Please join us on Sunday, August 31, 2014, at 6:30 p.m. for our last Summer Night Concert, featuring “Freedom Quartet” at Spring Valley Reformed Church. The church is located at 10960 Spring Valley Road, Fulton, IL. You can enjoy the concert from the comfort of your car or bring a
On Sunday, August 24, 2014, local residents are invited to celebrate Rally Day at Ebenezer Reformed Church, located at 309 E. Park Street, Morrison, IL. Rally Day is a time to enjoy the start of a new church year. Worship will be held in the sanctuary at 9:30 a.m., followed
On Monday, August 11, 2014, American Legion Post #328, 306 E. Main Street, in Morrison, IL, had a new American flag installed. Member Milton Bush, Morrison, routinely brings his lift to handle this task.
Clean cars raised money for the Morrison Friends Food Pantry, as well as other food pantries across the Nation. During the 2014 fifth annual, “Food Raiser” campaign, 141 Super Wash® car washes have raised $45,061, with checks sent to local food pantries. Many thanks to the participants who washed their
Timber Lake Playhouse (TLP), 8215 Black Oak Road, Mount Carroll, IL, presents the side-splitting comedy “Rumors” Thursday, July 17, through Saturday, July 26, 2014. It stars ten performers who have quickly become some of the area’s favorite comedic actors. “Rumors” performs evenings at 7:30 p.m., and there are 2:00 p.m.
The Children’s Theatre Series at the Clinton Area Showboat Theatre (CAST) will produce the second show of the series, “The Beginning of the Armadillo,” on Saturday, August 2, 2014, at noon. This charming musical, written by Bill Kincaid of Macomb, IL, brings the Rudyard Kipling story to life. Tickets are
The Golden Key International Honour Society chapter at Ashford University has been named a winner of the 2014 Key Chapter Award. Only 23 chapters received Key Chapter Awards. Gema Delgado, President of the Ashford Golden Key chapter, and three other Ashford students will represent the chapter at the Golden Key
Remember last year’s summer and fall drought? Remember grumbling about the long, cold winter we experienced after? Have you noticed there are very few Japanese beetles ravaging your 2014 growing things? The two are connected. University of Illinois Entomologist Phil Nixon predicted this would occur. He estimated 2/3 of the
The Magic Owl Children’s Theatre at Timber Lake Playhouse (TLP) presents an hour-long version of “Pinkalicious the Musical,” based on the books by Victoria Kann and Elizabeth Kann on Friday, July 11, and Saturday, July 12, 2014, at 2:00 p.m.
Members of the Morrison Lions Club and guests enjoyed dinner at the Forest Inn on Tuesday, July 1, 2014, prior to installation of officers for 2014-2015. Past District Governor Ruth Lyle, Erie, IL, was the installing officer. The new officers are Keith Hamstra, President; Tracy Muur, Vice President; Bob Countryman,
Rock Falls Rotary will host their 75th Annual Corn Boil on Tuesday, July 22, 2014, at the Rock Falls Community Building, 601 W. 10th Street, Rock Falls, IL, from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Meal tickets are available at the door: $7 for adults and $4 for children under
Hospice of the Rock River Valley was the recipient of proceeds raised from the Schreiner Golf Outing, held on Saturday, June 14, 2014, at Deer Valley Country Club, 3298 Hoover Road, Deer Grove, IL.
LuAnne Navarra, P.E.O. Chapter FL Corresponding Secretary, submitted this report. P.E.O. Chapter FL met for the annual Founders Day Meeting on Monday, May 5, 2014, at United Methodist Church in Sterling, IL. Four local Chapters from Sterling and Rock Falls, IL, were also present. Refreshments were served and an entertaining
First Presbyterian Church, 100 E. Lincolnway, Morrison, IL, will host a Free Community Meal on Thursday, June 26, 2014, from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. Enjoy a salad bar with a selection of homemade prepared salads and fixings for greens, rolls, desserts, and drinks. All are welcome. The church, at the
Ashford University’s faculty and staff are pleased to announce the Spring 2014 Dean’s List for its online program and the on-campus traditional programs. The Ashford University student community includes people from every state in the U. S. and several foreign countries.