No matter what you think of Donald J. Trump, you got to admit he’s a cracker-jack salesman, with an uncanny gift for manipulating the mainstream media, like a three-armed, rental clown juggling pin-pulled grenades, on an express elevator to hell. Every single day something he touches starts smoking. You’ve heard
Monday, February 27, 2017, 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 Morrison Historic Preservation Commission Reports of
Morrison High School Activities Director Gregg Dolan noted, “As the spring sport season is set to start, there are couple of webstores open through Adcraft. The Baseball store will close on Thursday, March 2, 2017. The Boys and Girls Track store will close on Friday, March 3.” The web address
Resthave Home, 408 Maple Avenue, Morrison IL, celebrates another first! Keith Richards Main and Dillenger Franklin Main were baptized in Resthave’s Chapel on Sunday, February 12, 2017. Keith is the father of Dillenger and was baptized before his son. Reverend Ryan Sutton said he was happy to be the
Clinton Community College will host a variety of exhibits in the new Art Gallery located in the renovated Library. The community is invited to view the exhibits and to attend the receptions for the artists. The CCC Library is located at 1000 Lincoln Boulevard, Clinton, IA. CCC Instructor Pat Cheak
The 2017 Boys 2A Regional Basketball Tournament concluded at Morrison High School, 643 Genesee Avenue, Morrison, IL, on Friday, February 24, 2017. Action began with a 5:30 p.m., Three-Point Shootout. The Championship Game at 7:00 p.m., concluded with excitement. Fourth-ranked Winnebago edged first-ranked Sterling-Newman, by a score of 67 to
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
The Volunteer Educators at the Windmill Cultural Center in Fulton, IL, invite the public to attend the next program of the season. The March 8, 2017, Wild Winter Wednesdays at the Windmill Cultural Center will teach guests about the history of passenger railroads. The public is invited to gather at 9:00
Herbert Doering, Jr., 90, of Prophetstown, IL, died Sunday February 26, 2017, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling, IL. Herbert was born September 7, 1926, in Sterling, IL, to Herbert and Mabel (Keefer) Doering, Sr. He was educated in the Prophetstown grade schools and was a 1944 graduate of Prophetstown
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
The American quilt is an art form that continues to thrive, more than 200 years after we gained our independence and began to put our distinctive spin on the quilts we knew from the British Isles. Each quilt tells a story, whether it is a Log Cabin from 1818 or
Cleaves C. Prescott, 100, of Resthave Home in Morrison, IL, died Friday, February 24, 2017 at Resthave Home. Cleaves was born February 16, 1917, in Rindge, NH, to Benjamin and Charlotte M. (Carey) Prescott. He was a graduate of the Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston, MA. He served in
Morrison Community High School, 643 Genesee Avenue, Morrison, IL, will host a concert by the Symphonic Band of Northwestern College, Orange City, IA, on Monday, March 13, 2017, at 7:00 p.m. The concert is free; students and community members are invited. Included will be traditional and modern selections, by composers