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Newspaper
Dixon Telegraph
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1989
Page
5
Readers are advised to submit calendar events four days before the event. Contact options include calling 284-2222 ext. 34 or writing to the community calendar at Dixon Telegraph 113 S Peoria Ave Dixon IL 61021.
A list of local activities including a bridge group at the Senior Center at 1 p.m. and a Master Gardeners horticulture help session at the Cooperative Extension office from 9 a.m. to noon. Also notes Narcotics Anonymous Loveland at 7:30 p.m. Dixon Moose Lodge chicken or fish dinners 5 to 8 p.m. piano recital Loveland 7 p.m. Harmony Hall Rockford dance 8 p.m. to midnight and more events at Nash Rec Center Stony Point Lounge VietNow at 1 p.m. Overeaters Anonymous at KSB Hospital 8:30 a.m. Jeff and His Band dance Moose Lodge Sterling 8 p.m. to midnight and a Bake Sale Garage Sale at Ohio School 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Saturday events list includes Lee County Nursing Home open house 2 to 4 pm with Noah's Ark Story Hour at Loveland 2 30 p m. Dixon Area Singles dance at American Legion Hall 7 pm. Dixon Woman's Club May luncheon at Camp Reynoldswood Dining Hall noon. President's Club of First Bank Dixon travels to Quad City Downs 5 30 pm. Oregon Park District offers In-District summer activities.
Sunday May 14 features a joint Sugar Grove School and Church Mother's Day ham buffet from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. A pancake and sausage breakfast runs at Dixon Masonic Temple from 7:30 to 11:30 a.m. Monday May 15.
Elks Ladies Auxiliary holds a special meeting at the Lodge at 7 p.m. Sauk Valley Bridge Club gathers at the YWCA at 6 50 p.m. Cooperative Extension office opens 9 a.m. to noon with phone 857 3525. American Legion Post 497 meets at Legion Hall at 8 p.m. NRC representative to visit Dixon Public Library from 3 to 8 p.m. Oregon Park District summer program registration opens at Nash Rec Center. Nash gym/stage area closed. Dixon Rotary Club program by FBI agent Jack Ryan at Holloway Center at 12 20 p.m.
Boston researchers report two studies showing trained doctors who counsel patients to quit smoking and use chart reminders significantly raise quit rates. Cohen of Indiana University found huge gains when all smoker files were labeled and reminders used, potentially helping about two million smokers quit nationwide.
Dear Old Fashioned explains that a wedding is public and legal while a marriage is private and moral. He cites Crystal Gayle and notes many weddings occur without lasting marriages, urging understanding of the distinction between temporary and permanent commitments.
A reflection on canon law contrasts weddings with marriages, urging true commitment over costly ceremonies. It argues love, dialogue, and sacrifice sustain marriages, while weddings are transient, risking loneliness and divorce unless joined by God.
Dear Ann Landers recounts a California nursing home where staff allegedly overmedicated residents to ease staffing pressures. After a frightened nurse tipped the author off, the family moved the mother to a better facility where she improved. The letter urges vigilance and invites readers to seek independent medical input and support groups for aging parents.
The Lee County Nursing Home will host an open house from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday with tours, a bazaar, refreshments and demonstrations. The Sauk Valley Bridge Club met May 8 with 20 participants and upcoming games noted.
A U S Nuclear Regulatory Commission representative will visit Dixon Public Library from 3 to 8 pm Monday to discuss the Local Public Document Room collection with patrons. Mr and Mrs Harry P Kerr celebrate 60th wedding anniversary on April 6. eloped in 1929 in LaSalle. Oregon The Eighth Annual Photography Show by Arts Alliance of Ogle County held April 23 at Yellow Bird Senior Center with multiple winners and honorable mentions.
The Dixon-Sterling Christian Woman's Club invites members to a 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. luncheon on Wednesday May 17 at the Brandywine Inn. The program Artistic Reflections features Wethervane Art and Framing Sterling and speaker Laurie Jogensen of Marinetta Wis. Reservations for lunch and free nursery are by 10 a.m. Monday. Call Betty 626-3820 Pam 288-1788 or Hazel 284-3597.
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