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Newspaper
Dixon Telegraph
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1989
Page
6
To place an event in the community calendar call 284 2222 ext 34 or write to the Dixon Telegraph 113 S Peoria Ave Dixon IL 61021. Include calendar details four days before the event to be listed.
Friday and Saturday schedule includes bridge for men and women at the Senior Center at 1 p.m. Narcotics Anonymous in Loveland at 7 30 p.m. Dixon Moose Lodge serves suppers 5 to 8 p.m. Oregon Park District cake decorating Nash Rec Center. Dixon Public Library Friends Bookstore 9 a.m. to noon. Dance to Jeff and His Band Mount Morris VFW Club 8 to 11 30 p.m. Saturday Matinee 1 30 p.m. Illinois Valley Singles wiener roast Zearing Park 6 p.m. Swinging Stars square dance Rock Falls Community Building 8 to 10 30 p.m. Overeaters Anonymous Classroom III fifth floor KSB Hospital 8 30 a.m. Lee County Red Cross CPR Class 202 North Court 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Hudson Terraplan Club meeting Lowell Park 10 a.m. Old time plowing Whitney Road farm area 1 to 5 p.m. Franklin Grove Presbyterian harvest dinner 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
A dense schedule lists numerous meetings and events across Sterling Loveland Dixon and surrounding areas for Monday September 25 and Tuesday September 26. Highlights include Sauk Valley Bridge Club at Sterling YWCA 6:50 pm and Oregon Park District swim programs at Nash Rec Center with Learn to Swim and water classes.
Jacki Sorensen, originator of aerobic dancing, unveils Vertifirm a standing, upper body–centered routine. The program claims higher calorie burn per class and increased muscle tone and metabolism, expanding the sport’s popularity. Call 800 44 DANCE or write Jacki's Inc. Northridge CA.
University of Illinois at Chicago expert Patsy Chronis cautions against pressuring 3 and 4 year olds to learn reading or numbers. She advocates play and individual pacing, noting reading readiness varies and joy in learning should be preserved. Chronis, director of the UIC Children's Center, emphasizes development through curiosity and environmental exploration rather than early academics.
Ann Landers discusses the push for legal recognition of same sex relationships, noting San Francisco’s domestic partnership ordinance granting hospital visitation and bereavement leave, potential tax and rights extensions, and a New York court ruling on rent controlled housing. The piece surveys public reaction and invites reader opinion while highlighting ongoing political and religious pushback and upcoming votes.
The Dixon area hosts a Constitution tea by the Dixon Chapter DAR at 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday at 2117 Grand Detour Rd. Also on the calendar, Sauk Valley Bridge Club results report Dick Gibons and Mimi Swanson as North/South winners and Bob and Jan Wiggins as second. East/West winners Ann and James Fisk. Upcoming events include a Chapter AC luncheon at Loveland, CASA talk by Barb McLaughlin, Practical Club dessert luncheon, Diabetes Association educational meeting at CGH, Tales for Tots at Dixon Public Library, Meadows Park walk, blood drive at First Christian Church, Lioness Club program on Russia, Prairieville Cemetery Association meeting, and TCOC Board meeting with transport calls.
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