Marathon Pundit: Reagan lifeguard statue design to be unveiled on Dutch's 103rd birthday in Dixon--updated!

Lowell Park in 2011

February 6 will be the 103rd anniversary of the birth of the greatest president of my lifetime, Ronald Reagan.

On that day the city of Dixon, Illinois, his boyhood home, will unveil the proposed design for a statue of "Dutch" as a lifeguard.

For seven years Reagan worked as a lifeguard on the Rock River at Dixon's Lowell Park--where he saved 77 lives. According to SaukValley.com, Rotblatt Amrany Fine Arts Studio in north suburban Chicago. The studio's works include statues of Michael Jordan, Bobby Hull, and Kareem Abdul Jabbar.

The cost of the statue, estimated to be at $200,000, will be paid for by individual and corporate sponsorships.

South of Dixon in Tampico, where Reagan was born, the annual birthday party for Dutch will be held that same day from 10am-4pm.

Rock River at Lowell Park

UPDATE February 5: There are three Americans for Properity--Illinois Reagan birthday events scheduled for tomorrow.

Breakfast Event
Hampton Inn & Suites
5723 Heritage Crossing Drive
Glen Carbon, IL 62034
8:00 am – 9:00 am

Lunch Event
Jupiter's at the Crossing
2511 Village Green PL
Champaign, IL 61822
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Evening event
Hy Vee Community Room
4125 N. Sheridan Road
Peoria, IL 61614

These functions will feature special guest Peggy Grande, who served as the Gipper's assistant after his presidential years. To learn more about these Reagan events, contact Kent Strant at KStrang@afphq.org.

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