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Newspaper
Dixon Telegraph
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1989
Page
6
To place an event in the Dixon Telegraph calendar call 284 2222 ext 34 or write to the community calendar at 113 S Peoria Ave Dixon IL 61021. Include event information four days before the date to be included.
A schedule lists community activities including a May Banquet at Brandywine Coffee House and a Beta Sigma Phi salad supper and style show at First United Methodist Church. Also noted are Sauk Valley Bridge Club, WIC coupon pickup by Lee County Health Department, Dog Obedience Classes, Oregon Township and Rock River Lane/Freeze meetings, SVCC room event, and the 37th Annual Dixon High School Honor Banquet at Dixon Masonic Temple.
TOPS meets at St Luke's Church at 5 45 p m Free blood pressure checks offered in the KSB Hospital lobby from noon to 2 p m The No Session II Alcohol begins at Dixon Public Library at 7 p m The Lee County Council on Aging hosts a potluck at the Senior Citizens Center at 5 30 p m Parents Support group meets at KSB Hospital at 7 p m Dixon Travel Club gathers at Deloris Ferger's home at 7 30 p m Overeaters Anonymous meets at St Paul Lutheran Church 4218 Peoria Ave at 7 30 p m Alanon meets in Loveland at 8 p m Nelson Home Extension hosts Nashua St Paul's Nachusa Church gathering at 1 p m
Wednesday listings include Women of the Moose at Dixon Moose Lodge 7 p.m. Narcotics Anonymous Loveland 0 p. Adult Children of Alcoholics Loveland 8 p.m. Master Gardeners answer horticulture at Cooperative Extension 9 a.m. to noon 857-3525. Amboy Jaycee Building pick up 9 to 10:30 a.m. Pixon Area Singles Immanuel Lutheran Church 7 p.m.
Master Gardeners answer horticulture questions at University of III office from 9 a.m. to noon. Public phone line 288 3361. A support group meets at KSB Hospital. Lee County Sheriff's Reserve gathers at Law Enforcement Center at 6 30 p.m. Presbyterian Women host a salad luncheon and guest day at the church at 12 30 p.m. Freeport Memorial Hospital Cataract Center offers free vision screening at Mount Morris Senior Center from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The Ladies Auxiliary of VFW Post 3878 hosts a fish and chicken fry at 318 Fourth Ave from 5 to 7 30 p m on Friday May 5. Proceeds support post activities and veteran aid.
Healthful chicken dishes suit easy living with fresh fruits and vegetables. Layered Chicken Salad and Chunky Chicken and Cucumber Salad provide protein rich options, while a curry spiced Paella style dish adds variety.
Aileen Claire presents Chicken a la Vineyard a kitchen tested dish inspired by Veronique. Skinless chicken breasts are marinated in crushed basil tarragon paprika salt and pepper then dusted with flour and lightly fried. The pan is deglazed with white wine and broth before simmering with grapes and lemon juice. The finished dish is served with parsley and a reduced sauce for four servings.
A discussion contrasts paella’s saffron spice with curry powder’s mix of cumin coriander fenugreek and turmeric. It describes curry origins as a quick flavor boost and lists a recipe fragment with paella ingredients including rice chicken seafood vegetables curry powder garlic oregano and broth.
A reader recounts WW II memories of Red Cross service charges for coffee, doughnuts, and bread, contrasting with Salvation Army free offerings. Letters from veterans describe officers only service, blood-price deductions from pay, and mixed wartime relief experiences, highlighting confusion over pricing and access.
Readers share frustrations with Red Cross loans and pricing while others applaud or criticize the charity in a series of letters. An Ann Landers sex education booklet offer closes the page, noting a mailing address and fees for Canada.
Illinois State Garden Club sponsored a speech and essay contest in Dixon with two Dixon High School winners Danette Dempsey and Kassandra Burgess earning first place and $2,500. Other items note Presbyterian Women luncheon, Cataract Center vision screening at Mount Morris, VFW auxiliary chicken and fish fry, Elks and Argow meetings, and local support groups for Dixon Area Singles and Share at KSB Hospital.
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