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Newspaper
Dixon Telegraph
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1988
Page
8
Open gym at Dixon Family YMCA runs 1 30 to 4 30 p m and 6 30 to 9 p m while Sauk Valley Bridge Club and Sterling YWCA hold events in the evening.
Dixon Family YMCA offers open swim 1 30 to 3 30 p m and 6 to 8 p m Overeaters Anonymous meets at St Paul Lutheran Church 421 S Peoria Ave 7 30 p m Alanon meets in Loveland 8 p m TOPS meets at St Luke's Episcopal Church 5 45 p m Dixon Moose Lodge hosts family night 5 to 7 p m Dixon Public Library presents children videos in the Children's Department at 10 30 a m
On Wednesday December 28 the Oregon Park District hosts a Pit Stop radio controlled vehicles activity at Nash Exercise and Weight Room from 2 to 4 pm. Narcotics Anonymous meets in Loveland at 7:30 pm, Adult Children of Alcoholics also meets in Loveland at 8 pm, and Dixon YMCA offers open swim from 1:30 to 3:30 pm. Loyal Order of Moose holds a Dixon Moose Lodge meeting at 7 pm. Bird Watch at Lowell Park Nature Center starts at 9 am, and Franklin Grove Community Quilters hold a quilting bee in the library basement at 1 pm.
Nachusa Lutheran Home outside Dixon hosts a Christmas season for 45 residential students ages 10 to 16, many with multiple prior placements. Staff say 91 percent progress to less restricted settings, while families and community volunteers provide visits, gifts, and support to help children cope with abuse, neglect, and instability.
Dear Readers of Insight, I have known only one truly loving person who put others first and did what was kind by nature. He did not seek praise, only helped others feel happier before themselves, with gentle warmth and consideration.
Anthony J Becker reflects on Jesus as a loving figure who treats all people with dignity. He emphasizes Christ’s awareness of His own worth and ours, born on Christmas Day to restore human dignity and value. The message honors Jesus as Redeemer whose life death and birth reveal enduring worth for all.
Readers share painful memories of cruel tickling by sisters and the lasting fear it caused. A parent guidance voice warns tickling is a disguised form of cruelty. Other letters cover marital infidelity, cancer stress, and social judgment about a teenage unwed mother seeking privacy.
This week the pet of the week is Jolly a four month old male gray and black tiger ready for adoption. To adopt contact Tri County Animal Shelter at 288-PETS.
Meals on Wheels volunteers will deliver Christmas dinner Sunday at 11:30 a.m. with help from Eurith Leydig Center. WIC coupon pickups for January are Jan 3 and 4 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Lee County Health Department, with an additional site Thursday at the Amboy Jaycee Building. For details call 284-6166 or 284-3371.
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