Morrison Historical Society will host Captain Marc Adami on Sunday, September 22, 2024. He will spin exciting sea stories of adventure on the high seas in his presentation, “My Life at Sea: Pirates, Icebergs, Blowouts, and other Disasters.” Doors open at 1:00 p.m. at Morrison’s Heritage Museum, 202 E.
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The Whiteside Forum will kick off their 2024-2025 season, talking about the current hot button issue of “Elections and Political Divisiveness,” on Sunday, September 29, 2024. This event will be held in the Community Room of the Odell Public Library, 307 S. Madison Street, Morrison, IL, starting at 2:00
“I have loved Paint the Town ever since I was a little girl!” This year’s event t-shirt Peace, Love, Paint is the creation of graphic artist and Morrison, IL, native, Gracen Harmon. A 2020 graduate of Morrison High School, she is a recent graduate of Northern Illinois University, with
Paint the Town, in Morrison, IL, is a family festival for the visual arts. The 28th event returns at noon on Saturday, September 21, 2024, offering 1800 outlined squares and a few circles for painting. Since 1994, downtown Main Street has been transformed into an outdoor canvas of 5-foot
Editor’s note: Photos are from thecity1.com files. The weekend of Saturday, September 21-22, 2024, will be exciting in the Morrison, IL, community. More information is available on the website www.harvesthammer.org. Events commence at 643 Genesee Avenue, Morrison High School. Open registration begins at 7:00 a.m. Starting at 8:15 a.m.,
Resthave Care & Rehabilitation invites the community to its annual Resthave Family Fun Day on Sunday, September 29, 2024. The joyful event takes place at 408 Maple Avenue, in Morrison, IL. There will be a varied collection of entertaining events, food and snacks, competitions, skin painting, a tractor and
Fulton Historical Society announces its first Fall program in 2024–“Murders in Fulton’s History.” Continuing in a series of local research projects, which have included histories of gas stations, taverns and bars, physicians, and steamboats, this topic features more on human behaviors. Barbara Mask and Harvey Geerts, members of Fulton
The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) urges Americans to reflect on the United States Constitution, during this month’s annual observance in honor of this foundational document of National governance. “There are two documents of paramount importance to American history: the Declaration of Independence, which forged our
On Tuesday, September 3, 2024, Steve Davis, Morrison Kiwanis President, presented a $200 check to Hillary Blevins on behalf of Morrison, IL, Girl Scouts. “Kiwanis club helps support many local organizations. We couldn’t do this without community support and Morrison High School Key Club students at our sandwich and
Editor’s note: These 2023 photos were taken by Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey. The public is invited to Resthave Family Fun Day, on Sunday, September 29, 2024, from 11:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Resthave Care & Rehabilitation is located at 408 Maple Avenue, in Morrison, IL. Park at Ebenezer Reformed Church,
Press release submitted by President Leveda Ashlin. It doesn’t seem like a year has passed, but on Thursday, August 29, 2024, we celebrated our one-year anniversary, for food distribution from our new building. We…erected a new sign where the old Hilltop Bowling Alley sign [was.] We…rented the back half
Emmanuel Church, 202 E. Morris Street, Morrison, IL, will host a community Blood Drive, on Tuesday, September 24, 2024. The hours are 2:30 to 5:00 p.m. To make an appointment, call 309-714-2008, scan the QR code with your phone, or follow the link https://bit.ly/3zWxxFZ.
Steve Davis, Morrison Kiwanis President, presented Keri Olson, CEO of United Way of Whiteside County, a donation of $500 on Tuesday, August 6, 2024. This funding is for the LIFE Program, to help pay for new books each month, for children in Whiteside County ages 0-5 years old. Thank
Mick Welding submitted this press release earlier. Morrison Lions fulfilled two service projects honoring Earth Day (Monday, April 22, 2024,) on two, consecutive Saturdays in April. On Saturday, April 13, several members cleaned up trash along a one-mile stretch of U. S. Route 30, east of Morrison, IL. Left-to-right
Communities across The United States are encouraged to stay ready for possible emergencies, and to give blood or platelets during National Preparedness Month, September 2024. The American Red Cross continues to experience a National blood supply emergency. Remnants of Hurricane Debby, earlier in August, and other severe weather events