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WHERE CHIC CAN BE SHABBYReuben’s Relics o!ers a bounty of antiques

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Antiques enthusiasts need not travel far to !nd a bountiful selection to nourish their appetite for timeless

treasures.Reubin’s Relics, 1112 S. Galena Ave. in

Dixon, o"ers seasoned and novice collectors a bounty of antiques certain to stir the nostalgia of days gone by.

Rick Reubin and his wife, Denell, began in-nocently as collectors themselves. It was during the process of clearing items from his grandfa-ther’s home that everything started to snowball.

With both he and his wife close to retire-ment, “We decided to give it a go,” Rick recalled. “I just kind of came up with the name. It had a good little ring to it and seemed to !t.”

He and his wife are keen on keeping up with new antique and collecting trends.

“Understanding what other people like has been important to growing our business,” he said. “We try to gear toward new, popular trends as antiques go through cycles and fads.”

“What’s big right now is ‘shabby chic,’” Denell added. “A lot of people are looking for pieces they can paint or refurbish.”

Shabby chic is a form of interior design that involves furniture and furnishings that are cho-sen for their appearance of age, showing signs

of wear and tear, or are distressed to achieve the appearance of an antique. #e style has a sometimes whimsical, cottage-style feel.

#e shabby chic trend has the couple seeing a growing demand

for small furniture, window frames, shutters, wooden chairs, and ladders. Popular-ized on the Pinterest ideas website, the items are being re-de!ned and re-engineered as home decorating accent pieces and DIY projects.

Also trending are fruit and vegetable crates that sell as fast as they hit the store. Trunks are also popular for end and co"ee tables. Seasonal antiques are always in demand, and holiday items are currently on display.

#e Reubins, who favor primitive antique furniture, have !lled their store with the early American country furniture. Primitive pieces were handmade from before the era of mass produced furniture and often feature interest-ing carpentry, such as dovetail joints. Histori-cally, the furniture was handcrafted by farmers in the 1700s and 1800s. One entire room of their store is completely dedicated to primitive antiques.

“We love the square nails and craftsmanship,” Denell said. “Old paint is a real selling point. People love !nding pieces with the original ‘chippy paint.’”

#e store is open on #ursdays, Fridays and Saturdays to allow the couple several days a week to visit estate and barn sales, antique stores, and resale shops for items for their store and home. #ey also do estate settlements, where they will contract to go in and clean out items in older homes and barns.

Asked what was better in the past than now, they replied in unison, “Furniture!” #ey agree that 90 percent of chairs, tables and dressers were better made in centuries past. Items were handcrafted of solid woods and built to be functional and durable.

When it comes to selecting the right items, Denell is quick to point to her husband as the go-to person.

“He has a gift, without a doubt, and he’s 99 percent right!” she said. “He has a real eye and sense for what people want.”

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Reubin said he prides himself in trying to understand what other people like.

“Every experience is di!erent,” he explained. “Some people connect immediately with an item. Others can wander for an hour before they buy. Some may even come back three or four times with the idea that, ‘If it’s still there, it’s meant to be.’”

"e couple are also pleased with the mix of their clientele and repeat visitors.

“Young, old, regulars and new customers visit on any given day,” he said. “Our inventory

changes so there is always something new. It’s fun to see the younger generation come in and appreciate it.”

It’s always an adventure for the couple. "ey never know what they’re going to #nd and have landed on everything from a primitive galva-nized bathtub with wood wainscoting to a mint condition grinding stone wheel. For Halloween, they even had an antique co$n that had been found in the attic of a Polo estate settlement – empty, of course.

“I think every antique store has its own per-

sonality,” Reubin said. “Antiques are like that. You get to know quite a few people and always get an education. People are eager to share their own antiquing adventures – some may be lore, but they are always interesting.” s

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Downtown restaurant serves up fresh, unique food

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319 Bistro can host small or large gatherings.

Linda Knoll, a native of Harmon and graduate of Amboy High School, has known for a long time just the type of restaurant she wanted to open.

With chef Robert Irvine as her inspiration, she formulated her business plan so well that she placed second in the Dixon Main Street contest that gave seed money to new and innovative start-ups.

Her three sons – 28-year-old Adam Walker, 26-year-old Nathan Walker, and 15-year-old Cole Blackburn – support her ambitious dream.

“I was warned by so many people about the failure rate of restaurants, but decided that I wouldn’t let fear stop me,” she said. “Should I not try for fear of failure? I went ahead because I wanted to do something di!erent.”

Linda had a very speci"c vision.“I wanted a Bistro, not something expensive or formal,

but casual with great food that was di!erent than what we normally see around here,” she explained. “I’ve always wanted to do this, and it’s just awesome to get to do it now.”

She seems to have accomplished just that with a sandwich menu that features, among its o!erings, sandwiches on French baguette with classis béchamel and other sauces, along with intriguing combinations of food.

Each day the bistro whips up homemade soups, salad dressings, and entrée salads at prices that belie their quality.

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Photos by Alex T. Paschal/Dixon Living

Linda Knoll, owner of 319 Bistro, has transformed a wreck of a place into a wonderful spot to eat, drink and visit.

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Each evening boasts a menu that o!ers seasonal recipes from around the world.

Lead cook Romaro Rosas, a!ectionately referred to as “Cookie” by owner Linda and the sta!, says he has put his 10-years-plus experience to work in this kitchen. He enjoys “... creating new recipes and trying this type of food,“ which he was unable to do in his previous job.

Romaro puts his skills to work each night for specialties that range from Midwest homestyle meatloaf, Mexican favorites, French entrées, fruit-stu!ed crepes, South Korean recipes, Southern-fried chicken, Italian pastas, and French pastries. He’s a strong supporter of his boss and wants to help her realize her dream.

Linda’s sidekick and best friend, Chris Wolber, who works at the bistro, says she and her husband, Jimmy, have a commitment to helping Linda achieve her entrepreneurial pursuits too.

“If anybody can make this happen, she can!” Chris insists.Chris and Jimmy, Linda’s son Cole, and her parents were all

instrumental in getting the building at 319 First St. in Dixon gutted and remodeled. "e interior now boasts a classy red and charcoal gray theme, with burlap, wrought iron and copper accents. A private party room is available for smaller gatherings or meetings, and customized menus are available to help make such an event a success.

Linda encourages interested parties to call her at 815-677-9379 to set up a meeting to discuss particulars.

So, try the new bistro. It’s a restaurant and bar, minus the typical sports theme, although you could #nd a game on when you arrive. Come as you are; no need to dress up unless you want to, but the menu and atmosphere are nice enough for date night and casual enough for the family or friends’ night out.

Tom Schwamberger recently visited 319 Bistro, stepping across construction to venture inside.

“I really like it, great relaxed atmosphere, friendly sta! and fresh food,” he observed. “Di!erent than other restaurants in the area, and worth maneuvering through the current street improvement project.” s

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From the outside, it doesn’t look like a theater.Timothy Boles has followed a dream, and now the second

!oor of 306 W. First St. in Dixon – formerly a Masonic Lodge and later an American Legion post – is Stage Left "eater.

It’s not just any theater, either, but one with every bit as much potential as Boles himself.

Originally from Virginia, Boles – now the artistic director of Stage Left "eater, among other things – has been a Dixon resident since 1981. He is following his dream in one of several performing arts arenas here.

Majoring in drama and music at tiny Blackburn College, near Spring#eld, “I did a fair bit of those things early on,” he said with a smile.

Wanting a change, he “moved away from it for a while and spent time designing and building pipe organs for churches.”

Several years ago, a group of people with performing arts interests organized the Viva Performing Arts group in Dixon.

“And I wanted to get back to my roots about the time Viva opened up,” he said, “so here was an excellent opportunity for me. I’ve been with them about 7 years now.”

"e non-pro#t Viva carries several di$erent related projects, including the local Canterbury Concert Series, among other things.

Back on point ... Boles is candidly warm, open, and enthused about Stage Left, as it is known, as he talks of his plans for the place.

Stage Left is now in its #rst full season after Boles spent last year working on the place. He did extensive remodeling to a dusty, musty upstairs and magically transformed it into a cabaret-style theater that seats about 64 patrons.

Funds from a sustaining grant make it all possible, and ticket sales for performances enable shows for future seasons.

With a volunteer sta$ of six, Boles has big plans to expand hori-zons here, one phase at a time.

“Most of our grant had to go into getting the place up and ready last year,” he said, “so, this being our #rst season, we’ll have a total of three plays.”

Next year, “the budget will go toward a bigger sta$ and more performances,” he promised, enthusiasm brimming with each word.

Grand opening was this past April, when the troupe staged “Vani-ties,” a three-woman comedy.

“It went over very well,” he said.A summer production of Barefoot in the Park continued to build

the venue’s credibility, and a season-closer of “Red” concluded on Oct. 11. A jazz concert was also held in June, “and we’ll likely have some more jazz nights in the future.”


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Continued from page 15 Most performers are volunteers from the community, Boles noted,

“and going forward, I intend to continue with a lot of local volunteers, and hopefully some professionals from a broader base as well.”

Open auditions will be staged this winter for the 2015 season.His involvement could easily be described as a balancing act. Moving

from one place to the other, he applies the same talent and love of the arts at each place.

“I’ve always had a strong interest in music,” he said, “and am also an orchestra director, but that all !ts in nicely with everything.”

Being director of the 57-piece Metropolis Symphony Orchestra in Chicago “keeps me really busy, but they’re really fun to work with. "at’s one of my other hats.”

("e orchestra performed “Orchestra at the Movies!” in late Septem-ber as part of its Canterbury Concert Series.)

Upgrading, expanding and making a good thing even better are con-stantly on the forefront of Boles’ thoughts.

“"e theater is set up club, or cabaret style,” he explained during a recent tour, “so it’s comfortable, relaxed seating around tables for the audience.

“"e consistent thing I’m doing,” he continued, “is just providing a great night out, a nice quiet time for couples that they couldn’t get anywhere else in this area. It’s an intimate atmosphere where you can see a great show, and because of our size you feel more in touch with the performers and what’s happening on stage.”

Tables and chairs for the audience separate the stage area at the front from a small bar area at the back.

Boles hopes to expand into an adjoining room within the next year or so, with the thought of providing additional seating or a lounge-type of room where people can relax before or after a show.

Boles felt strongly that “we really needed this type of theater in Dixon.”

“Intimate theater draws maybe up to 200 people as a good crowd,” he said, “but that doesn’t work well in a place that seats 900 to 1,200 people.

“We needed someplace smaller for the type of dynamic of this kind of venue,” he added, and he found the perfect spot.

"is type of theater allows for more relaxed and comfortable seating, and also allows the audience to intermingle with performers before and after the show, “which is something you de!nitely don’t get in bigger venues,” he said.

Boles is also teaming with next-door Orom restaurant to o#er dinner theater packages as well; subscribers will be served a nice dinner next door, and typically dessert and co#ee at their seats during intermission.

“It’s a very unique and very enjoyable experience,” Boles said, “and the kind of thing you don’t !nd much of outside of Chicago.”

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Formerly the Dixon Historical Center, the museum recently changed its name to re!ect the wider and broader area, as well as the history, that the center celebrates.

"e NTHC was birthed through the ef-forts of a group of locals who began to restore President Ronald Reagan’s boyhood home on Hennepin Avenue. "e president, recognizing that they could bene#t from some assistance, asked his good friend Norm Wymbs to lend a hand. Wymbs saw to it that the home was restored to coincide with the years the president had lived there.

While Wymbs was at work on that project, Dixon’s South Central School, where the presi-dent had spent his sixth- and seventh-grade years, was in dire need of repairs. "e school hadn’t been used for years, and the school dis-trict couldn’t maintain the building. So school o$cials o%ered it to Wymbs for $500. Since that time, Wymbs and other supporters have poured more than $13 million into the build-ing and the exhibits it now displays.

Repairs needed to the roof and windows were just the beginning of the transformation. "e whole structure has been restored to pris-

tine condition, retaining its original hardwood !oors that creek as you walk, but shine like new. "e building itself is a historical exhibi-tion. But beyond that, it has been modi#ed to meet the strict standards of public access, climate control, and lighting that are neces-sary to display sensitive artifacts. "e center is a$liated now with the Smithsonian Institution, which brings exhibits of national interest to the site from time to time.

Wymbs spared no expense to create the permanent exhibits now shown at the former school, 205 W. Fifth St. Visitors who tour the museum can walk into the president’s sixth-grade classroom as if traveling back in time. Another room displays signi#cant memorabilia from the president’s life in Dixon, California, and Washington, including personal photos of him and his family. Bill Jones, director of the NTHC, spent time with the president and is intimately acquainted with the artifacts on hand.

Sharing the Reagan legacy is a signi#cant enough feature to put the center on the histori-cal map, but Wymbs had even more in mind as he envisioned the usefulness of the building. An exhibit titled “"e Unchanged Land” is a tribute to his late wife, Harriet.

“Her great-grandfather was the second settler in Saukenuk,” Jones said. Saukenuk was once a great Native American city in the area we know today as Rock Island. “At that time, this area was called the Northwest Territory; it was the edge of the United States,” Jones explained.

“"e Unchanged Land” exhibit, along with “"e Changing Land,” tell the history of our area with state-of-the-art technology and art-istry, including life-sized mannequins that tell their story as you pass by.

“A wonderful company, 1220 Exhibits, out of Tennessee, was called in to produce the exhibits,” said Marla Tremble, the center’s o$ce manager. “"ey would come for 1 or 2 months at a time to create these beautiful exhibits.”

Other exhibits on Dixon’s history feature President Abraham Lincoln, the Walgreen fam-ily, (originally from Dixon,) and more. A gift shop o%ers books and other gifts to visitors.

"e center is busy with touring school groups, as well as bus tours from Chicago, Milwaukee, and Madison. "ere is no charge to tour.

“Mr. Wymbs didn’t want anyone to have to pay to see it,” Jones said. "e building can also be rented, though, for corporate outings, class reunions, weddings, and such.

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Debbie Deets describes her style as “casual elegance.”

Her lovely prairie-style home just two blocks o!

the Rock River looks as though it was lifted from

the pages of an interior design magazine: An oversized magnifying

glass lies on the glass-topped co!ee table in the living room.

Paintings, photographs and sculptures by local artists are on display

as if in the most intimate of galleries. Books and magazines with

interesting titles and beautiful photographs "ll every built-in bookcase,

basket and bare space.

“It’s a little more embellished than that [her preference toward

minimalist design]. But it’s a passion,” she said. “My home is my

sanctuary.”

Deets is the fourth owner of the home, which was built in 1896.Continued on page 22

Dixon home exudes casual eleganceBY KAYLA HEIMERMAN


‘my Home Is my sanctuary’Photos by Alex T. Paschal/Dixon Living

The first-floor sunroom is an inviting place to sit and read.

Below: Hardwood

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She has lived there for 20 years. “I liked the architecture of the

house, the character of the house,” she said. “It was country style

before. I saw beyond that. I saw the bones of the house.”

!e two-story, 2,500-square-foot home at 321 E. Everett St.

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!e main "oor includes a large living room with beautiful

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and original pocket French doors, built-in bookcases

and crown molding. !e living room, like much of the rest

of the house, is decorated in both antique

and modern pieces with a mixture of warm, natural colors

and a variety of textures.

“It’s eclectic,” Deets said of her style. “But I like nature,

so that’s the main undertone.”

!e living room leads to a four-season room whose

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room features a glass table surrounded by #ve

distressed-metal café chairs, reclaimed from Paris.

!e kitchen – which originally was three rooms, but now

is one – is clean and bright with lots of windows that look

out onto the patio, white cabinets, and stainless steel

appliances.

It also features white, textured anaglypta wallpaper

on the ceiling, which gives it the appearance of an old tin ceiling.

!e second "oor includes the master suite, a guest bedroom,

a bathroom and an o%ce. !e master suite features dark, almost

black hardwood "oors, a wood-burning #replace, and white

One of two sunrooms in the home. This one is on the second floor, off the master bedroom.

Above: A spacious living room with a fireplace

A well-stocked kitchen

Below: The dining room has a wild nature feel.

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linens – all of which give it the feeling of an upscale hotel.

It also has a three-season room that is decorated

in somewhat of a nautical-meets-beach vacation style

with wicker furniture, vintage suitcases stacked

in the corner, rattan baskets !lled with magazines,

sea shells, and a collection of vintage cameras.

Deets, 60, an o"cial court reporter, has a son; treasured

family photographs are on display throughout the house.

She loves to travel; artwork and other artifacts from her

adventures around the world !ll the walls and shelves

of her home. She also is an avid gardener

and a voracious reader.

Deets enjoys cooking in her kitchen, having a cup

of co#ee in the four-season room in the morning,

or reading and then napping in the living room

on Sunday afternoons.

Deets plans to live in the house for only another year

or two. She plans to build a smaller home in the Hidden

Shores subdivision north of Dixon.

“$at one will be my canvas,” she said. “Everything

will be white.” s

I liked the architecture of the house, the character of the house,” she said.

“It was country style before. I saw beyond that. I saw the bones of the house.

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Above: The master bedroom has a fireplace and a sunroom.

Inlaid hardwood floors are seen

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Above: Debbie Deets' father's camera collection sits on a table in a

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A quiet backyard garden at the Deets home.


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Dr. Jimmy Dukelow is a well-respected podiatrist in Dixon, the father of a college-aged daughter, and a rather quiet and pretty unassuming guy.

Until you start talking music.!en his whole face lights up, he gets a huge grin on his face, and

his personality shines through his animated gestures. It’s like the di"erence between Clark Kent and Superman – two opposites in the same body: Dr. James Dukelow vs. Jimmy D.

Wife Kathleen, who manages the medical’s o#ce, is a fan and en-courager for his musical career. She’s also his o#cial photographer for his website: www.LeMystiqueMusic.com.

Kathleen explains her husband’s connection to music like this: “It’s really ALL about the music. He’s really into it, gets caught up in it.”

Dr. Dukelow began his career in medicine at the urging of his fa-ther, who was a postman. James’ dad would come home after walking miles and miles with tired, painful, swollen feet and Jimmy, a high-school student at the time, would tenderly care for his father’s callous-prone feet. His dad often commented on the fact that Jimmy was so good at caring for his feet that he should become a “foot doctor.”

Seems that dad had high hopes for all his children. Jimmy’s sisters also pursued careers in medicine: Dr. Wendy Wells of Sterling is a dentist, and Carole, of Waukegan, is a retired nurse.

!e good doctor says his father also encouraged him in sports all through school, so Jimmy didn’t learn to play classical guitar until

after high school. But now, he knows not only guitar, but drums, keyboard and bass. He does all the vocals on his albums and writes the lyrics, then does the mixing and production.

At the age of 12, Jimmy learned to play folk guitar and to sing. He just followed his heart when it came to music after that.

Even though he studied all the sciences and was excited to be ac-cepted into medical school, he always loved music. As a result of his interest he developed a good ear, and learned to play many instru-ments by hearing a melody, then playing it.

He played with bands as a younger man, and those bands have gone on to become famous. He’s been o"ered contracts by three di"erent record labels: Virgin Records, Universal, and RCA. He has lyrics being considered by the television show “!e Biggest Loser” and by Illinois Lottery commercial producers.

!e promoter for Nicki Minaj and Rihanna has talked to him repeatedly and sent a contract for consideration.

“He called during o#ce hours, while I was taking care of patients” Jimmy said, “and my two worlds collided!”

His story was featured in a British rock magazine, Fireworks.His busy medical practice means that his love of music takes what

time he does have after o#ce hours. He produced both of his CDs during the late night hours, playing all of the instruments and creating all the vocals, one track at a time, then mixing. He started learning production during high school and college, when he did the mixing on reel-to-reel recorders.

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Continued from page 25He laughs as he tells how di!cult that was, and how thankful he is

for modern technology that is easier to use.“It’s still a lot of work, though,” he explained, “and takes huge

amounts of time, and some money for equipment and studio es-sentials.”

He and wife Kathleen ride bicycles frequently, and that’s when he comes up with a lot of the lyrics to his music, “writing” in his head as he rides.

“One of the take-aways from playing in sports was that I learned to exercise – now I can’t do without it,” he said.

He encourages young people to take music in school.“Orchestra is good for discipline and it helps with brain develop-

ment,” he said. “I would love to help young musicians get started if they have this same dream. I would welcome them to contact me through my website, and to submit demos of what they’re doing.

“If it’s really good, I’d like to help them pursue a career and maybe even play their music on the radio show. If they write music, they need to write lots of music; just keep writing and they’ll learn a lot. "ey’ll need to learn to create a great ‘hook’ which is critical in the pop-music business.”

Jimmy D. hosts a radio show at Hotmix106.com on Wednesday and Friday evenings at 9 o’clock Central time. "e program, show-cases anything from Sinatra to Hendrix, and is the result of friends who send him all kinds of music for the show. s

His own musical style is heavy rock, and his CDs is available for $10 at his website, www.Reverbnation.com/

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“The fastest way to reach your goals is to take action. No one ever got anywhere waiting for something to hap-pen.”

Genesis Hey knows what she’s talking about. At just 31, she has launched not one, but two successful entrepreneurial ventures and au-thored not one, but two books.

With a résumé like that, it’s not surprising she was the winner of Dixon’s !e Business Competition.

!e Business Competition – a partnership of the city of Dixon, Dixon Main Street, and Dixon Chamber of Commerce – was created as a way to encourage innovative entrepreneurs, businesses, and startup companies in Dixon and Lee County. Winners were awarded both cash prizes and commercial lease rental credits.

“I am an entrepreneur at heart and love to be creative,” Hey said. “I knew I would never be able to settle for any typical job. I wanted more out of my life.

“It was a great experience, and I learned a lot. I love challenges and was eager to take my personal and professional life to the next level.”

Although she started a consulting career in Los Angeles, she moved back to Dixon in 2012. It was an easy decision to make.

“I grew up in Dixon, and it was nice to come back to my roots and

spend time with my friends and family who I love very much,” she said.Genesis Hey Productions, specializing in videos for small businesses

and organizations, was her "rst business. Not only is Hey a talented videographer, she is skilled at all phases of video production. !e business has grown to include social media management as well as video coaching and training. She also authored the book Hey Do You Need Exposure, a manual on how to create sales and marketing videos.

“I am very savvy with social media outlets and guide clients through the process of marketing their businesses e#ectively,” Hey said.

Her second venture has been as a life and career coach. With a master’s degree in organizational leadership, Hey went on to get certi"ed through Lay Servant Ministries and as a certi"ed life coach. She also authored the book Unleash Your Potential, a life action guide for young adults.

As a career coach, she works hand-in-hand with businesses to prepare actions plans, goal setting, and strategic planning – working with both groups and individuals within a business to build successful teams.

Perhaps her most gratifying endeavor has come as a motivational speaker.

“I am extremely passionate about helping others succeed,” she said, “and desire more than anything to have their dreams ful"lled.”

On Nov. 22, she will host a women’s empowerment event at Loveland Community Building. Proceeds from the Christian Women’s program will support the building of a well in a poverty-stricken community in Africa. Her hope is to do two women’s events in the Dixon community each year. Continued on page 31


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She has used her $5,000 prize money from "e Business Competition to upgrade her technology equipment. Because she operates her busi-nesses from home, she asked that the $2,000 lease rental credit be shared with the other Business Competition winners.

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‘Tis the season for family gatherings, holiday parties, and festive nights out on the town – all perfect op-portunities to deck the halls in the hair and makeup

departments.!e trend in both hair and makeup this winter is all about

authenticity and integrity: showcasing healthy, strong, voluminous hair and "awless, natural-looking makeup with some dramatic details.

When it comes to hair, volume and texture are the buzzwords, said Sally Montavon, owner of Studio 404, 112 E. Fellows St.

“We’re already seeing it – fuller hair, more volume, less "at, not so close to the head,” she said. “We’re also seeing hairstyles that have more texture – curls, waves. … We’re moving into a softer, more feminine look, rather than something so severe [as straight, often "at-ironed, hair].”

And when it comes to cuts, the bob and the pixie are very popu-lar, Montavon said.

“Both you can wear very disheveled and messy, or smooth and kempt,” she said. “It’s up to the wearer and her hair texture and styling capabilities.”

But long hair remains popular, too, Montavon added.“But the emphasis with long hair, more than ever, is the hair

has to be healthy,” she said. “It’s not long hair at all costs. It’s long hair that is strong and shiny. We have to have it at a higher level of

integrity than ever.”For special-occasion styles, braids of all kinds are trendy, said

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“!ey are so much fun to work with and create,” she said.Twists and buns, both in classic and more modern forms, also

are chic, Wadsworth added.For hair color, ombre remains hot, Montavon said. Ombre is a

coloring e#ect in which the bottom portion of the hair is lighter than the top portion.

“It’s not going to go away; it’s just evolving into something di#erent,” she said. “Ombre is about blurring hard lines. We’re creating a blurred blend of colors, … a seamless transition of one color into another so it looks as if it is natural. … But the blurred line is getting better. … And we’re not only blurring horizontally but blending vertically, too.”

Ombre is not limited to light and dark, either, Montavon said.“We might do a warm red into a cool red, or a neutral brown

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Balayage, another highlighting style, also is in vogue, Wad-sworth added. Balayage is a freehand coloring technique in which the color is applied by hand for a more natural, sun-kissed e#ect.

When it comes to makeup, "awless is the name of the game, Montavon said.

“!e No. 1 thing is a really "awless foundation,” she said. “We’re looking for that perfect match to the skin color.

“!e other thing that is huge is contouring and highlighting. … It’s about working with your facial features – highlighting the ones you like and minimizing the ones you like less – and creating a "awless base.”

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Fun happens – but it doesn’t just happen by itself. Somebody has to make it happen. And many of the fun events that have happened in Dixon in recent years have come about through

the e!orts of Dixon Main Street."e stated mission of Dixon Main Street is: “To foster a spirit of

community teamwork and to strengthen, revitalize, and broaden the economic base of the community area, while improving the appear-ance of the downtown area, and promoting and marketing Dixon as a vibrant place to visit, work, shop, play, and live.”

Giana Bonneur is the Riverfront marketing and events coordina-tor for Dixon Main Street. She boils down that mission statement to three words: “Culture and Community.”

“"e Main Street program has several goals, but primarily it’s to attract people to the historic areas of Dixon and stimulate activities,” Bonneur said. “We want to o!er cultural events that will also show-case our town so people can see what else is available here.”

Events such as the recent Cabela’s Cat#sh Tournament, the Riv-erfront Garden Show, Petunia Festival, Reagan Trail Days, Venetian Night and the Soda Pop Festival help to develop the culture and community of Dixon’s downtown, and to promote the city’s busi-nesses. Dixon Main Street helps to coordinate events and make the

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de#nitely on an upswing. Some good foundations have been built, and I know the organization is going to do great things in the future.”

Speaking of the future, some great events are planned for this fall. "e 18th Annual Scarecrowfest will be back Sept. 27 in downtown Dixon, with pumpkin painting, pie-in-the-face throw, dunk tank, Funky Munky Wrestling, craft and food vendors, and more, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

"at same weekend will be the Riverfront Classic Car show, on Sunday, the 28th, featuring supercharged cars and trucks and a trunkload of events from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

"ere are special Halloween and Christmas events planned, as well as the popular Second Saturdays artistic and cultural events each month.

Dixon Main Street is funded, in part, by the city of Dixon, but is also sponsored by local businesses.

“We would certainly welcome more sponsorships,” Bonneur said. “We hope to increase the number and size of events in the future.”

PROMOTINGDixon Main Street makes fun happen

CULTURE AND COMMUNITYEvents calendar on page 39.

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Ghosts, characters and other misfits truly made it a “Ghouls Night Out” as the Dixon Lion’s Club held its annual costume parade

last year. Once again the Reagan Middle School band led the parade.

The Dixon Lions Club annual costume parade made its way through the

streets of Dixon.Oct. 7 – 5-6 p.m.,Shop Talk, at Books on FirstOct. 11 – Second SaturdaysOct. 19 – 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Ultimate Tailgate at BeanblossomOct. 25 – 8 a.m.-11 a.m. Monster Breakfast/Lions Halloween ParadeOct. 31 – Halloween on Main StreetNov. 4 – 5-6 p.m. Shop Talk, at Books on FirstNov. 8 – Second SaturdaysNov. 19 – Noon Lunch and Learn, at the Post House BallroomNov. 30 – Sauk Valley Shop SmallDec. 2 – 5-6 p.m. Shop Talk, at Books on FirstDec. 5 – Christmas WalkDec. 6 – Christmas Walk Breakfast with Santa, at the Post House BallroomDec. 13 – Second Saturdays

Jack Ragan, 5, bagged himself a little brother, Benjamin, 2, as they paraded through Dixon with mom Katie.

Girls in costume danced and posed as they paraded through

Dixon during the annual costume parade last year.

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Kyle Nutt and Zade Abdullah are just looking for a laugh – a snicker, a chortle, or even a big ol’ belly laugh, if you’ve got it in you.

Because they believe life is just too short not to.!e friends and partners in comedy are the

brains and brawn behind Hidden Reaction, the video production company and YouTube channel they started in early 2012.

!eir silliness – sorry, they’re 17-year-old high school seniors; perhaps silliness isn’t the best choice of words. ... !eir good-natured sense of humor – that’s better – is their hallmark.

!e guys, who have known each other since kin-dergarten and been best friends since eighth grade, just like to have a good time.

“We’ve always been funny around each other,” Zade said. “We thought we could entertain people doing this.”

!eir "rst video, “Vader Visits Earth,” released in March 2012, was a prank number in which Darth Vader wreaks havoc in the drive-thru at various fast-food restaurants.

!eir ninth video, released in September 2012, was a rendition on the viral Korean pop hit “Gangnam Style,” in which Kyle and a couple of buddies do the ridiculous-looking dance all over town and around complete strangers. It still is one of their most popular with almost 185,000 views on YouTube.

Another parody, this time of Miley Cyrus’ “Wrecking Ball,” released a year ago, features Kyle and Zade sitting on toilets, drawers dropped, and later, swinging on a toilet (a la Cyrus, who swings on a wrecking ball in her music video for the song), clad in tighty-whiteys. !at video is far and away their most popular, with more than 1 million views.

!e guys admit that those videos and many of their skits and parodies up until about a year ago were crude and sometimes vulgar.

“Everything is getting better,” Kyle said. “!e camera quality, the editing. We’re more professional. And now we’re a little more serious.”

!e guys produced a video around Christmas-time last year to showcase their softer sides. !e video, “How to be a Superhero,” features Kyle and Zade dressed as superheroes – capes and all – committing random acts of kindness to strangers around town.

!e video garnered more than 6,000 views in its "rst 24 hours online and was shared all over Face-book and other social media outlets. It even made it onto a few local TV news broadcasts. !e video now has almost 150,000 views on YouTube.

!e guys were inspired.“We knew we had to keep our reputation up,”

Kyle said. “We knew what we were capable of. We knew we could create content that people would watch.

“We wanted to create better things. We thought, ‘If we can do that, then what else can we do?’”


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!e guys wanted to do something still more serious – a video ... nay, a "lm that would showcase more of their acting chops than the comedy skits and parodies.

!eir 30-minute short "lm, titled “Carpe Diem,” was released Sept. 3.!e "lm preaches, as its title – the Latin phrase for “seize the day” – suggests,

the idea of living life to the fullest. Kyle plays Adam, a guy down in the dumps after a breakup, while Zade plays his best friend, Leo, a guy who wants the most out of life; Leo pulls Adam out of his blue cocoon and into the sun.

“We wanted to inspire people,” Zade said. “It turned out better than I ever expected.”

!e guys already have received positive feedback, including a message from a girl halfway across the world who said the "lm motivated her to change her outlook on life.

“It’s de"nitely a boost of enthusiasm and con"dence,” Kyle said. “It’s like, wow, this is actually possible.”

Kyle and Zade do more than comedy skits, parodies and, now, short "lms. !ey also do music videos and, more recently, web commercials.

!e guys made a rap about Cheeze-Its in November 2012. !e folks at Kel-logg’s, the makers of the popular baked snack crackers, noticed it and asked the guys to make a video for them; the company sent them boxes and boxes of the crackers.

!e result is a 3-minute skit in which Kyle and Zade are taste-testers. !ey cannot agree which #avor of the new Cheeze-It Zingz – “the snacking crunch with a punch” – is better: queso fundido or chipotle cheddar. !e guys engage in an epic big-screen style "ght only to end up agreeing that both #avors are good.

!e guys also created an ad for Boss Carpet One. Zade throws a party while his parents are away. !e party-goers trash the carpet, and he needs to replace it. He gets advice from a red-shirted devil-esque character on one shoulder and a white-clad angelic character on the other; the devil suggests big-box stores, while the angel suggests the local #ooring outlet.

“We do it all,” Kyle said. “Our end goal is to be in movies, … but we’ll branch out into anything if it involves a camera.”

!e guys aspire to be big-screen actors someday, and they plan next year to attend "lm school or at least to study "lm in college.

But for now, they’re thinking of the next video to make people laugh or, as they’ve proved they can do through their work, make people think.

“A lot of people give up what they love doing because they don’t "nd enough time or they don’t work hard enough,” Kyle said.

“We want to prove to and inspire others,” Zade added, “that if you keep working hard, if you are ambitious ...”

“... !at whatever you really want in life, you can do it,” Kyle "nished. s

Photos by Alex T. Paschal/Dixon Living The guys, who have known each other since kindergarten and been best friends since eighth grade, just like to have a good time.

The friends and partners in comedy are the brains and brawn behind Hidden Reaction, the video production company and YouTube channel they started in early 2012.

Kyle Nutt (left) and Zade Abdullah are just looking for a laugh – a snicker, a chortle, or even a big ol’ belly laugh, if you’ve got it in you.

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