Community notices from Dixon area events Dec 14
Dixon Public Library hosts a Hollywood Classic Film at 6 30 p m Minnie Bell Rebekah Lodge meets in Loveland at 7 p m Dixon Area Singles gathers at Immanuel Lutheran Church at 7 p m Northern Illinois Mood Disorder Group holds its monthly meeting in the downstairs conference room at 7 p m PEO Chapter KM meets at Jackie Randandt s home at 7 30 p m
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Dixon Public Library
Minnie Bell Rebekah Lodge
Loveland
Dixon Area
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Northern Illinois
PEO
Jackie Randandt
Friday events schedule across Dixon and nearby towns
Friday December activities include Dorothy Chapter meeting at Dixon Masonic Lodge eight p.m. eBridge group at Senior Center one p.m. China HEA Unit scramble dinner at Lucille Engelbrecht Folk home at noon. Oregon Woman's Club scramble luncheon at Oregon United Methodist Church noon. Narcotics Anonymous meeting in Loveland seven thirty p.m. Ogle County Health Department WIC Clinic nine to eleven thirty a.m. and one to four p.m. Body Recall Exercise Class luncheon at First Baptist Church ten a.m.
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China Hea
Lucille Engelbrecht Folk
Oregon Woman’s Club
Oregon United Methodist Church
Narcotics Anonymous
Loveland
Ogle County
Community events scattered across Dixon and Freeport area
On Saturday December 16 events include Breakfast With Santa at the Church of the Brethren from 9 to 11 a.m., NICIL Christmas party at Sterling YWCA 1 to 4 p.m., Rochelle DAR meeting at Mrs. John Havens home at 1 p.m., SHARE food distribution at Second Baptist Church 1 to 2 p.m., Overeaters Anonymous meeting in KSB Hospital Classroom III at 8:30 a.m., Dixon Public Library Children’s Story Hour 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., and a Freeport Area Singles Christmas dance at The Seasons at 8 p.m.
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Franklin Grove
Woman’s Club
Lions Club
Santa
Church of the Brethren
Sterling Ywca
Rochelle Dar
John
Community group meetings and events listed for Sunday
Sunday events include American Legion Post 497 meeting at Legion Hall at 7 30 p m Conservation Department meeting in Loveland at 1 30 p m Ogle County Health Department Adult Health Screening at Mount Morris Senior Center from 8 30 to 11 30 a m Oregon Planning Committee meeting at City Hall 7 p m Oregon School Board meeting in high school library 7 30 p m Sauk Valley Bridge group gathering at Sterling YWCA 6 50 p m Lee County Red Cross blood drive at KC Hall 1 to 6 p m Ogle County Board meeting at courthouse 9 a m Overeaters Anonymous at St Paul Lutheran Church 421 S Peoria Ave 7 30 p m
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Loveland
Ogle County
Mount Morris Senior Center
Oregon Planning Committee
Oregon School Board
Sauk Valley Bridge Group
Sterling Ywca
Lee County Red Cross
KC Hall
Ogle County Board
Overeaters Anonymous
St. Paul Lutheran Church
S. Peoria Ave
Newman
Sterling
Newman High School Pompon Squad
National Honor Society
Matching cold medicines to symptoms for relief
University of Wisconsin researchers advise choosing cold medicines by treating specific symptoms with pharmacist help. Do not expect a cure. Decongestant sprays work best for stuffy noses. antihistamines ease runny noses but may cause drowsiness. Cough syrups vary. avoid high alcohol content.
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Madison
Wis
Christine Sarkness
Uw-Madison School of Pharmacy
Sarkness
Sorkness
Dixon High School Christmas Choral Concert Sunday
The Dixon High School Choral Department presents its annual Christmas Choral Concert at 2:30 p.m. in the auditorium with no admission fee. The Robed Choir Treble Choir Girls Chorus Boys Chorus Madrigal Singers and Jazz Show Choir perform Christmas music.
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DHS
Dixon High School
Madrigal Singers
Listening Is Loving Across Professional Boundaries
A reader asks how professionals can handle being asked for free advice in social gatherings. The columnist advises setting boundaries, choosing private discussions, and explains that listening well is a healing act. He notes that many people seek an open ear at parties, and urges clear limits coupled with genuine listening as a universal skill.
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Father Tony
Three-Organ Transplant Patient Rejected Heart After Three Years
A patient who received a heart transplant three years ago faced rejection of the original heart damaged by an inherited disease. The operation to address the failure lasted about five hours.
Toy Safety: Preventing Toy-Related Injuries in Children
Madison cautionary piece cites 1988 CPSC data showing 142000 children under 15 treated for toy injuries. Experts urge age-appropriate purchases, sturdy construction, safe storage, and adult supervision to reduce choking, eye injuries, and falls among youngsters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Consumer Product Safety Commission
CPSC
Murray Katcher
University of Wisconsin Children’s Hospital
UW Medical School
Katcher
Caesarean births spark debate on natural delivery
A reader defends natural birth and criticizes unnecessary Caesareans while noting the bonding delays and day to day costs. Data show rising Caesarean rates from 1984 to 1987 and high malpractice costs pressuring doctors toward surgery. The AMA seeks solutions to the expansion of Caesareans.
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Ann Landers
Ann
A.L
Lubbock
Tex
United States
U.S
American Medical Association
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Dorothy
Dixon Masonic Lodge
eBridge Group
Newman Central Catholic High School
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Legion Hall
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University of Wisconsin-Madison Center For Health Sciences
Dix
SVCC
Sauk Valley Community College
Harold Nelson
Telegraph
Mark Sauer
Peppy
Tri- County Animal Shelter
Tony Becker
Pittsburgh
Presbyterian University
Hospita World Book Encyclopedia
Madison, Wis
Underwaters Laboratories
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