Clinton Community College hosted the spring induction ceremony of Phi Theta Kappa, the largest educational honor society in the world, on Thursday, March 6, 2025. CCC, one of the Eastern Iowa Community Colleges, is home to the Alpha Theta Beta Chapter of PTK. To be invited to join the
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Morrison Lions Club members are taking orders for roses to be delivered on Good Friday, April 18, 2025. The cost is $20 for a dozen. We cannot guarantee a certain color, but your request will be honored as closely as possible. The colors are vivid reds, pinks, mauves, and
Editor’s note: If you desire an opportunity to deepen your “life well lived,” visit Anderson Japanese Gardens, in Rockford, IL. There are 12 acres of plantings, streams, a waterfall, paths, and a koi pond. Opening day is Friday, April 18, 2025. Call 815-229-9390 to verify if the 28-foot-tall, Weeping
United Way of Whiteside County’s Let’s Feed Our Children program is calling on businesses, churches, and community organizations, to participate in a Pasta Drive. Donated meals will help address childhood food insecurity this summer. Individuals are also strongly encouraged to contribute. United Way is seeking donations of single-serving pasta
Plans are underway for our 45th Class Reunion. Morrison High School alumni, from the Class of 1980, are encouraged to save the date Saturday, September 13, 2025. The venue will be Denny O’s, 307 Tenth Avenue, Fulton, IL. Hard to believe it has been four years. What an awesome
The Windmill Volunteer Educators at the Windmill Cultural Center in Fulton, IL, invite the public to attend the next program of Wild Winter Wednesday, on March 26, 2025. The Center address is 111 Tenth Avenue in Fulton, IL. Please note: if Riverbend Schools are delayed or cancelled due to
Editor’s note: Photographed is one of the Union Pacific Railroad “Big Boy” fleet. Note the tiny man standing by an electrical pole as the engine roared by. Volunteer Millers of de Immigrant Windmill will host a program about the influence of railways on American history. Historian Mike Matejka, will
Today, Wednesday, March 19, 2025, is the last day of Winter. Although the snow is melted all around, at 9:00 a.m., Morrison is awaiting a severe thunderstorm–with quarter-size HAIL–from the Clinton, IA, area. During the downpour, at 9:24 sun broke through the clouds, and a colorful rainbow appeared! By
The 2025 Dixon Municipal Band’s Annual Spring Concert will feature Guest Soloist Greg Pattillo on Flute. The event is Saturday, March 22, 2025, at 7:00 p.m., in the Historic Dixon Theatre, Dixon, IL. We do ask for donations after the concert, if you have enjoyed yourself–and we know you
Editor’s note: Charles Yost changed the time and location of his brazing demonstration, to his workshop, after 10:00 a.m. The spring, vernal equinox falls on Thursday, March 20, 2025. There will be a nearly equal amount of daylight and darkness, at all latitudes of our planet. The Northern Lights
Illinois Counties affected by Quarantine Designation for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) include McHenry County and Lake County. This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit through emergency loans, to producers recovering from natural disasters.
Owner/Designer LuEllen Lee will host a Spring Open House for the public, on Saturday morning, March 22, 2025, from 9:00 a.m. to noon. Her attractive florist business offers fresh and and silk arrangements; wall decor; wedding and funeral pieces; concrete memorial items; lanterns, wreaths, and candles; Bad Ass Coffee.
In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, Monday, March 17, 2025, several food and beverage choices will be offered in Morrison, IL, from east-to-west and north-to-south. Choose corned beef and cabbage meals, reuben sandwiches, desserts, and beverages with a nod to the Irish. Below are 16 options, several of which
The Whiteside Forum will host Ed Britton, U. S. Fish & Wildlife Service Refuge Manager, Savanna District, speaking to the “100th Anniversary of the Upper Mississippi River Fish and Wildlife Refuge,” on Sunday March 23, 2025. Please join us in the Community Room of the Odell Public Library, 307
The Windmill Volunteer Educators at the Windmill Cultural Center in Fulton, IL, invite the public to attend the next program of Wild Winter Wednesday, on March 19, 2025. The Center address is 111 Tenth Avenue in Fulton, IL. Please note: if Riverbend Schools are delayed or cancelled due to