Support Groups, Clubs and Services
Tuesday, Jan. 1
New Year's Day; check with groups to be sure they meet.
Kiwanis Club of Sterling, 6:45-7:45 a.m., Ryberg Auditorium, CGH Medical Center, 100 E. LeFevre Road, Sterling, 815-626-3905.
Sisters in Christ, 9 a.m., Congregational Church, 1602 13th Ave., Rock Falls.
Golden K Kiwanis, 9 a.m., Dixon Senior Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.
Gaffey Home Nursing and Hospice blood pressure clinic, 9 a.m. to noon, Kroger, 2301 Locust St., Sterling. 815-626-3467.
Free blood pressure clinic, 10 to 11:30 a.m., Oregon Healthcare Center, 811 S. 10th St.
Commodities, 10-11 a.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.
Senior Information Services, 10 a.m. to noon, Heritage Center, 106 S. Broad St., Lanark, 800-541-5479.
Living with Loss, 10:30 a.m., Home of Hope Cancer Wellness Center, 1637 Plock Road, Dixon, 815-288-4673.
Survivor Social Club, 10:30 a.m., Home of Hope Cancer Wellness Center, 1637 Plock Road, Dixon, 815-288-4673.
Facing the Challenge support group, 11 a.m., Home of Hope Cancer Wellness Center, 1637 Plock Road, Dixon, 815-288-4673.
Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, open, 90-92 Hennepin Ave., Dixon.
Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed, St. Paul Lutheran Church, 114 S. Fifth St., Oregon.
Sauk Valley Group of Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed; 7 p.m., open; 102 1/2 W. Second St., Rock Falls.
Dixon Noon Lions, noon, KSB Hospital, private dining room, 403 E. First St., Dixon. Public is welcome.
Sterling Rotary Club, noon to 1 p.m., YWCA, 412 First Ave., Sterling.
Kids Coping with Cancer, 3:30-4:30 p.m., Home of Hope Cancer Wellness Center, 1637 Plock Road, Dixon, call for details, 815-288-4673.
Twin City Group of Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed, traditions; 3:30 p.m., closed; 7 p.m., closed, Big Book, Bazaar Americana, 609 W. Third St., Sterling.
Dixon TOPS IL617 meeting, 5 p.m., Eells meeting room, St. Luke Episcopal Church, 221 W. Third St., Dixon, 815-284-8321.
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Support Group, 5:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling.
Twin City Educational Scholarship board meeting, 6 p.m., YWCA, 412 First Ave., Sterling, 815-625-7237.
Woman’s AA Gratitude Group, 6 p.m., open, 90-92 Hennepin Ave., Dixon.
TOPS 253, 6-7:30 p.m., Good Neighbor Care, 2705 Avenue E, Sterling, 815-622-2820.
School Of Love In Deliverance Substance Abuse Group, 6:30 p.m., closed, The Worship Center, 403 N. Ottawa, Dixon, 815-284-1340.
Franklin Grove Library Board, 6:30 p.m., 223 N. Elm St., 815-456-2823.
Rochelle Al-Anon, 7 p.m., St. Patrick parish center, 236 Kelly Drive.
Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, 606 Brown Ave., Ashton..
Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, step, 304 Seventh Avenue W., Lyndon.
Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, 808 Freeport Road, Sterling.
Alcoholics Anonymous Beginners, 7 p.m., closed; and 8 p.m., closed, First Presbyterian Church, 410 Second Ave., Sterling.
Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., closed, Village of Progress, 710 S. 13th St., Oregon.
Rock Falls Eastern Star, 8 p.m., 117 Second, Rock Falls.
Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m., home meeting, closed, call 815-284-2589.
Al-Anon and Alateen, 8 p.m., KSB Hospital, private dining room, 102 S. Hennepin Ave., Dixon.
Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m., open, Rolling Hills Center, state Route 64, Lanark.
Volunteer Care Center of Lee County, 403 E. First St., Dixon. Appointment: 815-284-9555.
Wednesday, Jan. 2
Childhood immunization clinic; Women, Infants and Children clinic; and Family Planning Services, all by appointment only; and WIC nutritional, educational and coupon pick-up, Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., Suite 100, Dixon, 815-284-3371.
Sauk Valley Gold Chapter of Business Networking International, 7 a.m., Candlelight Inn, 2200 S. First St., Rock Falls, 815-535-1327.
Dixon Kiwanis Club meeting, 7 a.m., KSB Hospital, private dining room, 403 E. First St., Dixon.
Dixon Correctional retiree breakfast, 8 a.m., Rivers Edge Inn, 2303 W. First St., Dixon.
Mercy Nursing Services free blood pressure clinics, 9 to 11 a.m., Northland Mall, 2900 E. Lincolnway, Sterling.
Auxiliary Senior Health Insurance Program, 9 a.m. to noon, CGH Medical Center, 100 E. LeFevre Road. Appointment: 815-625-0400, ext. 5711.
Twin City Group of Alcoholics Anonymous, 9 a.m., women’s group; noon; 3:30 p.m.; 7 p.m., Bazaar Americana, 609 W. Third St., Sterling.
Nurturing Program, 9:15 a.m., Sinnissippi Centers Inc., 2611 Woodlawn Road, Sterling, 815-625-0013.
Narcotics Anonymous, 10 a.m., open, 403 13th Ave., Sterling.
Senior Information Services, 10 a.m. to noon, Community United Church of Christ, 346 Chicago Ave., Savanna, 800-541-5479.
Free blood pressure check, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.
Mercy Nursing Services free blood pressure clinic, 11 a.m. to noon, Dixon Food Center – Red Fox, 500 Chicago Ave., Dixon.
Whiteside County Health Department free blood pressure clinic, 11 a.m. to noon, River Bend Senior Center, 912 Fourth St., Fulton.
Dealing with the Diagnosis, 11 a.m., Home of Hope Cancer Wellness Center, 1637 Plock Road, Dixon, 815-288-4673.
Whiteside County Health Department blood pressure clinic, free, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., R&B's Dutch Diner, 105 S. Main St., Tampico. 815-772-4213.
Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed, grapevine; 6 p.m., closed, Spanish; 3:30 p.m., closed; 7 p.m., closed, Bazaar Americana, Avenue G and Third Street, Sterling.
Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed, St. Paul Lutheran Church, 114 S. Fifth St., Oregon.
AA Gratitude Group, noon, closed, Big Book; and 6 p.m., closed, Big Book, tradition, 91-92 S. Hennepin Ave., Dixon.
Lee County Welfare Council, noon, City Buffet, 844 N. Galena Ave., Dixon, 815-288-2251.
Free blood pressure check, 1-3 p.m., Amboy Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 15 W. Wasson Road, Amboy, 815-857-2550.
Alcoholics Anonymous, 1:30 p.m., closed, Rochelle Community Hospital, 900 N. Second St.
Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m., 112 W. Second St., Rock Falls. Appointment: 815-625-0382.
Free blood pressure clinic, 3-4 p.m., Dutch Diner, 105 S. Main, Tampico.
Narcotics Anonymous, 4-5 p.m., Loveland Community House, 513 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-973-0165.
Women’s Support Group, 5 to 6:30 p.m., Choices Domestic Violence Program office, 203 W. Market St., Mount Carroll.
Alcoholics Anonymous, 5:30 p.m., closed, steps, traditions, United Methodist Church, state Route 72, Davis Junction.
Men's Cancer Support Group, 6-7 p.m., Home of Hope Cancer Wellness Centers, 1637 Plock Road, Dixon, 815-288-4673.
Pearl, a self-esteem support group of the YWCA Domestic Violence Program, 6 p.m., 815-625-0333.
AWANA, 6:30 to 8 p.m., ages 3 years through 6th grade, Northside Baptist Church, 598 River Lane, Dixon, 815-288-5212.
Carroll County Fair Board, 7 p.m., Milledgeville Bank basement, 451 N. Main Ave., 815-244-9444.
Touched by suicide... survivors gather, 7 p.m., Hospice of the Rock River Valley, 264 state Route 2, Dixon, 815-438-2345.
Dixon Sports Boosters Club Board meeting, 7 p.m., Dixon High School, 300 Chuck Vail Drive.
American Legion Post 12, 7 p.m., 1120 W. First St., Dixon, 815-284-2003.
Wednesday worship at the barn, 7 p.m., Chaplin Creek Village, 1715 Whitney Road, Franklin Grove.
Ottawa Art League, 7 p.m., upstairs meeting room above Jeremiah Joe Coffee, 807 LaSalle St., Ottawa, 815-434-4065.
Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., open, Immanuel Lutheran Church, state Route 52 N., Amboy.
Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, Presbyterian Church, 1100 Calvin Road, Rochelle.
Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, 808 Freeport Road, Sterling.
Alcoholics Anonymous 8 p.m., closed, Polo Town Hall, 117 N. Franklin Ave.
Whiteside County Soil and Water Conservation District Board meeting, 8 p.m., USDA Building, 16255 Liberty St., Morrison.
