Amboy Tuesday schedules many community meetings and events
On Tuesday September 19, diverse groups meet across Dixon and nearby towns. Amboy hosts an afternoon HEA meeting at Lilly Kent's home at 1 pm. Red Cross offers a Standard First Aid class 6 to 10 pm at 202 North Court. Dixon hosts multiple events including a public library Tales for Tots 10:30 to 11 am, a bloodmobile at Dixon High School 8:30 am to 2 pm, and meetings for ISEA Retirees Free blood pressure checks at KSB Hospital lobby noon to 2 pm. Additional gatherings include Overeaters Anonymous 7:30 pm St. Paul Lutheran Church Alanon 8 pm Loveland TOPS 5:45 pm St. Luke Episcopal Church Mount Morris Board of Education 7:30 pm, Women of the Moose 7 pm Dixon Moose Lodge, Adult Children of Alcoholics 8 pm Loveland, Dixon-Sterling Christian Woman's Club brunch 9:30 to 11:30 am Brandywine Inn Mothers' Study Club dinner White House restaurant 6:30 pm and Rock River ABWA membership meeting Coventry Village Retirement Center Sterling.
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Amboy
Lilly Kent
Lee County Red Cross
North Court
Dixon
Shady Lane
Dixon Public Library
Dixon High School
Dixon Isea
Senior Citizens Center
KSB
Overeaters Anonymous
St. Paul Lutheran Church
S. Peoria Ave
Alanon
Loveland
St. Luke Episcopal Church
Mount Morris
ABWA
Rock River Valley
American Business Women’s Association
Coventry Village Retirement Center
W. St. Mary’s Rd
Sterling
Dale Heuck
Sauk Valley Community College
U.S
Dixon area community events and meetings roundup
A Dixon area listing covers public library screenings and matinees at Dixon Public Library, a Palisades Chapter NARFE meeting at Moose Hall in Savanna, Oregon Park District activities, Nash Bee Center classes, KSB Hospital Coronary Club meeting, Franklin Grove Friendship Supper Club gathering, local nature center programs, church and senior activities, a Dixon Christian Singles meeting, a men and women bridge group, a Saturday book sale at the Dixon Public Library, Illinois Valley Singles Wiener roast at Zearing Park, Swinging Stars square dance at Rock Falls, Overeaters Anonymous meeting on the hospital's fifth floor, plus multiple Sunday through Saturday noting times.
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Dixon Public Library
Palisades
Narfe
Moose Hall
Savanna
Oregon Park District
Nash Bee Center
KSB Hospital
Illinois Valley
Zearing Park
Rock Falls
Overeaters Anonymous
Community meeting and events calendar across Loveland and Nash
Center hosts Narcotics Anonymous at 1 p.m. Loveland with a 7 30 p.m. meeting. Dixon Moose Lodge serves suppers from 5 to 8 p.m. Oregon Park District invites cake decorating at Nash Rec Center.
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Narcotics Anonymous
Loveland
Dixon Moose Lodge
Oregon Park District
Nash Rec Center
Toy Museum full of valuable treasures in Nashville
Ted Lannom, a lifelong train collector, displays a vast Nashville Toy Museum collection from 1860s to 1970s. The exhibits include trains, planes, boats, dolls, and rare biscuit tins, with items like a Gothic church biscuit tin from 1890 and Wind-up locomotives. Lannom guides visitors, sharing the history behind each piece and plans ongoing acquisitions with Britain’s toy networks. The museum features Steiff bears pre 1915, Jumeau and Boudoir dolls, model cars, and a new toy farm implement display. Contact information for tourism details is provided.
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Nashville, Tenn
Ted Lannom
Nashville
Lannom
Dyersburg
Memphis
Chistmas
Goldsmiths Department Store
Smithsonian Institution
Washington D.C
Smithsonian
Italy
Britain
Manhattan
Liverpool
Charlie
America
Europe
Japan
Joe Ertle
Time for Folk Art Festival at Kane County Fairgrounds
ST CHARLES The Country Folk Art Festival Show and Sale, Chicagoland's premier showcase of authentic handcrafted reproductions of American country and formal furniture and accessories, runs at Kane County Fairgrounds on Randall Road from Friday 5 to 9 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Sunday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is 5 on Friday, 3.50 on Saturday and Sunday, with under 12 free. Featured dealers include David T. Smith, Ned Foltz, Sandra Weller, Jack Shoemaker, and Norman Jernigan, offering furniture, pottery, fraktur art, candles, and reproduction beds.
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ST. Charles
Chicagoland
Kane County Fairgrounds
Ill
Randall Road
Rt. 38
Rt. 64
David T. Smith
Morrow
Ohio
Ned Foltz
Reinholds
Penn
Sandra Weller
Emmaus
Jack Shoemaker
Oley
Norman Jernigan
Dunn, N.C
SVCC Career Planning Series Opens September 26
Sauk Valley Community College launches a semester long focus on Career Planning with career testing and planning sessions for students and adults. The first session runs Sept 26 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Counseling Center, with follow ups on Oct 17, Oct 18, Nov 8, Nov 9, and Dec 7. The $10 service includes testing, interpretation, and a personalized report.
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SVCC
Sauk Valley Community College
John Sagmoe
Mike Hustad
Sauk Hustad
Sauk Valley
Sauk District
Dear Ann Landers Advice on Abusive Marriages
A reader warns against marrying men who beat their first wives after a former spouse recounts severe cruelty. The letter details repeated cycles of abuse, failed promises, separation, and a restraining order, underscoring how violence erodes self-respect and support networks.
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Ann Landers
Cincinnati
Ann Landers readers share life lessons and laughter
A letter from Diane in the Delta urges women in abusive relationships to seek professional help and leave, while a Dear Ann column thanks her for sharing. The Benton County Enterprise cites Governor Earl Long’s parish speech anecdote, and a booklet offer to readers highlights Ann Landers guidance on friendship and loneliness.
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Ann
Diane
Delta
Benton (Mo
Earl Long
Louisiana
Earl
Long
Ann Landers
P.O
Chicago
Milwaukee Mushroom Fair at sixth annual Milwaukee Public Museum
The sixth Mushroom Fair at the Milwaukee Public Museum sponsored by the museum and Wisconsin Mycological Society runs 10 am to 4 pm Sunday. It features 12 plus booths, mushroom identification, home growing tips, crafts, photos, a poison center display, and kid friendly activities. Gourmet cooking demos highlight edible mushrooms with guest chef County Executive David F Schulz. Reservations for the Munch A Brunch close Wednesday. call 271 9299.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Milwaukee Public Museum
Wisconsin Mycological Society
David F. Schulz
Native foods tasting at Lowell Park Nature Center
Come to the Lowell Park Nature Center at 2 p.m. Thursday to sample native edibles such as hickory nuts and maize. The event invites visitors to explore regional outdoor foods in a brief tasting session.
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Lowell Park Nature Center
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Dixon Telegraph
Dixon Area
Brandywine Inn
Rock River
Coventry Village
Friends
the Dixon Telegraph
Wright
Rowntree
Nashville Toy Museum
Telegraph
Mark Sauer
AAUW
Grace Mary Stern
Highland Park
Northern Illinois Division of American Association of University Women
Stern
Mothers’ Study Club
White House
Hollywood
Cary Grant
Ingrid Bergman
Brechon
Walter
Margaret Brechon
Knights of Columbus Hall
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