Community club and meeting notices in Dixon area
Listings show multiple meetings and events: China Unit of Lee County Homemakers Ex tension Association meets at Doris's home on Saturday February 11. Dixon Area Singles Valentine dance at American Legion Hall 7 p.m. Overeaters Anonymous at KSB Hospital Classroom III 8 30 a.m. Rock River Chapter Viet Now meets at Stony Point Lounge 1 p.m. Noah's Ark Story Hour at Loveland Community House 2 30 p.m. Rock River Lane Freeze Public Peace Conversion Action Polo 10 a.m. Swinging Stars square dance at Rock Falls.
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Dixon Area
American Legion Hall
Overeaters Anonymous
KSB Hospital
Rock River
Viet Now
Stony Point
Loveland
Rock River Lane
Polo
Rock Falls
Rock River Sane/Freeze
Division and
Mason Streets
Rock River Lane/Freeze
Elvis Extravaganza and Narcotics Anonymous Schedule
Today listings show a 1 p.m. Burke Narcotics Anonymous meeting and a 7:30 p.m. session at Dixon Public Library. An Elvis Extravaganza is planned for 10 a.m. at the Bridge group for men and women at the Senior Center at 1 p.m. in Loveland.
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Burke
Narcotics Anonymous
Loveland
Dixon Public Library
Bridge Group
1986 law may require children to file tax returns
The Tax Reform Act of 1986 tightens filing rules for dependents. Children with earned income over 3000, investment income over 500, or both over 500 must file, with a higher standard deduction of 500 or earned income. Under 14 with investment income over 1000 may face parental tax rates, and Form 8615 governs this computation.
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Bee Teetrwetione
Aroek
Community Center Meeting Notice in Loveland
Dixon Woman's Club schedules meeting at the Loveland Community Center from 2 p.m. Readiness activities and local planning to be discussed. Members urged to attend this afternoon session.
Sterling Rock Falls society schedule and community events
Sunday events include Sterling-Rock Falls Historical Society meeting at St John s Lutheran Church Sterling at 2 p.m. An all you can eat pancake and sausage breakfast at Masonic Temple from 7 30 to 11 30 a.m. Franklin Center PTO meeting at Franklin Center High School 6 30 p.m. Dixon Public Library screens Alistair Cooke s America at 7 p.m. Franklin Grove Area Historical Society meeting at Church of the Brethren Fellowship Hall 7 p.m.
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Sterling-Rock Falls
Franklin Center Pto
Franklin Center High School
Dixon Public Library
Alistair Cooke
America
Franklin Grove Area Historical Society
Church of the Brethren Fellowship Hall
Dixon Masonic Temple
E. Everett
Helping children create valentines
Editor series offers at home preschool activities for Valentine’s Day. The piece describes two ideas and demonstrates a simple Valentine Toast where children mix red milk and paint a heart on bread then toast it.
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Tri-County Opportunities Council
Scented Valentine Collage Craft Idea Card
A simple scented Valentine activity guides children to brush diluted glue on paper in a heart shape, sprinkle spices such as nutmeg cinnamon or cloves, then dry and add a handwritten message. The card becomes a fragrant keepsake that conveys love through its aroma.
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Valentine
St Paul Lutheran Church Lenten services in Dixon and Nachusa
St Paul Lutheran Church at 421 S Peoria Ave Dixon hosts midweek Lenten services with Nachusa, themed St Paul A Journey of Life and Faith. Wednesday services at 7 pm include refreshments. two services at Nachusa on Feb 22 and March 8, others at Dixon. Swinging Stars square dance event in Rock Falls hosted by Swinging Stars with Tommy Russell calling and Donna Dodson cueing.
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St. Paul Lutheran Church
S. Peoria Ave
Nachusa
St. Paul
Dixon
Tyler to speak to Woman's Club in Dixon
The Dixon Woman's Club meets at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Loveland Community House with Dorothy Dodd-Tyler as featured speaker. Brenda Carr and Ann Kossowska join as performers and readers. Gail Dickey chairs the public affairs division with co-hostesses Vernice Bross and Edna Womeldorff.
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Dixon Woman's Club
Loveland Community House
Dorothy Dodd-Tyler
Tyler
Lynn Martin
Washington, D.C
Brenda Carr
First United Methodist Church
Ann Kossowska
Dear Ann Landers Readers Inquiry on a Child and a Paroled Father
A mother asks how to handle a four year old son’s questions about his biological father who is on parole after arson, addiction, and crimes. She paused contact, notes the father has shown no parenting involvement, and seeks age appropriate guidance to explain absence and avoid negative influence.
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Dear Ann Landers
Junior
Dear Georgia: how to answer a child about his jailed father
A reader asks how to explain an abusive father's presence to her son. The advice suggests, with age, telling the child the father lives elsewhere, then that he broke the law and is in prison, and avoiding demonizing the parent. It cautions against dwelling on fear and to change the subject.
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Daddy
Junior
Dixon High School names Rob LeSage January Student of the Month
Dixon High School senior Rob LeSage, son of Dr. Robert and Shelly LeSage, was named January Student of the Month. He plans to attend either the University of Illinois or Northwestern, with possible majors in political science or business and careers in law or advertising. He has been active in sports, earning MVP on the golf team for three years, and participates in Student Council and National Honor Society. He will receive a $200 savings bond and remains a candidate for Student of the Year with a $4,000 bond.
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Rob LeSage
Dixon High School
Rob
LeSage
University of Illinois
Northwestern University
Northwestern
U Or I
Dixins
DHS
Robert and
Shelly
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Coronado Theatre
Whiteside County Senior Center
Palmyra
Immanuel Lutheran Church
St. Mary Parish Center
Sterling
China
Lee County Homemakers Extension Association
Doris
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Newspaper Enterprise Assoc
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Dixoeee
Swinging Stars
Tommy Russell
Donna Dodson
Woman’s Club
St. Mary’s Parish Center
Avenue B
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Diana
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Franklin Grove
Lee County
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Rachel Near
Lucille Folk
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