Editor’s note: Finance Officer and Sergeant-at-Arms Jerry Brearton submitted the article and photo. On Thursday, November 29, 2018, The American Legion Post 328 in Morrison IL donated $237 to the Morrison Friends Food Pantry, to help replenish its stock, which will be depleted during the holiday influx. The Post makes
Come join the University of Illinois Extension, from 9:00 a.m. to noon, on Saturday, December 15, 2018, as we explore activities in Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math, that all relate to the Holidays. We have fun and educational sessions ready for all youth ages eight-to-14. Do you know younger
On Saturday, December 8, 2018, Roman Catholic worshipers will observe a Holy Day of Obligation, the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Locally on that day, St. Mary Catholic Church,13320 Garden Plain Road, Morrison, IL, will hold a Holy Day Mass at 9:00 a.m. On Friday, December 7, the
Morrison Christian Church, 201 S. Genesee Street, Morrison, IL, hosted their children’s Christmas program on Tuesday, December 4, 2018, two days after the Advent season began. The play was based on scripture in Luke 2 and Matthew 1, reported congregant Sherry Deckro. Youngsters participated in choral readings of the Christmas
Editor’s note: This photo of the “Feast of St. Nicholas” was painted in 1685 by R. Brakenburg. First Presbyterian Church, 100 E. Lincolnway, Morrison, IL, offers a free Christmas community meal, from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m., on Thursday, December 13, 2018. The building is handicap accessible. Community members of all
It is not too late to place your order for a delicious fresh, fully-cooked, smoked and boneless ham for Christmas. Delivery will be on Wednesday, December 19, 2018. Contact a Lions Club member or call Jim Blakemore, 772-3744, Bob Smith, 772-2896, or Flora Stralow, 772-4874. As you decorate for Christmas
Worship during the 2018 season of Advent at Bethesda Lutheran Church, 301 W. South Street, Morrison, IL, will be every Sunday in December: 2, 9, 16, and 23. Each service begins at 9:00 a.m. At the worship service on the 16th, the message of the day will be in the
Stewards of the Upper Mississippi River Refuge and the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service will co-host a birding tour into the closed area of Lost Mound, on Saturday, December 22, 2018. Tours are free, but seating is limited. Registration is required. Please call the refuge office at 815-273-2732 to
It’s a special time of year! To showcase that, Clinton Symphony Orchestra’s popular “Holidays with the Symphony” concert is Saturday, December 8, 2018, at 7:30 p.m., in Vernon Cook Theater at Clinton High School, 817 8th Avenue South, Clinton, IA. Now in its 65th year, the CSO has been a
The Black Box Theatre presents the holiday romantic comedy “It Had to Be You” by Renee Taylor and Joseph Bologna. It runs through November to Sunday, December 2, 2018, at 1623 5th Avenue, Moline, IL. “If you’re looking for something fun to do with friends or out-of-town family, we suggest
Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois (GSNI) is honored to receive a Corporation for National and Community Service Federal grant for Project Opportunity, an AmeriCorps program developed by GSNI. The program will be implemented throughout the organization’s service area. Project Opportunity is a youth development and education program for underserved girls.
Timber Lane Christmas Tree Farm and TLC Country Store will be open for the Christmas season the day after Thanksgiving, Friday, November 23, 2018. Find us at 7250 Garden Plain Road, Fulton, IL. We will be open every day from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., except Sundays, when we are
The Figge Art Museum Store will participate in “Museum Store Sunday” this Sunday, November 25, 2018, from noon to 5:00 p.m. Support your local museums and find unique purchases. Enjoy chocolat chaud, a mini-Parisian Flea Market (with special finds, thanks to the French Club), and free gift wrapping, at the
Emmanuel Reformed Church, 202 E. Morris Street, Morrison, IL, cordially invites the area to its 12th Annual Voices of Praise Christmas Cantata, “The King is Here!” Three concerts will be presented on Friday, December 14, 2018, at 7:00 p.m.; Saturday, December 15, at 3:00 p.m.; Sunday, December 16, at 7:00
The City of Clinton, IA, welcomes Chinese students to the Community’s new Pangaea International Academy. Eastern Iowa Community Colleges and Clinton Community College are working to provide classes for those who wish to learn more about the country of China. Would you like to learn to make authentic dumplings? Mandarin