Over the last three weeks, have you noticed twin businesses stocking their spaces with attractive merchandise, at 104 E. Main Street, Morrison, IL? Step inside and visit eight, holiday, consignment booths, during Claudia Shanahan’s Open House, at Red Brick Treasures, on Saturday, December 14, 2019, to see the items up
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Timber Lane Christmas Tree Farm & TLC Country Store will reopen on Friday, November 29, 2019, for the Christmas season. The location is 7250 Garden Plain Road, rural Fulton, IL, at the corner of Frog Pond Road. Choose a fresh, pre-cut tree or cut your own. Fresh evergreen wreaths are
Stephanie Vavra wrote this article. Attorney at Law Lon M. Richey opened his own office, at 225 E. Main Street, Morrison, IL, on February 4, 2019. His new location is three buildings to the east of his long-time partnership with Nelson, Kilgus, Richey, and Buckwalter-Schurman, at 209 E. Main. In
With the help of pizza-loving folks throughout the Sauk Valley, four Angelo’s Pizzeria restaurants combined their well-known pizza products with a PINK purpose, this past October 2018. The restaurants raised $17,957 for the CGH Health Foundation Women’s Health Program. For each pizza purchased during Breast Cancer Awareness Month, $1 was donated.
Timber Lane Christmas Tree Farm and TLC Country Store will be open for the Christmas season the day after Thanksgiving, Friday, November 23, 2018. Find us at 7250 Garden Plain Road, Fulton, IL. We will be open every day from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., except Sundays, when we are
For the second year, all four Angelo’s Pizzeria locations in Sterling, Rock Falls, and Dixon, IL, have been promoting, and raising funds for, breast cancer awareness during the month of October. Last year their efforts yielded $16,230 from their promise to donate $1 for every pizza sold. All proceeds were
Blackhawk Hills Regional Council will hold its annual Fall Summit on Friday, October 19, 2018, beginning at 9:00 a.m., at the Classic Cinemas-Lindo Theatre, located at 115 S. Chicago Avenue, in Freeport, IL. Registration begins at 8:30. The cost is $30 per person and includes breakfast and hors d’oeuvres. Please
Hero’s Bar & Grill, 208 E. Main Street, Morrison, IL, will offer food and beverage specials during Paint the Town, on Saturday, September 15, 2018. The bar opens at 10:00 a.m. with a Bloody Mary Bar. There will be beer specials throughout the day. The kitchen serves food from 11:00
Effective Monday, July 16, 2018, State Farm Insurance will have new hours of operation, at 619 E. Lincolnway, Morrison, IL. The phone number remains the same: 815-772-2101. Hours on Monday through Thursday are 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Friday hours are 8:30 a.m. to noon and 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Blackhawk Hills Regional Council’s Annual Meeting/Spring Summit will be held on Monday, June 11, 2018, at 6:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at Livengood’s Barn in Chadwick, IL. The event will feature Aaron Kennedy, founder of the quick-casual restaurant brand Noodles and Company.
Vendor spaces are available for the Saturday, August 25, 2018, Fall Fest Craft and Vending Show. There are four price points for reserved spaces. Contact Kim at 815-238-6170. Over 40 crafters and vendors will attend the one-day-only event at Whiteside County Fairgrounds, 201 W. Winfield Street, Morrison, IL, between the
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with Irish food and beverages at Hero’s Bar and Grill, 208 E. Main Street, Morrison, IL, on Saturday, March 17, and Sunday, March 18, 2018. Three seasonal meals are available for eat-in or take-out: Corned Beef and Cabbage meal with potatoes, carrots, cabbage, and a dinner
Celebrate Valentine’s Day–or simply your love of good food–on Wednesday, February 14, 2018, with a Prime Rib dinner from Hero’s Bar and Grill, 208 E. Main Street, Morrison, IL. Serving times are 4:00 to 8:30 p.m. The meal includes baked potato, salad, and a dinner roll, for $19.95. Call ahead
President and CEO of CFB Holding Company, Thomas D. Soenksen, announced his retirement effective Thursday, February 1, 2018, following a long career in banking in the greater Clinton, IA, community. Soenksen was instrumental in all facets of the formation of Citizens First Bank. In 1999, the vision for Citizens First
Grain Bin Safety Week is Sunday, February 18, through Saturday, February 24, 2018. Each year, farmers risk their lives when they enter large grain bins, to remove clumped or rotting grain, while machinery is still running. Much like quicksand, flowing grain can bury a worker within seconds. Because these accidents