Day to day changes in the weather make spring and Easter a bit closer. It is time to place your orders for roses from a Lions Club member. Easter is early–Sunday, March 27, 2016. Delivery of roses will be on Good Friday and Saturday, March 25 and 26. There is
First Presbyterian Church, 100 E. Lincolnway, Morrison, IL, offers Free Community Meals twice this month, from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m., each evening. All are welcome. The church is handicap accessible. Call 815-772-3510 for additional information. On Thursday, March 17, 2016, enjoy a Free St. Patrick’s Day Meal. The Mexico Mission
Clinton Community College, Clinton, IA, has announced the Fall 2015 President’s and Deans’ Lists of area Illinois scholars.
Clinton Community College, located at 944 Lincoln Boulevard, Clinton, IA, offers a High School Equivalency Testing (HiSET) program, for people in Iowa and Illinois who want to earn a High School Diploma. Ongoing classes begin every three weeks. The next Orientation meeting is Tuesday, March 8, 2016. A $15 Orientation
Morrison, and Fulton, IL, kindergarten classes colored pictures for Operation Shoebox–care packages for our military. Their colored pictures were sent with the care packages.
Nearly 60 students graduated from Ashford University’s Clinton, IA, campus in December 2015. The fall semester graduates were honored during a recognition ceremony and reception on Saturday, December 5, in Ashford’s Durgin Educational Center. Students from Erie, Fulton, Rock Falls, and Tampico, IL, are listed below.
Christ Lutheran School, 2000 18th Avenue, Sterling, IL, will hold its Spring Pancake Breakfast to benefit the school on Saturday, March 12, 2016, at Christ Lutheran School. The meal will be from 7:00 to 11:00 a.m. A delicious breakfast includes pancakes, scrambled eggs, farm-fresh pork sausage, applesauce, juice, or coffee.
It is never too early to begin planning your retirement! Please join First Wealth Financial Group for a free, informative Retirement Workshop and Dinner on Thursday, February 18, 2016, at 6:00 p.m. The event will be held in the City of Morrison Community Room of Odell Public Library, 307 S.
During February 2016, First Presbyterian Church, 100 E. Lincolnway, Morrison, IL, will host two free Community meals, from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. All are welcome. Thursday, February 11: The Mexico Mission Trip Crew will serve a variety of Italian raviolis and spaghetti, sides, drinks, and desserts. Thursday, February 25: Enjoy
District Governor Gary Meyers and Marcia Meyers visited the Morrison Lions Club at their business meeting on Tuesday, January 19, 2016. He discussed his experience at the last International Convention and told of his project for the year–Special Olympics. He has taken the “polar plunge” to raise money and to
Clinton Area Showboat Theatre (CAST) will hold auditions for its 2016 Main-Stage “Season of American Classics,” on Saturday, February 6, and Sunday, February 7, 2016, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Mullany Theatre at Ashford University, 400 N. Bluff Boulevard, Clinton, IA. Productions include “The Odd Couple,” “The
Ashford University’s faculty and staff are pleased to announce the Fall 2015 Dean’s List for its online program and the on-campus traditional programs. The Ashford University student community includes people from every state in the U. S. and several foreign countries. Listed are area Illinois students who were named to
This photo of Ground Zero at the World Trade Center was taken by Spencer Platt on Monday, October 29, 2012. It demonstrates the flooding caused to New York City, NY. Local volunteers became part of the hurricane recovery mission. They are fundraising for a new mission trip in June 2014.
Congratulations to John Prange and Mayor Everett Pannier for their donation to the Morrison, IL, Rotary Club’s Paul Harris Society. Prange, left, and Pannier, right, received their pins from Rotary Foundation Chairman Phil Renkes. The Paul Harris Society, named for Rotary’s founder, is made up of dedicated supporters who annually
Thank you to the Morrison community for your support in 2015, which allowed our club to fulfill many ways of serving at the local, State, and International level. This past year a donation was made to Lions Clubs International that supports many programs all over the world. A donation was