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Newspaper
Dixon Telegraph
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1989
Page
5
Call 284-2222 ext. 34 or write to the Dixon Telegraph calendar at 113 S Peoria Ave Dixon IL 61021 to list an event. Include calendar submissions four days before the event to be included.
The community calendar lists a flu clinic at the health department from 9 to 11:30 a.m. and 2 to 4 p.m. Meetings include Young Mothers' Club at Boni Brigl's home, Lee County Right to Life, and TOPS at St. Luke's Church. Other items: Meet the Candidates Night at Dixon High School cafeteria, Overeaters Anonymous at St. Paul Lutheran, Alanon at Loveland Community House, and Practical Club dessert luncheon at Ruth Schreiner's home. Also preschool screening at Washington School, mood disorder group at KSB Hospital, Haymarket Guild at Brown Shingle, wreath class at Lowell Park, and Rock River Grange Halloween Party at Grange Hall.
On Wednesday Oct 25 several local events are scheduled. Pre school screening runs 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. and 1 to 2:30 p.m. at Jefferson School. A flu clinic is offered by Lee County Health Department at St John’s Church in Ashton from 10:30 a.m. to noon. Alliance for Mentally Ill meets at Sinnissippi Centers at 7 p.m. AAUW Book Review group meets at Mary Lou Baird’s home at 1 p.m. Adult Children of Alcoholics holds a Loveland meeting at 8 p.m.
Lucy Chapter of NAIM hosts a potluck at St. Mary's Hall Walton at 6 30 p m. Welcome Wagon Club holds a meeting in Loveland at 6 30 p m.
Thursday listings include St. Paul Lutheran Woman's Guild soup and salad luncheon at 1415 10th Ave Rochelle from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Chapter KM-PEO Sisterhood dinner at Brandywine Lodge 6:30 p.m. AARP Medicare program at Rock Falls Ramada Inn 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dixon Lioness Club meeting at Brown Shingle Dixon Public Library Hollywood Classic Film 6:30 p.m. Minnie Bell Rebekah Lodge meeting Loveland 7 p.m. Palmyra Grange meeting Sugar Grove with multiple local groups hosting events.
Community calendar lists a haunted house at Mount Morris Senior Center from 6 to 9 p.m. on Front Street with event at 9 E. Front. Also Narcotics Anonymous meeting in Loveland at 7:30 p.m. and a bridge group for men and women at the Senior Center at 1 p.m. Sugar Grove Church and School Restoration Committee hosts a Halloween Party at 6:30 p.m.
The TCOC Board of Directors will meet at 7 p.m. at the TCOC office in Princeton. The session will cover board business and upcoming initiatives.
Dixon Public Library hosts a Friends of the Library bookstore sale from nine in the morning to noon. Proceeds support library programs and services in the community.
The Dixon Public Library presents Hooray for Hollywood a Thursday 6 30 p m film series with Alfred Hitchcock films. This week the 1951 thriller stars Farley Granger and prefaces on a large screen bought with Project PLUS funds. All programs are free. The public is welcome.
The Berlin Wall, built by the East German government, stretches about 100 miles and divides West from East Berlin. It features guard towers, no man’s land, and has claimed over 70 East German deaths. West Berlin offers Checkpoint Charlie, the Museum of the Wall, and guided trips. visitors must carry passports, exchange 25 DM, and obtain a 5 DM visa.
A guided stroll through Zehlendorf traces postwar ties between the United States and Berlin. Stops include Truman Plaza, Clay Allee, the American Officer and Civilian Club, Armed Forces Network studios, Henry Ford Building, Max Planck Archives, and the Allied Kommandatura. Also noted are Kennedy sites, Edison and Wright legacies, and 100 plus American-named streets.
Newman honor roll lists for the first six weeks of the first semester include High Honor Roll students with GPAs of 3.5 and above and Second Honor Roll students with GPAs from 3.0 to 3.49. Names span seventh through seniors across all grades, with many students across each class earning either honor.
Ann warns readers about Halloween dangers as children go trick or treating. She cites risks from tampered candy, flammable costumes, and candles in pumpkins. The piece urges supervision, visible costumes, and caution to prevent injuries or worse on this holiday.
Ann Landers warns parents about holiday dangers and offers practical steps. She suggests hosting a home Halloween party with neighbor chaperones or accompanying children while trick or treating to ensure they visit known houses. She cautions that holidays can end in tragedy and urges careful planning before November 1.
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