Editor’s note: This photo of the “Feast of St. Nicholas” was painted in 1685 by R. Brakenburg. First Presbyterian Church, 100 E. Lincolnway, Morrison, IL, offers a free Christmas community meal, from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m., on Thursday, December 13, 2018. The building is handicap accessible. Community members of all
It is not too late to place your order for a delicious fresh, fully-cooked, smoked and boneless ham for Christmas. Delivery will be on Wednesday, December 19, 2018. Contact a Lions Club member or call Jim Blakemore, 772-3744, Bob Smith, 772-2896, or Flora Stralow, 772-4874. As you decorate for Christmas
Worship during the 2018 season of Advent at Bethesda Lutheran Church, 301 W. South Street, Morrison, IL, will be every Sunday in December: 2, 9, 16, and 23. Each service begins at 9:00 a.m. At the worship service on the 16th, the message of the day will be in the
Stewards of the Upper Mississippi River Refuge and the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service will co-host a birding tour into the closed area of Lost Mound, on Saturday, December 22, 2018. Tours are free, but seating is limited. Registration is required. Please call the refuge office at 815-273-2732 to
It’s a special time of year! To showcase that, Clinton Symphony Orchestra’s popular “Holidays with the Symphony” concert is Saturday, December 8, 2018, at 7:30 p.m., in Vernon Cook Theater at Clinton High School, 817 8th Avenue South, Clinton, IA. Now in its 65th year, the CSO has been a
The Black Box Theatre presents the holiday romantic comedy “It Had to Be You” by Renee Taylor and Joseph Bologna. It runs through November to Sunday, December 2, 2018, at 1623 5th Avenue, Moline, IL. “If you’re looking for something fun to do with friends or out-of-town family, we suggest
Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois (GSNI) is honored to receive a Corporation for National and Community Service Federal grant for Project Opportunity, an AmeriCorps program developed by GSNI. The program will be implemented throughout the organization’s service area. Project Opportunity is a youth development and education program for underserved girls.
Timber Lane Christmas Tree Farm and TLC Country Store will be open for the Christmas season the day after Thanksgiving, Friday, November 23, 2018. Find us at 7250 Garden Plain Road, Fulton, IL. We will be open every day from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., except Sundays, when we are
The Figge Art Museum Store will participate in “Museum Store Sunday” this Sunday, November 25, 2018, from noon to 5:00 p.m. Support your local museums and find unique purchases. Enjoy chocolat chaud, a mini-Parisian Flea Market (with special finds, thanks to the French Club), and free gift wrapping, at the
Emmanuel Reformed Church, 202 E. Morris Street, Morrison, IL, cordially invites the area to its 12th Annual Voices of Praise Christmas Cantata, “The King is Here!” Three concerts will be presented on Friday, December 14, 2018, at 7:00 p.m.; Saturday, December 15, at 3:00 p.m.; Sunday, December 16, at 7:00
The City of Clinton, IA, welcomes Chinese students to the Community’s new Pangaea International Academy. Eastern Iowa Community Colleges and Clinton Community College are working to provide classes for those who wish to learn more about the country of China. Would you like to learn to make authentic dumplings? Mandarin
The first week of November 2018, members of the Morrison High School Football team made a special presentation to Dr. Nicky Eustace, physician at Morrison Community Hospital, 303 N. Jackson Street, Morrison, IL. They wanted to thank her for being their team doctor this year and for being an encouragement
The Morrison Chamber of Commerce held an Appreciation Lunch for members in September 2018, in celebration of Chamber of Commerce Week. Pictured are members enjoying a picnic-style lunch outside the Chamber of Commerce office, 221 W. Main Street, Morrison, IL.
Bring the fresh scent of Christmas into your home or business! White Oaks Therapeutic Equestrian Center (WHOA) continues its annual Balsam Christmas Wreath sale, through Monday, November 19, 2018. Wreaths are 24″ in diameter and come with a bow, ready for immediate display indoors or outside. The cost s $25.
Clinton Community College is pleased to announce an upcoming performance for the 2018-19 Visiting Artist season. This is the 45th year that CCC has offered performances for the community, as part of the Quad Cities Arts, a program that strives to make artists accessible to people of all walks of