The untimely and sad passing of beloved dance teacher Anne Petersen has stirred memories of lessons, recitals, costumes, a 30-year anniversary, and performances of “The Nutcracker Ballet.” Her efforts to share a love of dance have surely resonated...
On Monday morning, May 20, 2013, Bob Vaughn, above left, was filled with anticipation. “The first new brick on [a] Market Street [building] will be layed today!” he announced. The men who made that happen are, left-to-right: Eric Elmendorf,...
“Dancing is the loftiest, the most moving, the most beautiful of the arts, because it is no mere translation or abstraction from life; it is life itself,” stated Havelock Ellis in The Dance of Life. Morrison, IL, choreographer and dance instructor Anne...
“Well done, thou good and faithful [public] servant…” seems apropos of the dozen years Roger Drey has held the title, His Honor, the Mayor of Morrison, IL. He ran for Mayor in 2001 and was unopposed for re-elections in 2005 and 2009. He...
Sarah Thornidke presented the Morrison Chamber of Commerce and Stephanie Vavra with a new-in-box version of a Morrison, IL, Monopoly game. Her late mother retained a few of these games “…sponsored by the Morrison Chamber of Commerce.” Do you...
