Special Public Notice
The Editor will be on vacation from Friday, April 17, through Wednesday, April 29, 2015. There will be someone in the office on occasion to keep thecity1 up to date, so please leave press releases via email or hard copies under the door.
The Morrison High School track meet has been rescheduled for today, Friday, April 10, 2015, with a 4:00 p.m. start time. As of now, Thursday, April 9, cancelled baseball and softball events have not been rescheduled.
Morrison, IL, schools and churches will participate in the “Bells Across the Land” ceremony from 2:15 to 2:19 p.m., marking the unofficial end of the Civil War. Thursday, April 9, 2015, is the 150th anniversary of the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia–by Confederate General Robert E. Lee–to Union
Whiteside County, IL, polls will be open from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 7, 2015, to allow voting in the Consolidated Election.
Today’s Wednesday, March 25, 2015, track meet with Sherrard, and Riverdale, IL, has been cancelled. Also tonight’s softball games have been moved to Orion, IL, with a 4:30 p.m. start time.
Morrison, IL, Athletic Director Gregg Dolan announced these changes. Due to weather conditions [on Monday, March 23, 2015,] baseball and softball games have been rescheduled. Softball will play at home on Wednesday, March 25, at 4:30 p.m. The baseball games have been set for Tuesday, March 31. The Varsity game
The Friday, March 20, 2015, baseball schedule has been changed. The Varsity game will be played at Rock Falls, IL, with a 4:30 p.m. start time. The Fresh/Soph game has been rescheduled for Friday, May 15.
From Monday, March 23, to Friday, March 27, 2015, Grove Hill Cemetery maintenance staff will remove and discard gravesite decorations, as part of the annual clean-up program at Grove Hill Cemetery, Morrison, IL. Return–or add new– decorations after Friday, March 27.
March 14, 2015, (3/14/15) will take on a significance that is most unusual. Normally, people acknowledge 3/14 as “Pi Day,” because those numbers are the beginning of the irrational number, pi, from the Greek alphabet. Today, at 9:26:53 a.m. and p.m., the date and time will represent the first ten
A welcome sign of Spring’s approach is Daylight Saving Time, which begins Sunday, March 8, 2015. Reset all time pieces and appliances ahead one hour on Saturday evening, March 7, or on Sunday. Don’t forget vehicle clocks and watches not currently worn. Smartphones will adjust themselves while you sleep.
Due to the illness of presenter Beth Hafner, The Whiteside Forum for Thursday February 26, 2015, has been postponed.
To support the MHS Baseball program, Morrison High School Baseball will hold Trivia Night on Saturday, February 21, 2015, at Cross Creek Golf Course, 15523 Henry Road, Morrison, IL. Doors open at 6:00 p.m., with friendly competition starting at 6:30. The cost is $10 per person. Food and drinks will be
“The History of the Amish in Whiteside County” is the featured program of the Sterling-Rock Falls Historical Society’s meeting on Sunday, March 8, 2015, beginning at 2:00 p.m. at the CGH Ryberg Auditorium, 101 E. Miller Road, Sterling, IL. Guest speaker will be Ernest Blosser of Tampico, IL, one of
Due to mechanical failure, there is a train blocking all crossings in Morrison, IL. Use Garden Plain Road coming to all schools south of the railroad tracks. It is expected the train will be moved by 8:30 or 8:45 a.m. The Vocational bus will be delayed until 7:45 a.m.