In conjunction with our football game on Friday, October 13, 2017, being played in Clinton, IA, at the Lumberking Stadium, the Morrison football staff has decided to use this as an opportunity to raise funds for a worthy cause. As educators our goal is to guide our student athletes to
The Pink Heals Tour is returning to Morrison, IL, on Sunday, September 24, 2017. Pink Heals is a group of First Responders who raise awareness, spread hope, and bring healing to those with cancer, while traveling yearly across the United States. The group will stop in Rock Falls, IL, earlier
The Savanna Historical Society is pleased to offer a much requested program. On Saturday, October 7, 2017, at 2:00 p.m., at the Savanna Museum and Cultural Center, 406 Main Street, Savanna, IL, a program on the history of the Savanna Army Depot will be given. The presentation will be narrated by
In Morrison, IL, Open Bible Fellowship will host a blood drive from 2:45 to 6:00 p.m., on Tuesday, October 3, 2017. The drive will be held in the Classroom at 11429 Ward Road. To donate, please contact Sharon Nolan at 815-778-4544 or visit www.bloodcenterimpact.org and use code 1437 to locate the drive. Donors who last gave blood
Editor’s note: Jerry Lindsey submitted the photo. Business owner Christine Fulton opened Morrison Computer Repair earlier this year, inside Treasures of the Blue Iris, 100 W. Main Street, Morrison, IL. It is conveniently located downtown, for people to drop off and pick up their electronics. Currently, she is running a
Barb King and daughter Erika, 13, created a few painted designs, during Kindness Rocks Morrison, Saturday, September 9, 2017. The event drew “about 25 people,” stated Kim Ewoldsen, to the Lions Club Shelter at the Morrison Sports Complex, beginning at 11:00 a.m. Erika went to the back of the truck in
Morrison Historical Society welcomes Thomas M. (Mike) Durham, Pastor, U. S. Army Chaplain (Retired), as speaker for its latest community program. He will present a “A Veterans Program” on Sunday, September 17, 2017, at Morrison’s Heritage Museum, 202 E. Lincolnway, Morrison, IL. The museum is open from 1:00 to 4:00
On the morning after Paint the Town, Sunday, September 17, 2017, join Morrison wrestlers for pancakes al fresco at the intersection of Genesee and Main Streets. The annual meal includes pancakes, sausage, juice, and coffee, for a donation to the wrestling program. Bring a companion or family members. Meals will
Fall is in the air, and so is the sweet aroma of pear inspired dishes, whipped up by some of the finest members of Fulton Chamber of Commerce. Fulton Chamber of Commerce invites you to enjoy the flavors of fall, at our participating downtown businesses. On Thursday, September 14, 2017,
In Morrison, IL, Emmanuel Reformed Church will host a blood drive from 12:30 to 5:00 p.m. on Monday, September 25, 2017. The drive will be held in the Multi-Purpose Room and is open to the public. To donate, please contact Deb Eissens at 309-714-2008 or visit www.bloodcenterimpact.org and use code 1570 to
In Morrison, IL, Emmanuel Reformed Church will host a blood drive from 12:30 to 5:00 p.m. on Monday, September 25, 2017. The drive will be held in the Multi-Purpose Room and is open to the public. To donate, please contact Deb Eissens at 309-714-2008 or visit www.bloodcenterimpact.org and use code 1570 to
Helping the Less Fortunate/Disaster Relief. The donations were delivered to Salvation Army Church in Clinton. They will send it to Peoria and it will be shipped to Texas from there. We will continue collecting donations for the Irma victims and any of the states with fires. Two Morrison,
Two enterprising women from nearby towns displayed similar homegrown and home-baked items, for the first time at Morrison Farmers’ Market. On Saturday, September 9, 2017, each brought seasonal muffins, tomatoes, herbs, and her son. Kim Langloss lives in Fulton, IL, and sells under the name “Kimsters Kreations.” She has “been
“Blast Into Scouting” Cub Scout Recruitment will be held in Blackhawk Area Council on Thursday, September 14, 2017, at 7:00 p.m., at every area elementary school. All boys from kindergarten through fifth grade are invited to join Cub Scouts. This includes Northside School, 520 N. Genesee Street, and Southside School, 100
If you have someone to talk with, sometimes a repair task is more enjoyable. Often a repair task is more interesting to watch than perform. It was even more so, because the watcher of this strenuous chore had an ebony feline to cuddle. The cat had strolled across N. Cherry