Get your best team together and come have some fun! Wear a costume or team Halloween gear–minus the mask. Prairie Ridge Golf Course, 903 W. Morris Street, Morrison, IL, will host their Spooktacular Golf Tournament on Saturday, October 31, 2015, begnning at 9:00 a.m. with a shotgun start. The registration […]
The Morrison High School Fresh/Soph football game against Rock Ridge, on Monday, October 5, 2015, has been cancelled. Rock Ridge was unable to field a full team.
On Friday, October 9, 2015, at 6:30 p.m., the Jost Family will be in concert at Spring Valley Reformed Church, 10960 Spring Valley Road, Fulton, IL. Note the change to a Friday date. The concert will be held indoors, and a free-will offering will be taken. Coming from Southern Alberta, […]
Charges listed below are accusations, and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty. On 10/4/15 at about 11:16 a.m., Whiteside County Deputies responded to 21602 Lincoln Road, IL Route 30, rural Sterling, IL, on the report of a vehicle crashing into a building. Investigation revealed a 2009 Ford Edge, […]
Carolyn Therriault, left, Lee County Master Gardener, was recognized at the 2015 IL Master Gardener Conference on Friday, September 18, 2015, in O’Fallon, IL, for Outstanding Master Gardener. She is shown with State Master Gardener Coordinator Monica David. Therriault’s love of gardening has made her a huge asset to the […]
Editor’s note: The alumni discount ticket price has been amended from 8% to 20%. Morrison High School Madrigal Singers have great cause to celebrate! This year marks their 40th year anniversary–making them one of the oldest Madrigal programs in the Midwest. The concept of Madrigal Choirs was introduced nearly 60 […]
The U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced the Special Trapping program will be available this season on both Spring Lake Unit, south of Savanna, IL, and Pleasant Creek Unit, south of Bellevue, IA. These special trapping programs allow exclusive trapping rights, under restrictive conditions, during the duck hunting […]
Odell Public Library, 307 S. Madison Street, Morrison, IL, hosted an author reading by local author Josh Hollister with his family and their Basset Hound, Slim, on Saturday, October 3, 2015, from 1:20 to 2:45 p.m. Hollister is a long-time resident of Morrison who currently teaches History and Special Education […]
Almost all tables-of-eight were filled during the third “Dessert Fantasia” event on Friday, October 2, 2015. Acknowledgment of October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month was stressed. Two speakers–survivors of the disease–wore pink neckerchiefs, as did eight crew members/servers, who were also paid attendees. Money raised supports the church’s missions in […]
Photo by Jerry Lindsey The Morrison High School 2015 Homecoming Court includes students left-to-right. Emma Renkes (F), Madison Steines (So), Brooke Stralow (J), Lydia Bender (Sr), Sydney Beveroth (Sr), Autumn VanBuren (Sr), Emily Wallander (Sr), and Sarah Ostrander (Sr.) One Senior girl was unavailable.Jarrett Wiebenga (F), Aaron Deter (So), Dylan […]
Donald L. Miller is a well-liked and admired Morrisonian, who has been a teacher, thespian, organist, and Odell Public Library Board member. He continues to be an international traveler and visits England nearly every year. On Saturday, October 3, 2015, he celebrated his 87th birthday among well-wishers at one of […]
A clear, crisp football evening welcomed the Fresh-Soph Fulton Steamers and Morrison Ponies to E. M. “Bud” Cole Field in Morrison, IL, on Friday, October 2, 2015.
The rivals from Fulton visited E.M.Bud Cole field Friday night to claim the ‘king of the neighborhood’ bragging rights and the traveling Wooden Shoe trophy and they did just that as they outlasted the Mustangs in a hard fought game 42-16.
The rivals from Fulton, IL, visited E. M.”Bud” Cole Field in Morrison, IL, Friday night, October 2, 2015, hoping to claim the “king of the neighborhood” bragging rights and the traveling Wooden Shoe trophy. They did just that, as they outlasted the Mustangs in a hard fought game, 42-16.
Greg Rider, Morrison, announced “a monthly event I’m holding at Odell [Public] Library,” 307 S. Madison Street, Morrison, IL. The second session of this role-playing card game will be held Saturday, October 3, 2015, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the Program Room. All ages are welcome to […]