In the Southside School gymnasium, it was an afternoon of celebration on Tuesday, May 7, 2019, for the Morrison portion of the Bi-County Bulldogs Track and Field Team. Under the direction of Coach Mandi Roggy and Assistant Coach Mallory Hardesty, a dozen Bi-County Education students are able to compete in
Spring is approaching, and perennials are bursting from the soil. Gardeners know it is time to divide some of their large or crowded perennials. Bring you excess plants and bulbs to Fulton Country Club on Friday, May 10, 2019, between 1:00 and 7:00 p.m. Master Gardeners will spit and repackage
Louise Clark submitted this article and photos. This year the Morrison Rotary Club, in partnership with the Erie Rotary Club, sent 13 Morrison High School and four Prophetstown High School students to Rotary Youth Leadership Awards Camp (RYLA.) Camp took place from Friday, May 3, to Sunday, May 5, 2019,
Come enjoy breakfast at Morrison Fire Station, 206 W. Main Street, Morrison, IL, and help break a record of 1000 people served! The date is Sunday, May 19, 2019. Call it breakfast, brunch, or lunch–Morrison Fire Department will have it hot when you arrive, between 7:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
Jerry Lindsey supplied the photograph. Morrison Garden Club was chosen [collective] Citizen of the Year at the Chamber of Commerce Annual Networking Meeting, on Thursday, January 17, 2019. On Tuesday, April 9, the organization joined the Chamber. On Friday, May 3, a Ribbon Cutting ceremony took place in front of
On Wednesday, April 17, 2019, Morrison Rotary Club welcomed Kate Vos (left) and Cassie Osborn as April Students of the Month from Morrison High School. Osborn is a Senior who has been involved in musicals, Band, Choir, Jazz Band, and Drama Club. She has also been a dancer at Leanne’s
Save the date to reconnect with former Morrison High School classmates. The ladies of the “MCHS Class of ’66” will hold an alumna lunch, on Monday, May 13, 2019, at 12:00 p.m., at Happy Joe’s Pizza, 109 W. Main Street, in Morrison, IL. The cost is $10 and includes a
Take a spring stroll into the past at a recreated pioneer village beside the Mississippi River. Join the Early American Crafters and guest interpreters at Heritage Canyon on Friday, May 3, and Saturday, May 4, 2019, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. during our annual Dutch Days celebration. The location
Stop in for lunch at the Community State Bank “Sandwich Corner,” on Saturday, May 4, 2019. Members of Masonic Dunlap Lodge #321 A.F. & A. M. will man the grills at IL Route 78 and U. S. Highway 30. Pork chops, brats, chips, and beverages will be available from 11:00
Morrison Chamber of Commerce hosted a Ribbon Cutting ceremony for a new, downtown business at 112 E. Main Street, Morrison, IL. Josh and Kelly West officially opened their charming, second-floor rental property on Thursday, April 25, 2019. Named after the H. A. Boyd building next door at 114 E. Main, this
On Monday evening, April 29, 2019, after graduation and before the last class began, Morrison Chamber of Commerce Coordinator Meridith Layne rounded up the Morrison Grand Squares. She presented members with a customer service recognition. Janet Fisher holds the certificate. The square dance club meets at the City of Morrison
Paul Schmidt is one of the international artists who sell their creations at The Loft on Main, 112 E. Main Street, Morrison, IL. A 1970 graduate of Morrison High School, Schmidt lives in Costa Rica. So when he comes home to visit, it is a special occasion. To capitalize on
Publisher and Advertising Manager Sue Patten has retired after 30 years employment at 100 E. Main Street, Morrison, IL, offices of W. N. S. Publications. Her retirement party was Friday, April 26, 2019. She has followed a traditional, vertical career path. In May 1988 she began work two days a
“I have had the great fortune of having many influential women in my life–both past and present. In honor of National Women’s History Month, I would like to recognize great women from District 71,” said State Representative Tony McCombie. “We all know women who have influenced our lives, teachers, nurses,
The Lyndon Area Historical Society will feature a PowerPoint program entitled “The Lincoln Assassination: Manhunt and Trial” presented by Ronald H. Koehn. It is scheduled for 2:00 p.m., on Sunday, May 5, 2019, at the former Lyndon Congregational Church, 405 Fourth Street, Lyndon, IL. As the bloody Civil War ended