Dixon welcome guide 2016 2017

ixon, Illinois

Get to know us

Dixon, Illinois 2016-2017

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GET TO KNOW US ... DIXON | WHAT’S INSIDE

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Greeting from the mayor ................................................... Page 4-5 Dixon history ................................................................... Page 6-7 Dixon today .......................................................................Page 8 Sauk Valley Community College............................................Page 8 Clubs ............................................................................ Page 9-11 Places of worship ......................................................... Page 12-13 KSB Hospital................................................................ Page 14-15 Parks .......................................................................... Page 16-17 Numbers to note ...............................................................Page 18 Dixon Public Library...........................................................Page 19 Helping hands ............................................................. Page 20-21 Education .........................................................................Page 22

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Dear Reader,

Welcome to Illinois A letter from Mayor Liandro Arellano Jr.

Welcome to Dixon, the hometown of Ronald Reagan and the seat of Lee County. Our beautiful city is located right on the Rock River, and our historic downtown is a great place to shop, enjoy wonderful dining, and explore culture. There are Musical Fridays, and also the Second Saturdays Art Happenings, which pairs art and music. The Next Picture Show Fine Arts Center is a must-see gem, and the Dixon waterfront provides a picturesque backdrop for countless events each year.

Indeed, our festivals have become famous themselves. They include the Scarecrow Festival each fall, the annual Christmas Walk, a Venetian Night on the river, the Gardenstock Art and Music Festival, and of course the famous Petunia Festival. There is always something happening here in Dixon.

For those who like to explore history, the Dixon area is a treasure trove.

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Dixon: a place of great experiences and great people ARELLANO

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Pass into town under the iconic Veterans Memorial Arch that first welcomed home WWI veterans, then tour Ronald Reagan’s Boyhood Home. Take the time to visit the Northwest Territory Historic Center or any of the many small museums that are part of the Dixon Area Museum Alliance, and be sure to visit the John Deere Home and Historic Site in Grand Detour if you can.

For outdoor enthusiasts, there is also plenty to do. Dixon has a great many parks, including athletic fields, the Veteran’s Memorial Park, and Lowell Park’s 200+ acres along the river. There are trails for walking and biking, and even a nature center to explore. And don’t forget the entire Rock River itself is waiting for you! Fish near the dam, go out boating, or just enjoy the river scene.

Whether you are coming to visit or to stay, Dixon is a place of great experiences and great people. Enjoy your time here!

Mayor Liandro Arellano Jr.

Alex T. Paschal/apaschal@saukvalley.com

Dixon Mayor Liandro Arellano Jr.

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June 30th - July 4th

August 13, 2016

Dixon City Market 4 P.M. Every Wednesday

(Starting June 1st - August 3)

Come to Dixon for the weekend!

Enjoy unique dining experiences, downtown shopping, the Rock River and more!

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A ferry fails, but a city succeeds Dixon’s founder wore many hats: trader, teacher, interpreter, lawyer, postmaster

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ox, Sac, Pottawatomie, Winnebago, Illini and other Indians inhabited the Rock River shores, thriving on their rich soil, abundant game and vast forests long before the first explorers came to the area that is now Dixon.

The first white man of record in the Dixon area was a Frenchman, Pierre LaPorte, who lived among the local tribes between 1780 and 1810.

In 1793, another Frenchman, La Sallier, came to the region and married a woman from either the Winnebago or Pottawatomie tribe. Some historians say Joseph Ogee, the man who later sold his river-crossing business to John Dixon in 1830, married a daughter of this union, Madeline.

Ogee was a French-Canadian trader, trapper and agent for the American Fur Co. He and Madeline met John Dixon, the future founder of Dixon, when both were active at Fort Clark in Peoria around 1820.

John Dixon, 1784-1876

Courtesy Lee County Historical Society

Dixon was a native of New York, born in the village of Rye in 1784. As a young adult, he moved to New York City, bought a clothing store and became active in the promotion of temperance and religion. After 15 years in the city, Dixon developed pulmonary disease and was advised by his physician to move to a different climate.

He spent the next few years traveling through different regions, primarily in Illinois. During that time, more and more people were traveling north to settle the state’s rich prairies.

Establishing river crossings became more important, and overcoming this natural obstacle became essential to growth.

In spring 1828, Ogee moved from Fort Clark to the Dixon area and took over a river crossing. He called his business Ogee’s Ferry. The venture failed, and 5 years later he sold it to Dixon, who had just moved to the area with his wife, Rebecca, and their five children.

Dixon charged “$.25 per person and horse,” and the ferry did better under his care, remaining in operation until 1846.

Dixon also began a successful trading business with neighboring Indians and other travelers. During the Black Hawk War, his two-story cabin was the only dwelling at Dixon’s Ferry. The surrounding grounds became a site for conflict and hostility, and although not officially changed, became known as “Fort Dixon.” It was the central command post during the war.

When the war ended, overland travel resumed again.

In 1835, Dixon registered his 40-acre plat on the south side of the Rock River as the town of Dixon. Seven years later, 80 acres north of the river were platted and called North Dixon.

In addition to being a trader, Dixon was, among other things, an Indian interpreter, an Army counsel, the village postmaster and its first president. He taught his children in their family cabin, making him the village schoolteacher.

Later, the Methodist and Baptist churches were used for classrooms until a two-room schoolhouse was built in 1837, at a cost of $515.

By fall 1836, the tiny village had grown to include six families in various homes, a blacksmith shop and a lean-to post office. The following year, the first dry goods store opened and construction began on a hotel. That hotel is now the Nachusa House, apartments for senior citizens.

In 1839, Dixon was named the Lee County seat. The first bridge was built across the Rock River in 1846, which is about the same time a dam and sawmill were erected.

The river played a major part in the town’s prosperity. Fish were shipped to market in huge numbers, and for 50 years Dixon had a thriving clamming industry. Ice harvesting also was profitable.

By 1850, Dixon had grown to 1,073 residents. The first newspapers, the Dixon Telegraph and Lee County Herald, began publication in 1851.

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Dixon’s past is rich with famous figures HISTORY

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Commercial development and industry continued through the next 2 decades.

When the Illinois Central Railroad arrived in 1855, the various factories expanded to meet the needs of more people.

Lumber and flour mills, a cooperage firm and the Dixon Plow Works all added to a strong industrial picture.

By 1900, Dixon’s population reached 8,000.

Dixon also has a rich history with famous figures.

Abraham Lincoln served at Fort Dixon as a soldier during the Black Hawk War, as did future Confederacy President Jefferson Davis.

In 1887, Charles R. Walgreen moved to Dixon, and began his career by clerking for a local drugstore while attending Dixon Business College. He opened his first Walgreen Drug Store in Chicago in 1902, and his second in Dixon, at 105 W. First St., in 1904. By 1939, he had about 500 stores in 39 states.

The late President Ronald Reagan also

Dixon, seen here in a postcard from the 1920s. grew up in Dixon, graduated from Dixon High School, and spent 7 summers as a lifeguard at Lowell Park before moving on to a movie and political career.

Louella Parsons, who from 1915 to about 1960 was America’s premier movie gossip columnist, also was born and raised in Dixon. She died in 1972.

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There’s a little bit of everything in Dixon History and health care, parks and petunias – and much, much more Dixon has much to offer its nearly 16,000 residents, including educational options, convenient access to health care, beautiful parks, historic sites and scores of activities.

The county seat of Lee County, Dixon has been a center of commerce since its inception in the late 1820s. It was named after its founder, John Dixon, who operated a ferry service across the Rock River.

Today, Dixon’s economic base is supported by government, agriculture, service and retail, as well as by major manufacturers, including Raynor Garage Doors, UPM Raflatac Inc., BorgWarner Inc., Donaldson Co., printer Dixon Direct, SGS Refrigeration and Sewer Equipment Co. of America.

KSB Hospital, another large employer, offers comprehensive health services in Dixon and the surrounding area. The

More Info

Information on the town’s many amenities can be found at discoverdixon. org or by searching for Dixon, Illinois on Facebook.

Also, the Dixon Area Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Lee County Industrial Development Association, 101 W. Second St., Suite 301, is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays.

Go to dixonillinoischamber.com or call 815-284-3361 for more information.

80-bed, acute-care facility is highly rated for patient experience.

Residents have educational choices in Dixon, including the public school system and three parochial schools. Sauk Valley Community College, ranked highly for tuition affordability, is on Dixon’s west edge.

More than 30 churches of several denominations support the spiritual needs of Dixon’s residents.

One of the town’s claims to fame is its connection to the late President Ronald Reagan, who lived in Dixon as a boy. The

home he lived in from 1920 to ’23, at 816 S. Hennepin Ave., became a National Historic Site in 1982 and welcomes visitors from across the U.S. Dixon is also home to numerous parks and recreational opportunities that revolve around its picturesque location on the banks of the Rock River, including the recently completed downtown Riverfront Heritage Crossing, and historic Lowell Park north of town, as well as the beautiful surrounding countryside.

Dixon has more park land per capita than any city in Illinois.

The Petunia Festival – Dixon’s largest and oldest festival – is held each summer during the July 4 holiday week. The festival offers a parade, a carnival, concerts and a fireworks show, among many other activities. Since 1960, the town has been adorned with thousands of pink petunias from May until late fall, earning Dixon the designation of “Petunia City.”

Other festivals and activities throughout the year, sponsored by local organizations, as well as opportunities to join many clubs, keep residents engaged and entertained.

College offers 144 acres of higher education

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auk Valley Community College has been on a mission to provide quality education to its diverse student body since its doors opened in 1965.

The college, which sits on a 144-acre campus at 173 state Route 2, between Dixon and Sterling, enrolls more than 2,400 full- and parttime students a year from 18 in-district high schools, 29 counties, 15 states and even some other countries.

Sauk offers 2-year transfer associate degrees in art or science in more than 40 areas; along with career and certificate programs; men’s and women’s sports; cultural activities and events; and more than 20 student clubs and organizations, including Phi Theta Kappa (the honor society for 2-year colleges), student government, Association of Latin American Students, Sauk Arts Magazine, Magic Club, Campus Crusade for Christ and Math Club.

Online courses for all students, and dualcredit courses cor area high school students, is among its offerings, as is adult education classes, literacy and GED services, community services and workforce services. Students also have access to a full fitness center and weight room.

Sauk has been fully accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools since 1972.

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Michael Barth receives congratulations in May from President David Hellmich at a recent Sauk Valley Community College graduation.

More Info

To find out more about Sauk Valley Community College, go to svcc.edu or call 815-835-6273. Class schedules are available online.

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Welcome to our clubs 4-H; University of Illinois Extension, 12923 Lawrence Road, Sterling; uie-clw@ illinois.edu or 815-632-3611 Sauk Valley Community College, 173 state Route 2, svcc.edu or 815-2885511 Al Morrison Baseball Program; almorrisonbaseball.org or Scott Johnson, 815739-0775 American Legion; American Legion Auxiliary; 1120 W. First St.; 815-2842003 Dixon Athletic Booster Club; on Facebook, P.O. Box 244, or Bonnie Rodriguez; 815-284-4841 Boy Scouts, White Eagle District; P.O. Box 41, blackhawkscouting.org or 815397-0210 Dixon Area Garden Club; P.O. Box 127; dixonil.com/gardenclub or Nancy Strock, 815-288-1000 Dixon Bowling Association; 1025 Idle Oaks Run; bowl.com or 815-284-3000 Dixon Baseball Club; 718 Timber Creek Road, 815-288-7480

Dixon Coin Club; Dixon Elks Lodge 779; 1279 Franklin Grove Road; w815-5358427 Dixon Elks Lodge 779, Dixon Elks Auxiliary; 1279 Franklin Grove Road; dixonelkslodge.com or 815-288-3557 Dixon Evening Lions Club; P.O. Box 916; 815-288-6883.

Dixon Family YMCA; 110 N. Galena Ave.; dixonymca.org or 815-288-9622 Dixon Habitat for Humanity; P.O. Box 11; dixonhabitat.org, 815-288-4957 Dixon Junior Dukes Football; dixonfootball.net Dixon Lioness Club; on Facebook and dixonlioness.org Dixon Noon Lions; 815-973-2105 Dixon Petunia Festival; petuniafestival. org, on Facebook or 815-288-7465 Dixon Rotary Club; rotary6420.org and on Facebook Dixon Shrine Club; tebala.com or 815288-0250 Dixon Sister Cities Association; dis-

coverdixon.org or 815-288-4408 Dixon Theatre; 114 S. Galena Ave.; dixontheatre.com or 815-285-1917 Dixon Wrestling Club; dixonwrestling. com or 815-288-2314 Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois; girlscoutsni.org, 800-242-5591 or info@girlscoutsni.org Golden Kiwanis; 100 W. Second St.; dixonkiwanis.org or 815-288-1543 Goodfellows; Leydig Center, 1101 Warp Rd.; leydigonline.com, 815-2847772 Gyro Club, a Dixon men’s club; 815440-3425 Junior Achievement; 800 12th Ave., Moline; jaheartland.org, 309-736-1630 Kiwanis Club of Dixon; dixonkiwanis. org or on Facebook Knights of Columbus; 506 W. Third St., 815-288-1821 KSB Hospital Auxiliary; 403 E. First St.; 815-288-5524 CLUBS continued on 104

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Lee County Bar Association; 215 E. First St.; leecountybarassociation.com or 815-288-4949 Lee County Democratic Party; leecountydems.com or 815-414-6336 Lee County Genealogical and Historical Society; 113 S. Hennepin Ave.; leecountyhgs.org or 815-284-1134 Lee County Republican Party; 815440-4650 Loyal Order of Moose 727; 887 Shop Road; 815-288-1182 Marine Corps League; 204 18th Ave.; theillinoismarine.com or 815-2841619 Marine Corps League Auxiliary; nationalmcla.org/contact.htm, 815-284-1619 Masonic Friendship Lodge No. 7; 1409 N. Galena Ave., 815-284-0226 and on Facebook Meals on Wheels, 403 E. First St., 815284-0333 Moose Lodge Chapter No. 832 (Women); 1218 E. River Road; 815-2881182; lodge727.moosepages.org CLUBS continued on 114

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Rotarian Judy O’Donnell serves shrimp during the Dixon Rotary Shrimp Boil and Chili Bowl fundraiser in April at the Knights of Columbus Hall. The annual supper is one of the club’s biggest fundraisers, and proceeds support its many charitable ventures.

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Northwestern Illinois Special Olympics; soill.org/area1Â or 815-288-2939 P.E.O. Sisterhood, Chapter KM; peoillinois.org or 815-284-7692 P.E.O. Sisterhood, Chapter AC; peoillinois.org or 815-288-5849 Phidian Art Club; Betty Scarbrough, 1424 Tilton Park Drive; 815-288-7254 Reagan Home Foundation; 816 S. Hennepin Ave.;Â reaganhome.org or 815288-5176 Rock River Garden Club; Denise McCaffrey; 408 E. Second St.; 815-2842040 Rock River Grange; Keith Avey; 301 Emily St., Mount Morris; 815-973-1490 Rock River Human Resources Professional Association; rrhrpa.shrm.org or 815-548-9006 Sauk Valley American Association of University Women; Sauk Valley Community College, 173 state Route 2; 815-2885511 Sauk Valley Community Concert Association;Â svcca.org, 815-677-6676 or on Facebook

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Patricia Lathe of Dixon reacts to the news that she won the Myrtle Walgreen Best of Show Award during the 69th Annual Phidian Art Show in April at Loveland Community House. Lathe’s winning watercolor, “The Visitors,� was chosen from among the more than 70 works of art on display in the annual show. The show was made up of works from artists 17 and older who live within 35 miles of Dixon.

TOPS Chapter 617; 815-288-1328 VFW Post 540, VFW Post Auxiliary; 1560 Franklin Grove Road, 815-288-5165 VietNow, Rock River Valley Chapter; P.O. Box 411, Nachusa, 815-284-6128

VITAL Adult Literacy Program; Sauk Valley Community College, 173 state Route 2; 815-288-5511 Volunteer Care Center; 403 E. First St.; 815-284-9555

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There’s a lot to praise in Dixon Apostolic Greater Life Church, 1403 Hemlock Ave., glcdixon.org or 815-284-8680

Assembly of God Assembly of God Church, 933 Mekeel Road, 815-284-3090 Faith Assembly of Grand Detour, 7881 South Green St., Grand Detour, 815-6524488 or faithassemblyofgranddetour.weebly.com

Baptist Calvary Baptist Church, 313 S. Van Buren Ave., 815-288-2453 Faith Fellowship General Baptist Church, 725 N. Brinton Ave., 815-288-3689 First Baptist Church, 111 E. Second St., fbcdixon.net or 815-284-6823 Hope Bible Church, 732 N. Brinton Ave., hopebiblefellowship.com or 815677-9185 Northside Baptist Church, 598 River Lane, northsidedixon.com or 815-2885212

Second Baptist Church, 501 W. Third St., 815-288-1566

Brethren Dixon Church of the Brethren, 215 N. Court St., 815-284-2711

Catholic St. Anne Catholic Church, 1104 N. Brinton Ave., 815-288-3131 St. Patrick Catholic Church, 612 Highland Ave., stpatrickdixon.org or 815-2847719

Christian Science First Church of Christ Scientist, 324 W. First St., 815-408-0160 or csdixon.com

Church of God Church of God Abrahamic Faith, 221 W. Morgan St., 815-288-2535 Lincoln Avenue Church of God, 704 S. Lincoln Ave., 815-288-1142

Disciples of Christ First Christian Church, 123 S. Hennepin Ave., 815-288-1222

Episcopal St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 221 W. Third St., stlukesdixon.org or 815-2882151

Evangelical Congregational Bethel Evangelical Congregational Church, 131 N. Court St., dixonbethel. com or 815-284-3849 St. James Evangelical Congregational Church, 1552 US Highway 52, 815-2882446

Foursquare Foursquare Gospel Church, 103 E. Morgan St., 815-288-1778

Islamic Sauk Valley Islamic Center, 202 E. Fellows St., 815-284-4868 PLACES OF WORSHIP continued on 134

tours • event space for rent

gift shop • field trips featured feat fe atur at ured ur ed exhibits exh xhib ibit ib its it s include:

• Ronald Reagan’s Beautifully restored classroom • Original Reagan Diplomas & Movie Posters • Blackhawk War & Early American Farming Exhibits with Lifelike Talking Figures • Walgreen Family History Room, Art Gallery & Historical Paintings • Beautiful Models & Dioramas Of Dixon In The 1800’s • Military Room

Schedule a guided tour for a group Schedule school field trips Northwest Territory Historic Center 205 West Fifth Street P.O. Box 345, Dixon, IL 61021 Phone: 815-288-5508 • Fax: 815-288-5749 www.nthc.org

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Jehovah’s Witnesses Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 634 Countryside Lane, watchtower.org or 815-288-4019

Lutheran Christ Our Savior Lutheran Church, 2035 IL Route 26, coslcdixon.org or 815284-4554

First United Methodist Church, 202 S. Peoria Ave.

Immanuel Lutheran Church, 1013 Franklin Grove Road, immanueldixon.org or 815-284-2804 St. Paul Lutheran Church, 421 S. Peoria Ave., stpauldixon.org or 815-288-2757

Methodist First United Methodist Church, 202 S. Peoria Ave., fumcdixon.org or 815-284-2849 Grace United Methodist Church, 921 E. Chamberlin, umc.org or 815-288-1505

Living Well Church of the Nazarene, mailing address: 115 W. Mason St. Suite #205, Polo IL 61064; services are at: 113 E. First St., Dixon, livingwellchurch.org or 815-973-5981 Lost Lake Community Church of the Nazarene, mailing address: 2309 Fourth Ave., Sterling IL 61081; services are at: 90 W. Flagg Road, Dixon, lostlakenazarenechurch.com or 815-535-6990

Nondenominational Central Christian Church, 416 Prospect St., 815-288-1316 Sauk Valley Community Church, 498 IL Route 2; saukchurch.com or 815-288-7000 Sugar Grove Church, 352 Timber Creek Road, 815-288-2811 Turning Point Community Church, 944 Stony Point Road, tpointchurch.net or 815-288-2625 The Worship Center, 403 N. Ottawa, or 815-677-9694

Presbyterian First Presbyterian Church, 110 E. Third St., fpcdixon.com or 815-284-7741

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KSB has grown right along with Dixon Nine women launched Katherine Shaw Bethea Hospital on Jan. 1, 1897. At that time, the hospital was housed in a building the size of a home, with eight patient rooms, an operating room, an etherizing room, three kitchens, a dining room and living quarters for the superintendent.

Today, KSB is an 80-bed acute care medical facility providing all phases of surgery care, as well as a variety of ancillary health care services for Dixon and surrounding communities.

In June 2006, the hospital opened a $3 million state-ofthe-art cardiovascular lab and a new endoscopy area.

A $16 million expansion of the outpatient surgery and emergency departments was completed in 2011. In spring of 2014, a newly renovated Intensive Care Unit was opened.

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This serene scene made from stained glass can be found in the chapel at KSB Hospital.

It was designed by Dixon Monument Co. owner Nancy Lillyman.

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In 2014, the hospital partnered with Physicians Immediate Care to open a walk-in clinic on the south side of town, at 1672 S. Galena Ave. The clinic features an X-ray machine, lab testing and seven exam rooms, including a pediatric room and a trauma room.

The OB and nursery staff members deliver and care for more than 350 babies a year.

The hospital also boasts a foot-andankle clinic, sleep lab, balance center, cancer center, diabetes center and speech department, among other specialties.

As one of the first home-care agencies in the state, KSB Home Health Care offers a variety of services, including skilled nursing care, physical therapy, occupational therapy and home health aides. Home Health Care has expanded to include hospice and continuing care services.

The emergency medical services department trains paramedics and emergency medical technicians. Many trainees have gone on to work for local fire departments and ambulance services.

KSB Corporate Health Services, estab-

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More Info

Learn more about KSB Hospital, 403 E. First St. in Dixon, at ksbhospital.com or 815-288-5531. lished in 1996, works hand-in-hand with area businesses to promote employee health. People who are injured or become ill while on the job can be treated right away through Corporate Health Services, nurses for which can provide

KSB opened a walk-in clinic at Rose Plaza on South Galena Avenue in Dixon in 2014.

initial injury care, preventive medicine and training in CPR, first aid and personal wellness. The division also does drug screenings after an accident or for potential employees.

As part of its extensive community outreach efforts, KSB also offers many classes and events. It owns and operates medical clinics at Commerce Towers, Edwards Clinic and Town Square Centre in Dixon, as well as sites in Amboy, Ashton, Oregon, Polo and Mount Morris.

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Plenty of places to relax Ballou Park, 600 E. Seventh St.; lighted ball diamonds, basketball court, playground and picnic shelter Bluff View, 900 E. River Road; 1-1/2 acre park offering river views Chula Vista, 801 Chula Vista Drive; green space Custer Boat Dock, 251 Custer Ave.; boat access and fishing, ADA accessible gangways and dock Dement Park, 501 S. Dement Ave.; playground E.C. Smith Park, 455 W. Seventh St.; playground, tennis courts, picnic tables/ water fountain, sledding hill Grace Johnston Park, South Highland Ave.; playground, basketball court, picnic tables Haymarket Square, 317 W. Third St.; playground, gazebo and farmers market Howell Park, 324 E. Boyd St.; riverwalk, E. N. Howell memorial and bank fishing PARKS continued on 174

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Audrina Setchell, 4, of Dixon, heads down a slide at Lowell Park on June 6 while enjoying the warm weather with her siblings.

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Joe Stengel Trail, Lowell Park Road to Polo; an 11-mile unpaved multipurpose trail, and Gee’s Grove and Penrose prairies John C. Roe Park, 800 Murphy St.; playground, parking for Lowell Park Trail John Dixon Park, 515 N. Galena Ave.; playground and Lions picnic shelter Lowell Park, 2114 Lowell Park Road; a 200-acre woodland along the Rock River, scenic drives, hiking trails, natural area, 9 picnic shelters, nature center, ball diamond, 7 miles of cross-country ski trails, playground, ADA boat access and fishing, plus 50-acre Lowell Forest Illinois Nature Preserve Lowell Parkway Trail, Washington Ave. to Lowell Park; a 3.5-mile paved multipurpose trail The Meadows Park, Washington Ave.; 567 acres of open space along the Rock River with multipurpose trails for horseback riding, hiking, biking, hunting and snowmobiling; bank fishing; Wooden Wonderland playground; Kiwanis picnic shelter; the Miller Golf Complex; Archery Hunting; roller hockey courts and soccer fields

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Reynolds Field, 1900 W. Second St.; lighted ball diamonds and picnic shelter Triangle Park, 500 E. Everett St.; green space Vaile Park, 251 Custer Ave.; splash pad, historic (closed) Memorial Pool structure, playground, picnic shelter, horseshoe courts, volleyball Van Arnum’s Island and Willow Island, Rock River; wildlife preserve, no admittance Veteran’s Memorial Park, Palmyra Road; city-owned park with military equipment and memorial Wooden Wonderland, Washington Ave.; huge wooden play structure and picnic shelter, splash pad

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Numbers & websites to note Nonemergency numbers

KSB Hospital 403 E. First St. 815-288-5531, ksbhospital.com Lee County Animal Control 112 E. Second St. 815-284-3833, leecountyil.com Lee County Chief County Assessment Office 112 E. Second St. 815-288-4483, leecountyil.com Lee County Clerk 112 E. Second St. 815-288-3309, leecountyil.com Lee County Treasurer 112 E. Second St. 815-288-4477. leecountyil.com The Telegraph 113 S. Peoria Ave. 815-284-2224 or 800-798-4085 saukvalley.com U.S. Post Office 405 W. Second St. 815-284-5015, usps.com

Dixon Police Department 220 S. Hennepin Ave. 815-288-4411 discoverdixon.org/police Dixon Fire Department 220 S. Hennepin Ave. 815-288-1485 discoverdixon.org/fire Lee County Sheriff’s Department 306 S. Hennepin Ave. 815-284-5217, leecountyil.com In an emergency, call 911

Gov’t, health, misc.

Dixon City Hall 121 W. Second St. 815-288-1485, discoverdixon.org Dixon Public Library 221 S. Hennepin Ave. 815-284-7261, dixonpubliclibrary.org Driver’s License Exam Station 925 S. Peoria Ave. 815-288-6685

Service providers Affordable Waste Systems, LLC P.O. Box 114 815-288-7283 ComEd 919 First St. 800-334-7661, comed.com NICOR Gas 1844 Ferry Road, Naperville 800-427-6748, nicor.com Dixon Water Department 121 W. Second St. 815-288-3381, discoverdixon.org Republic Services Waste and Recycling 1214 South Bataan Road 815-288-4607, republicservices.com Wiersema Waste Service 815-535-9000, wiersemawaste.com Xfinity (cable) 1-800-934-6489, xfinity.com/customer-home

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Dixon library: Check it out The roots of the Dixon Public Library reach back to 1872 when the firemen of Dixon Hose Company began a small subscription library. They turned the library over to the city in 1895-96. In 1899 O. B. Dodge, the first president of the library board, offered to build a new building, which was formally opened to Dixon residents in early 1901.

Many changes have occurred over the years. The building was remodeled in 1955 to add a children’s department and an addition was built and opened in 1969 providing the library with its present layout. An elevator was installed in 1986 and the entire building was refurbished in 1994.

In 2015, a $1.5 million project to strengthen the bones of the turn-of-thecentury stone building and its 45-yearold addition was completed.

Today, the library is home to more than 90,000 volumes. The library is also a member of the Rock River Libraries Consortium, which shares a catalog of more than 250,000 items available for loan. A media center, now housing 1,000 DVDs and nearly 1,000 CDs and audio

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Staff of the Dixon Public Library were hard at work in April 2015 shifting items around as the $1.5 million renovation project got under way. Decades old periodicals and books, left to deteriorate in attics and crawl spaces, were discarded or sold to collectors. books, was added in 1988. Special collections of interest include the Lincoln collection and a display of original WWI posters, as well as special works published by the library on local history.

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Computers, equipped with wi-fi and other internet access, are available to the public. The library catalog, as well as many other resources, is available from the library’s website.

Library cards are free to anyone who lives within city limits. Cards for Lee County residents are $60 per household a year.

In addition to loaning materials, the Dixon Public Library offers reading programs for adults and children. A book discussion group meets the second Wednesday of every month, and the “Knit Wits,” a knitting and fiber arts group, meets every other Wednesday evening.

Its summer reading programs, for children and adults, are also popular.

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Dixon agencies are at your service T here are a wide variety of agencies that provide services to those in need. Here are a few (in Dixon, unless otherwise noted): Alzheimer’s Association-Rock River Branch; 93 S. Hennepin Ave.; alz.org/illinoiscentral or 815-285-1100 American Cancer Society Rockford (Northern) Regional Office; 4312 E. State St., Rockford; 815-229-1287 American Red Cross; Sauk Valley Community College, 173 state Route 2; redcross.org/rockriver or 815-8356342 Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Sauk Valley; 300 First Ave., Suite 220, Rock Falls; bbbs-mv.org or 815-626-2227 Business/Education/Community Partnership; Sauk Valley Community College, 173 state Route 2; 815-2885511 Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children (CASA); 113 S. Peoria Ave.; casaleecarroll.com or 815-288-1901 Catholic Charities; 801 W. 11th St., Sterling; 815-625-6945 Dixon Community Food Pantry; 2001 W. Fourth St.; 815-288-4848 Dixon Greeter; Tere Ellioit; dixongreeter2@gmail.com;815-994-0422 Dixon Habitat for Humanity; 924 W. First St., P.O. Box 11; dixonhabitat.com; 815-288-4957 Dixon Park District; Deb Carey; 804 Palmyra St.; dixonparks.com or 815-2843306 Dixon Welcome Center; 83 S. Peoria Ave.; discoverdixon.org or 815-284-3496 Granny Rose Animal Shelter; 613 River Lane; grannyrose.org, petfinder.com or 815-288-7387

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Kali and Sean Nave of Dixon stand in their kitchen surrounded by family, friends, and volunteers with Dixon Habitat for Humanity in November 2015 after they were given the keys to her family’s new home, built by Dixon Habitat for Humanity.

Home of Hope Cancer Wellness Center of the Rock River Valley; 1637 Plock Road; Facebook or 815-2884673 Hospice of the Rock River Valley; 2600 N. Locust St., Sterling; hospicerockriver. org or 815-625-3858 Illinois State National Guard; National Guard Armory; 412 W. Everett; il.ngb. army.mil or 815-284-2995 Kreider Services; 500 Anchor Road; kreiderservices.org or 815-2886691; direct care programs to people with developmental disabilities

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Lee County Council on Aging; 100 W. Second St.; lccoa.com/outreach-services or 815-288-9236 or 855-407-9236 Lee County Farm Bureau; 37 S. East Ave., Amboy; leecfb.org, 815-857-3531 Lee County Health Department; 309 S. Galena Ave.; lchd.com or 815-284-3371 Lee County Housing Authority; 1000 Washington Ave.; 815-284-2759 Lee County Industrial Development; 101 W. Second St., Suite 301; dixonillinoischamber.com or 815-288-2154 AGENCIES continued on 214

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Lee County Soil and Water Conservation District; 319 S. Mason Ave., Amboy; 815-8573621, ext. 3 Lee County Special Education; 1335 Franklin Grove Road; 815-284-6651 Lee County Tourism; 113 S. Peoria Ave.; leecountytourism. com, 815-288-1840 Leydig Memorial Center; 1107 Warp Road; leydigonline. com or 815-284-7772 Lutheran Social Services of Illinois; 1901 First Ave., Sterling; lssi.org or 815-6267333 Meals on Wheels; 420 Spruce St..; mowaa.org or 815-973-1608 Northwestern Illinois Center for Independent Living; 412 Locust St., Sterling; nicil.org or 815-625-7860 PADS Homeless Shelter; 805 W. First St., P.O. Box 593; Facebook, 815-288-6818 or 815-440-6598 Prairie State Legal Services; 303 N. Main St., Ste. 600, Rockford; www.pslegal.org or 815-965-2134 Sinnissippi Centers Inc.; 325 state Route 2; sinnissippi.com or 815-284-6611; 24-hour crisis hotline, 800242-7642; mental health and addiction services Tri-County Lekotek; 2002 E. Fifth St., Sterling; or 815-6257931; toy-lending and resource agency for special needs children

Alex T. Paschal/apaschal@saukvalley.com

The Leydig Center in Dixon, the Sauk Valley’s largest thrift store, raises around $70,000 a year for local charities.

Tri-County Opportunities Council; 405 Emmons Ave., Rock Falls; tcochelps.com or 815-323-5434 United Way of Lee County; P.O. Box 382; unitedway.org or 815-284-3339 University of Illinois Extension Lee County; 12923 Lawrence Road, Sterling; 815-6323611; ue-clw@illinois.edu VITAL Adult Literacy Program; Sauk Valley Community College, 173 state Route 2; svcc.edu/community/ adult-education/vital or 815835-6363 Volunteer Care Center; 403 E. First St.; 815-284-9555

Dixon Family YMCA; 110 N. Galena Ave.; dixonymca.com or 815-288-9622

YWCA of the Sauk Valley; 412 First Ave., Sterling; ywca. org/saukvalley or 815-625-0333

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Dixon also has three parochial schools.

Offices District 170 Office 1335 Franklin Grove Road 815-284-7722 dps.k12.il.us Lee County Special Education Association 1335 Franklin Grove Road 815-284-6651

Public schools Dixon High School 300 Lincoln Statue Drive 815-284-7723 Dixon High School has approximately 800 students in grades 9-12.

The principal is Mike Grady.

Reagan Middle School 620 Division St. 815-284-7725 Reagan Middle School has about 600 sixth- through eighth-graders. The principal is Andrew Bullock.

Madison Elementary School 618 Division St. 815-284-7722 Madison has an enrollment of about 400 fourth- and fifth-grade students. The principal is Joey Sagel.

Jefferson Elementary School 800 Fourth Ave. 815-284-7724 Jefferson has an enrollment of about 400 second- and third-grade students. Dan Rick is principal.

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Dixon High School Class of 2016 President Lauren Piller poses for a photo before her graduation speech in May. Washington Elementary School 703 E. Morgan St. 815-284-7727 Washington has an enrollment of about 430 kindergarten and first-grade students and houses the district’s preschool program. The principal is Jeff Gould.

Parochial schools Faith Christian School 7571 S. Ridge Road, Grand Detour 815-652-4806 fcsfalcons.com Faith Christian School educates students from preschool through 12th grade and is a member of the Association of Christian Schools International. In operation since 1980, the school is an inter-

denominational ministry of Faith Assembly Church. Linda Foster is principal.

St. Anne Catholic School 1112 N. Brinton Ave. 815-288-5619 stanneschooldixon.org St. Anne educates more than 120 students in preschool through eighth grade. The average class size is 15 students. As of this printing, a new principal is being sought St. Mary Catholic School 704 S. Peoria Ave. 815-284-6986 stmarysdixon.org St. Mary Catholic School has 200 students in preschool through eighth grade.

The average class size is 22 students. The principal is Jean Spohn.

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