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Newspaper
Dixon Telegraph
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1989
Page
3
About 400 people joined the halftime Wish For Christy event during Polo versus Forreston at Polo High School. A postgame sock hop raised funds for Christy Akers, a 1987 Polo grad in a coma since May 14 after a car accident. A video of the fundraiser was shown to Christy on Sunday to boost her spirits.
Greg D. Terry, 18, is held without bond on aggravated battery, DUI, criminal damage to property, resisting arrest, illegal consumption of alcohol as a minor and illegal transportation of alcohol with a broken seal after kicking and spitting on an Ogle County Sheriff's detective. The incident occurred Saturday at 8 03 p m at 3 20 S Center St Creston. Passengers Mark J Crawford 17 and Mark Durham 18 faced minor alcohol and transportation charges and were released on 50 bonds. Circuit Judge Lawrence A Smith Jr of Freeport announced a bid for the Second District Appellate Court in the March 1990 Republican primary. The district includes 13 counties. Smith, a Rockford native, earned a University of Illinois commerce degree in 1958 and a law degree in 1961.
About 1,000 attended a two hour performance by the 18 piece United States Navy Band Commodores at the Dixon Theatre. The event, sponsored by the United States Concert Corporation Dixon Branch and the Dixon Area Chamber of Commerce, raised funds for Dixon High School music scholarships and theatre renovations. Clyde J. Connor delivered a standout 10 minute drum solo as the band performed a Big Band era medley and patriotic tunes.
More than 8 200 rural residents in Lee and parts of Ogle counties may obtain free Dixon Library cards through the Project PLUS grant approved by the Illinois State Library. The program runs through June 1990 with potential permanent expansion if a March 1990 rural library district referendum passes.
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