The River Cities Quilt Guild will be meeting on Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at Fulton Presbyterian Church, 311 North 9th Street, in Fulton, IL. The evening will begin with a short business meeting at 7:00 p.m., followed by show and tell/demonstrations by those present.The program for the April meeting will be
Relay For Life is a community event that celebrates survivorship, to provide hope to all that, with early diagnosis, cancer can be overcome. Relay requires a team of eight-to-15 persons to fundraise in advance, participate in the walk, and celebrate life. It is an event for all ages, sexes, nationalities,
Stop for a quick lunch on Saturday, April 18, 2015, at Morrison Tire Center, 318 E. Main Street, Morrison, IL, between 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. Linda Temple and Paula Rodriguez are having a Sandwich Sale to fund their Mission trip to Africa this year. They will travel from Saturday,
Morrison Chamber of Commerce hosted a Ribbon Cutting for White Oaks Therapeutic Equestrian Center (WHOA) on Tuesday, April 14, 2015, at the former Race Horse Barn on the Whiteside County Fair grounds, Morrison, IL. At 4:00 p.m. a large gathering of humans and two of the six equines celebrated the
On Wednesday, April 15, 2015, Morrison Chamber of Commerce presented its Customer Service Award to Ed Karvelius, owner of D & K Geothermal, 12503 Crosby Road, Morrison, IL. Ed was nominated for “going above and beyond helping someone in need,” to repair equipment he had not installed, not because nice
Jennifer’s Dance Center will present two spring recitals on Saturday, April 18, 2015, in the Morrison High School auditorium, 643 Genesee Avenue, Morrison, IL. Performances are at 1:00 and 7:00 p.m. Entitled “Connected,” the show boasts something for everyone: Celtic dances (Irish step and Scottish sword) clogging ballet jazz contemporary.
Northside Grade School, 520 N. Genesee Street, Morrison, IL, will host a community blood drive from 3:00 to 6:30 p.m. on Monday, May 11, 2015, in the cafeteria. To donate, please contact Denise Batterton at 815-772-2153, extension 5214, or visit www.bloodcenter.org. Potential donors must be at least 17 years of age
Calling all boys and girls ages four-through-six! Are you ready to meet new playmates and learn new skills? Would you like to visit Morrison Community Nursery School? Bring your curiosity and a parent or guardian to the ground floor classrooms in Morrison United Methodist Church, 200 W. Lincolnway, Morrison, IL,
Rena Heusinkveld of Morrison, IL, will celebrate her centennial birthday on Thursday, April 30, 2015. Born Rena Akker in rural Fulton, IL, in 1915, she married Clarence Heusinkveld in 1935 and raised four children in Morrison: Barbara (Phillips), Harvey, Roger, and Richard. After retiring from General Electric, Rena focused her
Those who love “The Little House” series about the Charles Ingalls family and/or quilt making will be excited to hear Connie Barr’s presentation on Sunday, April 26, 2015, at Morrison’s Heritage Museum, 202 E. Lincolnway, Morrison, IL. Morrison Historical Society hosts its Annual Open House. Museum doors open at 1:00
Another transformation by St. Mary’s Catholic Church parish brought girls of all ages and their favorite escort into a ballroom, urging everyone to “Fly Away With Me!” The 10th Father Daughter Dance was held Friday, April 10, 2015, at St. Mary’s Parish Hall, 13220 Garden Plain Road, Morrison, IL. Through the
Poetry surrounds us from our first Mother Goose poems, to the book of Psalms, to the greatness of William Shakespeare and even our own words in rhyme. “Poetry is the rhythmical creation of beauty in words,” opined Edgar Allen Poe. Odell Public Library welcomes poet and teacher Ann Edmonds on
This years topic for the Whiteside Forum’s Annual Conference on Friday, April 24, 2015, will be “Mass Media in Modern Society: National and International News and Issues.” Do you believe a well-informed electorate is essential to a functioning Democracy? Do you wonder where to find the truth or information that
Morrison, IL, schools and churches participated in the “Bells Across the Land” ceremony from 2:15 to 2:19 p.m., marking the unofficial end of the Civil War. Thursday, April 9, 2015, is the 150th anniversary of the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia–by Confederate General Robert E. Lee–to Union Lt.
The new CGH Emergency Department has opened. In the event of an emergency, the public is encouraged to use the new Emergency entrance located off of 2nd Avenue, under the new canopy that says EMERGENCY, between East Miller Road and East LeFevre Road, Sterling, IL. The Illinois Department of Public