Glidden Tour rolls through Rockford region with vintage autos
The 1989 Illinois Region Glidden Tour, featuring 375 cars built 1900 to 1935, runs through Rockford area with stops in Stillman Valley Oregon and Dixon. Ray Zuend of Dixon drives car 29 a 1929 Chrysler Imperial. The revival tour starts in Rockford and ends Friday, visiting Byron Station Grand Detour and the Ronald Reagan Home before returning to Rockford.
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Telegraph
Illinois
Rock River Valley
Oregon
Dixon
Antique Automobile Club of America
Ray Zuend
Rockford
Stillman Valley
Brick Road
Commonwealth Edison
Byron Station
River Road
Lowden State Park
Ogle County Fairgrounds
John Deere Historical Society
Grand
Ronald Reagan
Madison
Wis
Glidden
Charles Glidden
Open house at KSB marks EMS Week safety event
The KSB Hospital open house Sunday from 1 to 4 p m promotes seat belt and car seat safety as part of Emergency Medical Services Week Sept 17 23. ER staff give tours blood pressure checks and answer questions while a Lee County Health Department video discusses proper infant restraints and placement.
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KSB Hospital
Advance Ems
Lee County Health Department
American College of Emergency Physicians
Donna Kallgren
Illinois Department of Transportation
Budget close to projection regraph statters Rochelle
An audit for District 231 Elementary shows the 1988-89 budget near projections with a $51,400 excess in the education fund, a $5,000 excess in the building fund, and a $65,000 transportation loss due to two new buses. Tuition for out of district students rose to $2,759. The board adopted a $5.5 million budget for 1989-90 with receipts of $5,591,140 and disbursements of $5,556,243. A insurance proposal was approved and staff hired, enrollments reached 1,686, and park district gym use was approved at $6 per hour.
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Board of Education
Scott Chilton
Education Fund
Chilton
Insurance Management Bureau
Indianapolis
Ind
Dewey King
Pamela West
Vicki Rippentrop
Central
Linda Graber
May
Rita Ruehlman
Sheri Folgate
Tilton
Heard Thiele
Flagg-Rochelle
Lincoln
Mushroom Discovery Near Dixon School Grounds
Joe Taylor found an unusual mushroom growing in a patch behind Dixon's Jefferson School in Dixon. The sighting shifts local curiosity about wild fungi and the wooded area surrounding the school.
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Dixon
Jefferson School
Joe Taylor
County rejects Dixon schools request for 85000 a year
The Lee County Executive Committee voted to reject Dixon Public Schools District 170’s request for 85000 annually for two years from revenue sharing funds tied to the state income tax increase. The committee will urge the county board to reject at Tuesday’s full board meeting.
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Telegraph
Lee County
Dixon Public Schools
District 170
Charles Dunphy
Sharon Thompson
Law Enforcement Center
Lee County Tourism Council
Tourism Council
Pat Foster
Dave Edelson
Jack Truckenbrod
Dunphy
LaSalle County
Ed Conroy
Conroy
Illinois Association of County Officials
Ogle memorial plan progresses at courthouse site in Oregon
Plans to build a war memorial for World War II Korea and Vietnam veterans at the east side of the Ogle County Courthouse in Oregon move forward. The $75,000 project aims to form a committee, solicit donations, and host a military memorabilia sale to raise funds while ensuring board approval and full funding before construction.
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Telegraph Wire
Ogle County
Oregon
Marv Kunde
Ogle County Veterans Memorial Committee
Bruce Wellman
Kunde
Properties Committee
Ogle County Board
Three arrested in connection with thefts in Oregon Polo area
Ogle County Sheriff Jerry Brooks reported three arrests in theft cases from late August and early this month. Vicki Smith and Jodi Slaton face theft charges for a rural Polo residence theft including a color TV, video camcorder, camera, and three purebred puppies. John Rogula was arrested on burglary and theft charges for a chain saw and a 14 foot aluminum boat theft.
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Ogle County
Brooks
John Rogula
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