Spring has sprung, and we are all anxious to get in our gardens and yards and start gardening! As you look over your gardens, please keep Morrison’s plant sale in mind. The annual plant sale will be held on Saturday, May 7, 2016, from 8:00 a.m. until noon, at the
Sally Scanlan (left center) and Cindy Conklin (right center) presented a check for the Hospice of the Rock River Valley Hospice House Campaign to Carolyn Spencer (left), HRRV Hospice House Project Manager, and Emily Taylor (far right), Executive Director of Hospice of the Rock River Valley. For more information about
Giddyap to the WHOA Texas Hold’em and Euchre fundraising event! It will be at Cross Creek Golf Course, 15523 Henry Road, Morrison, IL, on Saturday, April 30, 2016. Doors open at 5:00 p.m. A small buffet meal is available for purchase at $10, before play begins. All players must be
National Volunteer Week is Sunday, April 10, through Saturday, April 16, 2016. Hospice of the Rock River Valley, a United Way Agency, is celebrating the many gifts of its dedicated volunteers from our community. They provide support, companionship, and dignity to patients and family caregivers facing serious, and life-limiting illness.
The governing body of First Presbyterian Church, 100 E. Lincolnway, Morrison, IL, recently voted to dispose of a single-family home, situated just north of the church building, which was purchased in May 2015. The church bought the house, at 308 N. Genesee Street, after it had stood vacant for several
Dixon Quarter Mania announced that the April 22, 2016, event at the Dixon Elks Lodge, 1279 Franklin Grove Road, Dixon, IL, will support the Dixon Lioness Club. Doors open to the public at 5:00 p.m., with dinner available. The event takes place from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Dixon Lioness Club
Morrison Lions Club members were busy on Good Friday, March 25, 2016, delivering 400 dozen roses to members of the community. Your support of this annual fundraiser is very much appreciated. Funds are used to support the annual scholarship award and vision and hearing needs in our community. The
Join us on Thursday, April 28, 2016, at 6:00 p.m. to make rubber stamped cards. We are very excited to bring this program to the Robert Fulton Community Center. Meet an accomplished stamper, who will provide design tips and share her stamps with us. The class is for all ages.
First Presbyterian Church of Morrison, at 100 E. Lincolnway, Morrison IL, will serve a Free Community Meal on Thursday, April 14, and Thursday, April 28, 2016, from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. each evening. All are welcome. The church is handicap accessible. Call 815-772-3510 for information. Thursday, April 14: The Presbyterian
The annual butterfly release “took place after worship on Easter Sunday, March 27, 2016,” reported Shawnelle Soenksen. “It’s a tradition we do every Easter.” “The Heaven’s Express Sunday School children release them, and the entire congregation is invited outside to watch.”
Morrison Dunlap Masonic Lodge #321 is selling dish cloths as a fundraiser. The Masons support various organizations throughout the community. This includes Boy and Girl Scouts; Little League Baseball and softball; a yearly scholarship for a Morrison High School student.
Stephanie Godke is known as the Mississippi River Distilling Company’s “Spirited Chef.” See why for yourself! She will present a food program during Wild Winter Wednesdays on Wednesday, March 23, 2016, at 9:00 a.m. Interesting Wednesday morning programs are sponsored by the volunteer educators at the Windmill Cultural Center, 111
Looking for an opportunity to enjoy craft making with others? Come join Resthave Home, 408 Maple Avenue, Morrison, IL, every third Thursday of the month. The first “Community Craft and Refreshment Time” begins Thursday, March 17, 2016, in the Assisted Living Wing. We will met from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m.
The Morrison Ecumenical Chorus will present the Lent and Easter portions of G. F. Handel’s “Messiah” on Palm Sunday, March 20, 2016. The performance will be at St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church, 601 N. Jackson Street, Morrison, IL, beginning at 7:00 p.m. These “Messiah” concerts, which include the stirring “Hallelujah
After the Pledge of Allegiance the Kiwanis Pledge is recited to open monthly meetings. The latter states, “As our Country’s flag signifies purity, valor, and justice, may we, as true Kiwanians, exemplify these virtues as we serve the children of the world.” Members served children of Morrison, IL, on Tuesday,