Morrison Lions Club members are taking orders for roses, to be delivered on Good Friday, April 7, 2023. Colors cannot be guaranteed, but your request will be honored as closely as possible. Colors are brilliant from reds, pinks, mauves, yellows, pinks, and other combinations. The deadline for placing your order
Jerry Brearton submitted the feature and photo. On Monday, March 13, 2023, Morrison, IL, American Legion Post 328 celebrated Legionnaire Bob Brands’s 93rd birthday and The American Legion’s 104th birthday. Post Commander Larry Zuidema, left, presented a cake to Brands to commemorate both birthdays. Brearton stated, “Even at 93, Bob
Volunteer Millers of the Dutch Windmill, de Immigrant, will be hosting a presentation featuring skills and artistry of the past. While most engineering and mechanics of milling today is performed by power tools and automation, our authentic mill maintains its use of wooden gears, to stone grind grains into flour.
With ten private, spacious birthing suites, a cesarean surgical suite, cozy furniture, walk-in showers, sleeping accommodations for your partner, and soothing whirlpools, the Birthing Center at CGH Medical Center is the top choice when it’s time to have a baby. We would be honored to help your family! Visit the
Marketing Director Karla Burn submitted this feature and photos. Resthave Care & Rehabilitation, 408 Maple Avenue, Morrison, IL, celebrated Valentine’s Day, Tuesday, February 14, 2023, with refreshments, socializing, pictures, and crafts. Our royalty’s families were in attendance for the crowning. Resthave’s kings and queens are voted on by their peers,
Editor’s note: Chamber of Commerce Treasurer Angela Reamer supplied photos of the five Citizen of the Year nominees and Kevin Schisler. Morrison Chamber of Commerce held its Annual Meeting at Blue Goose Run event center, 14609 Blue Goose Road, Sterling, IL, on Thursday, February 9, 2023. Ninety-nine persons replied, and
Mick Welding submitted the press releases and photos. Morrison Rotary Learns about B.L.I.N.D. Program Our Rotarians were treated to a presentation outlining the Morrison High School program “Building Lasting Impressions that Never Die” (B.L.I.N.D.) Our presenters were Melissa Landes, Student Council Leader, and Jennifer Stevenson, Librarian. What started at Sterling
The CGH Auxiliary will host a one-day shoe sale on Monday, February 6, 2023, from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The Shoe Roads Productions sale will be located in the CGH Ryberg Auditorium, 100 E. LeFevre Road, Sterling, IL. Shoes featured in the sale are athletic/tennis/leisure shoes for men and
Various Winter 2023 events are scheduled to inform and entertain. The Extension Main Office is located at 12923 Lawrence Road, Sterling, IL 6108. The phone number is 815-632-3611. Contact us by email at uie-clw@illinois.edu. Visit our website at go.illinois.edu/clw to find other information and programs. 4-H Rabbit Workshop, January 18
Editor’s note: American Red Cross was able to help a Morrison, IL, family in 2020, when their home burned. American Red Cross volunteers in the Northwest Illinois chapter responded to four home fires in Rockford, Loves Park, and Belvidere, IL, in the week prior to Monday, January 9, 2023. Additionally,
The Sterling Rock Falls Historical Society January Meeting, is Sunday, January 8, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. The general public is invited to a presentation titled, “The History of America’s favorite Food: Pizza!” The location is Lincoln Learning Center, 611 E. 3rd Street, Sterling, IL. Our presenter is Wolf Koch. Most
Members of Morrison Historical Society will gather for their Annual Business Meeting, on Sunday, January 15, 2023, at Morrison’s Heritage Museum, 102 E. Lincolnway, Morrison, IL. Doors open at 1:00 p.m. for socializing, before 1:30. No program is scheduled. Refreshments will be served. After a brief business meeting, nominations will
Marketing Director Karla Burn submitted this feature and photo. Sensory therapy items were recently donated to Resthave Care & Rehabilitation, 408 Maple Avenue, in Morrison, IL, as part of the CGH Health Foundation Dementia Project. The special radio, Otamatone synthesizer, and hand bells are easy-to-use music therapy items. They will
Morrison Music Theatre Association will be hold its Annual Meeting on Sunday, January 29, 2023, at 1:00 p.m,. at Bethesda Lutheran Church, 301 W. South Street, Morrison, IL. MMTA invites all who are interested to attend this meeting. There are slots available on the Board of Directors for anyone interested
B.L.I.N.D. stands for Building Lasting Impressions that Never Die. There are 14 B.L.I.N.D. leaders at Morrison High School. The B.L.I.N.D. leaders go to Northside Elementary, read a holiday story out loud to each classroom, and give a book and a handmade bookmark to each Northside student. B.L.I.N.D. does this every