A Ribbon Cutting for Simply Aesthetic Design & Photography was held Tuesday, July 9, 2019, at the Chamber office, 221 W. Main Street, Morrison, IL. Owner Amanda D. (Olson) Cook of Morrison is a creative, multifaceted Professional Graphic Designer and an evocative Photographer. Contact her at 630-605-5329, www.SimplyAestheticDesign.com, or email
Ever optimistic despite predicted heavy snowfall, business owner Andrea Ramirez will host the first Vendor Fair of the new decade, inside Embraced, her wellness business at 104 W. Main Street, Morrison, IL, on Saturday, January 11, 2020, from 9:00 a.m. to noon. She and husband Christopher lease the former Quinn’s
In early November 2019, Elkay installed a Smartwell Beverage System at Exchange State Bank in Lanark, IL. The product has been enjoyed by visitors, employees, and clientele. Elkay is a family-owned manufacturing company, serving a wide array of customers for plumbing, commercial, industrial, retail, and food service goods and services.
Economic activity in the Whiteside Carroll Enterprise Zone (WCEZ) picked up in 2019, with 19 projects and an investment of $38.6 million, up from 2018’s 13 projects with an investment of $10.5 million. The 2019 projects are on track to create over 450 jobs in the Whiteside Carroll Enterprise Zone.
Morrison Chamber of Commerce welcomed the new membership of Cornerstone Wellness Center and honored the business with a Ribbon Cutting at noon on Tuesday, September 17, 2019. The business opened Tuesday, October 1, 2019. Mike Mills, a Licensed Independent Social Worker, is counseling in the downtown branch at 116 E. Main
Forty-four years ago, when Stephanie Mann of Morrison, IL, was 15, she began working in her mother’s florist shop after school and on Saturdays. Ruthie Hayenga owned Wilson Greenhouse & Florists at 103 N. Heaton and W. Main Street, Morrison. On Saturday, November 30, 2019, Mann closed the building which
“Dr. Mindy Hochgesang, [her brother] Dr. Craig Peterson, and the entire…team strive to provide high-quality, gentle, comprehensive care to patients of all ages. Everyone in our office has a warm and friendly demeanor that will calm anxious nerves and put your mind at ease.” Theirs is a full-service, family business,
The Sterling, IL, Walmart Transportation Office selected Morrison Junior High School, 300 Academic Drive, Morrison, IL, to receive a $1000 donation, as part of Walmart’s support of local communities. On Thursday, December 19, 2019, at 8:45 a.m. an oversized replica of the financial gift was presented in the school lobby.
Over the last three weeks, have you noticed twin businesses stocking their spaces with attractive merchandise, at 104 E. Main Street, Morrison, IL? Step inside and visit eight, holiday, consignment booths, during Claudia Shanahan’s Open House, at Red Brick Treasures, on Saturday, December 14, 2019, to see the items up
Timber Lane Christmas Tree Farm & TLC Country Store will reopen on Friday, November 29, 2019, for the Christmas season. The location is 7250 Garden Plain Road, rural Fulton, IL, at the corner of Frog Pond Road. Choose a fresh, pre-cut tree or cut your own. Fresh evergreen wreaths are
Stephanie Vavra wrote this article. Attorney at Law Lon M. Richey opened his own office, at 225 E. Main Street, Morrison, IL, on February 4, 2019. His new location is three buildings to the east of his long-time partnership with Nelson, Kilgus, Richey, and Buckwalter-Schurman, at 209 E. Main. In
With the help of pizza-loving folks throughout the Sauk Valley, four Angelo’s Pizzeria restaurants combined their well-known pizza products with a PINK purpose, this past October 2018. The restaurants raised $17,957 for the CGH Health Foundation Women’s Health Program. For each pizza purchased during Breast Cancer Awareness Month, $1 was donated.
Timber Lane Christmas Tree Farm and TLC Country Store will be open for the Christmas season the day after Thanksgiving, Friday, November 23, 2018. Find us at 7250 Garden Plain Road, Fulton, IL. We will be open every day from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., except Sundays, when we are
For the second year, all four Angelo’s Pizzeria locations in Sterling, Rock Falls, and Dixon, IL, have been promoting, and raising funds for, breast cancer awareness during the month of October. Last year their efforts yielded $16,230 from their promise to donate $1 for every pizza sold. All proceeds were
Blackhawk Hills Regional Council will hold its annual Fall Summit on Friday, October 19, 2018, beginning at 9:00 a.m., at the Classic Cinemas-Lindo Theatre, located at 115 S. Chicago Avenue, in Freeport, IL. Registration begins at 8:30. The cost is $30 per person and includes breakfast and hors d’oeuvres. Please