Christmas lights get help from a computer
Four Dixon men use Commodore computers to control holiday light displays via a home-built box. Kevin Lalley Chris Davis Dean Swartz and Ken Deyo programmed 45 patterns running from 430 pm to 1100 pm nightly. Homes at 520 Squires Ave 1043 Mary Ave 910 N Dixon and 353 Oak Park in Woodland Shores showcase the display.
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Lori Fagan
Dixon
Commodore
Kevin Lalley
Chris Davis
Dean Swartz
Ken Deyo
Deyo
Davis
Radio Shack
Lalley
Squires Ave
Lalley’s
Mary Ave
Swartz
N. Dixon
Deyo’s
Oak Park
Woodland Shores
Ambulance Paramedic Training Expands at Local School
Captain Dean Friel notes initial doubt about handling bookwork as Wilcox watches the first trainee group. Paramedics must complete about 230 hospital hours across departments such as surgery and obstetrics, plus ongoing 24 hour yearly education to maintain status. Lt. Keith Gabany says the full course requires roughly 500 training hours.
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Dean Friel
Wilcox
Keith Gabany
Paramedic Unit Ambulance Expands Fire Department Reach
The redesigned paramedic ambulance offers more space and equipment for patient care. Firefighters, now trained as paramedics, show increased confidence in field treatment. The ambulance, built in Goshen Indiana and bought from Foster Coach Sterling for 56000, shifts emergency care from ER to the field.
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Hill
Goshen
Indiana
Foster Coach
Sterling
British pilot makes precautionary landing near Mendota
Christopher Dixon, 32, of Newbury Berkshire, UK, landed a 152 single engine plane on East First Road near Mendota after engine trouble. He walked to a nearby home for help, was treated for frostbite at Mendota Hospital, and released. Flight plan filed with Cushing Airfield near Sheridan. Dixon planned a return flight from Cushing Airfield near Aurora.
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Telegraph
Mendota
LaSalle County
Greater
Rockford
Christopher Dixon
Newberry Bershire
United Kingdom
East First Road
Dixon
Plane
Mendota Hospital
Cushing Airfield
Sheridan
Aurora
Gifford to hand out his last stamp in Oregon
Oregon Post Office postmaster Stan Gifford retires December 29 after 34 years with the U S Postal Service. He rose from substitute carrier to postmaster guiding Oregon through major changes including computerized sorting as mail volume rose about a third to 15 000 pieces daily. Interim postmaster Tom Lanigan named. permanent successor not yet chosen.
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Telegraph
Oregon
Stan Gifford
Oregon Post Office
Gifford
United States Postal Service
Rockford
ComEd
Northern Illinois Gas
Mark Sauer
Oregon Post Service
Rochelle hospital offers free cab rides for holidays
Rochelle Community Hospital joins LRB Distributors to sponsor free taxi rides home from taverns and events in Rochelle after 6 p m through New Year s Eve. Hub City Taxi provides the service with extended hours to reduce drunk driving. designated driver flow is promoted by LRB and hospital officials.
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Telegraph
Rochelle
Rochelle Community Hospital
LRB Distributors
Dixon
Rochelle Retail Liquor Association
Hub City Cab Company
LRB
Ron Schoepfer
Rochelle Community Hospital Association
Paul Berrittini
Anheuser-Busch
Schoepfer
Berrettini
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Tom Corken
Bill Palen
Bob Shomaker
Paul Ratner
Craig Harrison
Marty Eccles
Warren Walder
Harold Rhodes
Galena Avenue
RCH
YMCA
Michael Jordans
Dolphin Swim Team
Dolphin
Beth Miller
Wed/Thur
Park District
Dixon Family Ymca
N. Galena Ave
Dixon, Ill
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