Enjoy a “Holiday Luau” collection of events throughout the day, on Saturday, December 7, 2024, as Morrison, IL, hosts its annual Christmas Walk and Lighted Parade. Below are listed related events on Friday through Sunday this week. Morrison businesses, organizations, food and beverage locations, and churches have much to
Editor’s note: Photographs published here are by Steven Siefken, Louise Wiersema, and the Editor. Daughter Michele Beswick and long-time assistant/fan Chad Starbuck crafted an historical PowerPoint slideshow of Beswick’s vehicles; it displayed on screens during the event. Outside Ebenezer Reformed Church, viewing of a McCormick Farmall Tractor and the
On Thursday, November 14, 2024, Debra Stiefel reported, “Steve Davis, President of Morrison Kiwanis, presented a $500 check to Erin Luckey, member of White Oaks Therapeutic Equestrian Center (WHOA.) “We are able to donate this through our community support, during our sandwich sales and fruit and cheese sales. “We have
The report was submitted by Kaywyn J. Beswick, R.N./ARC Morrison Community Blood Program Leader. The Thursday, November 14, 2024, American Red Cross blood drive was held at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 13320 Garden Plain Road, Morrison, IL, from noon to 5:45 p.m. Thank you to the Church for allowing
Editor’s note: Tractor Supply Co. hours are Sunday, 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.; Monday-Saturday, 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Tractor Supply Co. Manager Mike Everly met his goal “for a November 30, opening,” on Small Business Saturday. Also, the store opened on time at 6:00 a.m.; closing would be
The Black Box Theatre, located at 1623 5th Avenue, in downtown Moline, IL, 61265, will present the extraordinary story of the Christmas Eve truce in World War I. The setting is the Western front on Christmas 1914. Out of the violence of war comes a silence, then a song.
Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois (GSNI) received a generous $10,000 grant from the Carl R. Hendrickson Family Foundation, Bank of American, N.A. Trustee. Funds from this grant will be used to support Hispanic engagement throughout northern Illinois, in all the areas GSNI serves. The grant will assist with
Ebenezer Reformed Church, 309 E. Park Street, Morrison, IL, invites the community to prepare for Christmas, by attending its 4th Annual Christmas Concert on Sunday afternoon, December 8, 2024. “Be Still, and Know That I Am God” is a free event, that will begin at 4:00 p.m. Featured are
At 8:00 a.m., The Loft on Main, 112 E. Main Street, opened for Third Thursday, on November 21, 2024. Outside, the temperature was 31°, and light snow would soon occur. However in the art gallery, the temperature, drinks, and conversations were warm among 22 visitors. Mona Milder stood with
President Leveda Ashlin submitted the press release. Mark your calendars for the second Annual Turkey Trot to benefit the Morrison Food Pantry, NFP. It will be held the Saturday after Thanksgiving, on November 30, 2024, at Morrison High School, 643 Genesee Avenue, Morrison, IL. Start time is 9:00 a.m.
Morrison Community Hospital Auxiliary, 303 N. Jackson Street, Morrison, IL, will hold its annual “Bountiful Christmas Bake Sale” on Friday, December 6, 2024, in the main lobby. It is from 8:00 a.m.-to-1:00 p.m. Experienced shoppers know to come early for the best selection, because sell-outs are the norm. Karen Price
President Leveda Ashlin submitted this press release. Mark your calendars for the second Annual Turkey Trot to benefit Morrison Community Food Pantry, NFP. The fundraiser will be held on Saturday, November 30, 2024, at 9:00 a.m., the Saturday after Thanksgiving. This is a Fun Run/Walk for runners, friends, and
A European Larch (Larix decidua) is deeply connected to a family and a neighborhood in Freeport, IL. This special tree is being recognized as Natural Land Institute’s Legacy Tree Program November Tree of the Month, because of its history and size. The height is 105 feet. It has an
Editor’s note: Be sure to request a Rain Check on special items that sell out during the Opening event. Click here to read the Friday, August 30, 2024, interview with Mike Everly. The banner tells the tale. Tractor Supply Co. Manager Mike Everly reported on Tuesday, November 12, 2024,
Passersby will have noticed over the past several weeks, on the south side of E. Lincolnway, Morrison, IL, various tradesmen and building improvements to an apartment complex, located between Dollar General and Morrison Community Food Pantry, NFP. It was built in 1970. Photographed left-to-right, Wednesday, November 6, 2024, are