Inside McDonald’s, 606 E. Lincolnway, Morrison, IL, children through age 12 can seek plastic Easter eggs. Each contains a note to redeem a restaurant treat. The egg hunt is ongoing every day, from Wednesday, April 1, through Easter Sunday, April 5, 2015.
The Annual Pleasant View Nursing & Rehabilitation Easter Egg Hunt will be held at 500 N. Jackson Street, Morrison, IL, on Thursday, April 2, 2015. The fun begins at 4:00 p.m. Children age ten and under are invited. Different age groups will have separate “fields” to search, with eggs and […]
The Annual Kiwanis Easter Egg Hunt will be held at Kiwanis Park, 700 block of N. Genesee Street, Morrison, IL, on Saturday, April 4, 2015. A firetruck will deliver the Easter Bunny to the park at 9:45 a.m. There will be a brief opportunity to capture a photo before egg-gathering […]
Andy Bird drove in the winning run to give Morrison Mustangs Varsity the lead in the seventh inning, as the Mustangs hung on to beat Rockridge 6-5 on Thursday, March 26, 2015. Ethan Fischbach hit into a fielder’s choice. Bird came to the plate with the score tied at five […]
For many years Morrison Community Hospital has received rave reviews, from members of the Community who come to the cafeteria to have lunch. So we decided to expand our menu offerings to include breakfast and dinner to complement our lunches. The newly-remodeled dining room will be open seven days per […]
03-26-15 at 8:06 a.m. The Whiteside County Sheriff’s Office, with the assistance of the Erie, IL, Police and Fire Departments, responded to a fatal motor vehicle accident on Moline Road, near Sand Road in rural Erie. The accident occurred when an eastbound Saturn sedan with a male driver exited the […]
Youths age 18 and under and adults age 19 and over are encouraged to enter the Thomson, IL, Sesquicentennial Pumpkin Seed Growing Contest. Good planting begins the first of June 2015, in order to see pumpkin results by Hallowe’en in late October. All pumpkins must be grown from Gladiator seeds […]
The Thomson Sesquicentennial Committee of the Thomson Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the Master and Miss Sesquicentennial Contest, in conjunction with the 150th birthday of Thomson, IL. This contest will be similar to the Miss and Master Melon Contest at former Melon Days celebrations. Candidates must be between […]
The Thomson, IL, Sesquicentennial Committee held its regular meeting on Wednesday, March 11, 2015, and discussed upcoming events. An overview concerning the Tribute to Ag Day was given by Randy Durward, and he explained the schedule for the day. Volunteers were solicited to help. A report on the Charity Auction […]
Leroy F. Gossard, 78, of Fulton, IL, died Thursday, February 5, 2015, at Rio Grande Regional Hospital in McAllen, TX. LeRoy was born October 3, 1936, in Fulton to Robert U. and Georgia (Norman) Gossard. He was educated in the Fulton Christian School and was a 1954 graduate of Fulton […]
The annual Community Cross Walk is Good Friday, April 3, 2015, beginning at noon at Resthave Home, 408 Maple Avenue, Morrison, IL, and concluding at Pleasant View Rehabilitation & Health Care Center, 500 N. Jackson Street. The second stop is Morrison Community Hospital, 303 N. Jackson Street, to visit the […]
The following Morrison Junior High School scholars qualified for Honor Roll status in the third quarter of the 2014-1015 school year. 6th Grade High Honors – Chloe Bielema, Abigail Coons, Jazmine Callan, Emily Henson, Colton Linke, Jaysie Pruis, Ashton Smith, Aaron Wolf. 6th Grade Honors – Gabrielle Banks, Kylie Fairbanks, […]
The “Let’s Feed Our Children” program will hold a planning meeting on Tuesday, April 14, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. This free lunch program, an initiative of United Way of Whiteside County, provides lunches for children three days a week–in every town in Whiteside County. During 11 weeks of summer 2014, […]
Rock Island County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) will host two Cover Crop field days on Tuesday, March 31, and Wednesday, April 1, 2015. Pictured is an oilseed radish. Both events begin at 10:00 a.m. with refreshments and coffee, followed by a brief program. Reservations are requested. Call the […]
The following Morrison High School scholars qualified for Honor Roll status in the third quarter of the 2014-2015 school year. 4.000 Honor Roll Class of 2015: Adrienne Banks, Noah Blacklock, Kaleb Church, Emily Clark, Hunter Hamstra, Payton Kennedy, Emily Kuehl, Christian Ufkin, Isabel Vander Bleek, Kyle VanDerLeest, Kyle Workman Class […]