On Thursday, October 29, 2015, Resthave will host “Autumn Extravaganza” Craft and Vendor Show from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The location is 408 Maple Avenue, Morrison, IL. Lunch options are pork chop, hot dog, and hamburger sandwiches, chips, and a drink for $5.50 or $6.50. “Come over your lunch
The NAMI Sauk Area Support Group will meet at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, October 27, 2015, at Sinnissippi Centers, 325 IL Route 2, Dixon, IL. This meeting provides education as well as support to families struggling with a diagnosis of mental illness in a relative or friend. The Board of Directors
On Wednesday, October 14, 2015, Morrison Rotary welcomed Stephanie Neas to the organization. Neas is the Wellness Director at Windsor Manor Assisted Living and Memory Care Community, 403 Scenic Street, Morrison, IL. Shown is her sponsor, Mark Schuler, presenting her with a pin and welcoming her to the club.
The River Cities Quilt Guild will meet at Fulton Presbyterian Church, 311 N. Ninth Street, Fulton, IL, on Tuesday, October 20, 2015, with a short business meeting at 7:00 p.m. A show-and-tell demonstration by those present will follow. The program will be guest speaker Jane Kiser from Geneseo, IL. Her program
Hospice of the Rock River Valley recently placed this “Future Site of” sign on land donated by the Dr. Richard Prescott family. It will be the site for construction of the Hospice of the Rock River Valley Hospice Home. “I say congratulations to Carolyn Spencer and her board! The Prescott
Morrison, IL, Dunlap Lodge #321 A.F. & A.M. held their 17th Annual Golf Scramble on Saturday, August 22, 2015. Money raised goes to the Dunlap Lodge Scholarship Fund, which benefits Morrison High School students. We would like to thank all the golfers who played in the tournament and the staff
Volunteer Terry Jones leads a men’s club at Resthave Home, 408 Maple Avenue, Morrison IL. The men get together and talk about different topics, such as time spent in the service, planes, boats, automobiles, farming, etc. Jones often finds a prop or picture to bring and get the topic started.
The NAMI Sauk Area Support Group will meet at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, August 25, 2015, at Sinnissippi Centers, 325 IL Route 2, Dixon, IL. This meeting provides education as well as support to families struggling with a diagnosis of mental illness in a relative or friend. NAMI Sauk Area is
The ABWA-Midwest Heartland Chapter was chartered as an official chapter of the American Business Women’s Association on Tuesday, August 11, 2015, at the Clinton Area Chamber of Commerce, 721 S. Second Street, Clinton, IA. Nancy Griffin, ABWA National President, and Meg Bell, ABWA National Vice President, traveled from Kansas to
At the Wednesday, July 29, 2015, Rotary meeting, Luke Vander Bleek, left, received his second Paul Harris Fellow Award for making substantial financial contributions to the Foundation. Pictured is Foundation Chair Phil Renkes presenting the award to Vander Bleek. The Rotary Foundation is the charitable arm of Rotary International. It
LuAnne Navarra, P.E.O. Chapter FL Corresponding Secretary, submitted this report. P.E.O. Chapter FL met in the home of Maisie Renkes on Tuesday, July 21, 2015. Renkes and co-hostess Doris Robertson served a refreshing and delicious strawberry dessert. The business meeting was led by Chapter FL President Jean Eggemeyer. Following the
Wyatt Wollam, Fenton, IL, 4th grader, submitted this report. Jr. Stewards is a program at the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife Refuge, in Savanna, IL. At the Jr. Stewards July session, our planned canoe trip had to be canceled due to inclement weather. Our program’s Director, Pam Steinhaus, had a
Keith Zoeller, Chair of the Rock Falls Rotary Corn Boil, makes final preparation with Cindy Poci, co-owner with Jerry Poci of Poci’s Market, for sweet corn to be featured at the 76th Annual Rock Falls Rotary Corn Boil. Rock Falls Community Building, 601 W. 10th Street, Rock Falls, IL, will
Whiteside County Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD) Education Foundation will host their 2015 Summer Fundraiser on Saturday, July 18, 2015, at Triple Play Bowling and Banquet, 1601 9th Avenue, Fulton IL. Doors open at 5:00 p.m. Entertainment by the Slough Buoys” band starts at 7:00. Tickets are $15 and
Morrison Lions had a busy month of June. Members enjoyed meeting the 2015 scholarship winner, Noah Blacklock, at their Tuesday, June 2, meeting. Blacklock expressed his appreciation for the scholarship and told of his plans to attend the University of Nebraska, majoring in chemical engineering or premed. He possibly will