On Thursday, March 30, 2017, the Volunteer Millers of Fulton’s de Immigrant windmill are hosting their next monthly event, beginning at 6:00 p.m. This program will take place at the Windmill Cultural Center located at 111 10th Avenue, Fulton, IL, across from the de Immigrant. These events are funded by […]
The gymnasium at Southside School, 100 Academic Drive, Morrison, IL, held nearly all its 242 enrollees, by 10:15 a.m., on St. Patrick’s Day, Friday, March 17, 2017. Just as across the Irish countryside, there were 40 shades of green to be seen. Asher Ernst was chic. But the children were […]
Effective Friday, March 17, 2017, CGH Medical Center, 100 E. LeFevre Road, Sterling, IL, has lifted its temporary visitor’s restrictions, put into place to guard against the flu. For the safety of patients and staff over the last couple of months, the hospital has limited patient visits, to two visitors […]
Morrison High School Post Prom parents committee has rescheduled their car wash for Sunday, March 19, 2017. “Super Wash said that this Sunday, from noon to 3:00 p.m., would be a good day to wash. The salt was on roads, and [it] is to be 50° this weekend,” reported one […]
The NAMI Sauk Area Support Group will meet at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 28, 2017, at Sinnissippi Centers, 325 IL Route 2, Dixon, IL. This meeting provides education as well as support to families struggling with a diagnosis of mental illness in a relative or friend. The Board of Directors will meet at […]
Explore the world of home brewing while learning the basics to produce quality beer. Clinton Community College will offer Basics of Home Brewed Beer. Participants will learn what goes into making beer from a standard recipe kit, how to use the basic equipment, and how to bottle homemade beer for future enjoyment. You will […]
Richard Paul Aldrich, infant son of Shawn Aldrich and Kelly Baily, died Friday, March 17, 2017, at KSB Hospital in Dixon, IL. Richard was born February 1, 2017. He is survived by his parents; brothers, Andrew and Charles Bailey; sisters McKenzie and Gracie Bailey; maternal grandmother, Michelle Courtright of Alabama; […]
Here is something about which you can get excited. Attend the Tuesday, March 21, 2017, meeting at 7:00 p.m., upstairs at Happy Joe’s Pizza, 109 W. Main Street, Morrison, IL.
Are you wearing green today? Send your St. Patrick’s Day photo to webmaster@thecity1.com. Each year on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, school children sometimes dress in a bit o’ the green, in order to avoid being pinched by their classmates. In actuality, only people with Irish ancestry need wear green […]
Jerry Brearton submitted this article and photo. American Legion Post 328 in Morrison, IL, celebrated the 98th birthday of The American Legion, on Monday, March 13, 2017. The membership totals 107, mostly from Morrison, but area towns are also represented. Several men have moved across the Country but continue their […]
Danielle Vance holds the position of Whiteside County Director for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Whiteside County. The organization was honored with a Ribbon Cutting ceremony by Morrison Chamber of Commerce, on Thursday, March 16, 2017, at 9:00 a.m. Although Vance’s office is located in Wallace School in Sterling, IL, […]
Hope Delores Bailey, age 94 of Sterling, IL, died Thursday, March 16, 2017, at Regency Care of Sterling. Hope was born on September 1, 1922, in Rock Falls, IL, the daughter of William and Anna (Mickelson) Desmond. She married Benjamin Franklin Bailey on June 12, 1948, in Rock Falls. He […]
Edward Eugene “Buster” Pashon, 54, of Morrison, IL, passed away March 16, 2017, at his home. He was born July 10, 1962, in Sterling, IL, to Eugene and Victoria (Fortune) Pashon. He is survived by two sons, Eugene Edward Pashon and Caleb (Ashley) Pashon, and a granddaughter, Sandra Elizabeth Pashon; […]
As indicated in the title, the word “Big” is a also a title, not an adjective. It describes an adult who mentors a child, called a “Little,” in a Nationwide support program. The t-shirt design says it all: Bigs and Littles are linked by love. Henry Plude, Morrison, IL, is […]
Have you begun the task of yard cleanup? Are you planning new bedding areas? Do you have low spots or holes to fill? Just in time to assist your landscaping chores is the Morrison Seahorse Swim Club’s Annual Soil Sale. The event is planned for Saturday, April 1, 2017, from […]