Cross vigil in Oregon stalled over rights-of-way permit
Red Cross and Oregon SADD seek state and county permission to place 45 white crosses marking traffic fatalities in Ogle County since 1985. First two crosses already set at Daysville Cemetery with rights-of-way approval pending and a county board push to deny due to an advertising ordinance and concerns for families involved.
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Oregon
Rock River Valley
The
American Red Cross
Oregon Students Against Drunk Driving
SADD
Ogle County
Vicki Brown
Red Cross
Patty Gluntz
Telegraph
County Road & Bridge Committee
Clarence Hoffman
Brown
Oregon Sadd
IDOT
Gift of life for Sublette family blessed by liver transplant
Grandparents Delbert and Joan Bonnell of Sublette celebrate their grandson Matthew Larson receiving a liver transplant at the University of Wisconsin in Madison on December 16. The 6-year-old boy, son of Nadine Bonnell Larson and Dennis Larson, faces recovery from a 72 hour surgery with hopes of home by Christmas Eve. The donor was a 7-year-old from New Jersey. Insurance covers the transplant, but transportation and donor-related healthcare costs will leave tens of thousands owed. A relief fund has been set up at The Sublette Bank and The First National Bank of Amboy to aid the Larson family.
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Sublette
Matthew
Joan Bonnell
Madison
Wis
Matthew Larson
University of Wisconsin
Delbert
D.O. Bonnell & Sons
Nadine (Bonnell
Dennis Larson
Nadine
Joan and
Delbert Bonnell
Amboy
Tyler
Rochester
Minn
Bonnell
New Jersey
Larson
Sublette Bank
First National Bank of Amboy
Larsons
P.O. Box
Ill
First National Bank of
E. Main St
Fire safety aid credited in Dixon family escape action
Mary, babysitting for about three years, called for emergency assistance and, with help from Nick and Ben, evacuated a family during a fire. Fire department number confusion led to Illinois Bell contact. 911 listing requested. Family sheltered at St. Annes rectory with donations and salvaged Christmas gifts. no damage estimate yet.
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Mary
Oliphant
Tim Bivins
911
Illinois Bell
Mike Gall
Nick
Ben
Gall
St. Anne's Rectory
Amboy boards approves part time counselor contract
Amboy School District approves a contract with Lutheran Social Services to provide seven hours daily of counseling for students next year. Pat Schwantas will staff about 3 hours at the junior high and 32 hours at the high school weekly, at 25 dollars per hour totaling 3150 for the semester. The district aims to save money versus hiring its own counselor, with possible future assistance from the Educational Foundation. The move comes as principals note social problems in need of attention and an experiment is planned, with a June contract end if ineffective. The district also approves a plan for a weight room addition funded by the Clipper Backers with a member loan co-signed by backers.
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Amboy
George Steffen
LSSI
Lyle Reuter
District 272 Educational Foundation
Schwantas
Lee County Probation Department
Jim Braida
Steffen
Clipper
Rochelle set for boom year with 55 new jobs eyed
Rochelle officials forecast 55 new jobs in Q1 1989 as multiple firms expand. GREDCO aids RADCOR in Tennessee to establish here with low interest loans and local grants. Cedar Siding and Lumber signs LOI to open a cedar staining plant. Aratex Services opens a Rochelle distribution center. Superior Mattress plans to reach 12 workers. KED Coating to hire 30. Apple Packaging to add 20. Rochelle Cold Storage adds 10. Del Monte adds 50. Aigner adds 30. Best Welding to add 10.
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Rochelle
Greater Rochelle
Gredco
Flagg Township
Wise
Dixon
Aratex Services
West Second Avenue
Superior Mattress Manufacturing Company
Sycamore
Wagner Lumber
Sixth Street
First Avenue
KED Coating
Dorothy Johnson
Apple Packaging
Dinger
Rochelle Cold Storage
Wiscold
Milwaukee
Wis
del Monte Corporation
Aigner Company
Best Welding Company
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KSB Hospital
Carol
Kelly
Fire Department
Barb Oliphant
Center
S. Peoria Ave
Jerry Pauser
Andrea Reinhold
Madison Junior High
Archie Coleman
Lee County Nursing Home
LCNH
Louise Brass
Brass
Rass
Third Street
Sterling, Illinois
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