Vision and transformation are powerful criteria for energizing a community. Maintaining retail businesses is another. It is especially gratifying when two business owners can do all at the same time. Don and Jackie Jevne have completed a second major endeavor in less than a year’s time, with the opening of
She is the first face you see at Morrison Community Hospital, 303 N. Jackson Street, Morrison, IL, and a friendly face indeed, which garnered Amy Dodge the Morrison Chamber of Commerce Customer Service Award for the month of May 2013. Dodge was presented the award for always being nice, courteous,
Morrison Sports Complex Director Jim DuBois has scheduled an exciting girls softball event for Saturday, June 8, and Sunday, June 9, 2013. The Sterling Steam Summer Bash features youth in the following divisions: 10 and Under; 12 and Under; 14 and Under; 16 and Under. Twenty-nine teams will attend from
Pastor Jeff and Heather McIlrath and their children will be honored at a Farewell Open House, to be held on Sunday, June 16, 2013, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. at Emmanuel Reformed Church, 202 E. Morris Street, Morrison, IL. The event will take place in the Multipurpose Room/Gym of the
Cotton candy, funnel cakes, and lemon shake-ups are once again headed to Sterling, IL. The Sauk Valley Area Chamber of Commerce annual carnival runs Tuesday, June 4, through Saturday, June 8, 2013, at Northland Mall in Sterling. The Chamber Carnival will bring 14 rides and more than a dozen concessions
If you love bluegrass music, mark your calendar for Saturday, June 15, 2013, for five hours of fun. The City of Fulton, IL, and Heritage Canyon are proud to announce Fulton’s 1st Annual Bluegrass/Folk Music Festival. Five bands will entertain from 1:00 to 6:00 p.m. The admission is $5 per
On Sunday, June 9, 2013, at 7:00 p.m., Spring Valley Church welcomes The Wise Apple Riders from the Quad Cities area, shown at Heritage Canyon in Fulton, IL. The Wise Apple Riders enjoy playing old time gospel music with guitar, mandolin, banjo, and harmonica. They keep your foot tapping with
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 National Bank will hold a free community cookout on Friday, June 7, 2013, during the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. at 211 W. Main Street, Morrison, IL. Noncustomers as well as clients are equally welcome to the annual event. Twenty prizes will be awarded. Register to win
Beginning Wednesday, May 29, through Thursday, August 15, 2013, Crossroads Church will prepare and dispense FREE bag lunches every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Pick-up is from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., at the Crave Building, on the southwest corner of W. Market and Base Streets, Morrison. Lunches are provided for
Gary M. Farral shared these photos of Memorial Day in Erie, IL. They represent similar events in small towns across the United States today, May 27, 2013. The initial celebration is up for speculation between several communities, but being the first to hold one is of no importance to
The Morrison, IL, Fire Station was transformed into a gigantic kitchen and restaurant on Sunday, May 19, 2013, serving the annual community breakfast to “over 860 people,” according to Chief Dave Benters. The event hours of 7:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. allowed early and late risers to enjoy a freshly-cooked
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