Kaywyn J. Beswick, R.N./ARC Morrison Community Blood Program Leader submitted the report. The Thursday, September 21, 2023, American Red Cross Morrison Community Blood Drive was held at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 13320 Garden Plain Road, Morrison, IL. Thank you, Father Slawomir “Slawek” Zimodro and the St. Mary’s Church family, for
Employees of Farmers National Banks in Geneseo, Morrison, and Prophetstown, IL, held annual pumpkin design competitions during October 2023. Public members in each town voted for their favorites. There were nine clever entrants in Morrison’s Bank, 1100 E. Lincolnway. Angie Erickson received the most votes for her pumpkin design: Kool-Aid
The Clinton Community College Paul B. Sharar Foundation Scholarship application deadline is Wednesday, November 1, 2023. Students considering attending Clinton Community College, one of the Eastern Iowa Community Colleges, for the spring 2024 semester can apply online at www.eicc.edu, or by using the application form available at CCC, or online.
Trapping permits are available for the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge. Trap tag sales began on Wednesday, October 4, 2023, at the Upper Mississippi River NationalWildlife and Fish Refuge. Please note that, a State Trapping License and cash orcheck for $30 is required to obtain trap tags.
The Black Box Theatre in downtown Moline, IL, presents Tennessee Williams’s gothic drama “Suddenly Last Summer.” Tickets are available at theblackboxtheatre.com or at the door for $16. The show runs October 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, and 28 at 7:30 p.m., with a matinee on Sunday, October 22, 2023, at
Resthave Care & Rehabilitation, 408 Maple Avenue, Morrison, IL, will hold their Annual Meeting in the Resthave Chapel on Tuesday, October 24, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. In the event that any COVID-positive cases occur, the Annual Meeting will be canceled, and a notice will be posted on the Resthave Assisted
The Mike Conrad Trio will perform at Starlight’s Theatre & Lounge, 314 First Avenue, in Sterling, IL. Their set is from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00, on Saturday, October 14, 2023. They will be followed by the soulful sounds of local favorite, the Jerry Criss Band (see photo below), from 9:00
Written and photos by Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey. On Sunday, October 1, 2023, members of various Morrison, IL, churches formed a chain along Route 30, as a peaceful and prayerful display of support by Pro-Life citizens who uphold human life from conception to death.
Kaywyn J. Beswick, R.N./ARC Morrison Community Blood Program Leader, submitted the report and photograph of her donating whole blood. The September 2023 American Red Cross Morrison Community Blood Drive was held at St. Mary’s Catholic Church. Thank you, Father Slawomir “Slawek” Zimodro and the St. Mary’s Church family, for allowing
The U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announces a second round of payments, for dairy producers, through the Organic Dairy Marketing Assistance Program (ODMAP.) Monies provide an additional $5 million to help them mitigate market volatility, higher input and transportation costs, and unstable feed supply and prices, that have created
CGH Home Nursing has been recognized by Strategic Healthcare Programs (SHP) as a “Premier Performer,” for achieving an overall patient satisfaction score, that ranked in the top 5% of all eligible SHP clients for the 2022 calendar year. The annual SHPBest™ award program was created to acknowledge Home Health Agencies
The Clinton Peace Coalition, under the auspices of “Living Peace 365,” invites individuals, families, organizations, and people of all ages to join our 25th annual Stop the Hate/Show the Love celebration. For 25 years, the event has stood as a meaningful way for the community to gather, make a statement
Editor’s note: During my childhood, every time Great-Aunt Effie visited her sister (my grandmother), she presented my siblings, cousins, and me with a shiny, new, silver dollar. As an adult I still had 21 of them. Finally, I attended an evaluation event in Morrison and sold them them for $200.
Timber Lake Playhouse will host a Fall Festival featuring BrewFest on Saturday, September 23, 2023, from noon to 6:00 p.m. The event will include tastings of craft beers and wines; hay rides; activities for the whole family. BrewFest features the popular craft beers of local breweries. There will also be
On Friday, September 15, 2023, the U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced Milk Loss Program (MLP) assistance for eligible dairy operations, for milk that was dumped or removed, without compensation, from the commercial milk market. The causes were due to qualifying weather events and the consequences of those weather