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Gardner Area Band Performs in National Memorial Day Parade
The small but mighty Gardner Area (Marching Panthers) Band marched in the national Memorial Day Parade, May 29, in Washington D.C. The trip, culminating a year of planning and fund-raising, included the 40 band members taking in the educational and historical…
Lance Leeds Leaving; Dwight UMC Pastor Since 2011
The Rev. Lance Leeds, pastor at the Dwight United Methodist Church since July, 2011, will preach his last sermon in Dwight on Sunday (June 11). He and his wife Judy will be moving to the Marion Aldersgate United Methodist Church…
‘Distinguished Simplicity’: Wright’s First National Bank Design To Be Honored June 8
The First National Bank of Dwight, designed in 1905 for the 1906 opening by world-renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright, will be marking Wright’s 150th birthday with cookies, punch and coffee June 8. According to Eric Stewart, vice president and loan…
Wrigley vs. Guaranteed Rate
The past two Sundays I’ve attended both of Chicago’s baseball stadiums, and it got me thinking on how the two of them compare. It’s a unique feature that Chicago possesses, in having two professional baseball teams – it’s something that only…
Playoffs
Playoffs? If you’ve watched the NBA playoffs at all this far you’re probably thinking to yourself the same thing. The playoffs, thus far, have been very underwhelming. There have been countless blow outs, and there haven’t really been any intriguing…
Dwight Artist’s Lincoln Portrait To Be Unveiled On Building
An original Abraham Lincoln portrait by Dwight artist Cat Clausen that was sold to a patron in Springfield a few years ago will now be a mural on a building — a much bigger version of course. And the man…
Bill Oates Marks Third of Century With Dwight’s Dairy Queen
Dwight’s Dairy Queen has been operated by the Oates Family for a third of a century as of May 1. The business at 324 W. Mazon, was purchased by Paul Oates as of May 1, 1984, and is now run…