Local American Red Cross volunteers responded to a home fire in the 13900 block of Round Grove Road in Morrison, Illinois, the afternoon of Wednesday, July 3, 2013. The team of Red Cross volunteers helped coordinate assistance in the form of food, shelter, and emotional support due to fire damage
2013 band lessons will be offered this summer in July and August for Morrison-area students. This is a good opportunity for students to continue playing and making progress through the summer, instead of putting the instrument away. This is especially important for 5th through 8th grades, but students who are
National Volunteer Week is Sunday, April 21, through Saturday, April 27, 2013. Hospice of the Rock River Valley, a United Way Agency, is honoring its core of dedicated volunteers who provide support, companionship, and dignity to members of the community facing serious and life-limiting illness. “We could not do the
Have you noticed things look a bit different on thecity1.com, as of Monday, March 18, 2013? Get to know the new city1.com. Share your comments on the Forum, under “Site Related/Suggestion Box.” Why the changes? We updated the core Content Management System–which lays out the site and “makes it work.”
Discover the history and use of ancient American Indian artifacts at Morrison’s Heritage Museum, 202 E. Lincolnway, Morrison, IL, on Sunday, February 17, 2013, beginning at 1:30 p.m. For a second time, Morrison Historical Society brings informative and entertaining presenter Allan Ver Beke, of Hillsdale, IL, to discuss one of
Early February is far from the time of spring nesting, but a new season of birth has begun for the widely-known pair of American Bald Eagles, Liberty (female) and Justice. At 2:30 p.m. Liberty laid her first egg on Thursday, February 7, 2013, as shown via the Eaglecam high above
Inspired by the late columnist Ann Landers, one week in February has become a time to send letters of appreciation or Valentine cards to veterans in VA medical centers. If you are close enough to a facility, visits to–and volunteer activities at–these hospitals also is encouaged during Sunday, February 10,
“Where do your ideas come from?” is the most often-asked question of an author. Usually, they reply that ideas are all around, and writers often write about familiar things and places. Today, asking the source of something artistic or clever might lead to “on pinterest.com” as the answer. That is
Our City is blessed with magnificent maple trees along streets and in yards of its residents. They are one of the earliest trees to send forth welcoming, spring leaves and the earliest to transform those leaves into rich, autumn colors. The public has an opportunity to transform paper maples into
Scott Smithee of The City Rebar Detailing, Inc. reported he has 15 warm, new coats that were not given to children on Friday, October 18, 2012, during the fourth annual Coats for Kids event. “There was an overrun on sizes,” Smithee explained. The community service project is held in conjunction
I spotted them immediately after exiting my car in the parking lot at the Sterling, IL, Kohl’s on Monday, October 15, 2012: four red and gold, sparkling trees in the front windows. The date is significant, because–apparently–this was the first day of the 2012 Christmas season. Matching swags with gold
The final day of summer, Friday, September 21, 2012, was decidedly “fallish,” with temperatures that stubbornly remained in the 50’s. So, this flatbed trailer full of brand spanking new teardrop campers seemed destined for warmer climes. Between 5:00 and 5:45 p.m., the driverless trailer was parked in the lot of
Visitors to thecity1.com may have noticed a slightly modified look to the Classified Ads page on Monday, June 13, 2011. New features have been installed to give added value to our advertisers and viewers. What is still the same? Your ad may be read by over 10,100 Unique Visitors a