August 25 Museum Program: Dutch Days and Vogel Families

  Fulton, IL, resident Barbara Mask will document the origin of Dutch Days in 1974 during her PowerPoint program, at Morrison’s Heritage Museum, on Sunday, August 25, 2024.  Doors open at 1:00 p.m., and her program begins promptly at 1:30. The museum, at...

August 17 Demolition Derby Results and Photos

  24-26 / SATURDAY DEMO DERBY Tyler Bielema earned the evening’s top prize of $2000 from the Open Wire Full Size heat, at the Demolition Derby, Saturday, August 17, 2024.  Extreme Derby Promotions, headed by Rob Mahnesmith of Chillicothe, IL, and his...

Fair Results of August 17

  Below are Saturday, August 17, 2024, winners in the following classes:  Kids Tractor Pedal Pull 2; Truck and Tractor Pull; Fair Board Election results; Friend of the Fair Award. 24-24 / PEDAL PULL 2 With hands clutched on the steering wheels and determination...

Fair Results of August 16

  Below are Thursday, August 16, 2024, Exhibit winners:  Open Culinary; Open Floriculture; Junior Floriculture; Open Beef; Open Sheep; Open Heavy Horses; Tractor Pull classes.  All states are Illinois, and all towns are Morrison, unless noted. 24-19 / OPEN...

August 17 Bike Winners and Featured Folks

  Vada McBride won the sixth bike giveaway, at 2:00  p.m. on Saturday, August 17, sponsored by Gibson Oil.  This ten-year-old is a fifth grader at Southside Elementary School.  “Yeah,” she has a bicycle, “but it’s old,” she stated. ...