Gary M. Farral submitted the following information. Concurrent Retirement and Disability Pay (CRDP) is a Department of Defense (DoD) program that allows some individuals to receive both military retired pay and VA disability compensation. This dual receipt was prohibited until the CRDP program began on January 1, 2004. CRDP is
Morrison P.E.O. Chapter FL held a special meeting at the home of chapter member Dr. Suellen Girard on Tuesday, August 30, 2013. A new member, Katie Selberg, was welcomed into Chapter FL. Pictured left-to-right are President Nancy Vandermyde, Selberg, and Vice President Jean Eggemeyer.
St. Peter Lutheran Church, 601 N. Jackson Street, Morrison, IL, will host a community blood drive from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 5, 2013, in Fellowship Hall. Appointments: To donate, please contact Debbie Heusinkveld at 815-772-4306 or visit www.bloodcenterimpact.org. Donor Eligibility Criteria: Potential donors must be at least
Save the date of Saturday, November 16, 2013. From 6:30 to 10:30 a.m. Morrison Lions Club members will be serving pancakes, sausage, scrambled eggs, and drinks at DQ Grill & Chill, 200 N. Sawyer Road, Morrison, IL. Morrison Little League Baseball and Softball parents and young helpers will also be
Dear Editor: On [Tuesday,] October 1, 2013, the Morrison Fillies Volleyball team faced the Fulton[, IL,] Lady Steamers. Rather than of team vs. team, the theme was crowd vs. cancer, as it was Volley for the Cure night. We wish to thank all those who attended and showed their amazing
Editor’s note: Lynnette Forth submitted this report. During a regular meeting of the Morrison, IL, School Board on Monday, October 28, 2013, members of the Board covered a lot of material. Superintendent Suellen Girard’sReport contained information of the possibility of acquiring new software. The District has a 30-day trial for
Janice Eileen Boelkens, 67, of Milledgeville, IL, entered the presence of the Lord Monday, November 4, 2013, while her loving husband was at her side, at Eagle Point Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Clinton, IA. Janice was born October 5, 1946, in Morrison, IL, to Edward and Marian G. (VanderEide) Newendyke.
On Saturday, November 9, 2013, Friends of the Parks will host Trivia for the Trail, a fundraiser, benefiting the Morrison-Rockwood Recreational Trail, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Prairie Ridge Golf Course’s Oak Room, 903 W. Morris Street, Morrison, IL. Register today at friendsoftheparksmorrison@gmail.com to get a free answer.
11/3/13 at 2:35 a.m. Justin J. Parker, 27, of Rock Falls, IL, was arrested in the 1800 block of E. French Street, Rock Falls, and charged with Criminal Trespass to Residence and Resisting Arrest. He was transported to the Whiteside County Jail. 10/29/13 at 11:36 p.m. Whiteside County Sheriff’s Deputies
Here is an opportunity to keep a thriving business in Morrison, IL. Through its “Mission Main Street Grant” program, JPMorgan Chase Bank will offer each of a dozen small businesses $250,000 to improve or expand their enterprises. One local business needs such funding to remain in Morrison, because the current
Going on right now is the Morrison Music Boosters’ Annual Wreath Sale Fundraiser. Please support our students by purchasing a lovely, fresh evergreen wreath, garland, or grave blanket sold by Morrison music students and provided by Wilson Greenhouses & Florist, 103 N. Heaton Street, Morrison, IL. Prices are$16–24″ wreath $25–30″
Whiteside Area Career Center (WACC) will host an Open House on Thursday, November 7, 2013, at 1608 Fifth Avenue, Sterling, IL. It will take place from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. “We have lots of Morrison, Erie, and Fulton, IL, students who attend WACC,” said Dana Fellows, Director of Technology and
Shortly after 2:30 p.m., Principal Joe Robbins accepted a donation of $277 from Hannah Blacklock on Friday, November 1, 2013. The presentation took place in his office at Southside School, 100 Academic Drive, Morrison, IL. Blacklock is Co-President of a dynamic youth service group at Morrison High School: Key Club.
The Board of Directors of Morrison Community Hospital, 303 N. Jackson Street, Morrison, IL, is pleased to announce the appointment of Pamela Pfister to the position of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Morrison Community Hospital. Pam joined the staff of Morrison Community Hospital in 2002 as Administrative Assistant. In her
Morrison Police Chief Brian Melton reports the following Arrests made and Citations issued since Friday, October 18, 2013. The following Arrests are reported. On Wednesday, October 16, 2013, Morrison Police arrested Jeremy T. Russie, age 36 of Morrison, IL, pursuant to an Arrest Warrant issued by Rusk County, WI, charging