Do you have a business idea? Morrison Area Development Corporation (MADC) is holding their first annual FastPitch Entrepreneur Contest. The contest seeks individuals looking for a chance to fulfill their dream of starting a business. MADC hopes that this will lead to the development of new enterprises and expansion of
There will be two celebrations this weekend at Spring Valley Reformed Church, 10960 Spring Valley Road, Fulton, IL, and both include music and the message of the Gospels. For more information, visit the church website at https://sites.google.com/site/springvalleyreformedchurch/ or call Randy Venema at 815-499-8843. Both concerts will be held outdoors. Enjoy
Dear Editor: What an amazing evening it was for Hospice of the Rock River Valley at the Tapas & Tinis Hospice House Fundraiser! The fundraiser was a new concept incorporating community members as chefs. They made a variety of appetizers for the guests to enjoy, along with specialty martini drinks
Summer will soon transition to autumn, but there is time for one last car show at DQ Grill & Chill, 200 N. Sawyer Road, Morrison, IL. The last and largest of four informal, drive-in car-truck-cycle shows organized by Ron Weimer and his many assistants, takes place Sunday, September 13, 2015, from
The Odell Public Library Program Room, 307 S. Madison Street, Morrison, IL, is the setting for a presentation by members of Morrison Travel Club (MTC) nicknamed The Three Amigos: Marc Adami, Ned Nesti, Jr. (Co-Director), and Mark Zinnen. Lightheartedly titled “The Netherlands: You’re Not Much if You’re Not Dutch and
Connie Barr, Morrison, IL, award-winning quilter, at left, will be a presenter at the Best of Yesteryear event, sponsored by River Cities Quilt Guild. Sessions take place Saturday, September 19, 2015, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and Sunday, September 20, from noon to 4:00 p.m. The event will be
City Department of Public Works crew members transferred a dump truck load of “cold patch” surfacing material to the downtown area, on Wednesday, September 9, 2015. The location of these patches is 230 E. Main Street, Morrison, IL. City Administrator Barry Dykhuizen commented, “Each year as summer winds down, we
The Morrison Community Unit School District #6 Board of Education will conduct a Special Meeting on Thursday, September 10, 2015. The purpose is to seat a new member to replace Michael Vegter from Union Grove Township. Vegter has been a School Board member since 2011. The meeting will take place
Dana McCoy submitted the following article. Photos by thecity1.com. Morrison’s 21st annual Paint the Town is scheduled for Saturday, September 19, 2015, in downtown, Morrison, IL. Main Street and intersecting sidestreets become the creative canvas for all ages, all talent levels, and all creative messages. The Main Street windows often
Professional storyteller Barry Cloyd will be featured at the Sterling-Rock Falls Historical Society meeting Sunday, September 13, 2015. His presentation begins at 2:00 p.m. at the CGH Medical Center Ryberg Auditorium, 100 E. LeFevre Road, Sterling, IL. From the main entrance lobby, turn left and proceed to the first hall
The Morrison Chamber of Commerce Board is making plans for 2015 themed events in Morrison, IL. Please save these holiday dates. We hope you and your families can participate in both of this year’s events. Watch for more details on both events coming soon. The annual Halloween Parade along Main Street will
Around noon on Tuesday, September 8, 2015, someone mistakenly took an aluminum “painter’s” ladder from the front of a local man’s home. He was disassembling a cabinet in the “right of way” green space and had gone inside for a moment. The ladder was not a cast-off piece. He urges
Heritage Canyon, 515 N. 4th Street, Fulton, IL, is a 12-acre wooded site ideal for nature walks, throughout the seasons. The cost to traverse Heritage Canyon is by donations only, all of which are used for improvement of the park. Heritage Canyon is dotted with 11 buildings and two bridges that
On Saturday afternoon, September 12, 2015, join the Morrison Historical Society Board of Trustees, MHS members, your friends, and new acquaintances in air-conditioned comfort, at Morrison’s Heritage Museum, 202 E. Lincolnway, Morrison, IL. The annual Ice Cream Social and sandwich supper will be held from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. Other
Kindermusik classes provide fun, music, and movement activities to foster brain development in babies and young children, while helping them bond with parents. Psychologists, neuroscientists, and experts in early childhood development have demonstrated that music does more for children than bring them joy; it helps their brain make the connections