Illinois Tornado Awareness Drill Set For Tuesday 9 50 A M
Illinois residents will participate in Tornado Awareness Week with a 9 50 a m drill conducted by the Illinois State Police ESDA and the National Weather Service. The test activates the National Warning System while governments, schools, hospitals and public buildings run their tornado plans. The year saw 20 tornado sightings in Illinois, with a record 107 in 1973. John Plunk of ESDA notes Illinois lies in Tornado Alley and urges private citizens to review escape plans.
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Illinois
Midwest
Illinois State Police
Illinois Emergency Services and Disaster Agency
National Weather Service
John Plunk
ESDA
Springfield
Lunch Menu Notice for Dixon Public Schools Week of March 7 9
Dixon Public Schools publish weekly lunches for March 7 9. Tuesday meals include sloppy joe tater gems or french fries fruit apple streusel cake and milk. Lincoln and Washington lasagna tossed salad bread and butter fruit and milk served. High School offers barbecue on bun french fries fruit milk. Madison and Jefferson serve ham burger with dill slices baked beans fruit and milk.Wednesday includes taco buttered corn bread and butter fruit peanutty bar milk.
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Dixon Public Schools
Lincoln
Washington
Madison and Jefferson
Polo Lunch Menu For Week Of March 6 10
Polo school lunch plan covers March 6 10 for grades 1 12 with entrees each day including burritos pizza turkey and gravy tuna or egg salad. A la carte available for grades 5 12. Birthday shout outs for Ann Royster Daniel Leadman Colleen Bonnell Verdeen Lebre Ginny Kent Sandra Theisinger. Tornado readiness notice and ESDA tornado awareness program scheduled at Polo Town Hall Thursday at 7 p.m.
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Polo
Casimir Pulaski
Ann Royster
Daniel J. Leadman
Colleen Bonnell
Verdeen Lebre
Ginny Kent
Sandra Theisinger
Obituaries: Eller and Glaze die in Illinois nursing homes
Am boy Eller 81 of 109 South Appleton died March 1 1989 in Mapleside Manor Nursing Home after a long illness. Mihm Jones Funeral Home handling arrangements. Walnut Glaze 93 formerly of 1206 Seventh Street Dixon died March 3 1989 in Walnut Manor Nursing Home after a long illness. He farmed and worked at Medusa Cement Plant and Dixon State School before retirement. He was born September 22 1895 in Neponset to William A and Lula Hansen Glaze. He married Mabel Bowen Anderson March 1 1921 in Princeton. She died August 3 1986. He survived by a stepdaughter five grandchildren and a sister or brother. He was WWI Army veteran and member of First United Methodist Church Dixon and Kewanee AF&AM. Funeral 2 PM Monday at Chapel Hill Funeral Home Dixon with burial at Chapel Hill Memorial Park. Visitation 6 to 8 PM Sunday. Memorials to church or Walnut Manor Van Fund.
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Walnut
Scott A. Glaze
Seventh St
Dixon
Walnut Manor Nursing Home
Medusa Cement Plant
Dixon State School
Neponset
William A
Lula (Hansen) Glaze
Mabel Bowen-Anderson
Princeton
First United Methodist Church
Kewanee Af&am
Harry
Leona) Berry
Manlius
Chapel Hill Funeral Home
Chapel Hill Memorial Park
Walnut Manor
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Ole Eesse
Polo Esda
Polo Town Hall
Earle Eller
Scott Glaze
E. Lincolnway
Sterling
Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc
Ron Conderman
Junction Rt. 26
Rt. 30
Eleanor Sturtevant
Spalding Corporatio
America
The
Hartford
Levi Strauss and Company
Gannett, Spalding
American Association of Retired Persons
E Street
AARP
US. Dept. OF Labor
American Cancer Society
Keith
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