In Morrison, IL, Northside Elementary, located at 520 N. Genesse Street, will host a blood drive from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m., on Monday, October 16, 2017. The drive will be held in the Cafeteria and is open to the public. To donate, please contact Denise Batterton at 815-772-2153. Appointments are appreciated; walk-in donors
On Monday, October 16, 2017, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., Odell Public Library, 307 S. Madison Street, Morrison, IL, will present “Harriet Tubman: The New Face on the 20- Dollar Bill.” Storyteller and living history actor Marlene Rivero will bring Harriet Tubman to life. Tubman, nicknamed “Moses” because of the
KWQC-TV6 Features Writer Fran Riley returned to Morrison’s Heritage Museum, 202 E. Lincolnway, Morrison, IL, on Monday, October 9, 2017, for an interview with Historical Society Trustee Stephanie Vavra. His interview focused on this year’s Sesquicentennial birthday of beloved author Laura Ingalls Wilder. Riley previously interviewed Board President Harvey Zuidema.
On Monday, October 2, 2017, State Representatives Tom Demmer (R-Dixon), Tony McCombie (R-Savanna), and Brian Stewart (R-Freeport) urged prayers and community awareness, following a brutal attack on a DCFS Child Protective Investigator, during a child welfare check, on Friday, September 29, in Carroll County, IL. The three legislators offered the
The Education Committee of Fulton’s De Immigrant Windmill Area will be hosting its fifth annual baking competition during Fulton’s Fall Festival. The Children’s Bake-Off winners will be announced Saturday, September 30, 2017at the Windmill Cultural Center. Coffee and samples of the entries will be available from 10 a.m. to noon.
Clinton Community College Bickelhaupt Arboretum will host a Herb Drying Class on Saturday, September 30,2017. Make and take bundles of fresh herbs to dry for use in your favorite fall recipes. Bickelhaupt Arboretum Director Margo Hanson will be the instructor. The class will be held at the Bickelhaupt Arboretum from
It’s time once again for area kids to put on their running shoes as the 26th annual Great Pumpkin Dash Cross Country Festival is just around the corner. The Pumpkin Dash sponsored by CGH Medical Center, the Sterling Park District, and Kunes Country Auto Group will take place on Saturday, September
Richard Harwood will review and critique a variety of movie productions in terms of scientifictruths. Prepare to have an entertaining, yet educational evening as Harwood examines the “factor fiction” of Hollywood productions in light of real world astronomy. Professor Richard Harwood is a freelance Earth Science lecturer who earned his
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced the special trapping program will be available this season on both their Spring Lake Unit south of Savanna, IL and Pleasant Creek Unit south of Bellevue, IA. The Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge was established in 1924 to conserve and
A fifth man has joined the race for Whiteside County Sheriff, and he is the fourth Republican to do so. Candidate Clark Mortensen declared his candidacy for the office.. He is eager to connect with residents of Whiteside County. To that end, Mortensen will host a pair of “meet and
On a weather-perfect, Saturday, September 16, 2017, Morrison Rotary Club sponsored the 30th Harvest Hammer 5K/Duathlon, children’s races, and Color Run. The event set its own record, with “runners from eight states,” stated announcer Don Beswick. Online pre-registration totaled 498 participants. Race Day registration opened at 7:00 a.m., in Morrison
The reports were submitted by Kaywyn J. Beswick, R.N./Morrison ARC Blood Drive Coordinator. It has been a whirlwind of a summer! I cannot believe how fast it has gone; neither can Lucy Van Pelt. Don’t we all know someone like her? This report is way overdue. I had computer issues
Blessed by an ideal late summer morning, Lieutenant John Booker of the Whiteside County Sheriff’s Office stated on Saturday, September 9, 2017, “I’ve never seen the parking lot this full!” during the Sheriff’s Office and Mounted Patrol annual Youth Fishing Derby, at Morrison-Rockwood State Park. Chief Deputy Andy Henson reported
From Thursday, August 30, to Tuesday, September 12, 2017, the most intense and catastrophic hurricance in a decade terrorized the Caribbean and Southeastern United States. Irma was an extremely powerful (Cape Verde-type) hurricane, unseen since Dean in 2007. The following locations illustrate the vast swath of Irma’s destruction: Cuba; Florida;
The Fall Big Car Show will be in the parking lot of DQ Grill & Chill, 200 N. Sawyer Road, Morrison, IL, on Sunday, September 24, 2017. The last in a series of three “always fun; always free” summer shows, the final event takes place from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.