A twenty-point third quarter was to much for the Morrison Fillies to overcome as they only reached double-figure points in one quarter.Ashley Greul carried the Filly offense by totaling seventeen and only received scoring assistance from three other teammates.
Morrison Chamber of Commerce held its Silver Anniversary Christmas Walk parade on Saturday, December 1, 2012. The first guest of honor, driven by Mark Schuler, was Mayor Roger Drey, enjoying his last official parade ride. Next was Grand Marshall Tom Vogel, dressed appropriately for his first parade, followed by Co-Hosts Donald […]
The Morrison Mustangs journeyed to Kewanee and battled back from an early first quarter deficit to fall three points short 71-68.
Saturday, December 1, 2012, begins the 25 mile per hour City speed limit. Don’t start the holiday season with a ticket.
Don Foster of Morrison, IL, is a well-know model railroader, but he shines as a model builder. He won a blue ribbon at the 2011 Whiteside County Fair for the scale model replica of his wife Darlene’s family home. On Sunday, October 21, Foster displayed a 3 ft by 6 […]
The Odell Public Library donated scores of paperback books to the Whiteside County Jail. Stephanie Vavra sorted them for appropriate content, per instructions from Sheriff Kelly Wilhelmi. She delivered them on Friday, November 30, 2012, to the Law Enforcement Center, 400 N. Chery Street, Morrison, IL. Lieutenant Tim Erickson, left, […]
The Erie Lady Cardinals came out Thursday night with full-court pressure and hot shooting and frustrated the Morrison Fillies to gain an early advantage. The Fillies only scored in double digits in the second quarter as the Cardinals doubled the score to win by a margin of 64-32.
The Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) has announced the names of this year’s students honored as Illinois State Scholars for 2012-2013. The State Scholar program recognizes Illinois high school students for outstanding academic achievement. Eleven Morrison High School students are among the 532 Illinois State Scholars. Before class, they gathered […]
“Where do your ideas come from?” is the most often-asked question of an author. Usually, they reply that ideas are all around, and writers often write about familiar things and places. Today, asking the source of something artistic or clever might lead to “on pinterest.com” as the answer. That is […]
The annual Holiday Open House at Sullivan’s Foods, 300 N. Madison Street, Morrison, IL, on Saturday, November 17, 2012, was held from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Customer support of the Morrison Friends Food Pantry was an aspect of the day. Several opportunities for drawings, food sampling and ordering, Santa […]
Dear Children, In the lobby of the Morrison Post Office, 226 W. Main Street, Morrison, IL, I have arranged a special “Santa Letters” mailbox for you to place your Christmas letters to me. To help you find it, I placed one of my Santa helpers on a chair. Please take […]
At a recent November 2012 report meeting for the United Way of Whiteside County, it was announced by Chris Mitchell, Campaign Co-chair, that the campaign has reached the $400,000 mark. Pictured left-to-right is Mitchell, Jamie Leach from Rock Falls High School, and Patrice Vary, Campaign Co-chair. Rock Falls High School […]
About 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, November 25, 2012, Shell Express Lane Manager Pat Weidel presented Fireman Rob Hudson $733.25 in raffle money, raised for the Morrison Fire Department’s “Caring for Our Community,” 3rd Annual Kids Toy Drive. The main raffle item was a 39″ Emerson flat screen television. It will […]
New Filllies Head Basketball Coach, Tyler Whitebread, didn’t get the start that he had hoped as only three Fillies found their name into the scoring column and the Fillies fell to the Riverdale Rams 53-18. Morrison 2 – 7 – 4 – 5 = 18 Riverdale 18 – 13 – […]
The Morrison Mustangs continued play in the Sauk Valley Shootout by dropping Game 2 to the Sterling Golden Warriors by a 57-41 score. Tuesday, November 20, 2012 Morrison vs Sterling Golden Warriors Sterling 19 – 9 – 21 – 8 = 57 Morrison 8 – 10 – 10 – 13 […]