Editor’s note: These 25 artists and visitors signed The Loft on Main guestbook, on Thursday, May 21, 2026: LuAnn Navarra, Mary Ellen Brackemyer, Robert B. Vos, Scott Vandermyde, Jeff and Dee DeGroot, Heather Glick, Steve and Dee Janssen, Mona Milder, Linda and Lloyd Beckman, Jean and Mark Zinnen, Jerry
Editor’s note: Purchase delicious baked goods upon arrival. Bring a container to hold pie or cake. In 2024 local Amish school children benefited from a new school building, in the Spring Valley, IL, area. To raise funds for supplies, the public is invited to the annual Community Benefit, “Good
At 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, Ebenezer Reformed Church will begin to serve free meals twice a month, to community members who have no church family. The supper location is called The Welcome Table. Each First Tuesday and Third Tuesday of the month, in the City of
Timber Lake Playhouse, Illinois’ premier professional summer theatre, opens its 65th mainstage season with Godspell, playing through Sunday, June 7, 2026. Based on the Gospel According to St. Matthew, the groundbreaking musical was conceived and originally directed by John Micheal Trebleck. It features the global hit “Day by Day”
To conclude its 72nd performance season, Clinton Symphony Orchestra will perform their free, annual Riverfront Pops Concert, on Sunday, June 7, 2026, beginning at 6:30 p.m. The location is Riverview Park, 251 Ball Park Drive, in Clinton, IA. Conductor Silas Nathaniel Huff will lead “one of the area’s finest
To celebrate America 250! Winnebago and Boone Counties’ Genealogical Society (WBCGS), Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum and Gardens, and the Natural Land Institute (NLI), invite the community to step back in time. Experience history as it was meant to be shared, during a live reading of the Declaration of Independence.
Press release submitted by Kayla Sipes. Morrison Area Development Corporation (MADC) invites community members, entrepreneurs, and business owners to attend an upcoming downtown Coffee Hour, on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, from 8:00 to 9:00 a.m. The location is Upcycle Junkie, 121 E. Main Street, Morrison, IL. There are only
Kaywyn Beswick, R.N./Morrison Community ARC Blood Program Leader, submitted the report and photo. The May American Red Cross Morrison Community Blood Drive was held on Thursday, May 14, 2026, in honor and memory of Ron Wiersema, longtime blood donor, and then longtime blood drive volunteer. He passed away from
Signage indicates a 2026 Kiwanis Club/Key Club Sandwich Sale, on the southeast corner of U. S. Route 30 and Cherry Street (IL Highway 78.) Known locally as “the sandwich corner,” this space for nonprofit food sales is courtesy of Community State Bank. Sandwich sale season opens Saturday, May 23,
POPPIES Memorial Day is known as “National Poppy Day.” Wear a red poppy throughout the weekend to honor the fallen and to support the living, who have worn our Nation’s uniforms. The red, Flanders poppy is a Nationally recognized symbol of sacrifice worn by Americans, since World War I,
Come out the Spring Valley Reformed Church and help us kick-off the Spring Valley Summer Nights concert series. The Memorial Day Kick-off is Monday, May 25, 2026. Our church has provided a dinner for the community on Memorial Day for over 70 years! The location is 10963 Spring Valley
The 2026 Kirkwood Community College Commencement Ceremony was held on Saturday, May 9, at 10:00 a.m., at the Alliant Energy PowerHouse in downtown Cedar Rapids IA. Congratulations to all the Kirkwood graduates! Area Illinois students earned the following recognitions: • Erie, Nathan Packer, Certificate and Nathan Packer, Diploma •
Photo courtesy of Domini Buikema. Legionnaire Jerry Brearton stated, “Morrison American Legion would like to thank all the volunteers who helped plant 1076 flags on veterans’ graves this morning [Saturday, May 15, 2026], at Grove Hill Cemetery in Morrison, IL. In addition to our dedicated Legionnaires, we received wonderful
Editor’s note: Not all Legionnaires are physically able to place 1000 American flags across the burial grounds. Younger volunteer groups will work quickly. Jerry Brearton submitted this press release. In preparation for Memorial Day ceremonies, the American Legion Post in Morrison, IL, will install flags on the graves of Veterans
On Tuesday, May 12, 2026, beginning at 7:00 p.m., Ebenezer Reformed Church, 309 E. Park Street, Morrison, IL, invites the public to a free, empowering program, filled with the testimony of hope. Aubrey Krueger offers an evening of hope, healing, and real-life testimony. She will share how God met