May 12 Community Events in Loveland and Rockford
Narcotics Anonymous hosts a Loveland meeting at 7 30 p.m. Dixon Moose Lodge offers chicken or fish suppers from 5 to 8 p.m. A Loveland piano recital starts at 7 p.m. A Harmony Hall Ballroom dance in Rockford runs from 8 p.m. to midnight.
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Narcotics Anonymous
Loveland
Dixon Moose Lodge
Harmony Hall
Rockford
Community events and activities in Dixon and surrounding areas
Saturday events include Lee County Nursing Home open house 2 to 4 p.m. At Loveland Noahs Ark Story Hour 2 30 p.m. Dixon Area Singles dance 7 p.m. Dixon Womens Club May luncheon noon at Camp Reynoldswood Dining Hall. First Bank Dixon Presidents Club travels to Quad City Downs 5 30 p.m. Oregon Park District summer program registration Nash Rec Center. Viet Now Rock River Valley chapter meeting 1 p.m. Overeaters Anonymous meets 8 30 a.m. at KSB Hospital. Jeff and His Band dance 8 p.m. to midnight Moose Lodge Sterling. Bake sale garage sale at Ohio School 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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Lee County Nursing Home
Loveland
Dixon Area
American Legion Hall
Dixon Woman's Club
May
Camp Reynoldswood
First Bank/Dixon
Quad City Downs
Oregon Park District
Nash Rec Center
Rock River Valley
Viet Now
Stony Point
Overeaters Anonymous
KSB Hospital
Jeff
Moose Lodge
Sterling
Ohio School Auditorium
Mother's Day Ham Buffet at Sugar Grove Church and Dixon Temple
An annual Mother's Day event at Sugar Grove School and Church runs Sunday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. A pancake and sausage breakfast is also held at the Dixon Masonic Temple from 7:30 to 11:30 a.m.
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Sugar Grove
Dixon Masonic Temple
Community club meetings and events listed for Dixon area
Monday events include Elks Ladies Auxiliary special meeting at 7 p.m. Dixon Men’s Garden Club at 7:30 p.m. Sauk Valley Bridge Club at 6 50 p.m. YWCA. Master Gardeners host horticulture Q&A 9 a.m. to noon at Cooperative Extension. American Legion Post 497 meets at 8 p.m. NRC Representative visits Dixon Library 3 to 8 p.m. Oregon Park District summer registrations begin with Nash Rec Center. Oregon Park District Nash gym closed. Dixon Rotary Club features a program by Jack Ryan.
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Elks’ Ladies Auxiliary
Dixon Men’s Garden Club
Heritage Square
Sauk Valley Bridge Club
YWCA
American Legion Post
Legion Hall
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Dixon Public Library
Oregon Park District
Nash Rec Center
Nash
Dixon Rotary Club
Jack Ryan
Sunspaces Trend as Stylish Efficient Family Rooms
Summitville Tiles notes sunspaces have evolved from greenhouses to fashionable, functional additions. South-facing, well-ventilated rooms with thermal mass in concrete slabs and quarry tile store heat for winter warmth or summer cooling, while brick-toned tiling and rugged tiles suit busy homes and gatherings.
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Summitville Tiles
Peter Johnson Jr
Summitville
Johnson
Olde Towne
Local Calendar Highlights for Tuesday May 16
Community groups hold health checks at KSB Hospital noon to 2 p.m. eFree. TOPS meets at St. Luke's Episcopal Church at 5 45 p.m. Ogle County Board convenes at 9 a.m. Oregon Park District offers tennis at Nash Rec Center from 6 30 to 8 30 p.m. Dixon Public Library hosts Substance Abuse Education at 7 p.m. After Five Club dinner at Brown Shingle 6 30 to 8 30 p.m. Dixon ISEA Retirees meet 1 p.m. Overeaters Anonymous gathers at St. Paul Lutheran Church 7 30 p.m.
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KSB
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
Ogle County
Dixon Isea
Senior Citizens Center
Overeaters Anonymous
St. Paul Lutheran Church
S. Peoria Ave
Growing sunspaces offer light and energy savings
Health experts note sunspaces add sunlight and potential health benefits while reducing fuel costs. Designer Lee Stanley of Solar Additions warns avoid all glass sunrooms and recommends wood frames, slanted glass, and high tolerances for insulation and venting to handle humidity and temperature swings.
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Lee Stanley
Solar Additions Inc
Greenwich
N.Y
Ken Bondi
Four Seasons
Norwich
Conn
Stanley
Memorial Day Service at Sugar Grove Church and School
The Sugar Grove Church and School will host a Memorial Day service at 2 p.m. Sunday May 21. People who want to decorate graves should do so before Sunday. The Sugar Grove notes also include various community events and club meetings in Dixon Amboy and surrounding areas.
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Sugar Grove
Generational innocence clashes over R rated films
A humorous meditation on parents and children confronting sex in cinema. The author recalls watching films with his mother and son, noting awkward yet revealing exchanges, the stubborn mystique of innocence, and the charm in one generation’s struggle to stay naïve.
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Kim Basinger
Death by own action a permanent solution to a temporary problem
Dear Ann Landers outlines a reader crisis who contemplates suicide, urging counseling and reminding that death is a permanent fix to a temporary problem. The column stresses hope, offers anecdotes of others who chose life, and cautions awaiting mood lift before acting. It also touches on a separate letter about relationships, parenting, and decaf coffee issues.
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Ann Landers
Ann
Parma
Ohio
Cain
E.F
Valley Stream
N.Y
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