MCH Foundation Holiday Tour of Homes 3

Editor’s note:  Click the link to see a short video created by Rich Criss and Mick Welding. Criss stated, “This video shows a route to get from home-to-home, as well as a description of the décor in each home.  It is an amateur video that, unfortunately, ends abruptly at 30

MCH Foundation Holiday Tour of Homes 2

Editor’s note:  Click the link to see a short video created by Rich Criss and Mick Welding. Criss stated, “This video shows a route to get from home-to-home, as well as a description of the décor in each home.  It is an amateur video that, unfortunately, ends abruptly at 30

MCH Foundation Holiday Tour of Homes 1

Editor’s note: Click the link to see a short video created by Rich Criss and Mick Welding. Criss stated, “This video shows a route to get from home-to-home, as well as a description of the décor in each home. It is an amateur video that, unfortunately, ends abruptly at 30

MCH Foundation 1st Holiday Tour of Homes

Editor’s note: Editor’s note: Click the link to see a short video created by Rich Criss and Mick Welding. Criss stated, “This video shows a route to get from home-to-home, as well as a description of the décor in each home. It is an amateur video that, unfortunately, ends abruptly

Latest Scam: “Discounted” Postage Stamps!

While scrolling through Facebook on Wednesday, November 17, 2021, the Editor came across an attractive, unique, seasonal stamp scam.  It was written by an illiterate scammer, with little precision.   This advertisement was selling “a packet” of 100 postage stamps.  It stated stamps were “on sale” for “$39.9” “from U. S

Avenue of the Flags Deadline December 31

Morrison Lions Club member Bob Smith stated, “There is still time to sponsor a large, United States flag, to be displayed along U. S. Route 30 or IL Route 78.  Sponsor a new flag to honor a veteran, family member, or friend, or just to support the flag replacement drive.

November 18 Third Thursday at The Loft on Main

The Loft on Main, 112 E. Main Street, Morrison, IL, will host “Third Thursday,” on November 18, 2021, from 8:00 to 10:00 a.m., before the gallery doors open.  Male and female community members are invited to relax in conversation with free coffee, juice, and home-baked treats. Someone said, “The work

DAR Honors 100th Anniversary of Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

2021 is the 100th Anniversary of the creation of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA.  On its schedule of Commemorative events, Carroll Jo Daviess Chapter 5015-IL of the National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) paid tribute to the monument, which holds

CGH Medical Center Celebrates 112 Years

For 112 years this month [November 2021], CGH Medical Center, 101 E. Miller Road, Sterling, IL, has met the healthcare needs of the Sauk Valley.  The hospital endured many challenges:  the Spanish Flu (1918); H2N2 flu (1957); H3N2 flu (1968); swine H1N1 flu (2009); COVID-19 (2020+); polio; other widespread infections.

CGH Healthy & Bright Lighting Tonight at 7:00

Please join us tonight, Tuesday, November 16, 2021, at 7:00 p.m. on our CGH Medical Center Facebook page, for the Auxiliary’s 8th Annual Healthy & Bright Virtual Holiday Lighting!  Click here to watch the event on  Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/cghmedicalcenter. The virtual ceremony will include speakers, music from the Sterling High School

Fire Department Sandwiches November 20

Morrison Fire Department will hold its annual Drive-Through Pork Chop Lunch on Saturday, November 20, 2021, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.  In addition to grilled pork chop sandwiches, there will be brats, hot dogs, chips, cookies, and a drink. All donations will be used to benefit the Fire Department’s

MFD Caring for Our Community Toy Drive

Morrison, IL, firefighters prepare for Christmas each November, during the Morrison Fire Department “Caring for Our Community” toy drive.  Generous Community members help by donating new toys or money to purchase them. Annually, MFD distributes toys to children in need.  Families are eligible if their children–through Junior High ages–attend the

Holiday Remembrance Program November 14

The Bosma-Renkes Funeral Homes and Bosma-Gibson Funeral Home would like to invite everyone to attend their annual Holiday Remembrance Program, on Sunday, November 14, 2021, from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. at their Morrison Chapel. The Holiday Remembrance Program is a special service offered to commemorate loved ones during the holiday

November 19 Pediatric Pfizer Clinic in Fulton

From noon to 5:00 p.m., on Friday, November 19, 2021, Whiteside County Health Department will hold a Pediatric Pfizer Clinic, for children aged five-through-11, in Fulton, IL.  The location is at the CGH Fulton Medical Center, 1130 17th Street, Suite B. As with all vaccinations among individuals under 18, a

November 12 County COVID-19 Report

On Friday, November 12, 2021, Whiteside County Health Department is saddened to announce (1) 80+ death and 40 new, laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Whiteside County.  Cases:  (17) Under 20; (4) 20s; (9) 30s; (2) 40s; (2) 50s; (4) 60s; (2) 70s. Total Positive cases in Whiteside County are 8726;