Morrison United Methodist Church will hold its annual rummage and bake sale at 200 W. Lincolnway, Morrison, IL. Some items will be priced separately, but shoppers can also buy items by the bagful. All baked sale items are priced as marked. On Friday, September 27, 2013, from noon until 5:00
The Morrison Kiwanis quietly, yet diligently, continues to “Pay it Forward.” A check for $200 was given to Kylie VanDerLeest of W.H.O.A. after her presentation at the club’s August 27, 2013, meeting. Morrison Community Day Care Center also received a check for $200. The members of this organization are unsung
All are welcome to the first “Tie-Dye the Town” event to be held at First Presbyterian Church of Morrison, Saturday, September 21, 2013, from noon to 4:00 p.m. First Presbyterian Church is at 100 E. Lincolnway in downtown Morrison, IL.
A bake-off using flour ground from Fulton’s Dutch windmill will be held Friday, October 4, and Saturday, October 5, 2013, at the Windmill Cultural Center. For $10, participants now can pick up a registration form and their choice of bagged flour from the Windmill Cultural Center. Registration forms also are
The Morrison Lions Club returns to its regular meeting schedule on the first and third Tuesday of each month at noon at Happy Joe’s, 109 W. Main Street, Morrison, IL, on September 3, 2013. Tracy Muur is in charge of the program. The club will be celebrating its 75 year
The Fulton Chamber of Commerce is accepting applications for arts and craft vendors for the Fulton Fall Festival event, Saturday, October 5, 2013, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., in downtown Fulton, IL This is an outdoor event, held rain or shine. Application forms can be obtained by visiting the
A group of young people, along with Pastor Gerry and Mindy Norman, of Ebenezer Reformed Church, 309 E. Park Street, Morrison, IL, recently returned from a mission trip to the Moore, OK, area. They assisted in recovery from the recent tornadoes. They cleaned fields of debris, worked at a distribution
A large maple tree has provided welcoming shade in front of the Morrison Historical Society for over a dozen years. The building at 202 E. Lincolnway, Morrison, IL, previously housed Odell Public Library. In the library’s past history the tree was planted, and it lived a long life. During late
Southern Gospel recording artists The Chosen Ones will appear on Sunday, August 4, 2013, at 7:00 p.m., at Spring Valley Reformed Church, 10960 Spring Valley Road, Fulton, IL. The Chosen Ones feature two generations of smooth family harmony, blending both traditional and progressive Southern Gospel music. Their unique approach to
The Lyndon Area Historical Society extends its heartfelt gratitude to the Lyndon United Methodist Church and the Leon Methodist congregations for choosing us to preserve many cherished items of the Lyndon Methodist Church. A decision to resolve with the Leon Methodist congregation in Prophetstown, IL, necessitated the closure of the
On Saturday, July 20, 2013, at the Farmers’ Market from 8:00 to 11:00 a.m., Paula Rodriguez and Linda Temple will sell breakfast. The market is behind Morrison’s Heritage Museum, 202 E. Lincolnway, Morrison, IL. Sausage biscuits-and-gravy plus breakfast burritos will raise money for their mission trip to El Salvador.
Morrison Lions participated again this year in the Recycle Day sponsored by the Morrison Chamber of Commerce. The club received 93 cell phones, 46 pairs of eyeglasses, and keys. Donations of these items are greatly appreciated.
After eight successful years in Clinton, IA, Krumpets Bakery & Café is moving to a larger space in Fulton, IL. The new location, 1016 4th Street, is right in the heart of Fulton’s business district. Krumpets’s last day in Clinton will be Saturday, July 13, 2013. We will serve a
Seventy-five people and their dogs turned out for the first Happy Tails “Run for the Paws” 2K run/walk. It was a great event with lots of happy faces–human and canine. The run brought $1,350 to Happy Tails.
Hospice of the Rock River Valley was the recipient of proceeds raised from the Schreiner Golf Outing, held on Saturday, June 8, 2013, at Deer Valley Golf Club, 3298 Hoover Road, Deer Grove, IL.