Summer programs offer fun and learning at SVCC and EXCEL
Sauk Valley Community College runs College for Kids for fourth to eighth graders in July attracting nearly 300 students across three weeks. Courses cover foreign language art math and science with teachers recruited district wide. EXCEL at Stronghold Castle in Oregon runs Aug 6 12 focusing on study habits and personal development for about 65 students with director Debra Voigt noting parent involvement on final day.
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Sauk Valley Community College
College For Kids
SVCC
Dick Hollam
Hollam
Holtam
Rockford
Stronghold Castle
Oregon
Debra Voigt
Sam Redding
Champaign
EXCEL
Voigt
FC board accepts resignations and hires for fall
The Lee Center School District 271 Board accepted eight resignations on Monday night and hired seven new teachers for the fall. Several resignations were submitted in May, involving staff from FCES and Paw Paw. The district notes the resignations amount to about 20 percent of its 56 teachers and questions whether contract negotiations influenced the decisions.
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Lee Center
Board of Education
Sherwood Dees
Joyce Greenhagen
Marlene Hilliker
Judy Boyd
Deb Julifs
Beverly Bartmess
Delores Vivian
Carol Pitzer
Franklin Center Elementary School
FCES
Deborah Bubrick
Franklin Grove
Ashton
Steward
Lori Schrock
Susan Kelley
Carola Engelhart
Lori Safranek
Paw Paw
Dees
Bruce Kleinmaier
Kleinmaier
Life Safety
Franklin Center High School
Paw Paw High School
Rochelle council accepts sewer extension bid conditions
Rochelle city council accepted Kessen Construction of Rochelle bid of 35059 for sewer extension near Carrie Avenue in the northwest area contingent on a letter of credit or performance bond. Council compared bids from Rochelle Stone and Asphalt 61610 and D R Gilbert and Sons 42188.66 and chose the lowest bid subject to the bond.
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Rochelle
Kessen Construction
Carrie Avenue
Rochelle Stone
D.R. Gilbert and Sons
Kessen
Oregon Mount Morris merger gets 400 signatures
OREGON The Ogle County Regional Board of School Trustees reports 400 signatures for a merger question between Mount Morris and Oregon districts. 200 signatures were required with at least 50 from each district. A public hearing is set for 7 p.m. July 10 at the Ogle County Farm Bureau in Oregon.
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Oregon
Ogle County
Mount Morris
Earl Gray
Ogle County Farm Bureau
Charles Hayes
Gray
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Jerry Pauser
Ned Nesti, Jr
By Lori Fagan
Telegraph
Maximus
Vailabl
Mfr
M.S.R.P
Corsica
Beretta
Riverside
Chevrolet
Dixon
Vaessen Brothers
FC Board
Ennan
Rochelle Oks Sewer
Spurgeon’s
Missy
Mon.Thur
Sat
Sun
W. First St
Spurgeor
Dixon, Ill
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