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Newspaper
Dixon Telegraph
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1989
Page
6
To place an event in the calendar call 284 2222 ext 34 or write to the community calendar at Dixon Telegraph 113 S Peoria Ave Dixon IL 61021. Include calendar entry four days before the event to be included.
On Friday June 9 events include Act I Community Theatre presenting Cabaret at Dixon High School auditorium at 8 p.m. A bridge group meets at Senior Center at 1 p.m. Narcotics Anonymous gathers at KSB Hospital Classroom III at 8:30 a.m. Master Gardeners host Q and A at Cooperative Extension 9 a.m. to noon. China Unit HEA meets Brandywine Lodge Coffee House at 11:30 a.m. Dixon Moose Lodge offers suppers 5 to 8 p.m. Dixon Area Singles host Spring Into Summer dance at Nachusa House 8 p.m. to midnight. Jeff and His Band play Harmony Hall in Rockford 8 p.m. to midnight.
Saturday events include a Friends concert at Immanuel Lutheran Church at 5 30 pm Overeaters Anonymous meets in Classroom Noahs Ark Story Hour Loveland 230 pm Rock River Viet Now at Stony Point 1 Historical log cabin Lincoln Statue Drive open 130 to 430 pm Illinois Valley Singles at Princeton Presbyterian Church 7 pm Dance with Jeff and His Band Moose Lodge Sterling 8 pm to midnight Dixon Womans Club June Tea Loveland 2
On Sunday June 11 a historical log cabin hosts a barbecue chicken dinner from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Lincol Statue Drive Dixon Moose Lodge. Jeff and His Band perform 6 to 10 p.m. at Crossway Ballroom. An all you can eat pancake breakfast runs 7:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Dixon Masonic Lodge.
On Monday June 12 Dixon Moose Lodge Loyal Order of Moose hosts a 7 30 p m meeting Dixon Toast Masters gathers at USF G 5 30 p m and Lee County AARP meets at KC Hall 1 30 p m all local gatherings scheduled in the evening and afternoon hours.
First Baptist Church hosts Vacation Bible School from 7 to 8 45 p m at 111 E Second St in the evenings. Chapter AC PEO Sisterhood meets at Esther Kevern home at 9 30 a m. Sauk Valley Bridge Club gathers at Sterling YWCA at 6 50 p m. Oregon Park District runs tennis league events at Nash Rec Center for men singles doubles and women singles.
Lee County Red Cross conducts Medical Health History Training at 9 a.m. and bloodmobile at 1 p.m. at 221 West Morgan Street, hosted by Church of God. TOPS meeting follows at St. Luke's Episcopal Church at 5:45 p.m.
A Ryder Truck Rental study shows over 42 million Americans will move this year with about 19 million between June first and August thirty first. Do it yourself movers save roughly 43 percent on average and up to 75 percent versus commercial movers, with typical two or three bedroom moves costing about 1205 dollars for a one way trip versus 2097 dollars for van lines. More than eight in ten local moves are DIY, and women headed households and elderly headed households are notably mobile, while overall moves in 1988 were longer but fewer within the local 30 mile range.
Answers to common questions on moving from Miami cover options, costs, and planning. It explains choosing between van lines or self move, timing for quotes, packing schedules, insurance, truck sizes, boxes, and how to prep appliances and furniture for safe transit. Includes practical steps and tips from Ryder Truck Rental.
A reader defends modern teens against claims they are under more stress than previous generations. The writer recalls scarce food, unemployment, and parental labor for meals, noting schools provide breakfast and lunch funded by taxpayers. The tone counters nostalgia with social context.
Ann Landers shares a reader letter praising the Civilian Conservation Corps and contrasting the hardship of past generations with today. The editor notes a counterview that today’s youths face different challenges, arguing modern advantages may reduce resilience.
The Sauk Valley Bridge Club met June 5 at the Sterling YWCA with six tables. In North/South, Jerry Porter and Cheryl Christiansen edged out Betty Huntley and Tony Carrino for first. Leta Thome and Ed Cummings were third. East/West winners were Mr. and Mrs. Jim Fisk of Prophetstown. Ruth Sarafian and Walt Gantzert were second. Dale Harshman and Edith Jakobs were third. Next game at 6:50 p.m. Monday at the Sterling YWCA. info calls listed. The American Heart Association and City of Amboy host Cardiac Arrest at the Depot Museum from noon to 6 p.m. Sunday with crafts and meals provided. Hostesses Estella Johnson and Frances Sharkey. Dixon Toastmasters meet 5:30 p.m. Monday at USF&G.
The Craft and Hobby Division of the Dixon Woman's Club will meet at 6 p.m. Monday at the Loveland Community House for a potluck supper a business meeting and program. Members are reminded to bring a dish to pass. The Preceptor Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi has elected new officers for 1989 90 Verna Knigge Norma Wigginton Patsy Heckman and Verna Sagmoe.
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