Community

DIXON – The fourth annual Second Look prom and homecoming dress sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday in the Fellowship Hall at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 1013 Franklin Grove Road.
ROCK FALLS – The Rock Falls Chamber of Commerce’s annual Basket & Bag Bingo is Saturday at the Rock Falls Community Building, 601 W. 10th St.
Thursday, Feb. 23
Event March 10-11 at Northland Mall
STERLING – Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois will sell cookies on four consecutive weekends this month and next at Goodwill Industries, 2216 E. Fourth St.
DIXON – The Lee County Office of Emergency Management is offering weather spotter training at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Sauk Valley Community College room 1K4, on the west end of campus.
STERLING – Area Girl Scouts will share information about other countries Saturday during World Thinking Day, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Northland Mall, 2900 E. Lincolnway.
STERLING – The movie “Courageous” will be shown free of charge at 6 p.m. Friday at City of God, 912 W. Sixth St.
Tuesday
CLINTON, Iowa – Mercy Healthcare Foundation is offering health-care-related scholarships from $250 to $1,500 for the 2012-13 academic year.
STERLING – Michael Fassler and Heather Wolf are the Scholar Athletes for February at Sterling High School.
DIXON – The University of Illinois Extension – Carroll, Lee-Whiteside counties will offer a free workshop about storytelling and recording family history from noon to 1 p.m. March 16 at Sauk Valley Community College, Room 2K2, 173 state Route 2.
BYRON – Webelos can have fun and earn a badge at the Byron Forest Preserve, 7993 N. River Road.
SPRINGFIELD – Families and individuals who contributed time and effort to the Very Important Pork Promoters awards program of Illinois Pork Producers Association were recognized Jan. 31 at the Illinois Pork Expo annual banquet at Four Points by Sheraton Hotels in Peoria.
OREGON – The next regular monthly meeting of the Ogle County Zoning Board of Appeals will be March 29 in the third-floor county board room No. 317 at the Old Ogle County Courthouse, 105 S. Fifth St.
CHICAGO – The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity have teamed up to jumpstart the process of developing food hubs by coordinating their outreach efforts and making it easier for businesses, agricultural producers and non-profits to access their resources.
FORRESTON – Country Crossroads Quilt Guild will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at Forreston Grove Church, 7246 Freeport Road.
STERLING – Students of the Month for January at Whiteside Area Career Center are:
DIXON – Sauk Valley Community College’s second 8-week courses will begin March 12.
OHIO – The Ohio Booster Club will serve a fish fry from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Friday at the Ohio Schools, 103 Memorial St., and Pipe’s Pub, 205 N. Main St.
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