Open House at The Blue Violet March 22

  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.

Taste of Morrison 2025

  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

March 23 Whiteside Forum: Celebrate Fish & Wildlife Refuge

  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

Wild Winter Wednesday: Fabric Natural Dyes March 19

  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

March 14 is “Pi Day”–3.141592653589793238…

  It isn’t often Mathematicians and punsters share information; March 14 annually is an opportunity.  You might recognize–or vaguely remember–pi from Geometry class, written as the Greek letter.  It is aπ estimated number to calculate the “circumference” distance around a circle. Pi is a “ratio” between the unknown circumference size

Morrison Legionnaires Celebrate 109 Years

  The American Legion was begun immediately after WW I, in 1918.  The 6:00 p.m., Monday, March 10, 2025, meeting began at American Legion Post 328, 306 E. Main Street, Morrison, IL, with a small 109th Anniversary party, complete with cake ice cream. Shown below, left-to-right, are 11 Legionnaires with

March 14 Knights of Columbus Fish Fry #1

  Editors note:  Prior to the meals, praying the Stations of the Cross devotion will take place at 5:00 p.m. Knights of Columbus members will host three, community, Lenten Fish Fridays, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00, at St. Mary Catholic Church, 13320 Garden Plain Road, Morrison, IL.  The first date

Bi-County Basketball Team Competes at State

  Editor’s note:  Click here to read about the Morrison High School send-off. The Bi-County Bulldogs Basketball team will play their first game on Friday, March 7, 2024, at 9:30 a.m. at Shirk Center, Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, IL. This is the first year competing together for this team.  In

Send-Off for Bi-County Basketball State Qualifiers

  Editor’s note:  Click here to read more about the State Tournament. On Friday, afternoon on March 7, 2025, Morrison High School students participated in a “good luck” sendoff for Emily Hoffman and Samantha Schaefer.  These members of the Bi-County Bulldogs Basketball team qualified to play in the State Tournament.

Adjust Timepieces/Check Alarm Batteries for Daylight Saving Time

  Daylight Saving Time begins at 3:00 a.m., on Sunday, March 9, 2024.  Most individuals will reset their timepieces, clocks, and appliances ahead one hour, before bedtime on Saturday, March 8. Be sure to reset vehicle clocks, too, but that can wait until Sunday. Also, test smoke alarms.  Replace batteries

Charles R. Walgreen Program on March 9

  On Sunday, March 9, 2025, Tom Wadsworth will present his program on “Charles Rudolph Walgreen,” at the Sterling-Rock Falls Historical Society meeting in Sterling, IL.  The presentation is based on his research into Walgreen’s connection to Dixon, IL.  It will be held at the Lincoln Learning Center, 611 E.

The Black Box Theatre Premiers “The Stranger”

  Agatha Christie’s “The Stranger” premiers at The Black Box Theatre on Friday, March 14, 2025.  The location is 1623 5th Avenue, Moline, IL.  The format is similar to a live, radio show production from the 1930s or 1940s. “The Stranger” is an adaptation of Christie’s own short story, “Philomel

Wild Winter Wednesday: Carol’s Dairy Treat March 12

  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 12, 2025. The Center address is 111 Tenth Avenue in Fulton, IL.  Please note:  if Riverbend Schools are delayed or cancelled due to

Ash Wednesday Services 2025

  Signifying the beginning of Lent, Ash Wednesday services will be held on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, at the following six Morrison, IL, churches.  The public is welcome to attend any service, morning or evening. The ashes to be used in the ritual of Imposition on a worshiper’s forehead have