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Wednesday, November 25, 2015
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A one-stop shop for health Expanded clinic could open soon BY JERMAINE PIGEE jpigee@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5525 @JPigee84
ROCK FALLS – Six months after construction began, the addition designed to hold the Whiteside County Health Department Community Health Clinic’s behavioral health department and
Finishing touches are being made to the 5,000-squarefoot addition to the Whiteside County Health Department Community Health Clinic in Rock Falls.
more office space is nearly finished. Administrator Beth Fiorini hopes to begin moving into the new space Dec. 9. The new addition will alleviate cramped space in the main clinic, and allow it to offer more behavioral health services. EXPANSION CONTINUED ON A4
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Director ready for her last Picture Show
THANKSGIVING Newman Central Catholic High School students, Easton Bianchi (left), Riley Vondra and Aubrie Wolf load a Thanksgiving basket into a trunk Tuesday at the Coloma and Sterling townships’ annual Thanksgiving basket giveaway at Sterling Township Highway garage.
Gallery director steps down after 10 years; replacement sought ASAP BY BRENDEN WEST bwest@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5529 @BWest_SVM
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No fundraiser – no problem Late surge in community giving fills holiday food baskets BY PAM EGGEMEIER peggemeier@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5570 @pam_eggemeier
STERLING – Sterling and Coloma townships were faced with some challenges this year in organizing
their annual Thanksgiving basket drive, so the communities took the spirit of giving to a new level. The townships found out in October that a bucket brigade they had counted on to help fund the drive was being nixed. Tighter
regulations passed by the Sterling City Council included language limiting the street fundraisers to nonprofit organizations, so the brigade wasn’t allowed.
City official: Stuck trucks in viaducts are a symptom of larger issue BY BRENDEN WEST bwest@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5529 @BWest_SVM
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Part of an over-arching problem
A truck that tried to make the tight squeeze under this viaduct on Third Street in September didn’t make it. Hopefully, fewer trucks will get stuck once Seventh Street reopens.
DIXON – After a decade at the helm, Bonnie Kime is stepping down as executive director of The Next Picture Show. Kime has cut her workload at the downtown gallery, and her full resignation takes effect at the end of January, said Sandy Schuler, the nonprofit fine art center’s board president. Volunteers have assumed more of her responsibilities, and the board is looking to fill her position full-time as soon as possible. Kime has been part of most of the gallery’s 11-year history, overseeing operations, promoting the center and raising funds, and her successor will have the same responsibilities, Schuler said. Kime cited personal reasons for the departure, although she already had planned to retire in the near future, Schuler said. “She ended up having to [retire] sooner than anticipated,” Schuler said. Kime could not be reached for comment. The Next Picture Show hosts exhibits, special events, workshops and classes on a yearly budget of about $125,000.
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Artist Douglas Kitto and Bonnie Kime, executive director of The Next Picture Show, watch July 2 as a new mural is put in place. After a decade at the helm, Kime is stepping down as executive director.
DIXON – It’s becoming a more frequent problem, city officials say. For years, semitractor-trailers have been getting stuck under viaducts in the southwest end of Dixon, all of which have posted height limits warning drivers. Over the past 2 months, the Third Street viaduct’s 12-foot height clearance has caught two semis in its grip. New Public Works Director Tim Ridder said “Pretty much all of the viaducts have been hit one way or another.” The problem was exacerbated this year, in part, because of the West Seventh Street construction that started in August. The hope is that once the street opens back up, the issue will lessen.
Before you attack those Black Friday sales, be sure to look inside today’s Telegraph. Our biggest weekday edition of the year, made extra plump with a special “early bird” section and holiday advertising inserts, will help you prepare for the retail blitz that will follow the turkey and cranberries. Because of the large number of advertisements in today’s edition, our deadlines were early Tuesday. That kept us from including Tuesday night’s Lottery numbers and coverage of sports events. We’ll catch up on those in Friday’s edition. No newspaper will be published Thanksgiving Day. Sauk Valley Media wishes you and your family and Happy Thanksgiving.
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