Morrison Post Prom is preparing for the MHS Junior-Senior Prom, which will take place Saturday, April 30, 2016. As a fundraiser, they are selling “Bergner’s Community Days” coupon booklets for $5. Each booklet contains a $10 coupon good on almost any merchandise item of $10 ormore a 25% off shopping […]
The devastation of World War I, deemed “The War to End All Wars,” instigated the origin of Armistice Day to honor those who fought and died. An armistice means arms–weapons–are laid down, and fighting ceases. It is not a surrender. Armistice Day began November 11, 1918, to commemorate the end […]
Get your trivia team of five-to-eight people together for a fun night at the Robert Fulton Community Center, 912 4th Street, Fulton, IL, on Friday, November 6, 2015. Entry fee is $10 per person and can be collected at the door. Proceeds will be used to support programs at the […]
Odell Public Library Friends presents the acclaimed film “War Horse” on Tuesday, November 10, 2015, in the Odell Public Library Program Room, 307 S. Madison Street, Morrison, IL. Doors open at 2:00 p.m. This is a great story of friendship and war. It is a based on a children’s book […]
Help us set a Guinness Book World Record at this year’s Christmas Walk, the afternoon of Saturday, December 5, 2015! Morrison Chamber of Commerce wants to set the world record for having the “largest gathering of human snowmen in one location.” You and everyone you invite will help Morrison, IL, […]
Robert N. Wolf, age 93 of Sterling, IL, died Wednesday, November 4, 2015, at Pine Crest Manor in Mt. Morris, IL. Robert was born on January 2, 1922, in Sterling, the son of Merle and Perna Mary (Webb) Wolf. He is a United States Army Air Corp veteran, serving in […]
11-03-15 at 1:50 a.m. Whiteside County Deputies were assisting Erie Police Department looking for a missing subject named Thomas A. Dale, age 73 of Erie, IL. While looking for Thomas, Deputies located his vehicle parked at the Erie Boat Ramp and initiated a search for him at that time. Once […]
Letter to MMTA Members and Supporters: Morrison Music Theatre Association (MMTA) is excited for the future of MMTA. We want to get back to MMTA’s roots. Great ideas are in the works, as shown below, and we encourage your participation. Our next meeting is Tuesday, November 10, 2015, at 7:00 […]
The Morrison Music Booster’s Annual Wreath Sale fundraiser has begun. Please support our Junior and Senior High band and chorus students, by purchasing a lovely, fresh evergreen wreath, garland, or grave blanket. Seasonal greens are being sold by our music students for MMB. They are provided by Wilson Greenhouses & […]
Theodore “Ted” P. Crynock, 75, of Prophetstown, IL, passed away Tuesday, November 3, 2015 at Genesis West Medical Center in Davenport, Iowa. Ted was born on June 29, 1940 in Erie, PA, the son of Stephen and Mary E. (Detrich) Crynock. He married Helen White on May 7, 1960, in […]
Tabetha S. Voeltz, 31, of Morrison, IL, died Tuesday, November 3, 2015, near Erie, IL, as a result of an automobile accident. Tabetha was born December 9, 1983, in Iowa City, IA, to Andrew and Tiara (Hays) Voeltz. She was a 2002 graduate of Unity Christian High School in Fulton, […]
This year is the Sesquicentennial anniversary of the death of President Abraham Lincoln, on Saturday, April 15, 1865. Sterling-Rock Falls Historical Society will host a program about the 150th anniversary observances of the Lincoln funeral events, which were held in Springfield, IL, earlier this year. The public is invited to […]
The annual Chamber of Commerce/Cottonwood 4-H Club Halloween Parade was held in the dry, warm Junior High School, 300 Academic Drive, Morrison, IL, on Saturday, October 31, 2015. There were bleacher seats for comfortable viewing. The promenade began at 1:30 p.m. After strolling past the audience, children and adults stood […]
After a cold, rainy Halloween, Saturday, November 1, 2015, dawned mild and clear, making for a most enjoyable Friends of the Parks (FOP) installation. Several organization members, supporters, and wood craftsman Duiane Dahler, Morrison, IL, met at 9:00 a.m., at the intersection of Crosby and Damen Roads, Morrison. At this […]
St. Peter Lutheran Church will host a community blood drive from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 3, 2015, at St. Peter Lutheran Church, 601 N. Jackson Street, Morrison, IL, in the Fellowship Hall. This drive is open to the public. To donate, please contact Debbie Heusinkveld at 815-772-4306 […]