Jean H. Allen, 85, of Prophetstown, IL, died Monday, June 2, 2014, at Prophets Riverview Good Samaritan Center in Prophetstown. Jean was born October 6, 1928, in Sterling, IL, to Earl and Clara (Dettman) Maxwell. She was educated in the Galt Grade School and was a graduate of Rock Falls
More than 200 visitors to the second Morrison Farmers’ Market of the season–held Saturday, May 31, 2014,–were gifted with an annual bedding plant. The Lobelia was courtesy of the Farmers’ Market Committee, in appreciation to those who attended and supported the vendors. The complimentary spring flower illustrates how Morrison Farmers’
The public is invited to celebrate the day after the Friday, June 17, 2014, Alumni Football USA game with a hog roast, beer garden, and DJ, at the Whiteside County Fair Grounds, Winfield Street, Morrison, IL, on Saturday, June 28. Bob and Kelly McDonnell host the $7 hog roast meal
The City of Morrison offers boys and girls ages four through seven the opportunity to play in a Saturday morning T-ball League. The season runs from June 14 through July 26, 2014, with games held at 10:00 and 11:00 a.m. at the Morrison Sports Complex. Practices will be arranged during
In anticipation of the Grand Opening on Thursday, June 19, 2014, at noon, Friends of the Parks Foundation has installed a temporary outdoor art exhibit on the Morrison-Rockwood Recreational Trail. Created by Atlanta, GA, artist Misao Cates, “Forest of My Three Words” is an interactive installation of expression and stories–told
On Thursday, June 19, 2014, beginning at noon, Friends of the Parks Foundation will host a trail dedication and reception, to recognize the first segment of the Morrison-Rockwood Recreational Trail. The Foundation will celebrate this milestone with a public ribbon cutting at the trailhead intersection of Crosby and Norrish Roads,
The United Way of Whiteside County begins its “Let’s Feed Our Children” FREE summer lunch program Tuesday, June 3, 2014, for all Morrison, IL, kids, serving from 11:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m., at the Crave Building, on the southwest corner of W. Market and Base Streets. Lunches will be served
The Morrison Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting on Friday, May 30, 2014, for Pressure Washing-Unlimited, Inc., 100 W. Main Street, Morrison, IL, to welcome them as a new business in Morrison and a new member of the Chamber. Pressure Washing-Unlimited, Inc. is a retailer of pressure washers, parts,
Volunteers of the American Cancer Society Relay For Life are busy preparing for the 19th annual event in Whiteside County at Hinders Field in Rock Falls, IL. Relay For Life in Whiteside County is an overnight event beginning at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 7, and ending at 5:00 a.m.
The Morrison High School auditorium is nearly always a place of shared joy. So it was on Thursday, May 29, 2014, as 73 eighth grade students were promoted to high school before family and friends. Prior to the 7:00 p.m. exercises, student-produced videos were displayed on a screen above the
One of Morrison Junior High Principal Darryl Hogue’s last duties was conducted on Thursday, May 29, 2014, as he presented promotional certificates to 73 eighth graders. As they move forward as Morrison High School students, their principal advances his educational career. Hogue accepted a significant promotion of his own. On
Near the southwest corner of Grove Hill Cemetery, along N. High Street, Morrison, IL, there is a brass sundial. It rests within a white, fluted, Doric column of concrete. Embossed on the top of the column are the builder’s name–W. G. WESTENDORF–and the date–MCMLXXII. As many do, the sundial offers
The Morrison Junior High Swim Team traveled to Rock Island, IL, on Thursday, March 27, 2014, to swim against Rock Island Junior High for their last meet of the 2014 season. The Colts had 19 Lifetime Cest swims and nine first place finishes against the Rocks. The Colts won the
In conjunction with the big “Dutch Bowl,” the Alumni Football Game between the Morrison Mustangs and the Fulton Steamers on Friday, June 27, 2014, an Alumni Band will be formed to play pre-game and half-time programs. The action takes place at the Morrison High Football Stadium, 643 Genesee Avenue, Morrison,
National Wound Care Awareness Week is Monday, June 2, through Friday, June 6, 2014. The CGH Wound Healing Center (CGH WHC), a member of the Healogics network, is participating in the first Healogics National Wound Care Awareness Week. One of nearly 600 Healogics managed centers, CGH WHC offers advanced therapies