Wild Winter Wednesday programs will begin at the Windmill Cultural Center, 111 Tenth Avenue, Fulton, IL, on Wednesday, December 2, 2015, from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. Peggy Burrows will be the first presenter; her topic is “Wintering Plants.” Refreshments are served when guests arrive. The program begins at 9:15. Burrows
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The Fulton Association for Community Enrichment (FACE) has a holiday challenge match underway, to increase the permanent resources for grants throughout the community–those grants given by FACE through its annual grant cycle. The D. S. Flikkema Foundation has pledged to match up to $5000 in donations. Anonymous donors have pledged
The NAMI Sauk Area Support Group will meet at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, November 24, 2015, at Sinnissippi Centers, 325 IL Route 2, Dixon, IL. This meeting provides education and as support to families struggling with a diagnosis of mental illness in a relative or friend. The Board of Directors will
The 2015 “Competition Stock the Pantry Shelves” was a big success! Over 1200 items were donated to Morrison Friends Food Pantry (MFFP) on Wednesday, November 11, 2015. A huge thank you goes to all who donated and teams from Resthave Home, Windsor Manor Assisted Living Community, Pleasant View, and Morrison
The Thomson Sesquicentennial Committee has been advised by Valerie Cheatham, Editor, that a selected portion of the Thomson Sesquicentennial Cookbook will be featured in Illinois Country Living Magazine in the January 2016 edition. The cookbook funded a good deal of the Sesquicentennial festivities for Thomson, IL, in 2015. It sold
The Resthave Auxiliary Coffee Hour and Bake Sale will be Friday, December 4, 2015, from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m., at Resthave Home, 408 Maple Avenue, Morrison, IL. There will be a big assortment of yummy baked goods to purchase and also a time for visiting with coffee and a sweet
A crisp autumn evening afforded a well-attended outdoor chili supper, hosted by White Oaks Therapeutic Equestrian Center and its volunteer base, on Friday, October 30, 2015. The organization invited the public to celebrate under the Whiteside County Livestock Feeders Pavilion at the Whiteside County Fairgrounds, 201 W. Winfield Street, Morrison,
Fulton’s Hometown Christmas Walk is coming soon–on Friday, December 4, 2015. We want to get our 4th through 8th grade students to make ornaments for the community Christmas tree. They will make birdseed, nativity, reindeer, snowmen, and poinsettia ornaments. Ornaments will be made on Wednesday, November 4, immediately following the
On Thursday, October 29, 2015, Resthave will host “Autumn Extravaganza” Craft and Vendor Show from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The location is 408 Maple Avenue, Morrison, IL. Lunch options are pork chop, hot dog, and hamburger sandwiches, chips, and a drink for $5.50 or $6.50. “Come over your lunch
The NAMI Sauk Area Support Group will meet at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, October 27, 2015, at Sinnissippi Centers, 325 IL Route 2, Dixon, IL. This meeting provides education as well as support to families struggling with a diagnosis of mental illness in a relative or friend. The Board of Directors
On Wednesday, October 14, 2015, Morrison Rotary welcomed Stephanie Neas to the organization. Neas is the Wellness Director at Windsor Manor Assisted Living and Memory Care Community, 403 Scenic Street, Morrison, IL. Shown is her sponsor, Mark Schuler, presenting her with a pin and welcoming her to the club.
The River Cities Quilt Guild will meet at Fulton Presbyterian Church, 311 N. Ninth Street, Fulton, IL, on Tuesday, October 20, 2015, with a short business meeting at 7:00 p.m. A show-and-tell demonstration by those present will follow. The program will be guest speaker Jane Kiser from Geneseo, IL. Her program
Hospice of the Rock River Valley recently placed this “Future Site of” sign on land donated by the Dr. Richard Prescott family. It will be the site for construction of the Hospice of the Rock River Valley Hospice Home. “I say congratulations to Carolyn Spencer and her board! The Prescott
Morrison, IL, Dunlap Lodge #321 A.F. & A.M. held their 17th Annual Golf Scramble on Saturday, August 22, 2015. Money raised goes to the Dunlap Lodge Scholarship Fund, which benefits Morrison High School students. We would like to thank all the golfers who played in the tournament and the staff
Volunteer Terry Jones leads a men’s club at Resthave Home, 408 Maple Avenue, Morrison IL. The men get together and talk about different topics, such as time spent in the service, planes, boats, automobiles, farming, etc. Jones often finds a prop or picture to bring and get the topic started.