Local Meetings and Blood Drive Schedule Tuesday
On Tuesday January 2, various community meetings and events are planned. Lee County Red Cross bloodmobile visits Lincoln Avenue Church of God 1 to 6 pm, Woman's Aglow Fellowship meets Sterl ing YWCA at 6:30 pm, Dixon Coin Club gathers Loveland 7:30 pm with visitors welcome, Northern Illinois Mood Disorder group meets KSB Hospital at 7 pm, Overeaters Anonymous at St Paul Lutheran Church 421 S Peoria Ave at 7:30 pm, TOPS meets St Luke's Episcopal Church at 5:45 pm.
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Lee County Red Cross
Lincoln Avenue
Church of God
Woman’s Aglow Fellowship
Sterling Ywca
Dixon Coin Club
Loveland
Northern Illinois
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
Lee County Aging Council Opens New Year With Open House
The Lee County Council on Aging hosts a New Year's Day open house on Monday from 3 to 5 p.m. at its offices. Attendees can tour services and learn about programs for seniors.
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Lee County Council On Aging
Community Event Calendar Items Include Vision Screening and Classes
On Wednesday January 3 the Hauser Ross Eye Institute hosts a free vision screening at the Sylvest Clinic building from 1 to 3 pm. An Adult Children of Alcoholics meeting is planned in Loveland at 8 pm. Body Recall programs run ten weeks at Highland Community College Freeport with sessions on Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays at 9:30 or 10:30 am.
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Hauser-Ross Eye Institute
Sylvest
Loveland
Highland Community College
Freeport
Harmony International Open House at YMCA Sterling
Harmony International hosts an open house in the multi purpose room at the YMCA Sterling at 8 p.m. The event comes as part of activities for the group formerly Sweet Adelines Inc. A SHARE support group meets at KSB Hospital at 7 30 p.m.
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Harmony International
Sweet Adelines, Inc
Ymca Sterling
SHARE
Ksb Hospital
Fashions Shine This Season With Rich Embellishments
Holiday dressing centers on personal style and bold details. Designers and retailers praise varied fabrics and standout accessories from oversized cashmere tunics to jeweled brooches and luminous scarves. Jewelry by Robert Lee Morris and eyewear by Donna Karan elevate looks, while hats, scarves, and glittering hosiery complete the season’s glamorous statement.
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Mary Ann Restivo
Robert Lee Morris
Morris
Donna Karan
Bausch & Lomb
Karan
Patricia Underwood
New York
California
Lucille Klein
Jcpenney
Wife vs Jim over dinner with young assistant
A 43-year-old wife asks if inviting her husband’s young assistant to their home while she’s away was proper. She resents her husband’s report of her reaction and the assistant’s denial. The note argues the assistant had no business in their home and the husband erred.
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Ann Landers
Jim
Texas
Dear Ann Landers Help Requests From Readers
A troubled mother asks for help to stop harming her child, seeking a path to therapy and safety. A young woman in California writes about an 18 year old dating a 19 year old living with a 30 year old, seeking guidance on how to handle the relationship and housing, lamenting financial limits and uncertain options.
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Ann
Tommy
S.C
Parents Anonymous
S. Sepulveda Blvd
Los Angeles
Calif
Ann Landers
Mona
California
Dixon High School December Student of the Month Eyes Optometry Path
Erin Devine of Dixon High School is December Student of the Month. Daughter of the late James Devine and Rosemary Devine, she has active roles in Jazz Show Choir Madrigals and Robed Choir and has performed in multiple plays. She plans to study biology and pursue optometry at Illinois colleges then Illinois College of Optometry. She will receive a $200 Dixon National Bank scholarship and is eligible for Student of the Year with a $4,000 prize.
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Erin Devine
Dixon High School
James Devine
Rosemary Devine
Peoria Ave
Devine
DHS
Opryland
Nora
Dixon Credit
University of Illinois In
Champaign
Northern Illinois University
Dixon National Bank
Jeanne Schnell
Roger Schnell
Amboy
Schnell
Ashton High School
FFA
Illinois Ag college honors three area freshmen with Turner Scholars
Three area students joined 61 freshmen named Jonathan Baldwin Turner Scholars at a December banquet. Brenda Gorman of Steward Matthew Gusse of Dixon and Jeanne Schnell of Amboy received scholarships funded by the College of Agriculture memorial fund GROWMARK Inc and Garden Clubs of Illinois Inc Each student plans careers in fields linked to agriculture education and horticulture with strong academic and leadership records noted.
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University of Illinois College of Agriculture
Jonathan Baldwin Turner
eBrenda Gorman
Thomas Gorman
Steward
Gorman
Paw Paw
The
Hoof and Horn Club
College of Agriculture Memorial Fund
Douglas C. Michels
Schnell
College Age Council
Horticulture Club
Garden Clubs of Illinois, Inc
SDP onl naan od aroumneee Singles group meet at St Marys
Sterling The Phoenix Divorced Separated and Widowed Christian Group will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at St Marys Parish Center 600 Ave B. Open discussion. call Dennis 626-0881 or Virginia 626-1230 for info. DeKalb Army ROTC scholarships available to freshmen and sophomores. tuition up to 7000 or 80 percent of tuition. deadlines Feb 25 for two year and Apr 15 for three year awards.
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Minnie Bell
Rebekah Lodge
Loveland
Dixon Public Library
Phoenix
Christian Group
St. Mary’s Parish Center
Sterling
St. Mary’s
Ave. B
Dennis
Virginia
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Rock River Valley
Dixon Telegraph
S. Peoria Ave
Dixon
Narcotics Anonymous
Bridge Group For
Overeaters Anonymous
Rock Falls
Hubby
Brenda Gorman
Telegraph
Matthew Gusse
American Revolution
David Gusse
Gusse
Illinois Music Educators
Agricultural Economics Club
Growmark, Inc
Bloomington
Melvin E. Sims
SDP
Onl Naan
Aroumneee
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