Lions Club Rose Day Sale and Area-Wide Recycle Day

  Morrison Lions Club members are taking orders for roses to be delivered on Good Friday, April 18, 2025.  The cost is $20 for a dozen.  We cannot guarantee a certain color, but your request will be honored as closely as possible.  The colors are vivid reds, pinks, mauves, and

United Way Pasta Collection Drive for Kids

  United Way of Whiteside County’s Let’s Feed Our Children program is calling on businesses, churches, and community organizations, to participate in a Pasta Drive.  Donated meals will help address childhood food insecurity this summer.  Individuals are also strongly encouraged to contribute.  United Way is seeking donations of single-serving pasta

Rotary March 2025 Students of the Month

  Our Rotary Club March 2025 Students of the Month are Morrison High School Seniors Madi Armitage and Alli Ferguson.  Well done, ladies!  Pictured left-to-right are Madi, Alli, and Rotary Club President-Elect Ellen Smith. Madi is the daughter of Leslie and Andy Harridge and Dan and Jessica Armitage.  She has

Wild Winter Wednesday: Musician Riley Horton March 26

  The Windmill Volunteer Educators at the Windmill Cultural Center in Fulton, IL, invite the public to attend the next program of Wild Winter Wednesday, on March 26, 2025. The Center address is 111 Tenth Avenue in Fulton, IL.  Please note:  if Riverbend Schools are delayed or cancelled due to

March 31 Program: Railways’ Influence on American History

  Editor’s note:  Photographed is one of the Union Pacific Railroad “Big Boy” fleet.  Note the tiny man standing by an electrical pole as the engine roared by. Volunteer Millers of de Immigrant Windmill will host a program about the influence of railways on American history.  Historian Mike Matejka, will

Spring Begins on Third Thursday, March 20

  Editor’s note:  Charles Yost changed the time and location of his brazing demonstration, to his workshop, after 10:00 a.m. The spring, vernal equinox falls on Thursday, March 20, 2025.  There will be a nearly equal amount of daylight and darkness, at all latitudes of our planet.  The Northern Lights

Taste of Morrison 2025

  In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, Monday, March 17, 2025, several food and beverage choices will be offered in Morrison, IL, from east-to-west and north-to-south.  Choose corned beef and cabbage meals, reuben sandwiches, desserts, and beverages with a nod to the Irish.  Below are 16 options, several of which

March 23 Whiteside Forum: Celebrate Fish & Wildlife Refuge

  The Whiteside Forum will host Ed Britton, U. S. Fish & Wildlife Service Refuge Manager, Savanna District, speaking to the “100th Anniversary of the Upper Mississippi River Fish and Wildlife Refuge,” on Sunday March 23, 2025.  Please join us in the Community Room of the Odell Public Library, 307

Wild Winter Wednesday: Fabric Natural Dyes March 19

  The Windmill Volunteer Educators at the Windmill Cultural Center in Fulton, IL, invite the public to attend the next program of Wild Winter Wednesday, on March 19, 2025. The Center address is 111 Tenth Avenue in Fulton, IL.  Please note:  if Riverbend Schools are delayed or cancelled due to

Morrison Legionnaires Celebrate 109 Years

  The American Legion was begun immediately after WW I, in 1918.  The 6:00 p.m., Monday, March 10, 2025, meeting began at American Legion Post 328, 306 E. Main Street, Morrison, IL, with a small 109th Anniversary party, complete with cake ice cream. Shown below, left-to-right, are 11 Legionnaires with

Charles R. Walgreen Program on March 9

  On Sunday, March 9, 2025, Tom Wadsworth will present his program on “Charles Rudolph Walgreen,” at the Sterling-Rock Falls Historical Society meeting in Sterling, IL.  The presentation is based on his research into Walgreen’s connection to Dixon, IL.  It will be held at the Lincoln Learning Center, 611 E.

Wild Winter Wednesday: Carol’s Dairy Treat March 12

  The Windmill Volunteer Educators at the Windmill Cultural Center in Fulton, IL, invite the public to attend the next program of Wild Winter Wednesday, on March 12, 2025. The Center address is 111 Tenth Avenue in Fulton, IL.  Please note:  if Riverbend Schools are delayed or cancelled due to

United Way Student Board Advisor Position with Scholarship

  United Way of Whiteside County is proud to announce the launch of its new “Student Board Advisor program,” offering High School Juniors a unique opportunity, to gain leadership experience, while making a meaningful impact in their community.  Selected students will serve as non-voting members on the United Way Board

Wild Winter Wednesday: Carolyn Mark Home March 5

  The Windmill Volunteer Educators at the Windmill Cultural Center in Fulton, IL, invite the public to attend the next program of Wild Winter Wednesday, on March 5, 2025. The Center address is 111 Tenth Avenue in Fulton, IL.  Please note:  if Riverbend Schools are delayed or cancelled due to

Origin Story of Morrison’s Heritage Museum

  Editor’s note:  This following information was compiled in the 2005 Morrison Sesquicentennial Commemorative Booklet.  Five citizens wrote comprehensive, decade-long summaries, “A History of Morrison 1956 to 2005.”  The passages covered Morrison Historical Society; it is on page 28. The old Odell Public Library was recognized as Morrison’s last standing,