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May is National Bike Month.  It is a perfect time for our community to recognize and celebrate the benefits of bicycling, and to teach children to do so safely.  Just in time for summer riding, on Friday, May 24, at 1:00 p.m., Friends of the Parks Foundation member William McNeal, an

Editor’s Note:  Shane Hudak took this photograph of “Liberty Enlightening the World.” “The New Colossus” by Emma Lazarus Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame, With conquering limbs astride from land to land; Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame

From Monday, April 15, through Monday, April 29, 2019, people around the world were allowed to cast one vote to name a pair of eaglets born at Arconic Works in Davenport, IA.  There was no robo-voting this year.  “Hundreds and hundreds” of name pairs were submitted, and five combinations were

Ann Salvin supplied the photograph. Spring and summer seasons offer various opportunities for get-togethers and celebrations.  Know that The Loft on Main, 112 E. Main Street, Morrison, IL, makes a unique venue for a special occasion.  Consider this attractive space for birthdays, receptions, anniversaries, graduations, reunions, showers, or meetings. It

Vote for one pair of names to assign the 2019 eaglets born in the Arconic Davenport Works aerie.  You may only vote once. Choices are Windy and Storm Challenger and Endeavor River and Patriot Courage and Valor Stellar and Twilight. Click here to vote and to watch the babies stretch

Acclaimed Canadian pianist Lorraine Min will be the soloist for Clinton Symphony Orchestra;s concert at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, April 27, 2019, in Vernon Cook Theater at Clinton High School, Clinton, IA.  This concert closes the 65th season for the orchestra. Lorraine Min has performed as a soloist on five continents

It is time to choose a pair of names for the newest eaglets to hatch at Arconic Davenport[, IA,] Works.  As of Good Friday, April 19, 2019, they are 17- and 15-days-old. Post your suggestions at one or both of these sites: https://arconic.typepad.com/eaglecam/2019/04/time-for-suggesting-names.html#comments.  Scroll to the end of other suggestions

The second of two eaglets hatched on Friday, April 5, 2019, joining a sibling two days older.  The following photographs about a week later indicate the birds are “strong and healthy.” Female Liberty and male Justice are shown in the aerie with their fluffy offspring.  Click here to watch them

American bald eagles Liberty and Justice successfully sheltered a pair of eggs through raw winter weather, from February to early April 2019.  Their devotion to the nest was rewarded with two new offspring, bringing their total to 16 births since they became a pair in 2009.  Liberty first laid an

Editor’s note:  Scriptwriter, author, and journalist David Forsythe lives in West Cork, Ireland, with his wife and five children.  He has had a varied career as a reporter, feature writer, scriptwriter, newspaper and online editor.  He worked as a local reporter in Cork city and was Editor of the Cork

Morrison High School Varsity Wrestling Coach Tony Wright reported earlier that, “Nine Colts wrestlers competed at the IESA Sectional Tournament on Saturday, March 2, 2019.  Two Colt wrestlers battled their way through the tournament and earned the right to compete in this weekend’s State Championships in DeKalb, IL.”  Shortly after

The family of this Morrison, IL, woman is concerned about her whereabouts.  Heather Stafford, age 29, was last seen on Tuesday morning, March 5, 2019.  Stafford took this “selfie” at Original Tacos in Morrison, where she had been a server. She may be in the local area. No Police Report has

State Representative Tony McCombie seeks your nominations, to recognize influential women of the 71st District, during March 2019, which is Nationally and locally recognized as Women’s History Month. “I have had the great fortune of having many influential women in my life–both past and present.  In honor of National Women’s