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Newspaper
Dixon Telegraph
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1989
Page
3
The Dixon High School Scholastic Honor Banquet honored top students in various departments. Kordell Kime won Art Department, Jerry Scheffler Industrial Arts, Tina Gerdes Foreign Language, Jeffrey Heckman Foreign Language Mathematics and Science, and Peter Burrs won Music.
Garry Messer, 38, of Leaf River, died in a one vehicle crash on West Grove Road two miles south of Leaf River after a pursuit by Mount Morris Police. Officer Paul Hackerson said Messer attempted to block his wife’s vehicle at a Wareco station and drove off before the Bronco struck a tree and caught fire. Police and sheriffs investigators are handling the case.
State grants awarded through Secretary of State Jim Edgar fund public libraries in Olson's district. Read by Rep Myron Olson, funds range from 839 to 15,710 across Dixon Franklin Grove Leaf River Mt. Morris Oregon Paw Paw Polo Rochelle and Stillman Valley. Grants may buy books magazines hardware software videotapes and compact disks.
The Telegraph corrects an error stating applications are due May 8 for the Hal Roberts Adopt-a-Kid Season Pass Fund. Applications will be available on May 8 and must be returned by May 19. For Dixon Park District information call 284-3306.
A van rolled backward at a Rochelle McDonald’s on Highway 251 injuring a 21 month old boy who was scraped and bruised. Teresa Graszer of McHenry, driving the van, suffered minor scrapes and a bump, and the child was treated and released from Rochelle Community Hospital.
Mayor James Dixon used the council meeting to demand protests against Dixon Cable TV for dropping the Iowa Public Television Channel in favor of a 24 hour business channel. He urged citizens to back a candidate for the SVCC board while outlining a two year project program, including a city manager system, street upgrades, annexation policy, riverfront and flood control plans, downtown development, a Fort Dixon site redevelopment, and 22 completed projects with 480 jobs added and major growth in 1988.
Franklin Grove Village Board voted to reject bids for trash collection citing unclear wording on pickup size for once or twice weekly service. About 12 residents supported retaining Bill Schaneberg. bids resubmitted in two months. Schaneberg contract extended two months. Maggie White sworn in as clerk. Hillison replaces Rogers. White also treasurer.
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