The Morrison High School auditorium is nearly always a place of shared joy. So it was on Thursday, May 29, 2014, as 73 eighth grade students were promoted to high school before family and friends. Prior to the 7:00 p.m. exercises, student-produced videos were displayed on a screen above the
One of Morrison Junior High Principal Darryl Hogue’s last duties was conducted on Thursday, May 29, 2014, as he presented promotional certificates to 73 eighth graders. As they move forward as Morrison High School students, their principal advances his educational career. Hogue accepted a significant promotion of his own. On
Near the southwest corner of Grove Hill Cemetery, along N. High Street, Morrison, IL, there is a brass sundial. It rests within a white, fluted, Doric column of concrete. Embossed on the top of the column are the builder’s name–W. G. WESTENDORF–and the date–MCMLXXII. As many do, the sundial offers
In conjunction with the big “Dutch Bowl,” the Alumni Football Game between the Morrison Mustangs and the Fulton Steamers on Friday, June 27, 2014, an Alumni Band will be formed to play pre-game and half-time programs. The action takes place at the Morrison High Football Stadium, 643 Genesee Avenue, Morrison,
Morrison Historic Preservation Commission will meet on Tuesday, June 3, 2014, at City Hall, 200 W. Main Street, Morrison, IL, beginning at 5:00 p.m. in the lower-level Boards and Commissions Meeting Room. The agenda follows. Call to Order Roll Call/Attendance Approval of May 6, 2014, minutes New Business Unfinished Business
Editor’s note: Andrea Allen, R. N. BSN, was the feartured speaker at the Monday, May 26, 2014, Memorial Day Services. At the request of thecity1.com, she submitted her essay for those who were moved by it and those who were unable to hear her speak in person. Mr. Prombo asked
Eighty-four-year-old Robert Brands participated in the American Legion Honor Guard during the Morrison, IL, Memorial Day Parade and services, Monday, May 26, 2014. He was one of five members who offered the rifle salute. Brands is a veteran of the Korean War. Last summer, on Saturday, July 27, 2013, he
Editor’s note: This insightful piece was the winning 7th grade essay in the annual Whiteside County 6th through 8th grade competition, addressing “What a Veteran Means to Me.” May 5, 2014 Veteran Essayby Preston Behrens A veteran is kind of like a superhero to me. They saved the world from
At 4:00 a.m. Jim Prombo was dismayed at the Monday, May 26, 2014, rainstorm. It looked to ruin the annual Memorial Day Parade and service he and others had carefully built. He need not have worried. By the time the first-rate parade units began moving at 10:30, originating at N.
The Lincoln-Manahan House Museum, at 607 E. 3rd Street, in Sterling, IL, will be open each weekend now through October 2014, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday afternoons. A meticulously restored home/museum, the building depicts Sterling life in the mid-1800’s, when Abraham Lincoln visited this area. He slept
People enjoy watching the ever-changing images within the flames in a fireplace. They are mesmerizing and soothing. Image that view magnified exponentially in a controlled fire. Imagined images take on gigantic proportions! What can you find in these photos of a big brush burn, taken Sunday, May 25, 2014? It
On 05-23-14 at approximately 10:26 a.m. Deputies responded to a two-vehicle traffic accident at the intersection of Luther and Fargo Roads. Through the investigation, it was determined that an eastbound vehicle driven by Robert L. Unterzuber, 86, and his passenger Marilyn K. Unterzuber, 84, both of Rock Falls, IL, failed
The “Let’s Feed Our Children” free summer lunch program will begin on Tuesday, June 3, for all Sterling, and Morrison, IL, kids and continue through Thursday, August 14, 2014. Serving will be from 11:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. This is the 13th year the United Way of Whiteside County
On Tuesday, May 27, 2014, the City of Morrison Council Meeting will convene at 7:00 p.m.in the Whiteside County Board Room, 400 N. Cherry Street, Morrison, IL. The Agenda follows. Call To Order Roll Call Pledge of Allegiance Public Comment Board and Commission Reports Report of City Officers Proclamation, Relay
The office of thecity1.com will be closed Friday, May 23, and Monday, May 26, 2014. Kindly leave phone messages, submit emails, and leave press released under the office door. The Editor will retrieve these throughout the weekend.