School officials discuss reorganization in Byron meeting
Oregon and Mount Morris voters face a November referendum on reorganization. Panelists from Eastland Silver Ridge and Forrestville Valley districts urged planning, curricular gains, and student involvement. Officials stressed consolidation as a tool for program upgrades, not budget fixes, and outlined a preliminary plan with Oregon high school centralization and Mount Morris junior high. Oregon hosts an informational meeting October 19 at the Ogle County Farm Bureau.
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Byron
Northwest
Illinois Association of School Boards
Oregon
Mount Morris
R.D. Lovelace
Eastland
Silver Ridge
Forrestville Valley
Knight
Fred Wiederholtz
Lovelace
Ed Olds
Ogle County Farm Bureau
Rochelle to debate revised liquor codes and city upgrades
Rochelle city council will consider a revised liquor ordinance splitting licenses into C-1 and C-2, defining snacks and meals, and tightening definitions. The meeting also covers state certification for firefighters, Cemetery Advisory Board minutes, ambulance bids, lift station equipment, and higher steam rates.
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Council
Rochelle
Gail Loefgren
Loefgren
Pizza Hut
Eagle Food Center
Tom McDermott
Larry Marty
Lawnridge Cemetery
Perpetual Care Fund
Trip to orchard reveals fall’s signs and pick-your-own apples
Telegraph staff writer Lori Fagan visits McWethy’s Apple Orchard off Illinois Route 2 to document a family friendly pick-your-own apples experience. Bill McWethy guides the tour with his children Erik Ryan and Kimberly as they collect McIntosh and other varieties while Bill notes a new pick-your-own model and a cider press.
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Telegraph
Mark Sauer
Lori Fagan
Orchard
McWethy
Illinois Route 2
Kilgore Road
Mark
Bill McWethy
Bill
McIntosh
Empire
Erik
Ryan
Kimberly
Jeanette
Kristina
Steve
Martha
P.S
New staff members join The Telegraph in Dixon area
Three new Telegraph employees join Dixon and surrounding Lee and Ogle counties. Photographer Mark Sauer, a May 1989 ISU Fine Art Photography graduate, moved from Lombard to the area and plans an October 1990 wedding to Becca Arnold. Display ad rep Mark Robins, from Niagara Falls NY, holds degrees in Russian and German from ISU and teaches at Sauk Valley CC. district circulation manager Cathy Harshman, a Dixon resident for 25 years, will oversee 95 carriers.
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The
Telegraph
Lee
Ogle
Mark Sauer
Newsroom
Sauer
Lombard
Illinois State University
Bloomington-Normal
Dixon
Illinois
ISU
Vidette
Becca Arnold
Northern Illinois University
the Telegraph
Mark Robins
Robins
Niagara Falls
N.Y
Chicago
Department of Corrections
Sauk Valley Community College
SVCC
Ogle County
Donna Boatman
Jean
Sterling High School
Zachary
Cubs
Cathy Harshman
Harshman
Jared
Dixon council to set priorities for state income tax funds
Dixon board will meet in a special 7 p.m. session to decide how to use roughly one million dollars from a temporary two year state income tax hike. Proposed uses include street upgrades, storm sewer projects, and aid to schools and park district.
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Telegraph
Dixon
Illinois General Assembly
Swissville
Dixon Public
Dixon Park District
Mike Venner
Park Board
Robert Aubry
Aubry
Verner
Gerald Wermers
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Eastland Board of Education
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Hanover
Daviess County
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Jake Hendricks
Julia Hendricks
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7Th Street
Dixon Telegraph
Dixon Board
Eric S. Bailey
Illinois College of Optometry
Illlinois
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American Optometric Association
College of Optometrists In
Drs. Lawless
Wells
Thomas Lawless
Lamar Wells
Dixon Optometric Center
Bailey
Optometry
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