Walnut board cuts programs in French and tennis
Walnut High School will eliminate its French program and the girls tennis program as part of district reductions carried over from 1989. French classes ended after current seniors finished. Spanish remains offered. The board also reviewed gifted education plans, accepted volleyball coach resignation, and approved a state police background check agreement. Enrollment is steady near 148 with a slight rise expected later. superintendent Eggleston was invited to a state finance symposium at Western Illinois University.
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Walnut High School Board of Education
Donna Albrecht
Larry Eggleston
Eggleston
Illinois
Kathy Haurberg
Walnut
Illinois State Police
ISP
Western Illinois University
Macomb
Nachusa Lutheran Day School Wins Donations for Addition
Nachusa Lutheran Day School received 5410 through Primary Partners a gift matching program by Lutheran Brotherhood. Funds support a seven room addition on Illinois Route 38 Nachusa. Groundbreaking occurred last August with a target opening this coming August. Groundbroken for the project and the Kresge Foundation challenge remains to be fully funded.
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Nachusa Lutheran Day School
Primary Partners
Lutheran Brotherhood
Nachusa
Kresge
Califf
Dixon Man Sentenced to 14 Years for Sex Offense
Lee County Circuit Court Judge Tomas Magdich sentenced Larry DeWaele of Dixon, 42, to the maximum 14 years for aggravated criminal sexual abuse. The term reflects his third sex offense prison term, with the victim testifying to lasting harm and urging strict confinement. DeWaele had been on parole and in counseling when the July incident occurred.
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Telegraph
Lee County
Tomas Magdich
Larry DeWaele
Dixon
Magdich
DeWaele
al Williams
Sinnissippi
New mobile home transfer title law now in effect
A new state law requires proof of mobile home local taxes paid or a tax clearance before title transfer. The Secretary of State will deny issuance if documentation is missing, directing owners to obtain documents from previous owner or county treasurer. Contact Lee County Treasurer Sharon A. Thompson at 288-4477 for details.
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Secretary of State, Vehicle Services Department
Secretary of State
Sharon A. Thompson
Lee County
Daniel Heckman Trust Fund Assistance Noted
Daniel Heckman, a sick child, remains limited to home care and avoids trips to protect others. He has an older sister Amanda, 9, who is not ill. The family faces medical and travel costs while a trust fund through Amcore Bank in Rockford collects donations at 501 Seventh St.
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Daniel
Amanda
San Diego
Daniel Heckman
Amcore Bank
Seventh St
Rockford
Ill
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Ralph Seible
Seible
Mark Sauer
7Th Street
Highland Avenue
LSSI
Dixon Man
Raph
Value House Carpets
Sterling
Lincolnway
Freeport
Southwest Avenue
Armstrong
Waddell & Reed
Donald Burton
E. 4Th
St. Sterling, IL
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