Spring 2017 CCC President’s and Deans’ Lists

Clinton Community College, Clinton, IA, has announced the Summer 2017 President’s and Deans’ Lists of area Illinois scholars.  President’s List students must earn a minimum of six credit hours and 4.0 GPA during the term. Chadwick:  Ashlyn Shores Milledgeville:  Jennifer Duncan Morrison:  Rachel Oderwald and Nicholas Vargas Mount Carroll:  Ashley

Watch Fran Riley at Morrison’s Heritage Museum

You would have thought that Riep Brands had departed the past and walked into the present, when KWQC TV6 features commentator Fran Riley visited Morrison’s Heritage Museum, on Friday, June 23, 2017.   Shortly after 11:00 a.m., Riley and his creative photography staff entered the museum, at 202 E. Lincolnway, Morrison,

Geerts to Discuss County Rural Schools July 16

Raise your hand if you attended a rural Whiteside County schoolhouse.  Raise your other hand if you have a photograph to document that. Your attendance is requested at the next program hosted by Morrison Historical Society, on Sunday, July 16, 2017, at 1:30 p.m.  To avoid being tardy for the

Cyndee Schaffer Presents “Mollie’s War”

Cyndee Schaffer, an Illinois Humanities Road Scholar, will discuss the role of women in the military and, in particular, her mother’s WWII experiences as a WAC (Women’s Army Corps), by taking you on a journey from inspiration to publication in her presentation about “Mollie’s War.” Using excerpts from Mollie’s letters

Karen Ritchie’s Plantings on Hospital Hill

Springtime in the Midwest is such an anticipated season, after snow cover and sleeping flower beds paint a monotone landscape.  A profusion of sunnny daffodils on the southeast hill belonging to Morrison Community Hospital, 303 N. Jackson Street, Morrison, IL, made passersby smile in April 2017.  Now, in June, the

Mary Tegeler: Reserve All Around Cowgirl

Editor’s note: Photos are courtesy of Tami Tegeler. Fulton, IL, High School student, Mary Tegeler, age 16, concluded in a stellar way her fourth year at State Rodeo Finals in Springfield, IL, during four days at the Fairgrounds, while scoring high honors with four horses.  She has competed twice during

Strides For Students Run/Walk June 24

  The annual Morrison Schools Foundation Strides For Students event will be held through the campgrounds of Morrison-Rockwood State Park, Morrison, IL, on Saturday, June 24, 2017.  Note the new date this year.  All proceeds go to the Morrison Schools Foundation.  This is a very laid back race and a

Ribbon Cutting for David Prator, Advantage Care Health

Dr. David Prator, DC, owner of Advantage Care Health, has moved into “The Olde House” belonging to the late Walter Westendorf and former location of Lion and The Lamb salon.  If that does not pinpoint the site, look for football helmets in the window of 223 E. Main Street, Morrison,

Lights and Sirens Welcome Home Special Olympians

Editor’s note:  Mandi Roggy supplied the fifth photo. Morrison Police Officer Curt Workman, Fire Department Chief Dave Benters (driving), and Fireman Scott Allison led a caravan of vehicles from French Creek Park along Main Street, Morrison, IL, at 8:00 p.m., on Saturday evening, June 10, 2017.  They drove through smiles

Chamber Ribbon Cutting for Melissa Gabbard

Morrison Chamber of Commerce conducted a noon Ribbon Cutting ceremony to feature Melissa Gabbard, Independent Distributor of Young Living Essential Oils, on Tuesday, June 6, 2017.   Sharing the celebration outside the Chamber office at 221 W. Main Street, Morrison, IL, were Meridith Layne, Chamber Coordinator; Gabbard, holding ceremonial scissors and

Retiring Police Officer Gabe Gomez Recognized

The first order of business during the City of Morrison, IL, Council Meeting of Monday, June 12, 2017, was to recognized a 23-year veteran of the local Police Department.  Chief of Police Brian Melton honored Officer Gabe Gomez for his service of 2.3 decades here and presented him with a

WHOA Benefit Horse Show and Cookout June 24

The White Oaks Therapeutic Equestrian Center (WHOA) of Morrison, IL, is set to host its fourth annual benefit Horse Show on Saturday, June 24, 2017, at the Gold Star FS Arena at the Whiteside County Fairgrounds. The show will be a benefit for WHOA, with all of the proceeds going

Family Safe from House Fire

Editor’s note:  Kathy Anderson submitted photo 6. Photographer Steve Siefken submitted these photos of a Morrison, IL, house fire that occurred Sunday afternoon, June, 11, 2017.  “The call came in around 2:00 p.m.,” he noted.  “The family had been camping and were asleep,”  Siefken noted.  “I was told that the

MMTA’s Leading Man Emeritus–Don Miller

“In 1961, about five people were posing ideas” for a Morrison, IL, theater group.  They met at the residence of Donald and Eileen Miller, “an apartment over the garage of a house that isn’t there anymore.”  What was to become the enduring Morrison Music Theatre Association (MMTA) originated “over Eileen’s

Ryan Neumann is New Farmers’ Market Vendor

Are you looking for a locally handcrafted Father’s Day gift that will be of use for years?  Consider the six-bottle caddie held by hobbyist Ryan Neumann, Morrison, IL.  The handy opener will never be lost.  It travels well in the car or boat, to picnics or back yards.  Condiment bottles,