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Free Thanksgiving Day
dinner offered in Dixon
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DIXON � The Dixon
Knights of Columbus is
offering a free Thanksgiv-
ing dinner Thursday at its
hall, 506 W. Third St.
All are invited to the free
meal, which will be served
from noon to 3 p.m., orga-
nizer Gary Gornik said.
Given the economic sit-
uation, he's expecting a
crowd.
"I think there's a great
need this year." Gornik
said. "In the past we have
served at most about 190
people, this year I think
we'll see 300 or 400."
Lee-Ogle Transportation
will provide free bus ser-
vice from people's homes
to the hall and back; call
815-288-2117 by Tuesday
to arrange a ride in the
Dixon area. Valet parking
also will be available.
For more information,
call Gornik at 815-994-
1368.
Stuttering book available
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DIXON � "Self-Therapy
for the Stutterer," a self-
help guide for stutterers,
is now available at librar-
ies in Lee County.
The book, written by
Malcolm Fraser, founder
of The Stuttering Foun-
dation, Malcolm Fraser,
is written for adults and
teens. The book is avail-
able at the Dixon Pub-
lic Library, the Franklin
Grove Public Library, the
Paw Paw Public Library
District, and the Mills-
Petrie Memorial Library
in Ashton, as well as other
libraries.
For more information,
go to www.stutteringhelp.
org or www.tartamudez.
org, e-mail info@stutter-
inghelp.org, or call 800-
992-9392.
Teen pleads not guilty
to alcohol charge
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STERLING � An
18-year-old Rock Falls
High School star athlete
pleaded not guilty Fri-
day to a misdemeanor
charge of consumption
of liquor by a minor.
Tevin Rumley request-
ed a bench trial, which
was set for Dec. 23.
Rumley was arrested in
late October along with
fellow football player
Humberto "Gordo" Bar-
ron, 17, and two other
young men.
F o r m a l
c h a r g e s
have not
been filed
against Bar-
ron.
The boys
were put
o n a t h -
letic suspension � Bar-
ron got 21 days for this,
his first offense, while
Rumley, who also is a
starter on the school's
basketball team, got 42
days because this is his
second violation of the
school's athletic code of
conduct.
Tevin Rumley
Illinois bus driver arrested
LAKE VILLA (AP) �
Lake County authori-
ties say they arrested a
33-year-old school bus
driver after she alleg-
edly showed elementary
school children sexu-
ally orientated animated
video clips.
Lake County Sheriff's
Sergeant Christopher
Thompson says deputies
arrested April Jackson
of unincorporated Lake
Villa, and charged her
with disorderly conduct.
Chief opens Tamms to show reforms
Warden stresses
need for maximum
security facility
TAMMS (AP) � Although
he's confined to his cell
for all but about an hour
on most days, Steven
Wuebbels doesn't mind
being isolated at Illinois'
lone "supermax" prison
� a place human rights
activists consider inhu-
mane.
The man serving life
for killing his brother-in-
law in 1992 admits he's
a cauldron of rage, that
he doubts any therapy or
medication will ever con-
trol. He vents by doing
jumping jacks and push-
ups. He figures if he ever
had to share a 7-by-12-
foot cell at the 11-year-
old Tamms Correctional
Center, either he or his
cellmate would come out
in a body bag.
"As long as I'm in segre-
gation, I know I'm in the
right spot," 49-year-old
Wuebbels told report-
ers Thursday, echoing a
theme the state prisons
chief and Tamms' war-
den stressed during the
first media tour since the
prison opened.
Prison officials made
Wuebbels and other
inmates doing hard time
available to reporters to
show the lockup is need-
ed even as reforms are
made.
While human rights
advocates have com-
plained prisoners are
kept at Tamms indefi-
nitely, often in isolation
and to the detriment to
their mental health, the
state's new Department
of Corrections chief said
four dozen inmates have
recently been deemed
fit for transfer to lower-
security lockups. Ten had
been moved as of Thurs-
day, he said.
With Gov. Bob Quinn's
blessing, Michael Randle
alsohaspledgedthatevery
Tamms inmate will have a
mental health evaluation
within 30 days of arriv-
ing and mental health
staff will conduct weekly
checks on inmates. He
said changes also would
include informing all pris-
oners on their approxi-
mate length of stay, giv-
ing them a transfer review
hearing, letting Tamms
prisoners take the GED
and get increased incen-
tives for good behavior,
like telephone or out-of-
cell privileges.
"There is and continues
to be a need for this facil-
ity," said Randle, who
stressed that warehous-
ing the state's most-dan-
gerous inmates at Tamms
keeps other Illinois pris-
oners safer. Still, he said,
"this facility continues to
evolve."
Tourism council announces
three photo contest winners
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DIXON � The Lee Coun-
ty Tourism Council Board
of Directors has chosen
three photos to be fea-
tured on the cover of the
2010 Lee County Calendar
of Events.
The winning photos
were from the Ronald Rea-
gan Run during the Dixon
Petunia Festival, submit-
ted by Tim Appenheimer;
Autumn on the Prairie at
Nachusa Grasslands, sub-
mitted by Tyanne Wallin;
and a barrel race at the
Franklin Creek State Nat-
ural Area, submitted by
Keith Spangler.
The calendar will be
printed later this month
and distributed through-
out the county.
To receive a copy, e-mail
the council at office@lee-
countytourism.com, or
call 815-288-1840.
AP
Tamms Correctional Center Director Michael Randle
answers questions from reporters outside the prison
facility following a tour Thursday. The new chief of
Illinois' prison system says there's a place for the
super maximum-security prison in southern Illinois'
Alexander County.
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Tuesday, November 24th
& Wednesday, November 25th
Hospice of the Rock River Valley
Holiday Tour Of Homes
Noon to 5 p.m.
Saturday, December 5, 2009
Hospice of the Rock River Valley
264 IL Rt. 2, Dixon, IL 61021
Tickets $20
Tickets are available at Hospice of the
Rock River Valley, the Sauk Valley Area Chamber Of
Commerce, & the Dixon Chamber of Commerce.
Ticket will also be available at the above homes the day of the Tour.
Homes Included:
Mr. & Mrs. Mike & Pat Mcleod
1212 Locust, Sterling IL
Mr. & Mrs. Kip & Julie Aitken
609 3rd Ave., Sterling IL
Mr. & Mrs. Loyd & JoAnne Crocker
10735 Hoover Rd., Rock Falls, IL
Mr. & Mrs. Jim & Cheri Marshall
916, Eustace Dr., Dixon, IL
Mr. & Mrs. Joe & Ida Franklin
869 Raynor Rd., Dixon, IL
Stop by Bean, Books & Beliefs
(121 E. Third St., Sterling)
From Noon to 5 p.m. for refreshments and to
register for our door prize.
World Finance & Colonial Finance... The Sauk Valley Area's easiest way to get a loan.
Quick Turn Around -- Good Credit -- Bad Credit -- No Credit
*Subject to our most liberal lending policies.
124 S. Peoria Ave., Dixon
815-284-4466
2501 E. Lincolnway, Sterling
(815) 625- 0127
206 Dixon Ave., Rock Falls
815-535-9230
World Finance Corporation
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"I hope it doesn't get
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