Ashton girl advances to national spelling bee in D C
Dara Phachantry an eighth grader from Ashton won the Lee County Spelling Bee in Dixon on April 6 defeating 13 rivals to earn a trip to the National Spelling Bee in Washington D C. The 14th year Lee County is represented at the national event, which runs Wednesday and Thursday at the Capital Hilton Hotel.
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Puerto Rico
Washington, D.C
Dara Phachantry
Ashton
Lee County
Dixon
Washington
Capital Hilton Hotel
Tom Brown
Brown
Dixon Telegraph
Phachantry
Memorial Pool adopts Adopt-a-Kid season passes
Applications remain open for the Hal Roberts Adopt-a-Kid program at Memorial Pool. Dixon residents donated funds to provide passes to low income families with children aged six to 15. The Park District office at 804 Palmyra Road is distributing forms and will begin awarding passes the week of opening day June 5. Call 284-3306 for details.
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Hal Roberts
Memorial Pool
Roberts
Dixon
Jones
Park District
Palmyra Road
Fire destroys home. family name correction issued
Amboy fire chief corrected The Telegraph on the rural Lee Center family involved in last week’s blaze. The Wright family was misidentified as the Ullrichs. Lightning is suspected as the cause. five departments fought the flames at the Dixon home of Glen Henrichs.
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Amboy
Elmer
Rocky) Sensenig
Telegraph
Lee Center
Craig Ullrich
Sensenig
Lawrence Wright
Glen Henrichs
Dixon
Park
Skare Park
Ogle County
Tricia Prenot
Prenot
Utah
Rockford Memorial Hospital
Lanark Road
Forreston Township
Ogle County Sheriff's Department
John F. Sammon
Tooele
Sammon
Forreston Ambulance
Freeport Memorial Hospital
Dixon School Board weighs state plan on financial crisis
The Dixon School Board meets Wednesday to discuss state recommendations after the state failed to deliver a corrective plan within its 14 day window. Superintendent Roth says the plan, delivered late and dated May 11, locks in a balanced budget for 1989 90 only possible with cutting 20 to 24 teachers. The district may seek reversal if local taxes bring in about 1 million dollars before year end to balance the current budget. The board will also adopt an amended 1989 budget and name Employees of the Year.
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Dixon
Larry Roth
Roth
Ting
Attorney seeks new murder trial for Pierce
Lee County Circuit Court Judge Tomas Magdich holds a motion by defense attorney Al Williams for a new trial of Calvin Pierce. Williams alleges the State failed to properly disclose examination findings by Dr. Larry Blum on Pierce and co defendant Kathy Bennett shoes. Bennett faces two counts of first degree murder sentencing set for June 12 while Pierce faces five counts on June 13.
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Lee County
Tomas Magdich
al Williams
Calvin Pierce
Earlville
Williams
Daniel Fish
Pierce
Kathy Bennett
Larry Blum
Blum
Bennett
Carrie Duncan
Paw Paw
Duncan
Fish
Magdich
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Dixon High School
Jerry Pauser
Page Park
DHS
Lancaster Gymnasium
Kathy Jones
Oregon
Ogle/Lee CrimeStoppers
Oregon Police Department
S. Fourth St
Panasonic
U.S
Tel
American Heart Association
Furniture Manufacturer’s Outlet
Poroain
Craig Harrison
Craig
Galena Avenue
Tom Corken
Bill Palen
Bob Shomaker
Paul Ratner
Marty Eccles
Warren Walder
Harold Rhodes
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