The Whiteside County Fair has been very busy preparing for an impressive line-up of entertainment at this year’s fair! It is sure to please all who attend. The Fair opens on Tuesday, August 15, and concludes after five amazing days, on Saturday, August 19, 2017. The 147th annual fair, held
The Chicago Cubs Trophy Tour, presented by State Farm, is coming to Sterling, IL. It honors the 2016 World Series Championship won by the team. The last Cubs World Series victory was 108 years ago, in 1908. The location is Challand Middle School, 1700 6th Avenue, Sterling, with viewing from 6:00
In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, Friday, March 17, 2017, several food and beverage choices will be offered in Morrison, IL, from east-to-west and north-to-south. Choose corned beef and cabbage meals, reuben sandwiches, desserts, and beverages with a nod to the Irish. Below are 18 options, several of which are
Several area Chambers of Commerce will host the U. S. Chamber of Commerce for a legislative update on Thursday, April 13, 2017. Participate in an interactive dialogue over tasty food. Topics will include health care (Affordable Care Act repeal/repair/replace/etc.); tax reform; infrastructure; regulatory rollback and reform. Directors from Dixon, Fulton,
Northside Elementary will host a Blood Drive from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. on Monday, March 20, 2017. This drive is open to the public. It will be held in the Northside Elementary Cafeteria, 520 N. Genesee Avenue, Morrison, IL. The drive is part of the MVRBC Lifesavings program and helps
Friends of Odell Public Library, 307 S. Madison Street, Morrison, IL, will host the film “Hoosiers,” on Tuesday, March 14, 2017, beginning at 2:00 p.m. There is a passion to high school sports; nothing in professional sports equals the intensity of a really important high school basketball game. “Hoosiers” knows
Due to wide appeal, the Saturday, March 18, 2017, presentation by Mary Fons has been changed to Ebenezer Reformed Church, 309 E. Park Street, Morrson, IL. The times, from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m., remain unchanged. “The Quilt: America’s Greatest Creative Legacy,”is the topic of Fons’s dynamic lecture about the history
Residents are encouraged to donate blood during a blood drive on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at Morrison Institute of Technology, 701 Portland Avenve, Morrison, IL. Blood will be collected from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m., in the Parkinson Auditorium in the Administration Building. Morrison Tech’s Student Government organization is partnering
The Sterling-Rock Falls Historical Society’s next meeting will be held on Sunday, March 12, 2017, at 2:00 p.m., in CGH Medical Center’s Ryberg Auditorium, 100 E. LeFevre, Sterling, IL. Meet and hear Chicago, IL, author Stan Banash, aka “Tex,” discuss his most recent book. Roadside History of Illinois has received
Ash Wednesday is considered a day to cleanse the soul as the season of Lent begins. Ashes are used to mark a cross on the foreheads of churchgoers to symbolize repentance for sin. Palm crosses from the last Palm Sunday are burned, and the ash is used to mark parishioners.
Enthusiastic, caring volunteers are needed as White Oaks Therapeutic Equestrian Center (WHOA) prepares for the upcoming series of horse lessons. White Oaks was established for the purpose of providing recreational, educational, therapeutic, and social opportunities for persons with disabilities. Tawny Wiersema stated,” We have several opportunities available to volunteer for
Kaywyn J. Beswick, R.N./Morrison ARC Blood Drive Coordinator, submitted this report. The first American Red Cross blood drive in Morrison for the New Year was held at Morrison United Methodist Church, 200 W. Lncolnway, Morrison, IL, on Thursday, January 19, 2017, from noon to 6:00 p.m. The sponsor for the
The Education Committee of de Immigrant Windmill Area will host its fifth annual baking competition. Entries will be received on Tuesday, March 28, 2017, between 10:00 a.m. and noon. Each entry will include two like items for submission. One entry will be sold at a Bake Sale held during the
Morrison High School Wresting Coach Tony Wright submitted the report and photos. It was a great weekend for the Mustang Wrestling Nation! Dylan Keller, left, and Joe Eads, competed in the IHSA State Tournament, Thursday, February 16, through Saturday, February 18, 2017, after both won their individual Sectional the previous
There’s something new to love at your library beginning Monday, February 27, 2017. Odell Public Library, 307 S. Madison Street, Morrison, IL, is excited to announce the addition of a kitchen center to the children’s area. Three-year-old kitchen test volunteers are Cora Rider, left, and Muira Layne It’s no secret