Article and photos courtesy of Sharon Moore. Like the colors of a rainbow, the gardens’ inhabitants burst forth in color….Summer has arrived. With all the rain we have received, one cannot help but notice the beauty that surrounds us….Passing by the home of Ray Gomez and Chuck Galusha at 603
Mary Ellen Brackemyer has arranged another one-day adventure for the general public to enjoy. On Wednesday, August 12, 2015, a motorcoach will transport history enthusiasts to the interactive and celebrated Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, 112 N. Sixth Street, Springfield, IL. Departure is 7:00 a.m. and return is between
Are you looking for a unique, meaningful outing for Fathers Day? Do you or family members have a military history? Consider this event in Dixon, IL. A remembrance of our “Greatest Generation” will be the focus of World War II Recreated, held Friday, June 19, through Sunday, June 21, 2015.
On Wednesday, June 17, 2015, Sharon Swanson received a “pleasant surprise” from Morrison Chamber of Commerce at her workplace, Wells Fargo Bank, 100 W. Lincolnway, Morrison, IL. She was nominated for the Because Nice Matters Customer Service Award. Swanson, of Morrison, has worked at Wells Fargo for 38 years. She
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Thursday morning, June 18, 2015, City of Morrison personnel received this message. “Jason East from Union Pacific just called to inform us that they have had a breakdown on a piece of machinery that “no one in the world makes the part for.” They are going to have to fabricate
Attached is the Obit for Gene Brearton. As you can see he died back in August.Also attached is the picture of the four Brearton’s in their Navy Service Dress BlueUniform.Left to Right:Jack (John) Brearton, Chief Warrant Officer – 4, four regular Navy and twenty-nineyears in the Reserves (lives in Morrison)Tommy
Thomson, IL, Depot Day will offer a variety of options for food and entertainment throughout the entire event, Saturday, June 20, 2015. Get on your bike. Tour the Depot. Cheer for your favorite outhouse team. Relax to the music and culinary delights being offered throughout the afternoon. Brian “Fox” Ellis
The annual Thomson, IL, Depot Day celebration takes place Saturday, June 20, 2015. It will be 150 times more fun, as the Village of Thomson celebrates its Sesquicentennial anniversary. Area residents and visitors can partake of these events. Outhouse Team Races Outhouse races featuring “artfully displayed houses of necessity” will
Thirty feet above the ground lives a “graze,” or family, of raccoons. Several times earlier in the year, adults were noticed walking in the hackberry tree’s vicinity–likely appraising the neighborhood. Apparently they moved in, because on Friday, June 12, 2015, Mrs. Raccoon and her five offspring were enjoying a morning
Grapplers from grades three through 12 are invited to attend “Morrison Wrestling Camp” on Monday, June 29, and Tuesday, June 30, 2015. Instruction will take place at Morrison High School, 643 Genesee Avenue, Morrison IL, from 10:00 a.m. to noon and 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. There will be a 30-minute
This imposing automobile is far from a family–or sport–vehicle, but it has a definite street presence. The HMMWV, or “Humvee,” is property of the Whiteside County Sheriff’s Office. It was given to the County by the Federal Government three years ago at no cost, part of Law Enforcement surplus. The
Kathy Jewel Utley, 53, of Ohio, IL, formerly of Fulton, IL, died Tuesday, June 16, 2015, after complications due to surgery, at the Perry Memorial Hospital in Princeton, IL. Kathy was born March 8, 1962, in Savanna, IL, to Ronald R. and Grace M. (Faulkner) Whitten. She was educated in
Editor’s note: On Thursday, June 18, Sheriff Kelly Wilhelmi informed the Editor that the Whiteside County Sheriff’s Office now will send their HMMWV to the Touch-a-Truck event. Deputy John Booker is available to attend. The parking lot of Ebenezer Reformed Church, 309 E. Park Street, Morrison, IL, will be filled
Morrison Chief of Police Brian Melton conducted A.L.I.C.E. Training Institute sessions for local businesses, on Tuesday, June 9, and Friday, June 12, 2015, at Odell Public Library, 307 S. Madison Street, Morrison, IL. Free, one-hour trainings were designed to prepare individuals to handle the threat of an Active Shooter/Violent Intruder. A.L.I.C.E. stands