Morrison Community Hospital, 303 N. Jackson Street, Morrison, IL, will host a two-day Uniform/Scrub sale. The lobby will showcase the items. La Bella Uniforms of Frankfort, IL, returns for its second year. The company will introduce a totally new line of scrubs and uniforms, along with shoes and other accessories.
The Education Committee of Fulton’s de Immigrant Windmill Area will be hosting its third annual baking competition. The Bake-Off will be held during Fulton’s Fall Festival, Saturday, September 26, 2015. This year’s competition will have seven categories: Bars Bread (yeast or sweet) Cake Cookies Muffins Pie. Judges are Renee Holmes
“Memories of Melon Days,” sponsored by the Thomson Sesquicentennial Committee will be presented Saturday, September 5, 2015, from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. at the York Community Church, Highway 84, just north of the Heirloom Café, in Thomson, IL. There will be plenty of community fun, with free admission and McGinnis
One night; hundreds of schools! “On Thursday, September 17, 2015, we’re having a huge multi-city, multi-county, sign-up night for Cub Scouting. We’ll have Scouting professionals and volunteers stationed at hundreds of locations across Chicagoland, Northern Indiana, and Wisconsin–just to meet you!” Boys in first through fifth grades can sign up
Happy Tails Humane Society will hold a special Board of Directors meeting on Tuesday, September 8, 2015, at 6:00 p.m., at the shelter, 1408 McNeil Road, Rock Falls. The meeting–open to the public–is being held in response to a news article that was published Monday, August 10. It discussed the
On Sunday, August 9, 2015, the Morrison Model Aircraft Flyers Club hosted a Cancer Fly In at Morrison-Rockwood State Park. Pictured are MMAFC male members and Joan Padilla, Executive Director of Home of Hope Cancer Wellness Center, 1637 Plock Road, Dixon, IL. Proceeds benefit Home of Hope programs.
The 2:00 p.m. winner of a Bicycle Giveaway was fifth grader Marissa Folkers, age ten from Morrison, IL. She might look familiar, because this is the third time she has won a Fair bicycle! Her previous wins were in 2012 and 2013. Sister Megan, almost seven, gets the hand-me-down bikes.
15-28 / SATURDAY DEMO DERBY The 6:30 p.m. Demolition Derby on Saturday, August 22, 2015, drew a huge crowd, concluding events at the 145th Annual Whiteside County Fair. ERRJR Demo Promotions, Inc., owned by Gene Ryan, Sterling, IL, was the promoter. Community State Bank, with five area locations, was the
One destination at the Whiteside County fairgrounds has mixed emotions about “visitors.” Staff members at the Morrison Community Hospital medical tent thoroughly enjoyed dispensing information, children’s trinkets, heart-shaped freezer bags, poison control stickers, and so forth. Conversely, they were pleased to not meet patients in distress. It was a very
Fair Board Publicity Chair Todd Mickley submitted Whiteside County Fair winners in the Horseshow Tournament and a photograph of the youngest participant. 25-26 / HORSESHOE TOURNAMENT At 10:00 a.m., Saturday, August 22, 2015, pitchers gathered in the infield of the horse track for the Horseshoe Tournament. Each contestant played a
Wilson Family Rides has been a staple of the Whiteside County Fair for years. The Carnival is an attraction for toddlers to teens, day into night. Its sounds and lighting add a distinct energy to the fair grounds. If one does not purchase the Mega Bands, good for rides all
September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. Make Teal Real Ovarian Cancer Awareness invites adult day-trippers to join them on Saturday, September 26, 2015, for a bus trip to Massbach Ridge Winery and Potosi Brewing Company. Gather a group to enjoy early autumn, beautiful scenery, and “Wine, Spirits, Brew, and a
Editor’s note: Be sure to scroll through the winners for photographs. Vincent Wren, Sterling, won the fourth Bicycle Giveaway on Friday, August 21, 2015. It was donated by Prophetstown Farmers Mutual Insurance Company of Prophetstown. Wren is a ten-year-old fifth grader. When asked if he had a bike, he replied,
Jacob Andrews was the third lucky winner at the Whiteside County Fair Bicycle Giveaway, on Thursday, August 20, 2015. The 12-year-old sixth grader, like many previous winners, needed a new bike. “I do, but it’s too small for me now,” he answered when asked if he owned a bicycle. He
Kunes Country Auto Group of Morrison, 627 E. Lincolnway, Morrison, IL, was recently recognized as a monthly entertainment sponsor of the Morrison Farmers’ Market. Pictured left-to-right presenting a check are market committee members and Kunes team members: Boon Sukboriboon–MFM; Mike Smithee–Kunes; Bill Bart–Kunes; Duane Habben–MFM; Flora Stralow–MFM.