The 2015 “Competition Stock the Pantry Shelves” was a big success! Over 1200 items were donated to Morrison Friends Food Pantry (MFFP) on Wednesday, November 11, 2015. A huge thank you goes to all who donated and teams from Resthave Home, Windsor Manor Assisted Living Community, Pleasant View, and Morrison […]
The Morrison Elementary PTO will hold its annual Craft Show and Bake Sale on Saturday, December 5, 2015, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The yearly event will be held at a new location: the Junior High School, 300 Academic Drive, in Morrison, IL. Admission is free. A lunch stand […]
The family of departed resident Elmer Prins donated memorial funds for a flag, flagpole, and concrete pad, to be installed at Windsor Manor Assisted Living Community, 403 Scenic Street, Morrison, IL. Prins was the first veteran resident. To showcase the installation and honor Prins’s Air Force military service, Executive Director […]
Dear Valued Customer: As a supplement to the news release issued on Friday, October 30, 2015, ComEd Security reminds customers to be aware of scammers and frauds targeting both residential customers and small businesses across our service territory. Phone scams include stories that the customer’s billing cycle has changed, and […]
Music lovers of all ages are encouraged to attend the first “Music Trivia Night,” hosted by the Morrison High School Pons team. Bring your team of eight to the Super Wash Training Center, 657 W. Lincolnway, Morrison, IL, on Sunday, November 15, 2015. Limited tickets are $10 per person and […]
Honoring our veterans is a “should,” whereas, preying on them is a “should not.” Patriotism consists of defending our Country and its values of democracy, civil rights, and the common good. Patriotism is not blind. It means criticizing our Government for its failure to honor our Country’s ideals. It also […]
The Thomson Sesquicentennial Committee has been advised by Valerie Cheatham, Editor, that a selected portion of the Thomson Sesquicentennial Cookbook will be featured in Illinois Country Living Magazine in the January 2016 edition. The cookbook funded a good deal of the Sesquicentennial festivities for Thomson, IL, in 2015. It sold […]
Although there are no female members of Morrison Fire Department at this time, First Assistant Chief Joe Bielema was surrounded by possible future candidates. Girl Scout Brownie Troop #1504 went to the source–seeking firefighter and safety information–to earn their “Hot Stuff” and Brownie First Aid badges and complete the Brownie […]
Morrison Fire Department volunteers are a stable group; vacancies can take years to occur. Earlier this year two members retired, and one moved away. They were replaced with three 2015 Probationary Members. One man, Devin Lewis, began his probation in February, after replacing his father, Mike. Lewis has left the […]
Kent W. Foreman, 89, of Morrison, IL, died Monday, November 9, 2015, at Pleasant View Nursing Home in Morrison. Kent was born February 11, 1926, in Sterling, IL, to Edwin and Maybelle (Peterson) Foreman. He was educated in the Morrison Country Schools and was a 1944 graduate of Morrison High […]
Helping Hands will be coordinating the Christmas Family Project again this year. If your family has a need, fill out the Helping Hands forms below. Return the information by Monday, November 16, 2015, to Nancy Poling, 200 W. Lincolnway, at Morrison United Methodist Church, Morrison, IL, 61270, in person or […]
The Morrison Grand Squares dance club is celebrating it’s 7th year with–what else!–a dance at the City of Morrison Community Room, at Odell Public Library, 307 S. Madison Street, Morrison, IL. Bob Asp will be the caller on Sunday, November 15, 2015, from 2:00 to 4:30 p.m. MGS club was […]
These arrests are merely a charge, and he/she is presumed innocent until proven guilty. 10-14-15 at 8:30 p.m. Whiteside County Deputies arrived at a residence in rural Sterling, IL. Upon further investigation, Jeremiah H. Kramer, age 36 of Sterling, was arrested for an outstanding Whiteside County warrant for Failure to […]
Remember the convenience of drive-in restaurants with car-hop service? Recreate that experience at the Morrison Fire Station, 206 W. Main Street, Morrison, IL, on Saturday, November 21, 2015. Between 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m., firefighters will host a drive-through sandwich sale. Enter from W. Main; exit onto U. S. Route […]
Fulton City Lodge No. 189 will hold its biannual soup-and-sandwich supper from 4:30 to 7:00 p.m., on Thursday, November 12, 2015, at the Masonic Lodge Building, 1014 4th Street, Fulton, IL. The menu includes vegetable beef soup and oyster stew; chicken salad and ham salad sandwiches; crackers; cookies, cake, and […]