In October 2014 the front yard of Morrison’s Heritage Museum, 202 E. Lincolnway, Morrison, IL, became a crime scene. Someone or a group stole the last anvil used in the Karl and Proctor Lind Blacksmith Shop. In 2013, Morrison Historical Society received a treasured item from the estate of Margaret
Describing the labors of Jean Tichler, left, and Mary Vos, Theresa Farrell stated, “These ladies have made dozens and dozens of fruit pies and pumpkin pies, all frozen and ready for your freezer and for the holiday season!” Farrell continued, “Make sure to mark your calendars for the annual Home
Have you vacationed in the aquamarine waters of the Caribbean Sea? Is taking scuba diving lessons on your “bucket list?” Do you have a passion for photography? These activities have become the thrilling hobby of Drs. Tanner and Suellen Girard, Morrison, IL. They will share their undersea photographs in a
In 2013, Morrison Chamber of Commerce sold small, artificial Christmas trees for businesses and organizations to decorate. This successful and entertaining fundraiser helped purchase downtown streetlight banners. Prior to the Christmas Walk weekend, the public participated via silent auction bids in the lobby of Wells Fargo Bank, 100 W. Lincolnway,
Want to be entertained? Want to enjoy an afternoon with friends? Then, come to the movies at Odell Public Library, 307 S. Madison Street, Morrison, IL. Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson, above, star in “Saving Mr. Banks,” the movie scheduled for Tuesday, November 18, 2014. This is the inspired and
The Editor wrote the following article as part of a series on Golden Businesses, during the 2005 Sesquicentennial. Click here to read about a unique fundraiser benefit for shop owner Tom Vogel. Babies haven’t any hair; Old men’s heads are just as bare;–Between the cradle and the grave Lies a
These photos record a Morrison, IL, two-year-old’s Trick-or-Treat experience on Halloween afternoon, Friday, October 31, 2014. Firechild Isaac’s mother, Hillary Blevins, took the photos and emailed them to her brother, Nate Vavra. He added the captions.
“The Mayor of Main Street,” barber Tommy Vogel, is shown giving his late wife, Janie, a tender trim in 2005, at Vogel’s Barber Shop, 205 E. Main Street, Morrison, IL. Click here to read the accompanying article which honored the Vogel family’s two-generation, Golden Business, during the Morrison Sesquicentennial celebration.
Join Bob Walton and the Stewards of the Upper Mississippi River Refuge as we travel into the night to listen for the hoots, wails, and shrieks of owls, on Sunday, November 9, 2014, from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. We will meet at Thomson Causeway Amphitheatre for a short “pre-owling” program
The Morrison Day Care children will be trick or treating on Main Street. As a part of our Halloween Party we would like to parade down both sides of main street on Friday, October 31, 2014 from 9:45 to 10:30 a.m. (weather permitting). We are inviting someone from your
Elvis, the Pinks, Lavern and Shirley and many Happy Days look-a-likes all showed up for a rocking good time at the Morrison Community Hospital Foundations “Jitterbug for the ER” on Saturday night. With over 150 in attendance, the evening at Rastrelli’s Tuscany Room was a place to go back in
Licensed for Life (LFL), DUI presenters, will talk to an assembly at Morrison High School on Wednesday, October 29, 2014, at 1:10 P.M. The speakers for LFL are police officers who have given over 7300 classes in more than 300 schools in thirteen states on Driving Under the Influence. For
First Presbyterian Church continues to offer Free Community Meals. All are welcome! The remaining dates in 2014 are Thursdays, October 30, November 13 and December 11, from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. A Thanksgiving meal will be served on Sunday, November 23, at 11:15 a.m. In 2015, First Presbyterian is extending
It was a beautiful, warm, sunny day that brought out the littlest and the biggest of gools, ghosts, butterflies, creepy things and much, much, more. Hundreds of children, moms, dads, and grandparents participated in and lined the streets to see the parade of Morrison children dressed in their cutest, scariest,
Have any of you driven down Wall Street recently? How about Main Street or Winfield? Did you think you had gone off-roading? Imagine living on one of those streets where you had to drive it daily. Do you ever ask yourself why the City isn’t doing anything to take care