In less than one minute online, you can cast a vote for a Morrison, IL, business that will qualify them for a Mission Main Street Grant of $250,000. The grant request has been filed with JPMorgan Chase Bank, but a minimum of 250 public votes is necessary to continue the
Remember to keep Saturday, November 16, 2013, open for the annual Home for the Holidays Bazaar, hosted by Morrison United Methodist Church, 200 W. Lincolnway, Morrison, IL. The bazaar will be held from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the church. Experience the fun on several levels: eat, shop, tour
“God Almighty first planted a garden. And, indeed, it is the purest of human pleasures.” Francis Bacon’s Essays: Of Gardens reflects what the late Gladys B. Null surely felt among her vegetables and “a rose garden beyond compare” according to Anne Frame.
Clinton Community College has announced these Illinois scholars who qualified for the Summer 2013 President’s List. Students must earn a minimum of six credit hours and a 4.0 GPA during the term. They include, Erie: Myles Young; Fulton: Sydney Dixon, Marjorie Mueller, Justin Vanzuiden, and Julie Wiersema; Thomson: Robert Overcash.
The Illinois Lincoln Highway Coalition is proud to announce that the City of Sterling, IL, received the 34th mural in their series of Interpretive Murals. The latest mural was installed Thursday, October 10, 2013, on the Grummert’s Hardware building located at 424 Locust Street, Sterling. This collection of large-scale works
The annual Candy Days conducted by Lions Clubs will be held this year on Friday, October 11, and Saturday, October 12, 2013. Club members will be stationed at various locations and businesses to receive donations. Candy Days originated in Illinois, but now clubs in other states and also Australia hold
Morrison Rotary welcomed two new members to their organization at their meeting on Wednesday, September 25, 2013, at Prairie Ridge Golf Course, 903 W. Morris Street, Morrison, IL. Joe Mills, top, of First Wealth Financial in Morrison, and Mick Welding, of Morrison Community Hospital, were installed by President Dr. Suellen
Educator, author, and businessman Stedman Graham has been selected to deliver the keynote address during Ashford University’s Commencement ceremony on Sunday, October 13, 2013. Commencement for undergraduate and graduate students will be held at 10:00 a.m. at the iWireless Center, 1201 River Drive, in Moline, IL. The event is open
Plans were finalized for the observance of the 75 year anniversary of the club’s charter. The actual charter date for the club was September 29, 1938. Members, guests, and invited dignitaries will gather for dinner at the Forest Inn on Tuesday evening, October 1, 2013. The evening will include installation
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