Odell Public Library’s Saturday, November 4, 2017, annual Book and Bake Sale realized a net profit of $2,302.47! The Friends of Odell Public Library thank all the people who brought in baked goods for the Bake Sale and to all the people who donated gently-used books for the Books Sale.
Clinton Symphony Orchestra’s popular “Holidays with the Symphony” concert is Saturday, December 9, 2017, in Vernon Cook Theater at Clinton High School at 7:30 p.m., in Clinton, IA. The orchestra will be joined this year by the Clinton High School Choirs, to perform selections with the orchestra and to lead
The Clinton Community College Bickelhaupt Arboretum will host a workshop you won’t want to miss. The Fresh Conifer Wreath Workshop will be held on Saturday, December 2, 2017, from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Another session will be held at noon. Participants will make and take their own fresh holiday wreath that
Six organizations received 2017 FACE Community Impact grants at a presentation held at the Masonic Lodge on Thursday, November 2, 2017. Seventeen applications were received, with a total of almost $11,600 being requested for various local projects and services. FACE, Fulton’s Community Foundation and a components fund of the Community
On Tuesday, October 31, 2017, children won’t be the only trick-or-treaters out in Morrison, IL. Student Council and Key Club members will be Trick-or-Treating for UNICEF. (United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund) and canned goods. The profit from UNICEF will be used to distribute prenatal shots to children in underdeveloped
Come one, come all! Morrison High School, 643 Genesee Avenue, Morrison, IL, will have Parent/Teacher Conferences on Thursday, November 2, 2017, from 1:00 to 7:00 p.m. Other conference times will be on Friday, November 3, from 7:00 to 11:00 a.m. All teachers will be set up in the gymnasium with
In Morrison, IL, Northside Elementary, located at 520 N. Genesse Street, will host a blood drive from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m., on Monday, October 16, 2017. The drive will be held in the Cafeteria and is open to the public. To donate, please contact Denise Batterton at 815-772-2153. Appointments are appreciated; walk-in donors
Thursday, September 14, 2017 on her birthday, Shelley Misch received a special gift this year; donating her baby basket to two-day-old Kesingtyn Frye and mer mom, Britni Wiersema. Shelley is the founder of Shelley’s Secret Stork It was birthed out of her desire to have babies, but because of
CGH Medical Center, 101 E Miller Road, Sterling, Illinois, celebrates CGH Week Monday, September 18 through Friday, September 22, 2017. A hospital is more than a place where people go to heal, it is a part of the community that fosters health and represents hope. From providing treatment and comfort to the sick, to welcoming
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced the special trapping program will be available this season on both their Spring Lake Unit south of Savanna, IL and Pleasant Creek Unit south of Bellevue, IA. The Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge was established in 1924 to conserve and
On Wednesday, September 27, 2017 come down to the farm of Todd VerHeecke, 8417 U.S. Highway 6, Geneseo, IL, to see a woodchip bioreactor during its contruction. See how it works and be down by 11:00 a.m. A free lunch will be served at 12:00 p.m. RSVP by Monday, September
Vicky Trager, Village President of Thomson, signs a Proclamation making Monday, September 17 through Saturday, September 23, Constitution Week in Thomson, IL. Constitution Week was mandated by the Congress of the United States after the DAR pushed for its passing.
Love herb gardening and don’t know what to do with your harvest? Come to Thomson Public Library, 1005 W. Main Street, in Thomson, IL, for an herbal workshop. The workshop will be on Thursday, September 28, 2017, at 1:30 p.m. Discover how to make herbal vinegars using your fresh or dried
Jan Roggy, of Morrison Christian Church, invites you to a Ladies Mini Retreat on Thursday, September 21, 2017, at 6:00 p.m. Morrison Christian Church is located at 201 S. Genesee Street, Morrison, IL. A salad/desert supper will be served. There will be a free will offering. Please RSVP to Sherry
The Savanna Historical Society is pleased to offer a much requested program. On Saturday, October 7, 2017, at 2:00 p.m., at the Savanna Museum and Cultural Center, 406 Main Street, Savanna, IL, a program on the history of the Savanna Army Depot will be given. The presentation will be narrated by