The following Morrison High Schoolers earned placement on the 2012-2013 4th Quarter Honor Roll. 4.000 Honor Roll Class of 2013:Billie Conner, Madison Cromwell, Heather Elfline, Kaitlyn Finneran, Kaitlyn Fricker, Calvin Harridge, Savannah Horn, Victoria Horn, Caitlynn Kruse, Madeline Kull, Gregory Magana, Cassandra Meurs, Alyssa Patten, Olivia Vander Bleek, Alyssa Workman
Cotton candy, funnel cakes, and lemon shake-ups are once again headed to Sterling, IL. The Sauk Valley Area Chamber of Commerce annual carnival runs Tuesday, June 4, through Saturday, June 8, 2013, at Northland Mall in Sterling. The Chamber Carnival will bring 14 rides and more than a dozen concessions
If you love bluegrass music, mark your calendar for Saturday, June 15, 2013, for five hours of fun. The City of Fulton, IL, and Heritage Canyon are proud to announce Fulton’s 1st Annual Bluegrass/Folk Music Festival. Five bands will entertain from 1:00 to 6:00 p.m. The admission is $5 per
On Sunday, June 9, 2013, at 7:00 p.m., Spring Valley Church welcomes The Wise Apple Riders from the Quad Cities area, shown at Heritage Canyon in Fulton, IL. The Wise Apple Riders enjoy playing old time gospel music with guitar, mandolin, banjo, and harmonica. They keep your foot tapping with
Morrison Business Advisory Group will meet at 8:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 6, 2013, at the Masonic Dunlap Lodge #321, 227 E. Main Street, Morrison, IL. Minutes of May 2, 2013 will be approved. Public Comment Under Old Business topics of discussion include: Market Street parking lot Downtown Master Plan
The Planning and Zoning Board of Appeals will hold its meeting on Wednesday, June 5, 2013, at 6:00 p.m., in the lower-level Boards and Commissions Meeting Room, 200 W. Main Street, Morrison, IL. The agenda follows. Approval of Chairman’s March 27, 2013 Report Public Hearing Request for rezoning and spedial
On Tuesday,June 4, 2013, the Historic Preservation Commission will hold its meeting at City Hall, 200 W. Main Street, Morrison, IL, beginning at 5:00 p.m. in the lower-level Boards and Commissions Meeting Room. The agenda follows. Approval of May 7, 2013, minutes Introductions Public Hearing COA, 211 W. Main Street
Susan Black-Beth chose the occurrence of her approaching 36th birthday to support Cystic Fibrosis in an interactive, social-media format. May is Cystic Fibrosis Awareness month. On her Facebook page she posted the following message on Monday, May 20, 2013. Incredible responses followed! “Tomorrow [Tuesday, May 21,] I will celebrate my
THE National Bank will hold a free community cookout on Friday, June 7, 2013, during the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. at 211 W. Main Street, Morrison, IL. Noncustomers as well as clients are equally welcome to the annual event. Twenty prizes will be awarded. Register to win
On Sunday, June 2, 2013, 11 Seahorses traveled to Rock Island High School to compete in the 1st Annual Rock Island ORCA Summer Pentathlon. Each swimmer swam four events in IM Order (Fly, Back, Breast, Free.) Their fifth event was an IM (all four strokes combined in one event.)
On Saturday, May 25, 2013, the Seahorses competed in the Spring Sprint Meet at the Duis Center in Sterling, IL. Twenty-two Seahorses made the trip and did a fantastic job! The Seahorses had 38 top-6 places, including eight 1st place finishes. The Seahorse results follow.
Jobe House, 20, of 2500 S. 14th Street, Clinton, IA, died Thursday, May 30, 2013, at his home in Clinton. Jobe was born August 9, 1992, to Jamie and Dawn (Schaller) House. He was educated in the Fenton Grade School and attended Fulton and Morrison High Schools. He was attending
Beginning Wednesday, May 29, through Thursday, August 15, 2013, Crossroads Church will prepare and dispense FREE bag lunches every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Pick-up is from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., at the Crave Building, on the southwest corner of W. Market and Base Streets, Morrison. Lunches are provided for
Gary M. Farral shared these photos of Memorial Day in Erie, IL. They represent similar events in small towns across the United States today, May 27, 2013. The initial celebration is up for speculation between several communities, but being the first to hold one is of no importance to
The Memorial Day Parade will take place Monday, May 27, 2013, beginning at 10:30 a.m. At 11:00 services begin at the Veterans Memorial/Pavilion in Grove Hill Cemetery. Daniel Anderson, U. S. Army recruiter, will be the speaker. Afterwards, American Legion Post #328 will hold an Open House from 12:00 noon