Master Gardener program opens in Lee and Ogle Counties
The Cooperative Extension Service in Lee and Ogle counties begins fall Master Gardener training on October 11. The program trains volunteers for 50 hours in Lee and 40 hours in Ogle, covering soil, pests, plants, and community service.
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Patty Gluntz
Telegraph
Lee
Ogle County
Lee County
Marion Morey
Dixon
Marion
Howard
Morey
Jim Morrison
Ogle County Extension
Stan Eden
Eden
Morrison
Amboy
Oregon
Hartigan to speak at Rochelle Chamber 50th celebration
Attorney General Neil Hartigan will headline the Rochelle Area Chamber of Commerce 50th anniversary dinner on October 3 at 8 p.m. in the Stillman Room Hickory Grove. Dinner features stuffed steak or baked chicken for 15 dollars per person, with awards for small business, industry, business betterment, retailer, and president's outstanding service. A tour of new chamber offices precedes the event, and Best Western Concord Inn offers a Business After Hours with tours and a cash bar from 6:30 p.m. Reservations: 562-4189.
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Rochelle
Neil Hartigan
Rochelle Area
Stillman
Hickory Grove
Chamber
Civic Center
Best Western Concord Inn
RACC
Jean Tess
Polo Chili Cookoff May Be Its Last Batch
Polo Chili Cookoff may have cooked final batch as turnout dips and interest wanes. About 200 visitors sampled chili from six teams while seven arts and crafts displays drew attendees. Organizers cite lack of local interest and out-of-town participants as signs the event may not return next year.
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Telegraph
Mark Sauer
Pam Jenkins
Bank of Polo
POLO
Sharon Anderson
Anderson
Medical Arts
Dixon
Bank/Polo
Polo Chamber of Commerce
Polo Vfw Post
VFW
Polo Arts Council
Lake Forest Judge seeks Republican appellate seat nomination
Judge Jack Hoogasian 64 seeks the Republican nomination for the 2nd Judicial District appellate court seat vacated by William V. Hopf. Hoogasian, a University of Illinois and John Marshal Law School graduate, targets 13 counties including Boone Carroll DeKalb DuPage Jo Daviess Kane Kendall Lake Lee McHenry Ogle Stephenson and Winnebago. Primary scheduled for March 20 1990.
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Telegraph
Lake Forest
2Nd Judicial District
William V. Hopf
Jack Hoogasian
Boone, Carroll, DeKalb
DuPage
Jo Daviess, Kane
Kendall
Lake, Lee
McHenry
Ogle
Stephenson
Winnebago
Kustra to Speak at Republican Family Picnic
Illinois State Sen. Robert Kustra will headline the Lee County Republican Family Picnic at the 4-H Center near Amboy. Tickets for the pork chop barbecue cost 8 dollars for adults and 4 dollars for children under 12. event runs 4 to 7 p.m. Also attending are congressional candidates John Hallock and Donald Manzullo plus county officials.
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Telegraph
Illinois
Robert Kustra
Kustra
Senate
Revenue and Commerce
John Hallock
Rockford
Oregon
Donald Manzullo
Ashton board approves building permit for Williams cement facility
Jerry Williams won approval from the five member zoning board for a permit to build a 50 by 105 foot cement equipment building on a 66 by 156 foot parcel on North Hicks Street. The plan faced prior veto and rezoning debates, with concerns about water runoff and fire risks. Residents supported the project at a Sept. 11 village board meeting, while officials discussed setbacks and zoning guidelines. Williams plans to start construction soon after the hearing.
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Telegraph
Ashton
Jerry Williams
Williams
Cement Company
North Hicks Street
Ray Forney
Village Board
Forney
James Bolen
Bolen
Dan Burke
Illinois State Police District One August Traffic Actions
District One personnel made 810 arrests and issued 1 353 warnings for vehicle violations in August. Seventeen DUI arrests were recorded. Through eight months in 1989, 156 DUI tickets versus a six year average of 128. District One investigated 45 accidents, seven fatal. statewide traffic deaths reached 122 in August. year to date 1 045 deaths, 98 fewer than 1988. Overweight truck arrests totaled 13. 107 trucks inspected. Fifty two trucks or drivers were taken out of service for safety violations.
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Illinois State Police District One
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