Bring the family to Frary Fun Fest on Saturday, April 25, 2015, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The event takes place at Frary Lumber, “Where It’s Easier to Shop,” 2707 W. 4th Street, Sterling, IL. Lunch will be available, with all proceeds being donated to Happy Tails Humane Society
Help celebrate National Library Month during April 2015 at Odell Public Library, 307 S. Madison Street, Morrison, IL. Come together and give the library a “high five” for its 125 years of continuous service to the Community. Kids and adults congratulate someone with a “high five.” Let’s applaud our library
Come out on Saturday, April 11, 2015, for great food, prizes, and fun at “Trivia for the Trail: The Trek Continues,” a Friends of the Parks fundraiser, benefiting Morrison-Rockwood Recreational Trail. Trivia Night will be held from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Cross Creek Golf Course, 15523 Henry Road, Morrison,
To support the Seahorse Swim Club, bags of topsoil will be for sale on Saturday, April 18, 2015, from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The location is the old Farmer’s Elevator on E. Market and Madison Streets, Morrison, IL. Purchase two 40 lb bags for $3. Pre-order for delivery by
There was a host of happy helpers at Resthave Retirement Nursing Home, 408 Maple Avenue, Morrison, IL, at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday morning, March 28, 2015, to prepare for the Easter Bunny’s upcoming event. The Kiwanis Easter Egg Hunt is Saturday, April 4, at Kiwanis Park, Morrison. The big bunny–whose
On Wednesday, April 1, 2015, the place to be is Happy Tails, for the annual Easter egg hunt. It promises to be one of the most fun egg hunts the community has to offer. There will be the Easter bunny and a ton of candy. You can tour the shelter
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
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
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 “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,
Morrison Chief of Police Brian Melton, Attorney Colleen Buckwalter, center, and Assistant States Attorney Jennifer Kelly, right, socialized before musical entertainment, during the Friends of April House fundraiser, held Saturday, March 21, 2015, at Cross Creek Golf Course 15523 Henry Road, Morrison, IL. One hundred-forty seats were sold in support