Ribbon Cutting at Casey’s

The Morrison Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony at noon Friday, September 28, 2012, to celebrate the expansion and remodeling of Casey’s General Store, 602 E. Lincolnway, Morrison, IL.  Do you know the two important changes implimented last year to offer customers added value?  In March 2011, the

Odell Book and Bake Sale

Let’s read, Morrison!  Saturday, October 6, 2012, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., is the date and time for a bargain in books and baked goods. Come and browse at Odell Public Library, 307 S. Madison Street, Morrison, IL. The Community Room of the library complex will be filled with

Tiny Teardrop Trailers

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

Whiteside Forum: Volunteerism

What is volunteerism?  Why is it important?  Does it matter?  How does it help us as individuals, a community, or a global society? The Whiteside Forum is a nonpartisan, not-for-profit community group which sponsors presentations and discussions of issues of importance and interest to the public.  Issues chosen for conferences

Another Honor Flight Takes to the Air

At 7:00 a.m., 165 passengers began an Honor Flight from Moline, IL, to Washington, D. C., Thursday, September 20, 2012.  Of these, 135 were service personnel and Guardians from World War II and the Korean War.  Whiteside County Honor Flight organizer Bob VanDeVelde stated, “Well over 200 Whiteside County veterans

Trick-or-Treating in Morrison October 31

3:00 to 4:30 p.m. Pleasant View Spooktacular event, 500 N. Jackson Street 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Public Trick-or-Treat hours and MHS Key Club Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF 4:30 to 7:00 p.m. MHS Student Council Trick-or-Treat for the Food Pantry

Added 2 Value on the Classified Ads Page

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

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The Girls – by Lori Lansens

This is a most unusual story of cojoined twin sisters and the chronicle of their incomparable life’s journey. I thank Jean Zinnen for referring this book to me. I truly enjoyed it.