University of Illinois Extension will host a Fruit Tree Pruning workshop on Saturday, January 19, 2019, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The location is Super Wash Training Center, 707 W. Lincolnway, and Morrison, IL. Extension Educators Bruce Black and Grant McCarty will instruct participants in the following: basic structure
Join University of Illinois Extension Educator Karla Belzer each month for Wits Fitness. She leads participants through interactive activities designed to exercise the brain, to maintain and enhance cognitive function and memory. We will offer this program at the Sterling Public Library, 102 W. 4th Street, Sterling, IL, from 10:00 to
Join University of Illinois Extension Master Gardeners, as they host a hands-on workshop creating remedies for natural home keeping. This program will take place at the Sterling Public Library, 102 W. 4th Street, Sterling, IL, on Saturday, February 9, 2019, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Visit each of the
Beginning Saturday, January 5, 2019, the Figge Art Museum’s second-floor Mary Waterman Gildehaus Community Gallery will feature the artwork of local elementary art students, for the annual “Young Artists at the Figge” exhibition. The exhibition will kick-off with works by elementary art students from Pleasant Valley, IA, Schools. Nine area
Make Monday, January 7, 2019, family pizza night while supporting an outstanding organization. White Oaks Therapeutic Equestrian Center, WHOA, is partnering with the Clinton, IA, Pizza Ranch, located at 1347 11th Street NW, to raise some dough on Monday, January 7, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Pizza Ranch will donate
Bethesda Blaze, Relay for Life Team from Bethesda Lutheran Church, Morrison, IL, is sponsoring their annual Scotch Doubles Bowling Fun Night, on Saturday, January 26, 2019. All proceeds will be donated to The American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life event of Whiteside County. Shifts are 5:30 p.m. and 8:30 at
Although the Karpeles Manuscript Museum in Rock Island, IL, has been in existence since 1963, few people are aware of what treasures it holds. The local Rock Island site is part of several locations Nationwide which display the largest private collection of original manuscripts and documents. Chris and Margie Cain,
On Thursday, January 3, 2019, the House of Representatives passed legislation that will fundamentally change the way the House operates. The rules package will ensure that the House is more effective, fiscally responsible, and working with integrity for the people. Congresswoman Cheri Bustos, Illinois’ 17th Congressional District, stated, “For far too
Morrison Police Chief Brian Melton reports the following Arrests made and Citations issued since Friday, December 28, 2018. Arrests: On Thursday, December 27, 2018, at approximately 2:50 p.m., Morrison Police responded to a domestic dispute at 319 N. Jackson Street, Morrison, IL. As a result of the investigation, on Wednesday,
Donald Lyle Miller, 90, of Morrison, IL,, passed away Friday, January 4, 2019, at Mercy North, Clinton, IA. Don was born October 3, 1928, near Lanark, IL, in Rock Creek Township, Carroll County, IL, the son of Louis G. and Lucille M. (Franklin) Miller. He married Eileen Leah Bealer in
On Thursday, January 3, 2019, Congresswoman Cheri Bustos was sworn in for her fourth term in the House of Representatives. In the 116th Congress, she will continue to be a strong voice for Illinois’ 17th Congressional District. Pictured left-to-right are Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi; Bustos’s husband, Rock Island County
Morrison High School Golf Coach Justin Stevenson submitted this feature and photos. The Morrison High School Golf team hosted its end of the the year Awards Night on Wednesday, October, 17, 2018. The presentation took place over a dinner at Happy Joe’s Pizza restaurant in Morrison, IL. Golfers left-to-right include
Morrison High School Scholastic Bowl Coach Brian Bartoz submitted this article and photos. Morrison High School’s Scholastic Bowl team traveled to Rockford, IL, on Sunday, October 7, 2018, to participate in a taping of Bergstrom’s Stateline Quiz Bowl. The televised program provides a format through which Scholastic Bowl/Quiz Bowl teams,
Coach Julia Deter reported three Autumn 2018 matches for Morrison Varsity Girls Volleyball. On Tuesday, October 2, Morrison lost to Riverdale, by a score of 1 to 2. On Thursday, October 4, Morrison lost to Sherrard, by a score of 0 to 2. On Tuesday, October 16, Morrison lost to
Thelma M. Dykstra, 87, of Morrison, IL, formerly of Fulton, IL, died Tuesday, January 1, 2019, at Resthave Home Assisted Living in Morrison. Thelma was born September 24, 1931, in Fulton, to Alfred G. and Nellie (Byland) Kettler. She was educated in the Fulton Grade Schools and was a graduate