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Newspaper
Dixon Telegraph
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1989
Page
5
To place an event in the community calendar call 284 2222 ext 34 or write to the calendar at the Dixon Telegraph 113 S Peoria Ave Dixon IL 61021. To be included in the calendar information must arrive four days before the event.
Pre school screening at Jefferson School 8 30 to 11 30 a m and 1 to 2 30 p m Lee County Health Department flu clinic at St Johns Church in Ashton 10 30 a m to noon Alliance for Mentally Ill meets Sinnissippi Centers 7 p m AAUW Book Review at Mary Lou Bairds home 1 p m Adult Children of Alcoholics Loveland 8 p m Lucy Chapter NAIM potluck St Marys Hall Walton 6 30 p m Welcome Wagon Loveland 6 30 p m St Paul Lutheran Woman's Guild soup and salad luncheon Rochelle 11 a m to 1 p m ABWA annual event Brandywine Inn 7 p m Phoenix singles group St Marys Parish Center 7 p m Chapter KM PEO Sisterhood BIL dinner Brandywine Lodge 6 30 p m AARP Medicare program Rock Falls Ramada Inn 8 30 a m to 3 p m Dixon Lioness Dixon Public Library Hollywood Classic Film 6 30 p m Minnie Bell Rebekah Lodge Loveland 7 p m Palmyra Grange Sugar Grove School 7 p m TCOC Board of Directors meeting TCOC office Princeton 7 30 p m
Listings include haunted house at Mount Morris Senior Center 6 to 9 p.m. 9 E Front. Narcotics Anonymous Loveland 7:30 p.m.. senior center bridge 1 p.m.. Sugar Grove Church and School Restoration Halloween Party 6:30 p.m.. Dixon Woman's Club dessert lunch and card party Loveland 12:30 p.m.. Illinois Valley Singles Presbyterian Church Princeton 7 p.m.. Farmers Market Haymarket Square 7 a.m. to noon. Dixon Elks hay ride party 6 p.m. Elks Page Farm. Swinging Stars square dance Rock Falls 8 to 10:30 p.m.. Oregon Park District Treasure Hunt and Swim Nash Rec Center 1 to 4 p.m.. Lee County Council on Aging potluck 3 to 6 p.m.. Medjugorje program St Marys Learning Center Oregon 2 p.m.
Dixon Public Library hosts a Friends' Bookstore sale Saturday morning from 9 a.m. to noon, a Children's Story Hour from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., and a Saturday Matinee at 1:30 p.m. The events showcase community activities and reading programs for families.
The Rock River Valley Chapter of the American Business Women's Association plans its annual Business Associate Event at the Brandywine Inn on Thursday. Eileen Betzold will headline as speaker. dinner at 7 p.m. costs $11. Contact Sandy Miller or Nola Colwell for details.
The Dixon Public Library children's section hosts a 10 30 a m story hour for children 3 to 8 with a Halloween party and a costume encouraged. An unrelated Oregon Medjugorje program at St Marys Learning Center features Angela Lawson recounting her 1988 trip with a video, refreshments and public invitation. A senior center potluck Halloween party runs 3 to 6 p m with entertainment dancing cards and optional costumes. A Sugar Grove Halloween party includes hay ride bonfire games and refreshments at the school. Swinging Stars square dance event in Rock Falls 8 to 10 30 p m with Tommy Russell calling and Donna Dodson cueing rounds. Outstanding High School Students of America announces Jeremy R Newell as a new member from Seminole High School. Dixon Public Library matinee at 1 30 p m Saturday features Captain Marvel serial film and a Clayton Moore Jay Silverheels cartoon. free for all ages.
Nancy Heller, a California bred designer, built a nearly two decade line on simple, versatile pieces. Her first T shirt design launched her label after a fortunate eye from a retailer. She now runs a thriving company with $35 million in 1988 sales, expanding into denim and menswear while considering more stores in Southern California. She targets women 22 to 65 and ships to about 700 stores including a flagship in San Francisco. Her son Jonas may join as a future partner.
The essay imagines a world where every volunteer leaves the country due to disillusionment with apathy. The speaker envisions a pier farewell to familiar volunteer roles from bake sales to voting drives, then notes a quiet hospital and empty children’s wing reflecting the loss of communal activity and cheer.
A reflective piece portrays a decayed society where aged care, health services, education, and volunteer programs have collapsed. It laments vacant social institutions and silenced cultural venues, noting canceled cures and missing support for the vulnerable, culminating in a mournful vision of civilization lost.
A Texas-based flight attendant explains long hours and lack of holiday pay in a thank you to readers. She outlines duties such as medical aid, CPR, handling distressed passengers, and serving meals while denying responsibility for turbulence delays and luggage loss. She asks Ann Landers to publish the letter to support fellow attendants.
A California mother writes that two sons, one autistic and one with a developmental delay, inspire her by showing the value of healthy, spirited kids. She vows to stop taking normal family noise for granted after reading a letter about a picky eater wishing for orange juice. Ann Landers responds with praise for the letter’s impact and a note of thanks to caring parents.
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