Free Holiday Cab Rides Offered in Dixon Area
Telegraph staff reports free cab rides home during holidays to curb drunk driving. Sponsored by KSB Hospital and LRB Distributors, Red Cab and White Cab provide drivers from 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. starting Friday through January 1. Contacts: Red Cab 288-7871, White Cab 284-4640.
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Visit by Soviet kids delayed to March in Dixon
The planned two week visit of 11 Dickson Siberia students to Dixon may be postponed until March due to paperwork and airline ticket issues. Dixon Sister Cities Chair Glenna Beckman says dialogue with Dickson Mayor Nikolai Kartamyshev and embassy officials aims to speed approvals while funding for most students is secured. Nadia Naymenko the Dickson English teacher arrives Jan 15 to teach Russian, observe Dixon teachers, and explain life in Dickson.
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Nadia Naymenko
Naymenko
James Dixon
Judy
Books in baskets aid local children in need
The Sauk Valley Reading Council with USF&G Insurance and the Dixon Kiwanis Club donated books to the Goodfellow Center for distribution to needy local children. The project aligns with the Library of Congress Year of the Young Reader, with Richard Travasano, Kathy Skaggs, and Bob Hartzell shown packing books into food baskets.
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Usf&g
Kathy Skaggs
Bob Hartzell
Kiwanis Club
Pines Road repair awarded in Oregon to start spring
Ogle County awards a 1.30 million Pines Road repair contract to Lawrence & Sons. Work from Rudes Butcher Shop to Ridge Road will regrade and repave with new culverts, closing Pines Blacktop until completion by Sept 15. Access to Lake LaDonna and White Pines Deer Park via Oregon Trail Road.
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White Pines State Park
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Dixon
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Amboy approves PE grade rule for eligibility in sports
Amboy School Board approves a policy requiring a passing grade in Physical Education for all students to compete in interscholastic activities including athletics bands FFA and academic bowls effective next semester. The measure aims to stress performance in all classes while a separate state law bans smoking inside school buildings.
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Contested race looms in Ogle County primary
In District 1 three incumbents face a challenge from Ralph Hoekstra as only one seat is contested. Democrat Robert Witkowski seeks a District 1 seat while no other districts offer Democratic candidates. District 2 has two Republican incumbents running for three seats with no opposition in other districts. District 3 and 4 show incumbents seeking re election with one challenger in District 3 and three seats open in both Districts 3 and 4. County offices see three Republican incumbents re seeking no opposition while no sheriff candidate filed. The state lists several local GOP officials and officers in Rochelle, Oregon, Mount Morris and surrounding areas.
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Ogle
LaVerne Adams
Byron
Chet Kobel
Clarence Hoffman
Lindenwood
Ralph Hoekstra
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Maggie Nye
Rochelle
Lamont Gaston
Shirley Clayton
Polo
Thomas R. Stone, Sr
Peg Fridley
Jerry Daws
Forreston
Jerry Griffin
Mount Morris
Jean Wolfe
Chrissie Martin
Earl Gray
Ogle County
Mel Messer
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