State of the City and More of the Top Stories of Last Week

We kicked off the week with a feature story about a Dixon youth who is highly involved in the Tea Party Movement. and his journey to the state capital to talk about his grassroots efforts to promote the party.

Monday was Valentine’s Day, but not for everyone. We featured a story that gave to do on V-Day. For sweethearts, we also featured and where to .

We caught up on the gang at of Dixon in our 4-H Corner on Dixon Patch; In sporting news we featured a story about the and selected DHS wrestler

Wednesday was set for the moms in our neighborhood. We published several columns to help moms on the go including , , , and

We helped you get ready for the weekend with our , , ; Last week we also featured our daily video titled that gives the top stories from Patches nearby and also in Dixon.

Our contributor Peter Fournier wrote a feature story on how becoming a Dixon City councilman has of shop owner Thom Bogue. We during the Dixon Chamber of Commerce’s Governmental Affairs Committee’s held at the senior center.

Our popular column focused on the history of the Jazz Band. Our contributor Bil Paul did a great job telling the history of this storied band and caught up with them at what could be their final performance.

Dixon Patch also visited to check in on the innovative students of the school’s . The students formed a virtual business called D-Town Whips that they use to sell virtual car parts and accessories and even automobiles. The class gives the students the skills necessary to run a business.

As the week wound down, we covered the Dixon High School Rams’ final games of the regular season. ;

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