"Morrison Business Advisory Group will meet at 8:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 6, 2013, at the Masonic Dunlap Lodge #321, 227 E. Main Street, Morrison, IL. Minutes of May 2, 2013 will be approved. Public Comment Under Old Business topics of discussion include: Market Street parking lot Downtown Master Plan"
"The Planning and Zoning Board of Appeals will hold its meeting on Wednesday, June 5, 2013, at 6:00 p.m., in the lower-level Boards and Commissions Meeting Room, 200 W. Main Street, Morrison, IL. The agenda follows. Approval of Chairman’s March 27, 2013 Report Public Hearing Request for rezoning and spedial"
"On Tuesday,June 4, 2013, the Historic Preservation Commission will hold its meeting at City Hall, 200 W. Main Street, Morrison, IL, beginning at 5:00 p.m. in the lower-level Boards and Commissions Meeting Room. The agenda follows. Approval of May 7, 2013, minutes Introductions Public Hearing COA, 211 W. Main Street"
"Susan Black-Beth chose the occurrence of her approaching 36th birthday to support Cystic Fibrosis in an interactive, social-media format. May is Cystic Fibrosis Awareness month. On her Facebook page she posted the following message on Monday, May 20, 2013. Incredible responses followed! “Tomorrow [Tuesday, May 21,] I will celebrate my"
"The Memorial Day Parade will take place Monday, May 27, 2013, beginning at 10:30 a.m. At 11:00 services begin at the Veterans Memorial/Pavilion in Grove Hill Cemetery. Daniel Anderson, U. S. Army recruiter, will be the speaker. Afterwards, American Legion Post #328 will hold an Open House from 12:00 noon"
"Graduation exercises for the Morison High School Class of 2013 will be held Sunday, May 26, at the E. M. “Bud” Cole Stadium, if the predicted thunderstorms avoid the area, or in the Auditorium, if they do not. Commencement begins at 2:00 p.m. for 71 students. Click here to view"
"The untimely and sad passing of beloved dance teacher Anne Petersen has stirred memories of lessons, recitals, costumes, a 30-year anniversary, and performances of “The Nutcracker Ballet.” Her efforts to share a love of dance have surely resonated with generations in the Morrison, IL, area, prior to Petersen’s visitation and"
"On Monday morning, May 20, 2013, Bob Vaughn, above left, was filled with anticipation. “The first new brick on [a] Market Street [building] will be layed today!” he announced. The men who made that happen are, left-to-right: Eric Elmendorf, Elmendorf Masonry, Inc. of Sterling, IL mason John Sumption laborer Derek"
"“Dancing is the loftiest, the most moving, the most beautiful of the arts, because it is no mere translation or abstraction from life; it is life itself,” stated Havelock Ellis in The Dance of Life. Morrison, IL, choreographer and dance instructor Anne Petersen, made that her focus for decades. She"
"On Monday, May 13, 2013, the City of Morrison Council Meeting–Part 1 began as usual, at 7:00 p.m., in the Whiteside County Board Room, 400 N. Cherry Street, Morrison, IL. After 12 years, Mayor Roger Drey called his last meeting to order and requested a roll call that included, also"
"“Well done, thou good and faithful [public] servant…” seems apropos of the dozen years Roger Drey has held the title, His Honor, the Mayor of Morrison, IL. He ran for Mayor in 2001 and was unopposed for re-elections in 2005 and 2009. He will retire from that position on Monday,"
"To cheers of approval, Morrison High School educator Gwenn Rickertson crowned “the king first,” on Saturday, April 27, 2013. Nolan Dykema was the Prom King honoree, as determined by the student body. His Prom Queen for the evening was Kaitlyn Finneran. Selected as Prom Prince was Ryan Mayberry, below, with"
"On Monday, April 22, 2013, the City of Morrison Council Meeting convened at 7:05 p.m.in the Whiteside County Board Room, 400 N. Cherry Street, Morrison, IL. Mayor Roger Drey noted all officials were in attendance and led the Pledge of Allegiance. There was no Public Comment. Under Board and Commission"
"The City of Morrison Council held a ten-minute Public Hearing on Monday, April 22, 2013, beginning at 6:50 p.m., in the Whiteside County Board Room, 400 N. Cherry Street, Morrison, IL. The Public Hearing preceded the regularly-scheduled City Council Meeting at 7:00. Mayor Roger Drey opened the Public Hearing with"
"William Shakespeare repeated this quotation in two acts of his play, Henry VI: “Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep.” Most people transpose the adage to read, “Smooth waters run deep,” implying calm/quiet/unassuming people may have strengths or admirable qualities under their surface exterior. Lately, Morrison, IL, has"
