Join CGH Medical Center, 101 E. Miller Road, Sterling, IL, for the 3rd Annual “Healthy & Bright” Holiday Lighting Ceremony and Art Show. CGH Medical Center and the CGH Auxiliary cordially invite the public on Thursday evening, November 17, 2016. Help us light up Sterling, as thousands of holiday lights […]
Through Friday, November 18, 2016, Morrison Community Hospital Foundation encourages everyone to come to the MCH lobby, 303 N. Jackson Street, Morrison, IL, between the hours of 8:00 a.m.and 6:00 p.m. Help us raise funds to expand and renovate the Emergency Department. Check out the gift baskets on display. We […]
I guess I should start out by defining this term “democracy,” which is thrown around a lot and much abused. As a young man, I left the shelter of a Franciscan seminary and joined the Korean conflict in order to fight Communism and make the world safe for democracy. After […]
Morrison Community High School Class of 1966 celebrated their 50th reunion on Friday, September 30, and Saturday, October 1, 2016. Eighty-five of the original 103 graduates attended. Classmate Brent Sikkema purchased the Annan Mill on December 17, 2015, and donated it to the Morrison Historical Society. As a “Thank you” […]
Isaac Blevins, age four-and-a-half, had an idea about what to do with leaves in Grandma’s driveway, on Tuesday, November 15, 2016. You are invited to tell his story or ask your youngsters to do so.
You would expect 90 parking lot spaces to be sufficient for a grocery store, early on a Friday morning. Not so, for the grand reopening of the ALDI store located at 3409 E. Lincolnway, Sterling, IL. As General Contractor John Weaver‘s drone photograph indicates, overflow vehicles lined the surrounding street, […]
As the holiday season arrives, it is difficult not to think about the ones who we love. Morrison Community Hospital would like to encourage the community to reflect on those that we have lost and the wonderful memories that we still have. “Thanks for the Memories” is the theme for […]
Seventh graders from River Bend Middle School in Fulton, IL, attended Morrison Institute of Technology’s first 2016-2017 Junior High Technology Day, on Friday, November 4, 2016. More than 70 students participated in five, hands-on activities focused on the principles of engineering. Activities included: working in groups to build the tallest […]
On Tuesday morning, November 15, 2016, until approximately noon, N. Orange Street from Prospect to N Genesee Street, will be closed for tree trimming.
Clinton Community College offers a High School Equivalency Testing (HiSET) program for people wanting to earn a High School Diploma. Students from Illinois may enter this program. For more information, contact Clinton Community College’s Adult Basic Education Lead Teacher, Charlene Nicoletto, at 563-244-7185, or Career Navigator, Tami Sachsenmaier, at 563-244-7050. […]
First Presbyterian Church, 100 E. Lincolnway, Morrison, IL, will serve a complete Thanksgiving dinner, at its Free Community Meal, on Thursday, November 17, 2016. Serving time is from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m., in the basement fellowship hall. An elevator is available. The traditional menu includes turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, sweet […]
For a tenth year, Harvest Time Bible Church, 1802 Dixon Avenue, Rock Falls, IL, will host a free Thanksgiving Day dinner, from noon to 1:30 p.m., on Thursday, November 24, 2016. All are welcome to share this holiday meal. Call the office at 815-626-1234 with questions. The traditional menu includes […]
The International Thanksgiving Fellowship Weekend program has been a part of Morrison’s Thanksgiving tradition since the 1960’s. Thankfully it continues, due to generous support from the Rotary Club of Morrison. Twenty-three international students from various countries will arrive, by chartered bus from different colleges in Chicago, IL, on Wednesday, November […]
Reverend Dr. Michael Selburg was installed as the Moderator of the Blackhawk Presbytery, on Tuesday, November 8, 2016. There are 88 congregations in Northern Illinois, which are members of the Synod of Lincoln Trails of the Presbyterian Church (USA.) After receiving the gavel, Pastor Selburg told the congregation at the […]
MARION L. DEETS, 96, of Resthave Home, Morrison, IL, died Monday, November 14, 2016, at Resthave. Marion was born January 5, 1920, in Morrison, to Earl M. and Luella M. (Humphrey) McDearmon. She was educated in the Bend School of rural Whiteside County and was a graduate of Sterling High […]