Polo native helps Tanzanian child through loaned care
Wartburg College senior Wendy Hummel spent a term in Tanzania working at a hospital with Lisa Palmquist. She supported Matayo, a two year old orphan, sending three dollars monthly to aid his care. Hummel recalls difficult surgery moments and warmth of local generosity. Palmquist also shared in the experience and the bond with Tanzanian families.
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Wartburg College
Wendy Hummel
Africa
Hummel
Tanzania
Matayo
U.S
Lisa Palmquist
Ames
Wartburg
Palmquist
Langasani
Stephen
Peels Oe
Peson
Lee
Sandy Hummel
S. Franklin Sr
Polo, Ill
Carol Palmquist
Iowa
Robert Palmquist Shell
Wyo
UPI
Polo
Venture
Community Service and GED Classes Start in February
Sauk Valley Community College launches Spring Community Service classes the week of Feb 13 with sites in Amboy Ashton Dixon Franklin Grove Fulton Manlius Moline Morrison Ohio Polo Prophetstown Rock Falls Sterling Tampico Thomson Walnut and the Sauk Campus. Over 60 credit and noncredit courses available. The GEC program begins Feb 13 at several high schools with evening sessions and is free to students funded by state and federal money.
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Sauk Valley Community College
Amboy
Ashton
Dixon
Franklin Grove
Fulton
Manlius
Mille
Morrison
Ohio
Polo
Prophetstown
Rock Falls
Sterling
Tampico
Thomson
Walnut
Sauk
Pathfinder
College
Office of Community Services
Dixon High School
Morrison High School
Polo High School
Prophetstown High School
Rock Falls High School
SVCC
Letty O'Neil
Earth calling husband and the Whitman Sampler of life
A light hearted domestic vignette about timing a partner and keeping control in playful banter. It frames a wife as aware of sensitivities around being ignored and uses playful, tongue in cheek advice on how to manage plans and money. The piece reads as a slice of midcentury advice columns with dated phrasing and domestic humor.
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Phebe
Ray
Earth
At Wit s End checkbook
A narrator recalls a domestic scene where a destroyed checkbook leads to a joint account closure and mutual confusion. The piece explores a pattern of inattentive listening, unspoken tension, and drifting memory as the wife recounts past incidents and shared anecdotes to illustrate disconnect.
Grand Slam Force Helps Declarer Reach 13 Tricks In Clubs
In a bridge contest, South opens with two clubs, North supports with a strong raise, and five no trump is forced by the grand slam bid. The declarer wins the lead, finesses clubs and spades, and ruffs a spade to secure 13 tricks. East holds the long spades and final trump.
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South
North
Declarer
East
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Department of Public Information
Waverly
Wit'’s End
Marge
Gelene Ave
Pleze North
cChampagne
2Nd St
Legance &Flus &Fashions
Lincoln Hwy Rochelle
South West North East
James S Jacoby
Sheri
Mt. Morris
Nutri
E. Lincolnway, Sterling
Meyers
Otter
North America
N. Galena, Dixon
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