Daylight Saving Time has come to an end. Adjust back one hour all your clocks, watches, and appliances. Don’t forget clocks in your vehicles and watches not currently on your wrist.
Scott Smithee of The City Rebar Detailing, Inc. reported he has 15 warm, new coats that were not given to children on Friday, October 18, 2012, during the fourth annual Coats for Kids event. “There was an overrun on sizes,” Smithee explained. The community service project is held in conjunction
The beauty and serenity of Mogasheen Resort, on the edge of Lake Namakagon, is captured twice in this photograph. The property recently was honored by Scott Walker, Governor of the State of Wisconsin, with congratulations for the 50 year anniversary of “offering a quality family vacation to all of their
Trick-or-Treating within the City of Morrison, IL, has been designated for Wednesday, October 31, 2012. The hours are from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Click here for some Halloween Google giggles.
Donald Barsema, 68, of Fulton, IL, died Saturday, October 27, 2012, at his home.
The Morrison Chamber of Commerce and Cottonwood 4-H Club host the Annual Morrison Halloween Parade on Saturday, October 27, 2012. Line-up begins at 12:45 p.m. at Community State Bank, 220 E. Main Street. Starting at 1:30, the parade will proceed west on Main Street to the Post Office at Orange
On Friday, November 2, 2012, Morrison Church Women United will host their annual World Community Day at Morrison United Methodist Church, 200 W. Lincolnway, Morrison, IL. This last gathering of the year will be held in the Heritage Hall. Coffee will be served beginning at 9:00 a.m. At 9:30 the
Audrey Kooi stated, “We are happy to introduce you to Kreative Rentals’ new owner, Katie Jakubs. We are so excited about this transition! Katie’s creativity and energy will give KR fresh, new ideas and take the wedding decorating business to new heights.” Jakubs, at left, will officially take ownership on
On Saturday, November 10, 2012, Morrison United Methodist Church invites the community to once again celebrate the splendor of November and December, during their seventh annual Home for the Holidays event. The Heritage Hall, 200 W. Lincolnway, Morrison, IL, offers three pleasant opportunities to enjoy with family or friends. ·
The host server for this online newspaper had “difficulties” Monday and Tuesday, October 21 and 22, 2012, respectively. Access to the site was unavailable nearly the entire time. Emails could neither be replied to nor received. Our host moved thecity1.com to a different server–temporarily–but that did not function for more
t6gv Rock Falls, IL, farmer Shelby Rowzee held his trimmed out team of black, crossbred Morgan and Percheron horses steady in the early afternoon of Friday, October 19, 2012. Rowzee’s son, Tom, is shown in the background. Bess, on the left, and Jill were used to, and disciplined in, pulling
I spotted them immediately after exiting my car in the parking lot at the Sterling, IL, Kohl’s on Monday, October 15, 2012: four red and gold, sparkling trees in the front windows. The date is significant, because–apparently–this was the first day of the 2012 Christmas season. Matching swags with gold
Morrison Chamber of Commerce Ribbon Cutting ceremonies are becoming so well-attended–by Chamber members, staff, and family–that Chamber Administrator Corinne Bender may need to order portable bleachers. It can be a challenge for press photographers to include all the happy well-wishers. Such was the case again on Friday, October 12, 2012,
Racks of free Coats and Jackets for Kids are all sorted and ready to go to homes on Thursday, October 18, 2012. Morrison Methodist Church’s Heritage Hall is the pick up location, at 200 W. Lincolnway, Morrison, IL. This fourth annual community event is sponsored by Morrison United Methodist Church
When City of Morrison Mayor Roger Drey declared the 30-minute, Special Combined Council Meeting adjourned at 5:10 p.m., the room was filled with smiles and applause. Three mayors, three sets of City Aldermen, Morrison City Administrator Jim Wise and City Attorney Tim Zollinger, community members, and representatives of the Northwestern