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Newspaper
Dixon Telegraph
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1989
Page
6
To list your event in the calendar call 284-2222 ext 34 or write to the communi calendar at Dixon Telegraph 113 S Peoria Ave Dixon IL 61021. Include calendar details at least four days before the event.
On Wednesday January 11 various groups meet across towns. Franklin Grove Quilters hold a quilting bee at Franklin Library basement at 1 pm. Birdwatch gathers at Lowell Park Nature Center at 9 am. Dixon Moose Lodge hosts a 7 pm Loyal Order meeting. Singer Mental Health Center hosts a 6 pm Human Rights Authority meeting. Loveland hosts AA and Narcotics Anonymous meetings at 8 pm and 30 pm respectively. DHS booster club meets 6:30 pm in the library. Rock River Grange dinner meeting at Parkway restaurant at 7 pm. Lee County Historical Society meets in Loveland at 7:30 pm.
Local groups list Thursday activities including Job Search workshop by Business Employment Skills at 353 W. Everett St from 9 to 3, Dixon Men’s Garden Club at Heritage Square 7 p.m., ACE Whiteside County Senior Center 7 p.m., Dixon Area Singles Immanuel Lutheran Church 7 p.m., PEO Sisterhood KM dinner at 93 y Hennepin 5 30, Nature Preserve Slides at Sauk Valley Community College 7 p.m., Annual Chili Supper at Lee Center Congregational Church 5 to 8, Palmyra HEA unit at Norma Bales home 1 15 p.m., and a divorce support note.
Activities include a 1 p.m. meeting at the home of Phyllis Willier. The Dixon Moose Lodge will serve suppers from 5 to 8 p.m. DHS band will host a spaghetti supper in the high school cafeteria from 5 to 7 p.m. A bridge group for men and women gathers at the Senior Center at 12:30 p.m.
Overeaters Anonymous holds a meeting in Classroom III on the fifth floor of KSB Hospital at 8 30 a.m. on Saturday January 14.
Dixon Moose Lodge serves breakfast from 8 a.m. to noon while Lowell Park Nature Center offers hot chocolate after skiing, open until 4 p.m. Both provide a community refreshment point and outdoor activity support.
Monday January 16 schedule shows the Sauk Valley Bridge Club gathering at the Sterling YWCA at 7. Participants play duplicate bridge with likely casual clubs.
A soap opera style campaign featuring the Crawford family aired in New England drawing widespread attention. The two year estrangement between Jill and her father Ken sparked viewer tears and calls from Massachusetts to Vermont, while audiences debated who would make the next call to end the silence. The campaign, created by Harold Cabot Co. and directed by Randa Haines with Bruce Kirby as the father, has boosted phone usage and stirred both fascination and strong emotional responses across the region.
The Dixon Men's Garden Club will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at Heritage Square. Petunia preparation is on the agenda.
The January meeting of Adults Caring for the Elderly is set for 7 p.m. Thursday at Whiteside County Senior Center at Avenue L and Ninth Street with Judy Hill from Community General Hospital discussing the Catastrophic Health Care law. For details contact Mary Ann Resch, Margaret Allen, or Marilyn Schick. The Dixon Woman's Club meets at 2 p.m. Saturday at Loveland Community House with Cheryl Price and Ruth Walls speaking on Alzheimer's and hypothermia.
The Dixon Area Singles plan a Party Night on Saturday at Plum Hollow Fitness and Recreation. There will be dancing. Call Mary at 288-2558 or Cindy at 625-7489 to join.
Tri County Opportunities Council presents a Wednesday column with at home activities for preschoolers. It encourages using outdoor winter fun to combat cabin fever and suggests a snow footprints hide and seek version with a hidden treasure in an untracked yard after fresh snow.
When snow is fresh, go outside to hide a treasure and create winding tracks. Walk in varied directions before concealing the treasure, then retrace to your door. Have your child follow the tracks to find it, then switch roles and let them hide. A variation is for either of you to hide for the other to follow.
Sauk Valley Community College hosts an Antique and Collectible Show with guest exhibits including a rare radio collection by Jean Cogdall, WWII memorabilia by Rich Milazzo and Bruce Smith, and Dee W. Walburn's seed collection of over 26 000 varieties. The event supports reinstate baseball at the college, runs 9 am to 4 pm Sunday, and offers baseball memorabilia, films, and a $1 admission with 50 cent seniors.
In a Letter to Ann Landers a reader describes a deadly autoerotic asphyxiation practice among young men using pantyhose and underwear, tied nooses, and rope over joists. The columnist confirms awareness, warns of hundreds of deaths, and urges parents and police to acknowledge the danger.
A grateful child writes to Ann Landers praising a stepfather who helped heal a troubled family after years of abuse. The letter describes the stepfather’s impact on a mother and siblings and ends with gratitude and love.
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