German Visitor Itinerary

This was the general itinerary followed during the 1998 visit of 131 visitors from the Herzberg area.





Sunday, June 28, 1998
Contact person: Clark Kelly
  • 10:30 a.m. Leave City Hall for O'Hare
  • 1:10 p.m. Arrival O'Hare Airport
  • 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Bus arrives at City Hall parking lot


    • Monday, June 29, 1998
    Contact person: Don Sheets
  • 8:30 a.m. Arrival at City Hall
  • 8:30 - 8:45 a.m. Press conference (Mayors)
  • 8:30 - 9:00 a.m. City Hall
  • 9:00 - 9:30 a.m. Dixon Fire Department
  • 9:30 - 10:00 a.m. Dixon Police Department
  • 10:00 - 10:30 a.m. Tour 9-1-1 Building
  • 10:30 - 11:00 a.m. Lee County Sheriff's Department
  • 11:00 - 11:45 a.m. Courthouses
  • 11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Newspaper
  • 12:45 - 1:30 p.m. lunch, Dixon Floral (brief remarks by John Thompson of Chamber of Commerce, Margie Hughes of Dixon Main Street)
  • 1:30 - 1:45 p.m. TV interviews
  • 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. Main Street Tour
  • 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. Reagan Home
  • 6:00 p.m. Lowell Park Reception
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    Tuesday, June 30, 1998
    Contact person: Karin Floto
  • 8:30 - 9:15 a.m. Illinois Department of Transportation
  • 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. Loveland Community House, Historic Center
  • 10:45 - 11:30 Heritage Square
  • 12:00 - 1:30 p.m. Dixon Noon Lions Club, KSB Private Dining Room
  • 1:45 - 3:45 p.m. Rock River Boat Trip, Lowell Park
  • 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. John Deere Home, Grand Detour
  • Evening
  • 7:00 - 11:00 p.m. Teen Dance, Festival Garden
  • 7:00 - 10:00 p.m. Jazz Festival at Brandywine Inn
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    Wednesday, July 1, 1998
    Contact person: Martha Wilson
  • 7:45 - 8:30 a.m. Kiwanis Club, KSB Hospital Private Dining Room
  • 8:45 - 11:00 a.m. Tour of Dixon High School & Reagan Middle School
  • 11:00 - 11:45 a.m. WIXN Tour
  • 12:00 - 1:15 p.m. Lunch KSB
  • 1:15 - 2:15 p.m. KSB Hospital Tour
  • 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. Farm Tour
  • 5:30 p.m. Hosts and guests - family picnic, Nusbaum farm
  • 7:00 p.m. Comedy show at Dixon Theatre or free time with host families
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    Thursday, July 2, 1998
    Contact person: Chuck Nusbaum
  • 7:15 a.m. Leave for Moline Tour
  • Lunch at John Deere
  • 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. Riverboat gambling on Mississippi, shopping trip for young people.
  • Return to Dixon by 5 p.m.
  • Evening - free
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    Friday, July 3, 1998
    Contact person: Chuck Nusbaum
  • 8:00 - 9:00 a.m. Pancakes at Page Park
  • 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. Kreider Services Tour
  • 12:00 - ?? Picnic at White Pines
  • 7:00 p.m. band concert at Old Lee County Courthouse or country concert at Walgreen Field (choice)
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    Saturday, July 4, 1998
    Contact person: Chuck Nusbaum
    (Family Day)
  • 9:00 a.m. Haymarket Guild and Craft Show
  • 2:00 p.m. Old Settlers' Cabin
  • Taste of Sauk
  • Children's Day
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    Sunday, July 5, 1998
    Contact person: Chuck Nusbaum
  • Church - family choice
  • 12:30 p.m. St. Mary's School, assemble
  • 1:00 p.m. Parade, St. Mary's School, all to ride Chamber float except Bürgermeister
  • 6:00 p.m. Drum and Bugle Corps competition
  • 9:30 p.m. Fireworks
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    Monday, July 6, 1998
    Contact person: Karin Floto
  • 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. Armor Swift Eckridge (Schreiber)
  • 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Prison Tour, then lunch at prison
  • Afternoon free, one on one visits
  • 7:30 p.m. City Council
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    Tuesday, July 7, 1998
    Contact person: Clark Kelly
  • 8:30 - 10:00 a.m. Amboy Specialty Foods
  • 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Allied Locke
  • Lunch
  • 2:30 - 3:30 p.m. Raynor Tour
  • 6:30 - 7:00 p.m. Tour SVCC
  • 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Dinner
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    Wednesday, July 8, 1998
    Contact person: Don Sheets
  • Chicago
  • Water Tower Place
  • 11:30 a.m. Hancock Building for lunch
  • Shedd Aquarium
  • Museums
  • Arrive at O'Hare
  • 8:00 p.m. Departure for Germany
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