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Newspaper
Dixon Telegraph
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1989
Page
6
To place an event in the Dixon Telegraph community calendar call 284 2222 extension 34 or write to the calendar desk at Dixon Telegraph 113 S Peoria Ave Dixon IL 61021. Include information four days before the event to be considered for the calendar.
Practical Club dessert luncheon at Violet McWethy home at 1 30 p m. Lee County Parent Support group meets at KSB Hospital at 7 p m. Elderly handicapped and low income tax help at Lee County Senior Citizens Center noon to 3 30 p m. Overeaters Anonymous at St Paul Lutheran Church 421 S Peoria Ave 7 30 p m. Alanon at Loveland 8 p m. TOPS at St Luke's Episcopal Church 5 45 p m. Classroom III fifth floor KSB Hospital 7 p m. Dixon Park District Walking Program Armory Rec Center 7 to 9 a m. Dixon Park District Aerobics at Washington School 5 30 to 6 15 p m.
Dixon Park District hosts Co-Ree Volleyball League at Armory Bec Center from 6 30 to 9 p m on Wednesday Feb 1. Free blood pressure screenings at KSB Hospital lobby noon to 2 p m. Franklin Grove Quilters hold a quilting bee at Franklin Grove Library basement at 1 p m. Resolve Through Sharing meets at Freeport Memorial Hospital 7 30 p m. Dixon Public Library offers lunch at 12 30 p m. PBS Great Performances airs at 7 p m. Women of the Moose meet at Dixon Moose Lodge 7 p m. Narcotics Anonymous meets in Loveland at 7 30 p m. Adult Children of Alcoholics meet in Loveland at 8 p m. Emmanuel United Methodist Church of Polo hosts pancake supper 4 30 to 8 p m. Lee County Health Department WIC coupon pickup at 1315 Franklin Grove Rd 8 30 a m to 5 p m. Dixon Park District Spiker Volleyball League 6 30 to 8 p m. Mothers Study Club meets at Dorothy Mielke’s home.
On Thursday February 2 Dixon area groups host events across town. Elvis Extravaganza at the Dixon Public Library at 3 30 p m and a Diabetic Clinic at KSB Hospital runs 7 to 9 p m. Activities include Dixon Park District aerobics at Washington School 5 50 to 6 15 p m Six Feet and Under Basketball League at Armory Rec Center 6 30 p m and a Lee County Sheriff's Association meeting at the Law Enforcement Center 7 30 p m. Other items: Dixon Christian Singles at Immanuel Lutheran 7 p m Questers Chapter 277 meet at Joy Heckman’s home 7 30 p m Best offers a free Job Search Workshop 9 a m to 3 p m 353 W Everett St and a Tax Implication program on Catastrophic Insurance Act at Lee County Senior Citizens Center 9 30 to 10 30 a m.
Sharon Wallace, longtime Mount Morris resident with 20 years of experience, becomes director of the Mount Morris Senior Center replacing Betty Proctor who moved to Chattanooga. Wallace aims to boost community participation, maintain volunteer-driven programs, and continues offerings open to all ages, including a February Valentine dinner dance and Scent Exchange. The center at 9 E Front St operates weekdays.
Newman High School and Middle School released the first semester honor roll. High Honors include seventh through twelfth graders such as Shelby Duke Dan McCue Nick Bellini Kathy Baumann Jodi Wagner and Mike Bailey. Second Honors names span all grades with students like Kyle Ackman Bridget Czerwionka Paul Schaefer and Charlie Apple.
Landers notes a Boston student posed the classic gry riddle. William Safire called word games a hoax, and Laurence Seils cites George Scheetz who lists 48 words ending in gry, including ahungry, amid a flood of reader responses and dictionary checks.
Ann Landers discusses the famous gry word puzzle detailing five English endings and cites aggry puggry and meagry. A reader asks to locate a silver Viet Nam lighter marked 90 70 188th ORD Co Ammo and seeks contact for Keith Hine. Readers are guided to contact Ann Landers for drug guidance materials.
A collection of local notices and events including Margaret Vocks 85th birthday open house at Sacred Heart Church in Sterling from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday Feb 5 hosted by family names and addresses listed. Also Mothers Study Club meeting with a Priscilla Brickley book review, Elvis Extravaganza at Dixon Public Library Thursdays and Fridays in February with free admission, Lee County Sheriff's Association meeting at Law Enforcement Center, Dixon Christian Singles at Immanuel Lutheran Church with Rev Jeff Clements, Questers program I Shall Tell You a Story, free Job Search workshops by Business Employment Skills Team Feb 2 9 and 23 at 353 W Everett St, and Floyd Tiltembe Post 3878 Ladies Auxiliary chicken and fish fry at 2 Lapdog Ave Rochelle from 5 to 7 p.m.
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