The Resthave Care & Rehabilitation 2021 Annual Meeting has been rescheduled to Tuesday, January 25, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. The public is invited to attend via Zoom meeting only. The link will be forwarded to you, via e-mail. For a Zoom Link invitation contact • Administrator Jill Smith at jills@resthavehome.com
Odell Public Library Friends member Anne Frame wrote this report. We are officially more than halfway to our $80,000 fundraising goal, as of Monday, January 10, 2022. The Odell Public Library Friends have collected $41,132 in the “Fund Our Floor” campaign, to replace over 8000 square feet of library flooring.
Editor’s note: Orders that have been placed with individual, Troop 1504 Girl Scouts will be delivered in February. Online ordering allows purchasers to receive cookies right away. Morrison, IL, Girl Scouts of the USA opened their 2022 Online Cookie Sale, on Wednesday, January 5, 2022. Cookie lovers conveniently place shipped
Anne Frame wrote this feature. Last year, in November 2021, Odell Public Library Friends addressed envelopes and wrote notes, kindly asking for a donation to the “Fund Our Floor” campaign. Friends Treasurer Barb Peterson, left, presented Library Director Meridith Layne with the first donation–a $5000. In December, Barb Kophamer, below
Anne Frame submitted this article and photograph of Odell Public Library Director Meridith Layne, left, and patron Mary Kay Campbell. We soon will acknowledge two years of living in the midst of a pandemic. This pandemic is sly and transforms its variants, just as we start to feel safer. Vaccinations,
Odell Public Library Friends member Anne Frame wrote the article and submitted the photos. If you are not aware, Odell Public Library Friends’ group has instigated an enormous fundraising effort, “Fund Our Floor.” The goal is to purchase a new floor of carpet tiles and vinyl, to replace and update
Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey wrote this feature and took the photo. As the days of the countdown to Christmas grow smaller the heart of Morrison glows brighter. Christmas carries anxieties and expectations for young and old, but many families struggle to fulfill the dreams of their young. The Morrison heart
Morrison Chamber of Commerce now is accepting nominations for the Citizen of the Year Award. Nominees and the winner will be honored at the Morrison Chamber of Commerce Virtual Annual Meeting, scheduled for Thursday, February 24, 2022. The “Citizen of the Year” award will recognize an individual who: • continually
Morrison Community Hospital Auxiliary held their annual Bountiful Bake Sale on Friday, December 10, 2021, in the new Lobby. Karen Price stated, “We had a banner year at the sale! They raised over $1200. Hats off to my crew, the wonderful bakers, and the great customers. Thank you, everyone.” Funds
During August and September 2021, Morrison Athletic Boosters was chosen as the Shell Express Lane/Johnson Oil Company gas station’s “Giving Pump Promotion.” During those months, customers were encouraged to use Pump 1 to designate funds to the organization. Shell would donate 1¢ per gallon of gas purchased to the Morrison
The Morrison Area Community Foundation (MACF) committee met on Tuesday, October 12, 2021. On that day they selected United Way of Whiteside County L.I.F.E. (Literacy is (Fun)damental for Everyone) program, as a grant recipient. United Way was awarded $795.97 on Wednesday, October 27, at Odell Public Library, 307 S. Madison,
Meeting in regular session, the Thomson Depot Museum Committee discussed the upcoming gala celebration for May 28, 2022. Tentative plans were formulated to celebrate in conjunction with the Thomson Alumni Association’s 125th anniversary in 2022. This is also the 50th year since the Thomson High School Basketball team went to
Cory Law stated, “The Whiteside County Health Department would like to thank Matt Prescott and the Candlelight family, for allowing us to utilize the impressive McCormick Event Center for vaccination clinics, most recently on [Thursday,] October 7, [2021,] and for all their assistance with our efforts this year. “We greatly
Kevin Medenblik of Morrison, IL, won $16,000 from the Queen of Hearts Jackpot raffle, co-sponsored by On the Move with Parks and Recreation and Friends of the Parks Foundation! Karla Burn noted, “Kevin has supported us [On The Move] since the beginning. Congratulations Kevin!” On the Move with Parks and
Morrison Chamber of Commerce congratulates its 2021 Halloween Door Contest winners: Best of Show – Resthave Care & Rehabilitation, 408 Maple Avenue; 1st Place – Yaklich family residence, decorated by Elizabeth; 2nd Place – Beauty Hutch, 119 W. Main Street; 3rd Place – Farmers National Bank, 1100 E. Lincolnway, Morrison,