With all the treats and trimmings, did you have time to treat yourself this holiday season? Let the Morrison Grand Squares help. Modern Western Square Dancing is fun, fitness, and friendship set to music. If you can walk, you can square dance. The Morrison Grand Squares’ sixth dance season is
Secretary of State Jesse White announces two new traffic safety laws which will take effect Wednesday, January 1, 2014. These pieces of legislation include measures that strengthen the State’s heralded Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL) program, as well as further restrict the issuance of Court Supervision. Kelsey’s Law Public Act
P.E.O. Chapter FL members Nancy Shank and her mother, Jane James, gave an enlightening Christmas program at the Annual Christmas Dinner held at the Prairie Ridge Golf Course Oak Room, 903 W. Morris Street, Morrison, IL. The Tuesday, December 3, 2013, evening was topped off with chapter members singing their
Dorothy P. Knox-Shaw, 91, of Resthave Retirement & Nursing Home, Morrison, IL, died Tuesday, December 24, 2013, at the Home. Dorothy was born January 13, 1922, in Lyndon, IL, to Orley F. and Pearl E. (Given) Keller. She was educated in the Lyndon Grade School and was a graduate of
Esther L. Hamstra, 77, of Morrison, IL, died Tuesday, December 24, 2013, at Resthave Nursing & Retirement Home in Morrison. Esther was born May 3, 1936, in Morrison, the daughter of Renzie J. and Iva (Tichler) Buikema. She married Donald G. Van Zuiden on March 30, 1956, in Morrison. She
Morrison Police Chief Brian Melton reports the following Arrests made and Citations issued since Friday, December 6, 2013. The following Arrest is reported. On Sunday, December 15, 2013, at approximately 1:55 a.m., Morrison Police conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle driven by Wayne P. Schroeder, age 57 of Morrison,
The reindeer are resting for their mega-journey on Tuesday, December 24, 2013. So, Santa 1 and Santa 2 relied upon shiny, fire engine #4, a Suburban Personal Carrier (PC-1), and an additional trailer, to deliver delights to children in Morrison, IL, on Thursday, December 19. No one minded that gifts
Howard Duayne Martin, 81, died at 10:46 p.m., Friday, December 20, 2013, at Memorial Medical Center, Springfield, IL. He was born November 1, 1932, in Morrison, IL, to Cyrill and Lillie (Ashpole) Martin. He attended Northside Elementary School in Morrison and Fulton, IL, High School. While serving in the military
Morrison Community Unit District #6 schools will start one hour late on Friday, December 20, 2013, due to icy conditions.
Nathan Fellows of United Way of Whiteside County awarded both Penny Jacobs, top, of Community State Bank in Morrison, IL, and Darlene Smith of Sterling Federal Bank in Morrison with a $100 gas card, for participating in the “Lend a Helping Hand” program. Participants who lend a helping hand do
Dear Morrison, IL, Youngsters, I will visit your town for a couple hours on Saturday, December 21, 2013, before I make my big trip to your home on Christmas Eve. Come see me at Advantage One Credit Union, 204 N. Jackson Street, Morrison, from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. We can
Candidates in the Morrison, IL-area are now being sought for two Rotary college scholarships, which are designed to further international understanding and good will. Applicants must be college freshmen who plan to study abroad their junior year or upperclassmen/college graduates who want to complete a graduate year abroad. The deadline
“Oh, the weather outside [was] frightful” during the Chamber of Commerce Christmas Parade, Saturday, December 7, 2013. If you did not venture into the cold, you can watch the parade in this nine-minute video, compliments of thecity1.com. Appreciation goes to the City of Morrison for the loan of video equipment
It may appear that Ross Bender of Rock Falls, IL, left, is welcoming the Editor into the City of Morrison, IL, water tower enclosure, as his employer, Dan Crownhart, looks on. Not so. Crownhart owns Sterling Fence, 2704 Locust Street, Sterling, IL. On the bright, chilly morning of Wednesday, December
James D. Shaw, 58, of Indianapolis, IN, formerly of Morrison, IL, died Wednesday, December 18, 2013, at his home. James was born on September 16, 1955, in Sterling, IL, the son of James H. and Barbara A. (Woosley) Shaw. He was employed by Tru Vision for five years and then