“Make new friends, but keep the old” is a simple tune sung by Girl Scouts throughout the years. The former Green Hill Education Team is inviting past Green Hills adult members to sing it again, at the Green Hills Reunion and Memorial Garden Rededication Ceremony, Sunday, July 19, 2015, from
The office of thecity1.com will be closed Wednesday, July 15, through Sunday, July 19, 2015. Obituaries will be posted as usual, and emails will continue to be received. Press releases can be slipped under the office door or attached to the whiteboard outside.
The author of To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee, wrote a prior novel that was set 25 years after TKM. Ironically, she wrote the “new” tale 25 years before the earlier one was published. Lee recently assured fans that her latest publication includes Atticus Finch and his now-grown daughter, “Scout,”
On Wednesday, July 15, 2015, at 7:00 p.m., please join us as we give a warm Spring Valley welcome to a returning favorite Gospel group, Keepers of the Faith Quartet. Note their concert is midweek, rather than on Sunday. The time–7:00 p.m.–and location–10960 Spring Valley Road, Fulton, IL–are the same
A Tornado Watch has been issued for the Morrison, IL, area. Notices began about 4:00 p.m., Monday, July 13, 2015.
Thomson Sesquicentennial is seeking younsters as participants in a Pedal Tractor Pull, to be held Saturday, July 25, 2015, at 4:00 p.m. The tractor pull will be held behind the Thomson School. Prizes and trophies will be awarded after the challenging fun. Bring your future Future Farmers and come out
Senior Joshua Vos of Morrison, IL, participated in commencement ceremonies for the Luther College class of 2015 at 10:00 a.m., Sunday, May 24, in Luther’s Regents Center, in Decorah, IA. Vos received a degree in Physical Education and Health. He is the son of Arlyn and Polly Vos, Morrison. A
The upcoming Thomson, IL, Sesquicentennial anniversary celebration will fill the weekend of Friday, July 24, through Sunday, July 26, 2015. Invite family and friends to celebrate this historic anniversary with the Village of Thomson, as it begins its next milestone. Mega-festival events are open to residents of surrounding states, cities,
Rules changes for the 2016 baseball and softball seasons were made at Rules Committee meetings in May 2015 in Indianapolis, IN. Those changes were subsequently approved by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Board of Directors in early June. According to the NFHS Athletics Participation Survey, baseball
On Monday, July 13, 2015, 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 Parks and Recreation Advisory Board
Joan M. Mensch, 84, of The Alverno Health Care Facility, Clinton, IA, died Saturday, July 11, 2015, at The Alverno. Joan was born January 25, 1931, in Charles City, IA, to William E. and Antina H. (Beekman) Dinkel. She was educated in the Charles City schools. She then attended the
The newly-created City of Morrison Rec Program initiated a four-week series of “Days in the Park” on Thursday, July 9, 2015, from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m., with activities for children ages three to seven at Water Works Park. Youngsters were split into two age groups; those age five and under
One of the highlights of July is the Whiteside County annual Barn Tour. This year’s event takes place over the weekend of Saturday, July 11, and Sunday, July 12, 2015. Twelve barns on ten farms will be featured, all in the Morrison, IL, area. Saturday hours are 9:00 a.m. to
Imagine you are taking a walk along a nature trail. You come upon a page from a children’s book, laminated and mounted on a stake. As you continue to walk, you discover another page, then another, and another. Soon you realize you are reading a story as you go along!
A playful window display at Ruth Gundlach, Agent, State Farm Insurance in Fulton, IL, was filled with colorful, suspended beach balls with a serious message. It advised, “Don’t let the ball drop. Come in and review your accounts.” The insurance agency is pleased to announce the addition of new team