Danny “Tic” Tock, Dwight, and the Prelude to a Million organization will mark its 10th anniversary Sept. 24. Tock/Prelude to a Million kicks off a year-long celebration on that date to mark the decade since the release of its first…
Relive The Days of the Reddick High School Bulldogs October 7
Remember the games in the high school gym in Reddick, with the stage on the far south side, and the cheerleaders standing in front, chanting slogans to inspire the Bulldog boys teams? Remember the orange and black colors, with the…
Art
Over this last weekend, on Saturday, I decided to do something a little out of the norm, for me at least. I attended an Art Exhibit in Elmhurst at the Elmhurst Art Museum. I was working for a few hours…
Fantasy Football
Fantasy season is upon us, or in the case of me and how my fantasy teams are structured, the fantasy season basically never ends. I participate in fantasy football, fantasy basketball, and fantasy baseball, I’m more or less in a…
PRIORITIES
Getting out of bed this morning was rough. On Monday morning it almost always is, the weekend always feels much shorter than you think it’s going to be heading into it. Friday afternoon it seems like you have all the…
DTHS Teacher Jensen Named One of Top 10 Finalists for Teacher of Year
Perhaps the greatest measure of a successful teacher is how much they inspire enthusiasm for the subject in their pupils. Out of a field of 234 Illinois teachers for Illinois Teacher of the Year, 10 have now been selected as…
Fall
The Real New Year September is approaching, which means that the school year is also approaching. Football is approaching. Fall is approaching. The best time of the year is approaching. When I started to write this I originally was going…
Harvest Days Returns to Downtown Dwight For This Year, September 15-17
Construction in downtown Dwight last year forced the Harvest Days Committee to move the carnival/craft show from downtown Dwight to Renfrew Park. The 2017 event, scheduled Sept. 15 to 17, returns to Downtown Dwight with carnival, craft booths, the Harvest…