Lowell Park Suggested Site For Reagan Statue Vote
Dix on Park Board discussed placing a second Reagan statue at Lowell Park with support from Vice President Mike Verner and committee member Dr David Deets. No official action was taken yet. Park district moves offices to Miller House on Palmyra Ave and seeks bids for Page Park boat docks with a $19 000 IDOC grant. Nine residents have filed election petitions for a park board seat with packets due Jan 16 23.
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Ronald Reagan
Dixon Park
Lowell Park
Mike Verner
Miller
Palmyra Ave
Venier
Park District
Park
Venner
Memorial
Nancy Zinnen
Dave Zinnen
Page Park
Illinois Department of Conservation
IDOC
Zinnen
Right to Life essay contest opens for students
Winnebago County Right to Life sponsors its third annual essay contest for students in grades 7-9 and 10-12. Essays up to 500 words must start with I believe life begins and include name address grade and school, postmarked by January 31. Contact Karl Heckler at 3997246 for details. Essays mailed to 1732 Remington Road Apt 1 Rockford IL 61108.
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Rockford
Winnebago County
Right To Life Organization
Winnebago Right To Life
Karl Heckler
Remington Road
Apt. 1
Illinois farms shrink as census shows ongoing decline
Unpublished 1987 census figures reveal only 2.1 million U S farms nationwide, a drop from 2.24 million in 1982. Illinois lists 88,786 farms, down about 10 percent from 98,483 in 1982, with Mason and Lee counties showing notable declines. Census data guide policy, with 700,000 of 2.1 million farmers producing 90 percent of national output.
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Washington
D.C
Illinois
Jerald Quinton
Lee County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
ASCS
Quinton
Lee County
Bud Pautler
Census Bureau
Mike Williamson
Easton
Mason County
Williamson
Illinois Central College
Missouri
Pantler
U.S
Pautler
Legislature cuts funds for education amid suit transfer
Springfield officials denounce a last minute budget move that shifts up to 2 million from general state aid to education to reimburse districts for report cards and teacher background checks. SMART contends the act requires funding for mandated programs, while districts prefer general aid for flexibility.
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Springfield
Donald Miedema
Arthur L. Berman
Dchicago
State Mandates Act Rights Task
SMART
Bob Long
Long
Berman
Miedema
Local woman to appear on Dixon UCP Telethon
Debbie Wilcox, a Dixon resident and Washington School teacher’s aide, is set to demonstrate a communication board on WREX Channel 13 during the United Cerebral Palsy Telethon this weekend. The event runs 10:15 p.m. Saturday to 6 p.m. Sunday, with Wilcox appearing at 2:10 p.m. Sunday to show the device that aids her speech. Funds support UCP research and education, with a Rockford goal of about 120000.
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Dixon
United Cerebral Palsy
UCP
Debbie Wilcox
Wrex-Tv
Rockford
Cherry Vale
Wilcox
Washington School
Zeladius Ashford
Patti Laudicina
Judy Geissler
Blackhawk
Hal Roberts Co., Inc
N. Galena Ave
Dixon Vfw Auxilary
Rochelle
Rochelle Chamber of Commerce
Polo
Pritchard Auto Sales
Dixon to test the meters
Dixonites may receive calls from the water department to schedule meter tests. Water Department Superintendent Chris Hill says a seven year cycle will test about 1,400 meters annually to ensure proper function. A service man visits homes about 20 minutes, with most meters rebuilt on site and visual inspections ensured.
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Telegraph
Dixonites
Water Department
Chris Hill
Hill
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David Deets
Deets
Bob Sawyer
Reagan
Se of Recreation and Venier
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W. Third Street
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Betty Quaco
Ronnie
Tri-County
Copley News Service
Nation
Office of Technical Assessment
USDA
Martin Luther King Jr
IRS
Jerry Pauser
Dixon National Bank
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