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Newspaper
Dixon Telegraph
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1989
Page
6
Call 284 2222 ext 34 or write to the Dixon Telegraph calendar at 113 S Peoria Ave Dixon IL 61021 to list an event. Include the information at least four days before the event for calendar inclusion.
Wednesday May 10 events include Rock River Grange business meeting at Grange Hall 7 30 p m and NICIL Heads Up support group at 205 Second Ave 7 p m plus LaLeche League at First United Methodist Church 10 a m and DHS Sports Booster Club Board at DHS library 6 30 p m Master Gardeners advise 9 a m to noon at Cooperative Extension 857 3525 Lee County Historical Society at Penrose General Store 7 p m Human Rights Authority at DeKalb County Nursing Home 6 p m Sauk Valley Stroke Club at Community General Medical Center 7 p m Narcotics Anonymous Loveland 7 30 p m Adult Children of Alcoholics Loveland 8 p m plus Pillows cleaned at Hicks Hall Rochelle 9 a m to 4 p m and other notices.
Thursday events include Adults Caring for the Elderly at Whiteside County Senior Center 1 p.m. Minnie Bell Rebekah Lodge meets in Loveland at 7 p.m. University of Illinois office hosts questions 9 a.m. to noon dial 288-3361. Dixon Area Singles meet Immanuel Lutheran Church 7 p.m. Learn to Landscape for Wildlife at Nature Center 2 p.m. Palmyra Unit of Home Extension meeting continues.
The home of Helen Whites hosts a Phoenix group meeting at 1 15 p m for divorced separated and widowed members. The Christian group gathers at St Marys Parish Center for a 7 30 p m session and a Ladies Missionary Circle salad luncheon is scheduled at noon.
A Friday schedule lists a bridge group for men and women at the Senior Center from 1 p.m. to 12 p.m. Admission line 857-3525. Dixon Moose Lodge offers chicken or fish suppers from 5 to 8 p.m. A piano recital occurs in Loveland at 7 p.m. and a dance runs at Harmony Hall Ballroom in Rockford from 8 p.m. to midnight.
A Saturday schedule shows Noah's Ark Story Hour in Loveland at 2 30 p m. Dixon Area Singles dance at American Legion Hall 7 p m. Dixon Woman's Club May luncheon at Camp Reynoldswood Dining Hall noon. First Bank Dixon President's Club travel to Quad City Downs 5 30 p m. Oregon Park District In District summer program registration at Nash Rec Center. VietNow Rock River Valley chapter meeting at Stony Point Lounge 1 p m. Overeaters Anonymous meets in KSB Hospital Classroom III fifth floor 8 30 a m. Dance to Jeff and His Band at Moose Lodge Sterling 8 p m to midnight. Bake Sale Garage Sale at Ohio School auditorium 9 a m to 3 p m.
United Press International surveys this season’s swimwear trends across America's beaches poolsides and yards. Florals bold prints tropical fruit motifs and Tropicolors lead the lines with sporty stripes dots and graphics. Designers and retailers emphasize versatility including maximal coverage with strategic bareness and figure enhancing cuts.
A Riveria Beach designer offers custom computer made swimsuits with body measurements translated into fabric patterns. The program matches style, fabric and color from at least 100 options per store, completing on premises in about a week. Prices range from 60 to 150 dollars.
Editor's note a Tri County Opportunities Council column offers in home activities for preschoolers to improve balance and large motor skills. It suggests making a simple balance beam from a 6 foot 2x4, starting on level ground then raising as confidence grows, with close supervision. It lists practice moves such as walking in multiple directions and standing on one foot.
A 15 year old writes Dear Ann Landers about wine coolers at parties. She notes wine coolers contain about six percent alcohol versus beer and wine higher at 10 to 14 percent. She urges teens to be aware and return home when liquor is present.
A reader letter discusses wine coolers being dangerous due to their fruit punch taste and potential for unnoticed intoxication. Ann Landers replies with a wake-up call about drinking in high school, adds humorous notes about Francis and Marion names, and clarifies the correct usage of "couldn't care less" versus "I could care less."
A digest of community events lists a First Bank Dixon trip to Quad City Downs at 5:30 p.m. Saturday with reservations at 284 3333. Amboy High School Concert Band performs at 8 p.m. in the AHS auditorium. A Rockford dance features Jeff and His Band at Harmony Hall. Viet Now meet at Stony Point Lounge. Dixon singles dance at American Legion Hall with Rhythm Ramblers from 8 p.m. to midnight. Piano recital at Loveland Community House. Oregon Woman's Club cancels May dinner. Mrs Mabel R Wolf turns 88 with Foster Grandparent ties. Moose Lodge dance in Sterling. Sugar Grove Mother’s Day Buffet in Dixon. Plus local parade notes, pancake breakfast at Dixon Masonic Temple, and Illinois Valley Singles in Princeton.
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