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Newspaper
Dixon Telegraph
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1989
Page
3
Students from Amboy, Franklin Grove, Dixon and other Lee County schools excelled in the Seventh Annual Current Affairs Test. Top seventh and eighth graders were Gus Jackson Erin Grossman and Jason Emnyre while Pat Fenwick Jeff Payne and Mike Dale led in grades six and below.
Six people were injured in a Sunday crash on South Paw Paw Road near Wixon Pit Road southeast of Paw Paw. A eastbound auto left the shoulder, crossed Wixon Pit Road airborne, and rolled end over end multiple times before resting on its wheels. Injured include Glen Guelde 19 in serious condition and brothers Glen 19 and Chris 18, both listed as fair and stable respectively. Regina Phillips 16 listed stable. Ernest Jauich 19 and Jason Joslin 18 treated and released. Darren Smith 20 listed in serious condition. Vehicle transferred from Mendota and Sandwich to Rockford for treatment. driver unidentified. investigation continuing.
National Hospital Week May 7 13 is observed with KSB Hospital joining 5200 facilities nationwide to honor staff physicians volunteers and patients. Activities include free screenings health seminars wellness workshops an Employee of the Department contest Patient Appreciation Day and a Dixon Country Club golf cookout with a Western motif.
Sister city team led by Mayor James Dixon and Charles Beckman prepared to deliver 175 delegates to the Soviet Union for an international conference. An open house at First Presbyterian Church in Dixon drew several thousand displayed items and gifts for William and Amy Shaw, recent visitors from Dixon's sister city Dickson in Siberia.
Rochelle police investigate theft of blank checks from Horican Lodge No. 244 at 500 Lincoln Highway between 8 and 9 30 p m Tuesday. Checks 2497 through 2517 forged at a local business and businesses urged to verify before cashing. Lionel Aldridge to speak on mental illness stigma May 15 at Sauk Valley Community College Room 1K4. The event is free and open to the public. Sponsored by the Sauk Valley alliance for the mentally ill and Sinnissippi Centers Inc. Aldridge, a former Green Bay Packers defensive lineman, discusses his 15 year struggle with mental illness.
Mary Corning, a Dixon Catholic Junior High eighth grader, is headed to Springfield on May 17 to meet Gov. Thompson after earning Student of the Month honors twice and serving on Student Council for six years. She plays basketball, volleyball, cheer and has acted in The Wizard of Oz and Oklahoma. Mary saved three children from a Christmas house fire, earning praise for her bravery.
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