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Newspaper
Dixon Telegraph
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1990
Page
6
To list your event in the calendar call 284 2222 ext 240 or write to the Lifestyle Section at Dixon Telegraph 113 S Peoria Ave Dixon IL. To be included in the calendar, information should be four days before the event.
A busy schedule of community activities across Dixon Loveland Mount Morris and Princeton includes library screenings at the Dixon Public Library and a Hollywood Classic Film at the same venue at 6 30 p m A wide range of meetings and socials are listed from Red Cross First Aid classes at the Red Cross office to a chili supper at the Senior Center and a winter play The Calamityville Terror at DHS auditorium All events run through the evening with times from 1 p m to 10 p m and feature dozens of local organizations churches and clubs including YWCA COVE NKHA and the Lee County Council on Aging with activities in schools churches and community centers across the area
A schedule of Chicago area happenings for 1990 with contacts from the Chicago Tourism Council. June events span consumer electronics, theater, golf, blues, parades, fairs, exhibitions, and river pages. venues include McCormick Place, Auditorium Theatre, Grant Park, Navy Pier, Mercha ndise Mart, and Wrigley Field with citywide dialing codes and phone numbers.
The Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio Foundation announces the 1990 Wright Plus housewalk on May 19 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Ten architecturally significant homes will be open, five designed by Wright, including his own home and studio. Tickets cost 25 dollars and go on sale March 1 at local shops or by phone at 708 848 1500. a limited number of tickets are available to an international audience.
Newman principal William King announced honors for the first semester. High Honors cover seventh to twelfth grades with a long slate of named students across each grade and among both honors lists, including seventh grader Jeannette Kob beman and seniors such as Laura Anderson and Kim Atilano.
A writer laments rising commercial intrusion on daily life from taped calls to home answering machines, calling ads a pervasive invasion of privacy. The piece mocks public figures and seeks protection from data collection, noting marketers turn people into walking billboards and forecasting dining out as the next frontier of commercialization.
A diner rails at an ad agency proposal to have waitstaff model clothes and push sponsored products. He cites intrusive pitches, loss of family conversations, and absurd future scenes from a restaurant where brands name drinks and even a No Excuse Jeans Award.
A digest of community happenings in Dixy around Dixon with a library film series at the Dixon Public Library showing Oscar winning films led by Henry Fonda and Jack Lemmon. Other items include Minnie Bell Rebekah Lodge meeting in Loveland, a Chili Supper fundraiser at the Lee County Senior Center, a Dixon Area Singles meeting at Immanuel Lutheran Church, PEARL support groups in Sterling, an exhibit at the Museum of Contemporary Photography in Chicago, Walnut Grade School chili supper, and local Home Extension Unit health lesson at Franklin Grove.
Ogle County Veterans Memorial Committee will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Pinehill Bed and Breakfast 400 Mix St. Corporate officers will be elected and committee structure established. All interested persons invited. For more information contact Marv Kunde after 2:30 p.m. at 732-2407.
A reader from Idaho laments underpayment and low social regard for teachers. After five years of college and 21 years in the classroom, the author earns 27000 annually and spends about 300 yearly on supplies while putting in long hours. The letter calls for greater appreciation and a shift toward the respected status enjoyed by medicine and law, noting rising care needs in rural families.
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