Chamber Seeks Fall Decor for City Entrances

Morrison Chamber of Commerce will soon beautify the entrances to Morrison, IL, for the fall season.  The organization is asking for donations of traditional, outdoor fall decorations:  hay bales, corn stalks, pumpkins, gourds, mums, etc., to be used for this purpose.  Please email morrisonchamber@morrisonil.org or call 815-772-3757 to discuss what

Check Out the Revised “What’s Cooking?” Page

Thecity1.com “What’s Cooking?” page is updated, thanks to prompting by a viewer.  Find 21 restaurant, convenience store, bar and grill, and fast food sites, by using the Features drop-down menu, at the top of the Home Page. Five listings are on the second page of the new document, so be

Nursery in the Hackberry Tree

Thirty feet above the ground lives a “graze,” or family, of raccoons.  Several times earlier in the year, adults were noticed walking in the hackberry tree’s vicinity–likely appraising the neighborhood.  Apparently they moved in, because on Friday, June 12, 2015, Mrs. Raccoon and her five offspring were enjoying a morning

Detour Map to Timber Lake Playhouse

Theatre-goers who drive to Timber Lake Playhouse, 8215 Black Oak Road, Mount Carroll, IL, may meet with traffic repairs.  The staff advises, “We recommend allowing some extra travel time if your trip to TLP involves [Illinois] Highway 40.” Highway 40 is under construction near Milledgeville, IL, and it is completely closed

Community Servants Needed June 6 at Odell

At 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 6, 2015, Morrison Garden Club seeks volunteers to help place mulch in flower beds at Odell Public Library, 307 S. Madison Street, Morrison, IL.  This is a great opportunity to earn Community Service hours.  Please bring wheel barrows, buckets, shovels, work gloves, etc. and

CGH Medical Center to Open Practice in Mt. Carroll

Photo credit:  Carroll County Mirror-Democrat CGH Medical Center officially announced they will open a family medicine practice in downtown Mount Carroll, IL, hopefully by late summer 2015.  The new clinic with be the newest of 16 family medicine clinics in the surrounding CGH service area, that provide quality care to

Jennifer’s Dance Center Summer and Fall Classes

Jennifer’s Dance Center (JDC) is offering an Adult Dance Class–geared to be a low impact workout but still artistically interesting.  After a warm up, movement will be pulled from many styles of dance:  ballet, theatrical jazz, pop, contemporary, and more.  Adult classes begin Wednesday, May 20, 2015, and continue through

Reflections on Spring

This view of springtime is from the lobby of Odell Public Library, 307 S. Madison Street, Morrison, IL.  Poets share their thoughts on this enchanting season. Came the Spring with all its splendor,  All its birds and all its blossoms,  All its flowers, and leaves, and grasses.  Henry Wadsworth Longfellow,

May Day Deerview Development Demolition Day

The third of four properties owned by Luke and Joan Vander Bleek has been removed at the northwest corner of U. S. Highway 30 and N. Jackson Street.  A three-story home at 526 E. Lincolnway, Morrison, IL, recently had been vacated by tenants.  This photograph was taken Friday, May 1,

“High Five” Campaign Needs Your Support

The “High Five” campaign to purchase two display boards for Odell Public Library in Morrison is moving right along! In mid-April, contributions totaled just over half of the goal of $750. Thanks to everyone who has already given. Some people from out of town, including grandparents and former residents, have

Morrison Resident Selected for Honor Flight

Sixty-three years after enlisting in the United States Air Force, Elmer Prins, a resident of Windsor Manor Assisted Living in Morrison, IL., will be honored for his military service with a special trip to Washington D.C. on April 30, 2015. Prins, along with other war veterans from Lee and Whiteside

MCH Honors Volunteers

In honor of National Volunteer Week, the Morrison Community Hospital held a luncheon to recognize several of our devoted volunteers. Pictured here are several of our volunteers who assist seniors with noon lunches, push our cookie cart to visit our skilled care patients, their families and visitors, and other duties

Fenton Wizards 4-H Club Donate to Resthave

The Fenton Wizards 4H club made wheelchair and walker bags for the residents at Resthave Nursing Home.The residents love them and thank the 4-H Club for thinking of them. Pictured are Berkley and Mallorie Eggers with Resident Marion Deets.

Nursery School Children Plant Pinwheels

Spring is the time for planting and watching things grow.  On Wednesday, April 15, 2015, six little things planted pinwheels in the garden bed at April House, to honor National Child Abuse Prevention Month.  Morrison Community Day Care teacher Karen Oostenryk and cook Susan Wiersema walked six of their 15