In November 2021, the Morrison Lions Foundation and Morrison American Legion Post 328 began a campaign to raise funds, to replace the 350 flags that line U. S. Highway 30 and IL Route 78 through the City of Morrison, IL. The Morrison community and donors with connections to the area
Morrison Firefighters moved out their engines, tankers, and trucks to assemble tables and chairs in their storage bays. This effort was necessary to host the annual Pancake Breakfast on Sunday, May 15, 2022, from 7:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. Outside, left-to-right, Chad Hudson, David “Bubba” Dykstra, and Brian Johnson prepared
MCH Marketing Director Mick Welding submitted the press release and photo. From assisting with life-threatening crises in the emergency room, to caring for the elderly in their last moments, Nurses perform some of the most difficult and heartbreaking tasks in the medical world. As workers who perform essential healthcare tasks,
Sharon Boles submitted the photographs. Perhaps you saw and/or heard a large number of motorcycles roar onto the downtown streets of Morrison, IL, on Saturday, May 14, 2022, about 1:00 p.m. They added shine and color in the early afternoon sunshine, as they arrayed their vehicles in clusters. The group
Sharon Boyles submitted the press release and photos. There are unique, hand-created gift ideas for someone special, at The Loft on Main, 112 E. Main Street, Morrison, IL. Graduations, Fathers Day, birthdays, weddings, retirements, and more are timely gifting occasions. For the golfer, the gallery has a free-standing or wall-mount
Let’s Feed Our Children Provides Free Meals to Whiteside County Children. With summer right around the corner, it’s time to think about keeping children healthy while school is out. United Way of Whiteside County will provide free meals to children all summer long. “Our program provides kids in Whiteside County
In advance of Memorial Day, Morrison Historical Society offers a program by Stephanie Vavra, featuring the flag of the United States of America and four variations of The Pledge of Allegiance. The event is on Sunday, May 22, 2022, at Morrison’s Heritage Museum, 202 E. Lincolnway, Morrison, IL. Doors open
The Loft on Main, 112 E. Main Street, Morrison, IL, will host Third Thursday, during the prettiest month of the year, on May 19, 2022, from 8:00 to 10:00 a.m., before the gallery doors open. Come in and say hello! Male and female community members are invited to relax in
Second Saturday in May is an initiative of the National Association of Letter Carriers, who sponsor the annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive. Community members are urged to fill a “bag [with] healthy, non-perishable food items and place it by your mailbox, for your letter carrier to pick up and
William Patton took the photograph. Editor’s note: On Saturday, May 14, 2022, the National Association of Letter Carriers invite you to place a bag of nonperishable food items by your mailbox. The annual Second Saturday in May collection day supplies donations to local food pantries across the Nation. Morrison Friends
Offered for sale in Morrison, IL, is a one-story house at 16031 Greenland Drive. Located on the east edge of the City limits, at the corner of Greenland Drive and Hazel Road, it is just minutes from town. At approximately 1700 sq. feet, there are three bedrooms and three baths;
Kathy Schmidt submitted the press release and photographs. On Saturday May 6, 2022, the local 4H Clubs (Cottonwood and Rip Snorters) went to work at Kelly Park and Waterworks Pickleball Courts, to clean up leaves and limbs. Over 60 bags of debris were gathered! “They were an awesome group of
Editor’s note: Visit Andresen Nature Center next door to Heritage Canyon, from 10:00 a.m.-to-4:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 7, 2022. Stimulating free activities for children include water bottle rocket launches; prairie information; taxidermy; 2000 new bees to watch! Early American Crafters welcome the public to enter 11 buildings in Heritage
Editor’s note: Visit Heritage Canyon, next door to Andresen Nature Center, on Friday, May 6, and Saturday, May 7, 2022, from 10:00 a.m.-to-4:00 p.m. both days. Eleven buildings and the grounds will be open. Andresen Nature Center, 409 N. 4th Street, Fulton, IL, will celebrate the remnant prairies in Whiteside
Editor’s note: Call Stephanie Vavra (815-772-8718) for simple directions to Lot 24-Block V, West. Memorial Day approaches on Monday, May 30, 2022. At Grove Hill Cemetery, there will be a gathering of citizens to mark the service of military personnel. Others will place decor on graves or pause at burial