Ogle County Newspapers / oglecountynews.com • Friday, August 28, 2020
OGLE COUNTY NEWS
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COVID-19 & BUSINESS
Salon receives emergency small business grant BY JEFF HELFRICH jhelfrich@oglecountynews.com After some renovations aligned with a closure amid the COVID-19 pandemic, w@sh Salon in Oregon received some good news recently. The salon was one of 11 area businesses that received emergency small business grants from the state to aid small businesses with layoff aversion strategies. “Receiving financial aid from the SBA has been equally a relief and a stressor,” w@sh Owner Meggan Dickson-Grennan said. “I have to make sure dispersed funds are used as deemed appropriate by the SBA. However, knowing I can make ends meet helps me sleep at night. w@sh salon will survive. The comeback is greater than the setback.” Applicants like w@sh submitted their applications in April and May for approval by the state. $5 million was set aside and a total of $94,362 has been made available to those that were approved. Awards are being made on a reimbursement basis and companies are expected to price documentation of expenses. No other Ogle County business received one of the grants. After w@ sh was allowed to reopen in recent months, it was booked up for its first
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The “w@sh dolls” recently delivered donated bottles of shampoo from their “Look Good, Feel Good” campaign to the Dixon PADS Women’s Shelter. “With the help of our community, w@sh was able to donate more than 50 bottles of shampoo. Thank you for helping someone Look Good AND Feel Good!” said Meggan Dickson-Grennan, owner w@sh salon in Oregon. Pictured, left to right, are: Bridgette Andel, Kendra Remrey, Meggan Dickson-Grennan (owner), Terra Lorenzen (PADS Executive Director), and Jeni Allen. three weeks. During the closure, w@ sh doubled its square footage to 900 and added three stations, allowing it to hire more stylists.
“If I hadn’t been forced to do this, I don’t know if I’d be as successful,” Dickson-Grennan said. “We made changes. I never had time to do ideas
I had. I had 10 weeks. As much as it was draining, it was also a gift in disguise. We’re coming out of it bigger and better.”
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Illinois Cemetery Safari - Saturday, Sept. 12 at 1 p.m. Join us for a slide show journey around our state to see the final resting places of famous, infamous and obscure people and animals. You’ll see unique headstones and burial sites and visit the graves of Burl Ives, Chester Gould, Kathy Sh-Boom and Dorothy Louise Gage. Don’t know some of these names? Join us to find out. Registration required at 815-732-2724.
at 12:30 p.m. to discuss The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz. The Afternoon Book Club meets Wednesday, Sept. 16 at 1 p.m. to discuss This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger. Books on Tap Book Club meets on Thursday, Sept. 24 at 6 p.m. at Cork n Tap to discuss The Grace Year by Kim Liggett.
OREGON LIBRARY Library Update - Yes We Are Open! Please call to check on procedures for browsing and pick up of materials. We do offer curbside pick- up, but if you wear a mask you may enter the building to pick up your materials. Hours for curbside will be Monday - Thursday 10 a.m.- 6 p.m. and 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. on Friday and Saturdays. The building is open regular hours. You can put holds on items in our Library through our catalog or by calling the library at 815 732-2724. All materials should be returned in the outside book drop that is open 24/7. All library materials are quarantined for at least 3 days and then checked in. You will still see these items on your account and still receive notification of overdue until the quarantine period is over. We are fine free, so you will not be charged for overdue items. However, materials that are not returned will result in replacement costs. This bill is generated after materials are 21 days overdue. As long as mate-
Trivia Night - Wednesday, Sept. 9 at 6 p.m. - Go to crowd.live and type code DJMVE We will continue to use Crowdpurr. com for our Trivia format. You can play alone or send the link to your friends and create a team. You MUST send your Team Name to cbergoply@gmail.com to have it created before Sept. 8. The game will begin promptly at 6:10 p.m. and will be 56 questions from the following topics: Sports, Movies, Books, Science, History,Geography, TV and Word Puzzles. Any questions or for more information, email cbergoply@gmail.com or call the library 815-732-2724. Yoga With Jennifer is Back! - Starting Sept. 12 - Saturday mornings at 9:30 a.m.- only 5 spots available. Registration required 815-732-2724
Oregon Writers Group - Second and last Tuesday of each month Meeting will occur via Zoom- Zoom. com The OWG is a gathering of writers or writer-wannabes who meet to support each other and to further their own writing. The purpose of the group is to help and encourage you in your writing. If you need brainstorming ideas, we can help suggest ideas or aid with the creative process. Library Book Clubs The 2WBC meets Wednesday, Sept. 9
DNA and Genealogy Research: Simplified – Sept. 22 at 2 p.m. via ZOOM DNA testing has become a popular topic. Did you get your results and now you don’t know what to do with them? This program will discuss the different DNA tests and compare the major testing companies. Learn to use your genealogy skills to unravel the mysteries of your DNA results. Join our Zoom call with Steve Szabados, Genealogist. Register at 815-732-2724. Registration required.
