University of Illinois Extension will host a Fruit Tree Pruning workshop on Saturday, January 19, 2019, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The location is Super Wash Training Center, 707 W. Lincolnway, and Morrison, IL. Extension Educators Bruce Black and Grant McCarty will instruct participants in the following: basic structure
Join University of Illinois Extension Educator Karla Belzer each month for Wits Fitness. She leads participants through interactive activities designed to exercise the brain, to maintain and enhance cognitive function and memory. We will offer this program at the Sterling Public Library, 102 W. 4th Street, Sterling, IL, from 10:00 to
Join University of Illinois Extension Master Gardeners, as they host a hands-on workshop creating remedies for natural home keeping. This program will take place at the Sterling Public Library, 102 W. 4th Street, Sterling, IL, on Saturday, February 9, 2019, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Visit each of the
Beginning Saturday, January 5, 2019, the Figge Art Museum’s second-floor Mary Waterman Gildehaus Community Gallery will feature the artwork of local elementary art students, for the annual “Young Artists at the Figge” exhibition. The exhibition will kick-off with works by elementary art students from Pleasant Valley, IA, Schools. Nine area
Although the Karpeles Manuscript Museum in Rock Island, IL, has been in existence since 1963, few people are aware of what treasures it holds. The local Rock Island site is part of several locations Nationwide which display the largest private collection of original manuscripts and documents. Chris and Margie Cain,
A cast of 50 Sauk Valley area children and adults performed the classic holiday ballet “The Nutcracker,” sponsored by Savant Capital Management The ballet was performed during the weekend of Saturday, November 17, and Sunday, November 18, 2018, at Centennial Auditorium in Sterling High School, Sterling, IL. The ballet was
With a successful 2018 behind them, the Thomson Depot Museum Committee met recently to prepare for a new year. Officers for 2019 were elected: Co-Presidents Lawrence and Luanne Bruckner; Vice President, Val DeSpain; Secretary, Angie Taylor; Treasurer, Vicky Trager. Directors will be Jan Bristol, Lewis Frosch, and Roberta Sikkema. It
Tickets are on sale for Woodlawn Arts Academy and Dixon Public Schools’ production of Roald Dahl’s “Willy Wonka, Jr.” The captivating adaptation of Dahl’s fantastical tale is a musical theatre production. It runs Friday, January 11, and Saturday, January 12, 2019, at Dixon High School Auditorium, 319 Statute Drive, Dixon,
Pastor Mike Winkelman will officiate his last service at St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church, 601 N. Jackson Street, Morrison, IL, on Sunday, December 30, 2018, at 9:30 a.m. Members of the community are invited to fill the pews for a memorable send-off. He will retire on Monday, December 31, after
There are two opportunities this weekend to enjoy Timber Lake Playhouse’s first Christmas show, at Henry’s Double K Supper Club, 834 S. Jackson Street, in Mt. Carroll, IL. “Christmas Kaleidoscope” is a Branson-style musical, with singing and comedy designed to put you in the Christmas Spirit. Final performances are Saturday, December
With the help of pizza-loving folks throughout the Sauk Valley, four Angelo’s Pizzeria restaurants combined their well-known pizza products with a PINK purpose, this past October 2018. The restaurants raised $17,957 for the CGH Health Foundation Women’s Health Program. For each pizza purchased during Breast Cancer Awareness Month, $1 was donated.
Donald Czyzyk encourages area residents to “come support the thousands of lives saved,” at Happy Tails Humane Shelter, during three days of Gift and Bake Sales. Happy Tails is a limited-intake, no-kill facility that shelters/cares for stray/abandoned dogs and cats. The shelter is located at 1408 McNeil Road, in Rock
This week, [Monday, December 10, through Thursday, December 13, 2018,] the Trump Administration has proposed sweeping changes to the Obama-era regulation known as the “Waters of the United States,” a move that threatens the safety of Illinois’ rivers, groundwater, and the drinking water of millions across the State. In 2015,
Resthave Home, 408 Maple Avenue, Morrison, IL, held a local Toys for Tots drive. Resthave’s Resident Council voted to hold the toy drive and decided to disburse the toys between Morrison Helping Hands and Morrison Fire Department. Boxes were put out for staff, families, and friends to donate; several residents
The U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Mississippi River Project, Clinton Community College, Clinton Convention and Visitors Bureau, and Stewards of the Upper Mississippi River Refuge invite the public to the 35th Annual Clinton Bald Eagle Watch. It will be held from 9:00 a.m.