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Newspaper
Sterling Script
Location
Sterling, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1976
Page
2
A compact listing of across and down clues for a school crossword puzzle includes references to authors such as Tolkien and diverse terms from zoology, geography, and chemistry. The grid spans familiar names like Washington and Smith, with entries covering verbs, pronouns, and abbreviations, reflecting a typical brainteaser format.
The note lists historic dates in October including the 1903 first World Series anniversary, the 1957 Soviet satellite launch, the 1871 Chicago fire events, Thanksgiving in Canada, Grandmother’s Glamour Day, Pulaski Memorial Day, Columbus Day, and Apollo 7 sending live TV pictures from space in 1968. It also mentions October flowers calendula and cosmos and birthstones Opal or tourmaline.
The Artist of the Issue highlights Diana Haskell, SHS clarinetist and pianist. Diana, chosen by band director Lance Carter, has studied four years of private clarinet in Chicago and seven years of piano, plus two summers at Interlochen, earning top honors like first chair in World Youth Symphonic Orchestra.
Whiteside Area Vocational Center backs two building projects with student crews. At Coachlight Manor 20th Ave, Sterling, 72 students from 19 districts work under Arlyn Loos on a split foyer home with three bedrooms, 2.5 baths, sunken living room and multiple rooms. The second house at 1814 6th Ave, Green Ridge, Sterling, involves 60 students under Floyd Hunsberger, over two years, with three upstairs bedrooms and one downstairs, priced about 45k to 50k. Proceeds return to WAVC funds. no profit.
The German Club held its first meeting of the school year at Koster’s farm on Sept 21 with a wiener roast. A hayride quickly became chaotic as five bales were destroyed by tossing straw, an axle broke and a wheel came off, but no one was injured. Mrs. Nancy Johnson, the club advisor, noted the activity was fun and thanked Russell Kosters for the use of their farm.
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