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Newspaper
Dixon Telegraph
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1989
Page
6
To place an event in the community calendar call 284-2222 extension 34 or write to the Dixon Telegraph at 113 S Peoria Ave Dixon IL 61021. Include details four days before the event to be eligible for the calendar.
Lee County groups host sessions at Amboy Jaycee Building Legion Hall and local venues. NICIL offers Personal Care Attendant Orientation at 205 Second Ave. and others hold meetings at shelter Heritage Square Nash Rec Center Lowell Park Nature Center St Patrick's Church with a blood mobile 3 to 8 pm.
Tuesday actions include an infant and child emergencies class at Nash Rec Center and a Lee Whiteside counties American Diabetes Assn meeting at CHG Medical Center at 7 p.m. Dixon Evening Homemakers lunch at Behren’s Flower Shed with carpool at 121 E Boyd at 11 a.m. Free blood pressure checks at KSB Hospital lobby noon to 2 p.m. TOPS at St. Luke's Episcopal Church 5:45 p.m. Alanon Loveland 8 p.m. Overeaters Anonymous at St. Paul Lutheran Church 421 S. Peoria Ave 7:30 p.m. Vacation Bible School at First United Methodist Church 9 to 11:30 a.m.
Wednesday events include Adult Children of Alcoholics meeting at 8 p.m. and Narcotics Anonymous at 7:30 p.m. A Missionary Circle gathering at Dorothy Webster home occurs at 10:30 a.m. Master Gardeners host horticulture Qs at Cooperative Extension from 9 a.m. to noon. Miniature Horse Afternoon at Haymarket Square runs 2 to 5 p.m. Women of the Moose meet at Dixon Moose Loge at 7 p.m.
Thursday June 22 marks the Second Annual Just Say No Day with activities at Memorial Pool. Minnie Bell Rebekah Lodge meets in Loveland at 7 p.m. Bensenville Home Society hosts adoption information at Second Congregational Church in Rockford at 7 p.m. An Illinois University office sessions runs from 9 a.m. to noon. phone 288-3361 for details.
Home cooks showcase blue ribbon desserts with Best Chocolate Cake featuring dense moist layers, raspberry preserves between them, and a chocolate sour cream frosting. Cream butter with sugar, alternate dry ingredients and buttermilk, bake two 9 inch rounds, assemble with preserves and finish with raspberries.
Garden greens expand from common lettuces to arugula endive mache and watercress with new items like exotic mushrooms and edible flowers. Recipes include Marinated Cheese Salad with mozzarella and olive oil dressing, Cheesy Rye Croutons, and Early Lettuce with Lemon Cream Dressing, each boosting flavor and texture.
Marie Oberweis recalls a time when home milk delivery was common and a milkman fed the office cat every morning while customers left keys and cookies for him. The USDA notes a drop from 29.7 to 1.8 percent of homes receiving milk at home, as supermarkets reshaped shopping habits. Despite nostalgia, Oberweis aims to keep the tradition alive for customers who value fresh milk and the era’s rituals.
Quick ideas for rich toppings include whipped cream cheese on warm desserts and flavored butters such as horseradish on roast beef and blue cheese on baked potatoes. Tips suggest enhancing whipped cream with lemon zest vanilla almond and other flavorings for extra richness.
A 42 year old man writes that after 18 months of Lyme disease he cannot lift light objects or play music, detailing severe physical and emotional pain. He lists IV antibiotic costs, multiple doctors, and mortgage strain, urging warnings to readers.
Ann Landers readers share concern over Lyme disease and tick exposure. The letter mentions self treatment costs and requests plain language guidance. It warns ticks bite animals and humans, notes 42 states with cases, highlights risk in New York New Jersey Connecticut Rhode Island Wisconsin, and offers prevention tips like avoiding woods wearing light clothes using repellent and checking for ticks after outdoor exposure.
In Dix area news the Ladies Missionary Circle of the Church of God Abrahamic Faith will meet at Dorothy Webster’s Fulton home on Wednesday with 10 30 a m church departure for a post lunch discussion and plans for a June 30 pie sale. AMBOY library invites children ages 3 through grade six to a summer program with story hours crafts games contests prizes and plays starting this week with varying schedules. Minnie Bell Lodge No 423 meets Thursday at Loveland Community House. A miniature horse afternoon runs 2 to 5 p m at Haymarket Square from Rock River Miniatures Farm in Rock Falls with no charge and pet exclusion. Just Say No day at Memorial Pool features half price swims for T shirt wearers and free popsicle for season pass holders plus a McGruff appearance at 2 15 p m. Mothers Study Club schedules an 8 a m Wednesday breakfast at Franklin Creek State Park. Rockford area Bensenville Home Society hosts an adoption information meeting Thursday at the Second Congregational Church dining room 318 N Church St. Bensenville Home Society is part of Lifelink Corporation offering services in Illinois.
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