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Sesquicentennial Store is Open

L-R Edith Massey, Betty Stralow and Marjorie Gibson officially opened the Sesquicentennial Store on Wednesday afternoon.

The Morrison Sesquicentennial Store officially opened Wednesday, April 6, 2005. The store is located at 218 West Main Street. Hours for the month of April are Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 1-4 p.m. The hours will be extended as the Sesquicentennial celebration nears.

The store is selling t-shirts, sweat shirts, can cozies, pencils, temporary tattoos and pins all with the Celebrating 150 logo. More items of interest will be added.

Don Mulnix has his books on the 150 Years Religious Societies of Morrison, which includes stories of all the churches in Morrison.

The Presbyterian Church, which is also celebrating 150 years, is selling mugs, wooden church replicas and stationary.

If you would like to volunteer some time to work in the store contact Betty Stralow at 815-772-2387 or email her at parade61270@yahoo.com.

by Dawn Zuidema, theCity1.com
April 6, 2005