Neighbors
June 18, 2013 - 12:56 p.m.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim (Ruth) O’Hara, of 1308 Brendan Dr., Morris, will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on June 23, 2013.
June 18, 2013 - 12:54 p.m.
The third annual Special Connections Golf Outing will be held Saturday, Aug. 3, 2013 at Nettle Creek Country Club in Morris. There will be a 9 a.m. shotgun start.
June 17, 2013 - 4:32 p.m.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Smania (Patricia) Smania will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on June 20, 2013.
June 17, 2013 - 4:30 p.m.
For history buffs, World War II veterans and families alike, Seneca Shipyard Days Festival, from June 19-22, offers a glimpse back in America’s history.
June 17, 2013 - 4:29 p.m.
Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie will celebrate National Pollinator Week with the program “Buzzing About the Prairie,” which will be held at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 19.
June 17, 2013 - 4:28 p.m.
Hang at the Morris Library at 1 p.m. Friday, June 28 and tie-dye some groovy threads during a tie-dye craft program for teenagers.
June 17, 2013 - 4:27 p.m.
Are you someone who rides your bike for fun, exercise or both?
June 17, 2013 - 4:27 p.m.
Come one, come all, to the greatest show of all at 1 p.m. Friday, July 12.
June 17, 2013 - 1:41 p.m.
Presence Saint Joseph Medical Center recently received a generous donation of 67 memory boxes for its Labor, Deliver, Recovery and Postpartum (LDRP) unit from the Sawyer’s Heart Project.
June 17, 2013 - 1:39 p.m.
Mir Ali, M.D., Ph.D. has joined the Rezin Orthopedics and Sports Medicine team. He will begin seeing patients July 1, 2013.
June 17, 2013 - 1:38 p.m.
Morris Building & Loan invites the entire community for its sixth annual free Community Shred Day.
June 17, 2013 - 11:31 a.m.
For the second time this year, threatening skies with a forecast of sever weather to come, caused a last-minute change in game plan for We Care’s monthly mobile food pantry.
June 14, 2013 - 5:38 p.m.
The Carbon Hill School Museum invites one and all to learn about the historic fire that destroyed the town of Carbon Hill 100 years ago.
June 14, 2013 - 11:50 a.m.
To honor the memory of their son Sawyer, who would have been 3-years-old on June 1, his parents donated gifts to Silver Cross Hospital that will provide comfort to other families who lose a child.
June 13, 2013 - 11:45 a.m.
Mr. and Mrs. Ken Davenport of Vero Beach, Fla., formerly of Morris, celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary June 6, 2013.
June 13, 2013 - 11:43 a.m.
Air Force Airmen Stuart C. Holliday and Tanner M. Jerz graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas.
June 13, 2013 - 11:42 a.m.
The Morris Community High School Interact Club earned two honors from the Rotary International District 6450 at the District Conference.
June 13, 2013 - 11:41 a.m.
At 1 p.m. on July 9 and July 16, the Morris Area Public Library will hold a geocaching program for teens.
June 13, 2013 - 10:24 a.m.
Start Independence Day festivities early this year with some good fun and exercise. On July 3, the Grundy County Farm Bureau Foundation and the Morris Downtown Development Partnership will host the 4th annual Liberty 5K Run/Walk back to downtown Morris.
June 12, 2013 - 3:01 p.m.
Cynthia Christensen, administrator at South Wilmington Grade School and professional affairs chairperson, and Janna Greanias, mathematics teacher at Ottawa High School and personalgrowth and services chairperson, presented the 2013 Grant-in-Aid recipients.
June 12, 2013 - 2:58 p.m.
Coal City grad named to President’s List
June 12, 2013 - 1:27 p.m.
Lindsay Marie Moore and Christopher Steven Ammenhauser, both of Oswego, Ill., will be united in marriage Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013, at St. Anne’s Catholic Church in Oswego.
June 12, 2013 - 1:12 p.m.
Organizations around the world, including Heartland Blood Centers, a non-profit medical organization providing transfusion medicine services to 48 Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana, will recognize World Blood Donor Day on June 14 by educating the public of the tremendous need for volunteer blood donors in their community.
June 12, 2013 - 11:24 a.m.
Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers has expanded its Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program to include a Phase 3 component for individuals who want to continue exercising after the initial 12-week session.
June 12, 2013 - 11:22 a.m.
The Grundy County Chamber of Commerce & Industry will hold its luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 25, at Maria’s Ristorante, 1591 N. Division St., Morris. The program will focus on how to build and manage sales pipelines.
June 12, 2013 - 11:21 a.m.
Farmers interested in running for open director positions with the Illinois Soybean Board (ISB) have the option to be a write-in candidate for the six open Illinois districts.
June 12, 2013 - 10:19 a.m.
The Joliet Junior College Farmers Market kicked off for the first time on Thursday, May 23, with more than 15 vendors and a crowd ready to shop.
