Raynor union members vote on three year contract at plant
Raynor Garage Door Carpenters Local 790 prepare to vote Saturday on a three year deal covering about 460 hourly factory workers at Raynor. Current base salary is 7.15 per hour with average hourly pay around 10. Negotiations followed three sessions and ratification awaits union members.
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Raynor Garage Door Carpenters Union Local 790
E. River Road
Raynor
Tom Kish
Telegraph
Mark Sauer
Carpenter
790
Rick Ketchum
World Understanding Through Rotary Event At Dixon Club
Dixon Rotary meeting Monday will explore World Understanding Month with a panel of past exchange students sharing yearlong overseas experiences. Heidi Hill currently represents Dixon in Denmark. next year Allison Coffey will go to Australia and Barry Francis hosts from Zimbabwe.
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Rotary
Dixon
Rotary International
Rotary Exchange
Heidi Hill
Denmark
Dixon Club
Allison Coffey
Australia
Barry Francis
Zimbabwe
Paul Berretini
Mount Morris
IDOT honors two area workers as engineers and technicians
Richard Bussan of Geneseo named 1989 District Two Engineer of the Year and John Schoaf of Dixon named District Two Technician of the Year at a highway conference at the University of Illinois. Rex Heacock cited peer judging and noted Bussan and Schoaf led maintenance and surveying innovations. Ost leads District Two.
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Illinois Department of Transportation
IDOT
Richard
Dick) Bussan
Geneseo
John Schoaf
Dixon
University of Illinois
Rex Heacock
Heacock
Schoaf
Division of Highways
Bureau of Design
William D. Ost
District Two
Ogle County building code may move forward after study
After five years of study Ogle County plans a building code ordinance to be introduced at the March county board meeting and voted on in April The draft follows the BOCA standard with inspections urged by most towns and contractors While not covering farms sheds or garages the code would apply to houses and public industrial buildings and Rochelle already has a similar code Merle Snodgrass chairman of the Planning Assessment and Zoning Committee notes strong support county wide from towns and contractors ongoing preparation began in 1985 as a response to homebuyer complaints and renewed in the past year with new concerns reaching County Chairman Robert Gingerich»
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Oregon
Ogle County
Merle Snodgrass
Robert Gingerich
Snodgrass
Illinois
Rochelle
Ogle County considers 2 percent hotel tax to fund promotions
Oregon Ogle County may impose a 2 percent tax on net hotel and motel receipts to fund tourism efforts via the county Tourism Bureau. The ordinance, introduced to the County Board, would take effect April 1 if approved, with city taxes prevailing when present.
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Oregon
Ogle County
Ogle
Reagan Delivers Testimony On Iran Contra Details
Former President Ronald Reagan says he has not seen any evidence identifying who collected or delivered funds for weapons or whether money sat in a Swiss account. He testifies on Poindexter, North, and the Iran Contra affair, denying knowledge of any obstruction or document destruction and noting his support for foreign donations to aid the Contras.
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Reagan
Poindexter
Congress
Oliver North
Dan Webb
U.S
Iran
Webb
John Poindexter
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Rock Island
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Tourism Bureau
Doug Flaski
Flaski
Clayton
North
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Dixon, Ill
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