A Dog Blanket Drive is being organized by Dixon’s Basalite Concrete Products. If you can help bring fur babies some warmth and comfort, please drop blankets off at the Basalite office. See details below. Photo By Vanita Beasley

Wreath Project

Each December, holiday boughs are placed on all the gravesites at the local veterans’ cemetery in honor of our veterans resting there. This tradition began in 2006 when the cemetery opened and is one of the few in the country to have 100 percent coverage each year. The public is invited to help place the boughs. Volunteers are welcome at SVNC on Saturday, December 16, to assist with placements starting at 7:30 a.m. There will also be a Wreaths Across America program that same day starting at 9 a.m. and that is open to the public. Carpooling is encouraged and SVNC staff will be directing parking within the cemetery. Volunteers of all ages are welcome. Adult and teen volunteers are needed Friday, December 15, to help unload trucks at the cemetery, starting at 3 p.m. For frequent updates, check the website at www.wreathproject.org or the Facebook page.

Christmas Vendor Fair

The Creative Space in downtown Dixon will be hosting music, local vendors, festive food, and crafts on Sunday, December 17 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. They are located at 160 West A Street.

City Council

The Dixon City Council meeting will take place on Tuesday, December 19, at 7 p.m.

Dog Blanket Drive

Basalite Concrete Products is doing a blanket drive for SPCA and local shelters through December 22.

If one would like to donate, they are accepting blankets, towels, or dry food. Anything helps!

Basalite’s address is 605 Industrial Way in Dixon and they are open Monday through Friday 6 am to 5 p.m. for drop off. (Thank You in advanced from the Basalite crew.)

Whisker Wonderland

This Saturday, December 16, is a fun experience for cat lovers. The Poppy State Cat Show will be at the Dixon fairgrounds and the participants will not only be vying for ribbons but also, for most creative cat crate! See their ad in this newspaper for details.

Unique Gift Idea

Give the gift that will last for years: A cake decorating Course from Every Baking Moment, 143 North First Street in downtown Dixon. The course offers four 2-hour sessions for $75 on Tuesdays: January 16, 23, 30, and February 6 from 6 to 8 p.m.

Students will learn to make icing and fillings: torte, fill, and ice a cake and will practice basic icing star and round tip decorating techniques. Participants do not bake in class as they do not have ovens, however, they will provide simple, step-by-step instructions for one to bake your best cake at home. For more information call (707) 693-0112 or visit their website www.everybakingmoment.com.

Hobo Beef Stew

The annual dinner and raffle at the Veterans Memorial Hall at 1305 North First Street in Dixon will be on Saturday, January 20, 2024. There will be fun, friendship, and lots of raffle prizes. The bar opens at 4:30 and dinner starts at 6 p.m. Tickets are $12. Call Patti at (707) 592-0991 or inquire Friday nights at the Veterans Hall.

Schools Winter Break

The Dixon Unified School District will be closed for Winter Break soon so that means from after school on Friday, December 15 all the way to Monday morning, January 8, there is plenty of time to take your children on vacation or plan now for extra childcare!

For Neighborhood Christian School, students will be out starting at noon on Friday, December 15 and also start back up on Monday, January 8.

Valley of the Sacred Heart Academy will be on their break a week later, beginning after school on Friday, December 22 but will return to school at the same time as all the others on Monday morning, January 8.