Experienced Odell Public Library Book and Bake Sale shoppers come to the annual event with cardboard boxes. This creates ease of transport of bargain-priced reading material and homemade bakery items. All ages and people of varied interests enjoy the hunt. If you missed the sale on Saturday, November 8, 2014,
On a bright Saturday afternoon, November 8, 2014, about a dozen members of the Morrison Fire Department (MFD) gathered for a unique training, at 8:00 a.m. They planned to rip apart three vehicles in an “Extrication Rescue Simulation.” The result of one of those systematic deconstruction efforts is shown at
Remember the novelty and convenience of drive-in restaurants with car-hop service? Recreate that experience at the Morrison Fire Station, 206 W. Main Street, Morrison, IL, on Saturday, November 22, 2014. Between 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m., firefighters will host a drive-through sandwich sale. Enter from W. Main; exit onto U.
On Sunday, November 16, 2014, churches in Morrison, IL, will present the seventh annual “We Sing for Their Supper” community concert. Sponsored by the Morrison Ministers Council, the concert will be held at Ebenezer Reformed Church, 309 E. Park Street, Morrison, IL, beginning at 6:00 p.m. A free-will offering
In October 2014 the front yard of Morrison’s Heritage Museum, 202 E. Lincolnway, Morrison, IL, became a crime scene. Someone or a group stole the last anvil used in the Karl and Proctor Lind Blacksmith Shop. In 2013, Morrison Historical Society received a treasured item from the estate of Margaret
Describing the labors of Jean Tichler, left, and Mary Vos, Theresa Farrell stated, “These ladies have made dozens and dozens of fruit pies and pumpkin pies, all frozen and ready for your freezer and for the holiday season!” Farrell continued, “Make sure to mark your calendars for the annual Home
Have you vacationed in the aquamarine waters of the Caribbean Sea? Is taking scuba diving lessons on your “bucket list?” Do you have a passion for photography? These activities have become the thrilling hobby of Drs. Tanner and Suellen Girard, Morrison, IL. They will share their undersea photographs in a
In 2013, Morrison Chamber of Commerce sold small, artificial Christmas trees for businesses and organizations to decorate. This successful and entertaining fundraiser helped purchase downtown streetlight banners. Prior to the Christmas Walk weekend, the public participated via silent auction bids in the lobby of Wells Fargo Bank, 100 W. Lincolnway,
Want to be entertained? Want to enjoy an afternoon with friends? Then, come to the movies at Odell Public Library, 307 S. Madison Street, Morrison, IL. Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson, above, star in “Saving Mr. Banks,” the movie scheduled for Tuesday, November 18, 2014. This is the inspired and
The Editor wrote the following article as part of a series on Golden Businesses, during the 2005 Sesquicentennial. Click here to read about a unique fundraiser benefit for shop owner Tom Vogel. Babies haven’t any hair; Old men’s heads are just as bare;–Between the cradle and the grave Lies a
These photos record a Morrison, IL, two-year-old’s Trick-or-Treat experience on Halloween afternoon, Friday, October 31, 2014. Firechild Isaac’s mother, Hillary Blevins, took the photos and emailed them to her brother, Nate Vavra. He added the captions.
“The Mayor of Main Street,” barber Tommy Vogel, is shown giving his late wife, Janie, a tender trim in 2005, at Vogel’s Barber Shop, 205 E. Main Street, Morrison, IL. Click here to read the accompanying article which honored the Vogel family’s two-generation, Golden Business, during the Morrison Sesquicentennial celebration.
Join Bob Walton and the Stewards of the Upper Mississippi River Refuge as we travel into the night to listen for the hoots, wails, and shrieks of owls, on Sunday, November 9, 2014, from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. We will meet at Thomson Causeway Amphitheatre for a short “pre-owling” program
The Morrison Day Care children will be trick or treating on Main Street. As a part of our Halloween Party we would like to parade down both sides of main street on Friday, October 31, 2014 from 9:45 to 10:30 a.m. (weather permitting). We are inviting someone from your
Elvis, the Pinks, Lavern and Shirley and many Happy Days look-a-likes all showed up for a rocking good time at the Morrison Community Hospital Foundations “Jitterbug for the ER” on Saturday night. With over 150 in attendance, the evening at Rastrelli’s Tuscany Room was a place to go back in