Community meetings and events listed for Monday
Elks Ladies Auxiliary and Ma-Di-Na HEA Unit host meetings at 7 30 p m new lodge and home venues. Petunia City Quilters gather at Calico Goose while Beta Sigma Phi convenes at Dix on Public Library. Dixon Public Library hosts Ed Beatty exhibit lecture at 7 p m Rochelle Woman's Aglow Fellowship holds dinner and speaker Garden Room Hickory Grove 6 p m. Sauk Valley Bridge Club meets Sterling YWCA 6 50 p m. Rock River Lane Freeze convenes at Sauk Valley Community College 7 30 p m.
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Elks’ Ladies Auxiliary
New Lodge
Gayle Beehle
Petunia City
Community meeting and blood drive events listed for Jan 9
On Tuesday January 9 Lee County Red Cross hosts a Paw Paw bloodmobile at the Community Building from 1 30 to 6 30 pm. Various groups meet including Young Mothers Club at Lin da Wegner's home at 7 30 pm and Kingdom Breakfast Club at Parkway North at 8 30 am. United Methodist Women Executive Committee gathers at First United Methodist Church parlor at 9 am while Wesleyan Society dines at the church Fellowship Hall at 6 30 pm. Past Noble Grands Club breakfast at KSB Hospital Snack Bar at 8 30 am. Northern Illinois Mood Disorder Group meets at KSB Hospital at 7 pm. Overeaters Anonymous meets at St Paul Lutheran Church at 7 30 pm. eTOPS meets at St Luke's Episcopal Church at 5 45 pm.
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Lee County Red Cross
Paw Paw
Young Mothers’ Club
Linda Wegner
Kingdom
Parkway North
United Methodist Women Executive Committee
First United Methodist Church
Wesleyan Society
First United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall
Noble
KSB Hospital
Northern Illinois
St. Paul Lutheran Church
St. Luke's Episcopal Church
Super Bowl Snacks: Picante First-Down Drumsticks and Couch Potatoes
Home economists offer two crowd pleasing finger foods using picante sauce. Couch Potatoes are crispy potato skins with a peppery filling, made up to 24 hours ahead. Picante First-Down Drumsticks are chicken legs brushed with a honey mustard glaze and picante sauce, baked until tender and served warm or room temperature.
Lee County group meetings on Wednesday schedule
Lee County Historical Society gathers in Loveland at 7 30 p m. Mothers Study Club meets at Marlene Fahs home at 7 30 p m. Rock River Grange holds a meeting in Grange Hall. Dixon Public Library hosts lunch at 12 30. Adult Children of Alcoholics meet in Loveland at 8 p m. Dixon Sports Boosters Club Board meets at DHS library at 7 p m. LeeNAG color slide tour of Lee County areas at Loveland Community House at 7 30 p m.
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Lee County Historical Society
Loveland
Mothers’ Study Club
Marlene Fahs
Rock River Grange
Grange Hall
Dixon Public Library
Leenag
Lee County
Loveland Community House
Phoenix group meets for divorcees at St Marys Parish Center
A local listing notes a meeting for divorced separated and widowed Christians in Phoenix at St Marys Parish Center at 7 p.m. Also listed are Dixon area singles gathering at Immanuel Lutheran Church for 7 p.m. and a Hollywood classic film shown at Dixon Public Library at 6 30 p.m.
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Phoenix
Christian Group
St. Mary’s Parish Center
Dixon Area
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Dixon Public Library
Dixon Singles
Franklin Grove Rd
Greg
Cindy
Friday Meeting Notes at Franklin Grove Church
Friday January 12 includes a China HEA Unit meeting at 1 p.m. at St Paul Lutheran Church Franklin Grove and a Narcotics Anonymous meeting in Loveland. The schedule appears concise with two events listed for the day.
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China
Muenster Beef Heroes for Easy Sunday Supper
Simple, casual Sunday supper idea with savory sandwiches ideal for paper plates. Feature Muenster Beef Heroes using Dijon butter, spinach, roast beef, red onion, dill pickles and cheese. Includes prep steps and serving guidance for quick family meals.
Oriental Chicken and Pheasant Wild Rice Recipes Shared
Jim Johnson submits oriental chicken recipe using chicken, rice, vegetables, soy sauce and broth baked until tender for 4 to 6 servings. The Washington School Pheasant and Wild Rice Luncheon features M J Shoemaker prepared pheasants with wild rice, onions, peppers, mushrooms, soups, wine, and butter, yielding 36 servings via roaster to casseroles.
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Jim Johnson
D.E.A
Washington
M.J. Shoemaker
Elks Ladies Auxiliary to Meet at New Lodge
Community groups list meetings including Ma-Di-Na HEA Unit lesson on water quality by Wilma Mosher at Gayle Boehle home 7 30 p m and Mothers Club program on Nutrition for Children by Joyce Miller in the coming week. Other events include Lunch at Dixon Library with Wordsworth film, a Grange card party at Dixon Masonic Lodge, Mothers Study Club trip report to Dickson Siberia, Lee County Historical Society meeting with Reagan Foundation talk, and Dixon Area Singles planning calendars for February and March with contact numbers.
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Mothers’ Club
Young Mothers’ Club
Linda Wegner
Joyce Miller
Mothers’ Study Club
Mothers
Marlene Fahs
Glenna Beckman
Dickson
Siberia
Delores Ferger
Arlene Grobe
Dear Ann Landers readers letters spark long city name debate
A reader dispute over a letters game counting letters in city names sparks talk of fairness and long place names. The column also shares anecdotes about odd town names, Bible word counts, and a hospital administrator lamenting unpaid emergency care costs.
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Ann Landers
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
North
South Carolina
Utah
Ohio
Iowa
Idaho
Maine
Lord
Ann
Huntsville
Aln
Hunts
Ted
Tacoma
N.M
Palmer
Alaska
Texas
Wales
Great Britain
West
Dear West
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Dixon
Sauk Valley Community College
Midland United Dairy Industry Association
Icookbook
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Dixon Education Association
Wordsworth
William Wordsworth
Lee Historical Society
Marlin Misner
Ronald Reagan Home Presentation Foundation
Estella Johnson
Imogene Ribardy
Ralph Pierson
Mason City
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