Gingras Named Dixon Citizen of the Year at Banquet
Robert Gingras, president of the Dixon Noon Lions Club and active with the Boy Scouts, received the Dixon Citizen of the Year award at the annual banquet co sponsored by The Dixon Telegraph and the Dixon Chamber of Commerce at the Brandywine Inn. University of Iowa wrestling coach Dan Gable gave the keynote remarks.
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Dixon Noon Lions Club
Boy Scouts of America
First United Methodist Church
al Morrison
Robert Gingras
Dixon
Dixon Telegraph
Dixon Chamber of Commerce
Brandywine Inn
Gingras
Helen
Telegraph
Mike Chapman
Chamber of Commerce
Charles I
Beckman
Arlan McClain
Kreider
Chamber
Hal Roberts
Gable
Iowa
Mark Sauer
Dixon Area
Water safety for quake victims in Bay Area
Public health officials said the San Francisco Bay Area quake poses no long term health threats but raises short term concerns over drinkable water. CDC and state health authorities monitor water systems. zones like Marina District report mains breaks and non potable water. Boiling water advised in San Mateo County Santa Cruz and San Benito County as repairs proceed.
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San Francisco
UPI
San Francisco Bay Area
California
Federal
Centers For Disease Control
Atlanta
Anne Sims
CDC
State Health Department
Oakland
Frances Taylor
Health Department
Marina
San Mateo County
Santa Cruz
Monterey Bay
Ira Lubell
Santa Cruz County
Lubell
San Benito
Dixon United Way nears goal on 82 percent progress
Dixon United Way reports 82 percent of a 245000 goal with total contributions over 200000. Acting Dixon Public Schools Superintendent Robert Aubry leads with 88 percent of his division’s goal earning a week in a 1990 model car from C Marshall Olds. Northern Illinois Gas employees average 186 dollars each. Dixon Floral posts 100 percent employee contributions, exceeding last year’s goal by 50 percent.
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Dixon United Way
Tom Wadsworth
Dixon Public Schools
Robert Aubry
Aubry
C. Marshall Olds
Wadsworth
Northern Illinois Gas Company
NI Gas
Dixon Floral
Bay Bridge upper deck to be rebuilt after quake
The Oakland Bay Bridge upper deck collapse will require lifting a 250 ton section back into place and a full rebuild of the demolished 1 4 mile section of Interstate 880 at an estimated cost of 100 million dollars and about two years. Traffic reopenings stay delayed until safety certification.
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Sacramento
Calif
UPI
Oakland
Bay Bridge
Jim Roberts
Bay Area
Roberts
San Francisco
East Bay
Alameda County
Cony
Charles Plummer
Carl Nelson
State Transportation Department
Elder hostels teach seniors at Stronghold Castle Oregon
Senior citizens attended an Elder Hostel at Stronghold Castle learning forestry comparative religion and marquetry from area experts. Participants, teachers and organizers praised the program for accessible accommodations and broad sharing among seniors from the United States and Canada.
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Oregon
Stronghold Castle
Howard Fox
Douglas Baer
First Presbyterian Church
Freeport
Ceria Fuger
Stronghold
Ceria
Celia
Drug suspect surrenders after deputy killed in Clarence shootout
Rudy Manzella Jr., 30, surrendered to a police SWAT team at 10:20 p.m. EDT nine hours after shooting and killing a sheriff's deputy in Clarence. After extensive negotiations with family, his lawyer, and a detective, he walked out with hands up. Police officers shouted, “We got him!” as they confirmed no weapons. About 200 state police and sheriff's deputies surrounded the house during the siege. Electricity was cut off and the home lit by spotlights.
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Clarence
N.Y
UPI
Rudy Manzella Jr
Erie County Sheriff's Department
M.J. Adelman
Manzella
Adelman
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