Lodge from 8 to noon. Immanuel Lutheran Church hosts a Children's Christmas program at 9 15. Dixon High School presents a Christmas choral concert in the DHS Auditorium at 2 30.
Loveland Community House Museum in Lee County adds a handmade wheelbarrow and wagon from the early 1900s donated by Wayne and Marion Archer of Compton. Ernest Clemons built them, reflecting a family blacksmith legacy dating to around 1840. Archer recalls hauling mail for the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad in 1925–27. The items, over 50 years old and local to Lee County, join other artifacts as unique museum pieces drawing about 50 monthly visitors.
A Tri County Opportunities Council column advises parents to discuss past holiday traditions with their preschoolers and grandparents. It suggests blending old memories with new ideas and even creating a bird feeder from an orange rind to watch birds from a window.
The Mothers Study Club meets at 6 30 p m at the Brandywine Inn. LCSE A holds a November Governing Board meeting at Eldena School Thursday at 7 30. Dorothy Chapter 371 EMG meets 8 p m Friday at the Masonic Temple with refreshments. Kelseys choir performs Christmas program. Oregon Woman’s Club resumes March 17. Dixon Moose Lodge hosts adult Christmas party with supper and live entertainment. Oregon High School Madrigal Choir concert 7 p m Saturday at Stronghold with $3 ticket plus dessert and drink.
Sugar Grove Church and School will present a Christmas program at 7 p.m. Saturday with a Santa visit and refreshments for the public. Oregon Woman's Club meets at noon Friday for a scramble luncheon at Oregon United Methodist Church. attendees urged to bring a dish.
Franklin Grove hosts Breakfast with Santa in the Church of the Brethren Fellowship Hall from 9 to 11 a.m. Santa arrives on a fire truck at 9:15 to greet children and pass out treats provided by the Lions Club. Puppet show by Bethel Evangelical Congregational Church at 10 a.m. Continental breakfast served. Joint effort by Franklin Grove Library, Woman's Club and Lions Club. no December Library story hour.
Reader shares a personal struggle with compulsive eating and credits Overeaters Anonymous with saving a life. The column presents a 15 question screening test to help readers judge if they have a potential problem with compulsive overeating and urges seeking help if multiple answers are yes.
Readers are advised on Overeaters Anonymous practice and faith in recovery. An address is provided for obtaining OA materials and a separate notice offers Ann Landers advice on recognizing and dealing with alcoholism with a mailed request form and payment details.
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