Speer Builds Antenna Career On Rooftops
Gordon Speer a chemistry teacher at STHS turns part time job into a thriving antenna repair business. He has wired dozens of homes and towers up to 75 feet tall and now sells Channel Master antennas and repairs Mini Carey gear. He enjoys rooftop work as a hobby and notes a shortage of electrical repairmen amid promising pay and opportunities.
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Gordon Speer
STHS
Mr. Speer
Speer
Mini Carey
Robert Batley
Batley
Sauk Valley College Open House Draws Record Crowd
An open house at Sauk Valley College last October 25 attracted about 8000 visitors from Sterling Rock Falls Dixon and surrounding areas. Officials showcased the new nine million dollar building Phase 1 with state funded construction and county support. The event highlighted expanded nursing programs and the campus child day care center as part of growth for the community college.
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Sauk Valley College
Sauk Valley
Sterling
Rock Falls
Dixon
Davenport
Rockford
Chicago
SVC
Whiteside
Lee
Bureau
Ogle
Henry
Favorite Teachers Named by Students in Roving Reporter
Anita Ohda collects student notices naming teachers and staff as favorites. Entries praise Mr Tinley Ms DeJarnatt Mr Westfall Mrs Bauer Mr Lee and Madame Kuhnert among others for teaching, coaching, language, and humor, with light quips about grades and personalities.
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Anita Ohda
Becky H
Tom_ Tinley
Jim Ryan
Mr. DeJarnatt
Elise
Madame Kuhnert
Val G
Big T. Tinley
Larry
Miss Dickson
Tom
Norman
DECA Club Launches Fund Raising Drive
Whiteside Area Vocational Center DECA club led by Miss Bangston teaches students retail sales, display, and advertising. Two teams Blue and Gold compete to sell blue and green daisy liners at 10 cents each or 2.00 per 21 bags. Students marketed via Gazette ads and WSDR radio promos.
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Distributive Education Clubs of America
Whiteside Area Vocational Center
Miss Bangston
DE Club
What’s Happening Plans After High School
A youth survey lists diverse student plans after graduation. Items include college, travel, work, romance, activism, and fantasies, reflecting teen attitudes and cultural references of the time. The piece reads as a lighthearted catalog of ambitions and mischief from Diane Apenzelar and Rhonda Garcia in Script.
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Rhonda Garcia
Nixon
Agnew
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Steve Deet
Sue Yount
Julie Smith
Chris L
Sue P
Westfall
Lois
Brandau
Debbie P
Bauer EE Keek
Frank L
Mr. Lee
Thue R
Mr. Schuler
Jackie
Mrs. Nunemakers
Jeff M
Parce
N‘a
Pas
Sexe
Shane
Mr. Johnson
Bill O
Mr. Dietz
Sally E
Chuck
Eichuneman
St. Sterling, Hi
Obermiller’s
Sterling, Ill
Deca Club
Pat Hacker
Rae Minson
Pat
Diane Apenzelar
U. S
Cuba
Peter Pan
Mr. van Wyhe
Nussy
Omar
Mr. Paris
Greener’s
Sterling, Illinois
Earl
Dean Dahlgren
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