🌱 Wait, What?: Chrissy's Corner (Full Band) and 10 more events

Good morning to you Lost Nation! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Polar Express Night at Dixon USD 170
• DHS Choir Concert at Dixon High School
• Wait, What?: Chrissy's Corner (Full Band) at Chrissy's Corner

... and check out 3 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Cloudy and very cold, with a high of 24 and low of 13 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Very cold with flurries, temps: high: 25, low: -2.
• Saturday: Frigid with snow, with a high of 4 and low of -10 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lost Nation

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 12

• Holiday Porch Pot Workshop
  Hidden Timber Gardens, 462 S Chana Rd, Chana
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday December 12

• Polar Express Night
  Dixon USD 170 Dixon, IL 61021
  5:00 pm
• DHS Choir Concert
  Dixon High School Dixon, IL 61021
  6:30 pm

Saturday December 13

• Wait, What?: Chrissy's Corner (Full Band)
  Chrissy's Corner , 17 N River Rd , Oregon
  6:00 pm

Tuesday December 16

• 7th-12th Grade Band Concert
  DHS Auditorium Dixon, IL 61021
  6:30 pm

Monday December 22

• Christmas at RiverStone!
  RiverStone Christian Church , 609 S 10th St , Oregon
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday December 12

• Live Nativity (K-12th Grade)
  Faith Christian School , 7571 S Ridge Rd , Dixon
  5:00 pm
• Polar Express Night
  Dixon USD 170 , Jefferson Gym , Dixon
  5:00 pm
• Home Alone - Film
  The Dixon: Historic Theatre , 114 S Galena Ave , Dixon
  7:30 pm

Saturday December 13

• Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home Community Christmas Event
  Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home , 810 S Hennepin Ave , Dixon
  1:00 pm
• Taylorville - A Tribute to Taylor Swift
  The Dixon: Historic Theatre , 114 S Galena Ave , Dixon
  7:30 pm
• Taylorville
  The Dixon: Historic Theatre , 114 S Galena Ave , Dixon
  7:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Oregon

• Rockford area basketball scores from Tuesday, December 9, 2025 (mystateline.com)
• Man convicted in violent Rochelle home invasion sentenced to 58 years (mystateline.com)
• Evidence seized in April search of Woosung home tossed by judge (shawlocal.com)

Dixon

• Wadsworth's new Dixon history book now available (shawlocal.com)

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