About 2200 years ago, Native Americans embraced a new way of life. Cultivated foods became a larger part of the diet. There were advances in stone tool technology. People acquired a variety of exotic raw materials, ranging from copper to volcanic glass. There appears to be a substantial change in
The Whiteside County Sheriff’s Office and Mounted Patrol host the annual Youth Fishing Derby on Saturday, September 12, 2013, from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m., with major prizes awarded after fishing ends. The law enforcement agencies have sponsored the derby for more than 40 years. This popular, free fishing contest is
The public is invited to a second annual Wine and Cheese Tasting Soirée on Saturday, September 12, 2015. The event location is Savanna Museum & Cultural Center, 406 Main Street, Savanna, IL. It runs from 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. The tasting is by reservation only, with limited availability. Please RSVP
Mark your calendar for Girl Scout Sign Up Night. Morrison, IL, girls in Kindergarten through grade 12 can register Monday, September 14, 2015. The hours are 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. in the City of Morrison Community Room, at Odell Public Library, 307 S. Madison Street. The annual membership is $15,
Morrison Community Hospital, 303 N. Jackson Street, Morrison, IL, will host a two-day Uniform/Scrub sale. The lobby will showcase the items. La Bella Uniforms of Frankfort, IL, returns for its second year. The company will introduce a totally new line of scrubs and uniforms, along with shoes and other accessories.
The Education Committee of Fulton’s de Immigrant Windmill Area will be hosting its third annual baking competition. The Bake-Off will be held during Fulton’s Fall Festival, Saturday, September 26, 2015. This year’s competition will have seven categories: Bars Bread (yeast or sweet) Cake Cookies Muffins Pie. Judges are Renee Holmes
“Memories of Melon Days,” sponsored by the Thomson Sesquicentennial Committee will be presented Saturday, September 5, 2015, from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. at the York Community Church, Highway 84, just north of the Heirloom Café, in Thomson, IL. There will be plenty of community fun, with free admission and McGinnis
One night; hundreds of schools! “On Thursday, September 17, 2015, we’re having a huge multi-city, multi-county, sign-up night for Cub Scouting. We’ll have Scouting professionals and volunteers stationed at hundreds of locations across Chicagoland, Northern Indiana, and Wisconsin–just to meet you!” Boys in first through fifth grades can sign up
Happy Tails Humane Society will hold a special Board of Directors meeting on Tuesday, September 8, 2015, at 6:00 p.m., at the shelter, 1408 McNeil Road, Rock Falls. The meeting–open to the public–is being held in response to a news article that was published Monday, August 10. It discussed the
On Sunday, August 9, 2015, the Morrison Model Aircraft Flyers Club hosted a Cancer Fly In at Morrison-Rockwood State Park. Pictured are MMAFC male members and Joan Padilla, Executive Director of Home of Hope Cancer Wellness Center, 1637 Plock Road, Dixon, IL. Proceeds benefit Home of Hope programs.
The 2:00 p.m. winner of a Bicycle Giveaway was fifth grader Marissa Folkers, age ten from Morrison, IL. She might look familiar, because this is the third time she has won a Fair bicycle! Her previous wins were in 2012 and 2013. Sister Megan, almost seven, gets the hand-me-down bikes.
15-28 / SATURDAY DEMO DERBY The 6:30 p.m. Demolition Derby on Saturday, August 22, 2015, drew a huge crowd, concluding events at the 145th Annual Whiteside County Fair. ERRJR Demo Promotions, Inc., owned by Gene Ryan, Sterling, IL, was the promoter. Community State Bank, with five area locations, was the
One destination at the Whiteside County fairgrounds has mixed emotions about “visitors.” Staff members at the Morrison Community Hospital medical tent thoroughly enjoyed dispensing information, children’s trinkets, heart-shaped freezer bags, poison control stickers, and so forth. Conversely, they were pleased to not meet patients in distress. It was a very
Fair Board Publicity Chair Todd Mickley submitted Whiteside County Fair winners in the Horseshow Tournament and a photograph of the youngest participant. 25-26 / HORSESHOE TOURNAMENT At 10:00 a.m., Saturday, August 22, 2015, pitchers gathered in the infield of the horse track for the Horseshoe Tournament. Each contestant played a
Wilson Family Rides has been a staple of the Whiteside County Fair for years. The Carnival is an attraction for toddlers to teens, day into night. Its sounds and lighting add a distinct energy to the fair grounds. If one does not purchase the Mega Bands, good for rides all