🌱 Meet the Dixon senior balancing engineering dreams and serious saxophone chops

What's up Dixon! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Meet the Dixon senior balancing engineering dreams and serious saxophone chops
• How Dixon’s 8-0 start ended despite McGowan’s 20-point night

Also on today's calendar: The Prophecy - Tribute to Trans-Siberian Orchestra.

📸 Have a great pic of holiday decorations from around Dixon? Post it to Dixon photos of the day! ☃️ 🟢-🟠-🟣-🔴-🟡-🔵 ☃️

Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Ice fog in the morning, with a high of 34 and low of 26 degrees.
• Wednesday: Freezing fog in the morning, temps: high: 36, low: 29.
• Thursday: Winds becoming strong; rain, with a high of 40 and low of 11 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

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📰 News we're reading

• Cocar is Dixon High School's student of the month for December (shawlocal.com) — Dixon High School senior James Cocar has been named the school’s December Student of the Month, highlighting his academic focus on AP Calculus and passion for music. He plans to dual major in mechanical engineering and saxophone performance, stays active in scholastic bowl and the municipal band, and especially values performing for younger students in the Dixon Public Schools district.
   

• Dixon's Ahmyrie McGowan scores 20 points in loss to Morton: Monday's Sauk Valley Roundup (shawlocal.com) — Dixon girls basketball took its first loss of the season, falling 43-32 to Morton despite a 20-point performance from standout Ahmyrie McGowan, dropping the Duchesses to 8-1. The Sauk Valley roundup also recaps other area girls and boys basketball games and bowling results involving nearby schools and tournaments.
   

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📸 Around Dixon

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Dixon

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 19

• White Christmas
  The Dixon: Historic Theatre, 114 S Galena Ave, Dixon
  7:30 pm

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Other local events

Saturday December 27

• The Prophecy - Tribute to Trans-Siberian Orchestra
  The Dixon: Historic Theatre , 114 S Galena Ave , Dixon
  7:30 pm

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📣 Dixon Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• ROE 47 Technology Round Table
  ILMTSS Network , 1001 St Mary's St , Sterling
  12:30 pm
• Community Engagement Committee Meeting
  Dixon USD 170 Dixon, IL 61021
  3:30 pm
• 7th-12th Grade Band Concert
  DHS Auditorium Dixon, IL 61021
  6:30 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Board of Education Meeting
  Dixon USD 170 Dixon, IL 61021
  6:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• AHS Boys Basketball (H) Leland-5:30 pm
  AHS Amboy, IL 61310

Friday December 19

• First Semester Ends
  Dixon USD 170 Dixon, IL 61021
• Early Dismissal - School Improvement
  Montmorency CCSD 145 Rock Falls, IL 61071

Saturday December 20

• AHS Freshman Boys Basketball Jamboree (H) 9:00 am-2:00 pm
  AHS Amboy, IL 61310

Monday December 22

• Winter Break
  Dixon USD 170 Dixon, IL 61021
• No School - Christmas Holiday
  Montmorency CCSD 145 Rock Falls, IL 61071

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Pizza Hut posted a job opening for Team Member in Dixon. Apply here.
• Bonnell Industries Inc posted a job opening for Truck Assembly--TOOLS PROVIDED in Dixon. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Dixon here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Sterling

• December's Job Search Workshop Featured Leslie Neal from Tri-County Opportunities Council (theradar.online)
• Savanna business aims to reclaim (shawlocal.com)

Rock Falls

• Blackhawk Hills Regional Council announces Northwest Illinois Housing design competition winners (shawlocal.com)

Oregon

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Ok Dixon! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don't know, but April May!
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