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Newspaper
Dixon Telegraph
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1989
Page
8
To list your event in the calendar call 284 2222 ext 34 or write to the communal calendar at the Dixon Telegraph 113 S Peoria Ave Dixon IL 61021. Include event details four days before the date to be listed.
On Thursday June 8, Minnie Bell Rebekah hosts a meeting in Loveland at 7 p.m. The Master Gardeners offer a horticulture Q&A at the University of Illinois office from 9 a.m. to noon. For details call 288-3361.
Friday listings show Community Theatre Cabaret at Dixon High School auditorium at 8 p.m. plus a men and women bridge group at the Senior Center at 1 p.m. Narcotics Anonymous meets at KSB Hospital Classroom Ill at 8:30 a.m. Cooperative Extension office hosts questions 9 a.m. to noon. HEA China Unit meets Brandywine Lodge Coffee House at 11:30 a.m. Dixon Moose Lodge serves suppers 5 to 8 p.m. Phone 857-3525.
A Dixon Moose Loge joint meeting at 7 p.m. and a Dixon Area Singles general meeting at 7 p.m. are listed at Immanuel Lutheran Church. PEO Sisterhood Chapter KM will hold a 9:30 a.m. meeting at Marti Cies home.
Dixon area singles attend the Spring Into Summer dance at Nachusa House from 8 p.m. to midnight featuring Jeff and His Band. Harmony Hall in Rockford hosts a similar 8 p.m. to midnight dance with the same band providing the music.
June 10 activities include Act Community Theatre presenting Cabaret at Dixon Overeaters Anonymous and Noahs Ark Story Hour in Loveland at 2 30 p m. VietNow holds a meeting at Stony Point, while an old log cabin at Lincoln Statue Drive opens 1 30 to 4 30 p m. Illinois Valley Singles meets at Princeton Presbyterian Church at 7 p m. Jeff and His Band play Moose Lodge Sterling 8 p m to midnight.
A historical log cabin marks the Dixon schedule with a barbecue chicken dinner from 3 30 to 6 30 p m at the Lincol Statue Drive site near the Moose Lodge. A dance by Jeff and His Band runs 6 to 10 p m at Crossway Ballroom. An all you can eat pancake breakfast is served 7 30 to 11 30 a m at the Dixon Masonic Lodge.
Dixon Moose Lodge of the Loyal Order of Moose will hold a meeting Monday at 7 30 p m attendees are urged to arrive early and bring any lodge reports or notices for the session at the local hall.
PEO Sisterhood KM meets at 9 30 a m Thursday at Martinies home with Priscilla Brickley presenting a state convention report. Illinois Valley Singles group meets 7 p m Saturday at Presbyterian Church 320 Park Ave East with Faye Gallegos. donuts and beverages provided. Contact Rose 872 0088 John 454 2455 Lois 223 7321 or Rachel 339 2530. Dixon Woman's Club installs 1989 90 officers Saturday June Ten at 2 p m at Loveland Community House Ruth Walls president Helen Whites first vice president Frances Thomson second vice president Vernie Miller recording and corresponding secretary Esterbelle McLennan treasurer installing officer Ruth Waytenick. Larry Miller conducts a musical program at St Paul Lutheran Church with co hosts Rhoda Ribble and Clara Koerper. Winners receive awards from 1989 Illinois Federation of Women’s Clubs at 13th District and state levels. All you can eat pancake and sausage breakfast 7 30 to 11 30 a m Sunday at Dixon Masonic Lodge 211 E Everett St. $2 50 donation welcome. Friends of Dixon Theatre seek rummage donations for June 17 sale. call 288 2979 or 288 5812 after 5 p m. Reservations due by June 17 to Mrs Charles Brainerd 284 7103. Anyone with information on Mrs George Juanita Williams Scheppach should contact Brainerd.
Estella Johnson received an award for serious poetry at the federation's annual convention in Rosemont. Jane Smith, not pictured, also received an award for serious poetry at the event.
The Ohio Grade and High Schools reported high honors and honors for the fourth quarter and second semester of 1988 89. Sixth grade entries include Rachelle Hicks Sabrina Kaecker Holly Pendar vis William Wentworth Shields and Corinne Vincent Channel West. Seventh grade honorees include Roy Rogers Jr Megan Duffy Jennifer Cullinane Tina Schultz Brenda Thompson Jenny Allen Tony Fitzpatrick Deb Lauritzen Jody Harris David Miller Megan Duffy Rachel Hansen Deena Lauritzen plus juniors Tony Fitzpatrick Deb Lauritzen and seniors Michelle Basile Phyllis Duffy Todd Etheridge Scott Farrell and others. Second semester lists add Roy Rogers Jr Jody Harris David Miller Tony Fitzpatrick Deb Lauritzen Todd Etheridge Dan Hunt and more.
The 1988-89 fourth quarter and second semester honor roll at AHS Ashton High School lists high honors and honors by class. Freshmen include Pat McEniry Mike Oltmanns Myleen Richardson Tina Balch Scott Cheeseman Lee Echelbarger Ryan Jones Jeremy Lewallen Michelle Lowe Sheri Meurer. Sophomores Gina Greenfield Matt Boyenga Mike Bresson Amy Fisher Chet Hewert Amanda Johnson Scott McBride Barbara Moynihan Bonnie Wulf. Juniors Joe Clark Bob Thammavongsa Brenda Gale Karen Garner Brian Heimbaugh Heidi Heinhorst Kathy Kelley Eric Kersten Rob Leese Chris Mullins Rich Vogeler. Seniors Will Folkes Angie Hanson Joy Lawrence Mike McEntry Amanda Reinhold Jeanne Schnell Jay Vivian Rachel Allen Scott Dunseth Jenny Greenfield Julie Kaltenbach David Laughlin Elizabeth Lee Michelle Molenda Kathy Riley.
Linen returns to prominence in summer fashion with about 240 designers adopting the fabric in 1989. Calvin Klein helped spark interest in 1979, and today linen appears in knits, jacquards, prints, and open weavings. Care tips emphasize dry cleaning, gentle washing, air drying, and stain removal advice.
A reader urges drastic lifestyle shifts to curb pollution and fossil fuel use. He describes recycling, public transit, and supporting Earthday 1990 and Sierra Club, noting high landfill waste from disposable diapers and urging involvement with Greenpeace and Mothers and Others for Pesticide Limits. The exchange ends with a thank you to the contributors.
Ann Landers highlights national groups like the Environmental Defense Fund and Sierra Club with addresses. She mentions a reader tale about a morgue visit by a drunk driver and credits Bill Kiley of the Los Angeles Mirror News. The column offers a new booklet and a mailing address for orders and is attributed to Los Angeles Times Syndicate and Creators Syndicate.
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