On Sunday, November 4, 2012, the Seahorses traveled to the East Moline Municipal Pool to swim in the East Moline Age Group and Senior Short Course Fall Meet. The swimmers had 23 top-6 finishes including seven first place finishes. The Seahorse results follow.
The Morrison Mustangs played well enough to take a five point halftime lead to the locker room, but only scored twelve second half points and fell to the Dakota Indians 44-32.
The Morrison Fillies took on the host Polo Lady Marcos in the Polo tourney and battled to the end beforesecuring a win 50-47..
The Morrison Fllies took the floor at Polo against one of the best teams in the state in the Byron Lady Tigers and dropped their opening game in the Polo Holiday tournament 54-15. Byron came in undefeated and winning every game but one by a double digit margin.
This is the time of year to consider a donation to a worthy group. Former General Electric Appliance Control Department retirees/spouses of retirees can double their donations and take the tax deduction. Call 800-305-0669 to start the process; be sure to have available your nine-digit GE number. They will verify […]
Looking for a unique gift that will remain of interest for years to come? Let thecity1.com suggest two beautiful, 80-page book options for Christmas gifting. Each has interesting text and hundreds of photographs–to record a season or sixty years of employment. Football fans will enjoy the 2011 Commemorative Football […]
William R. “Bill” Borum finds himself at the end of a list of 20 Morrison, IL, Postmasters, stretching back to the first one, Martin V. B. Smith, who was appointed on March 10, 1896. Borum was officially appointed to the Morrison position on Saturday, November 17, 2012, with an installation […]
Girl Scouts of the United States of America (GSUSA) is the premier all-women organization in the United States. For 100 years, GSUSA has been dedicated to “building girls of courage, confidence, and character”–even in “women” as young as Daisy and Brownie Girl Scouts. This nurturing infuses the programs, but dedicated […]
“It’s an exciting opportunity,” stated Toby Lindeman on Tuesday, December 11, 2012. He is owner of Fat Boy’s, 201 E. Main Street, Morrison, IL, where Lindeman recently installed the first video gaming machines in the City. “I would certainly hope that they’ll increase my business.” On Friday, December 7, five […]
Businesses sometimes need a “makeover” to remain attractive to their customers and clients. Such a visual change is more than an investment in good community relations–it is enervating and pleasing to see. Hardee’s, 200 N. Base Street, Morrison, IL, is the latest enterprise to reinvest in our City. This fall, […]
“Too Well-Loved to Ever Be Forgotten” was the theme of the 21st Annual Tree of Lights ceremony at Morrison Community Hospital, 303 N. Jackson Street, Morrison, IL. The event began at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, December 10, 2012, in the front lobby. Each Annual Tree of Lights is a joint […]
Balanced scoring aided the Morrison Fillies to record their first varsity win of the season by dropping the Bureau Valley Lady Storm 49-32.
The Morrison Mustangs are creating a habit of starting slow as they fell behind the Bureau Valley Storm in the first quarter and failed to climb the hill back losing to the Storm by a 62-40 margin.
Morrison entered the Forreston HolidayTournament as a #14 seed and opened play against the #3 seeded Freeport Aquin Bulldogs. The opening quarter proved to be the difference as Freeport jumped out to a 24-8 first quarter lead and coasted to a 62-42 win.
The Morrison Mustangs followed their best offensive outing on Friday evening with their meekest perfprmance to date by scoring only twenty-two points in their loss to the Erie Cardinals 36-22.