Australian visitor from Tumut promotes sister city ties
Alison Elliott of Tumut Australia praised American women in leadership during a five day Morris visit. She described Australian views on college degrees and noted Morris’ hospitality, meeting teachers, officials, and students while visiting plants, schools and the Morris Daily Herald.
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Jan Sutter
Good Will
Alison Elliott
Tumut
Australia
Morris
Mrs. Elliott
Morris and
Morris Daily Herald
Morris City
Rotary
the Lions
Australian American Association
Shire
Chamber of Commerce
U.S
Batlow
Adelong
Ill
O'Hare
Chicago
Herald
Civil Defense Aids Search For Missing Grundy County Man
Grundy County Civil Defense pressed emergency communications Tuesday to locate former resident Terry McCammon who wrote Jan 20 from Palenque Mexico saying he would reach Guatemala by Feb 1. Ham radio contacts in Guatemala provided McCammon’s description to his mother Marian Born of Morris, with updates relayed via government channels.
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Grundy County Civil Defense
Grundy County
Guatemala
Terry McCammon
Marian Born
Morris
Palenque
Mexico
Russell Merkel
Wb9giu
Weather notes forecast and chilly temperatures ahead
Weather tonight is fair and colder with lows in the 20s. Thursday will be partly cloudy and warmer with highs in the 40s. Tuesday’s high reached 64 at Dresden Island Locks and Dam with a 30 low. At 7 a.m. today the temperature was 30 degrees and downtown Morris reported 36 degrees at 10:30 a.m.
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Dresden Island Locks and Dam
Morris
Township Donates 1500 Dollars to Senior Citizens Center
Morris Township Board approved a 1500 dollar donation to the Senior Citizens Center of Morris. Center leaders Norwood Brown and LeVern Bradbury described monthly expenses around 500 dollars and sought funds for building rent and other costs. They mentioned plans to host a bazaar and to pursue United Fund assistance. The board vote was led by Thomas Steele with Rome Graham seconding. attendees included Phillip Braun, Gien Anderson, and Josie Pack. Next meeting is March 9 at 1 pm.
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Morris Township
Senior Citizen's Community Center
Morris
Senior Citizen's Center
Norwood Brown
LeVern Bradbury
Brown
Bradbury
United
Thomas Steele
Rome Graham
Phillip Braun
Steele, Graham
Gien Anderson
Edward
Josie) Pack
Weather dissolves 25-foot Statue of Liberty sculpture in Sycamore
A warming trend across northern Illinois melts a 25 foot snow sculpture of the Statue of Liberty. The right arm broke away about 2 p.m. Sunday, according to John Strain who led the Good Times Committee that built the display in front of his West End Grocery store.
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Sycamore, Ill
UPI
Illinois
John Strain
Strain
Good Times
Miss Liberty
West End
Bonita Vista proposed near Minooka aims 910 acre development
Minooka Village Board approved an annexation agreement for Bonita Vista a 910 acre plan along the DuPage River near Interstate 80. The project includes 181 country estate lots a final 80 acre lake utilities sidewalks and a future park strip along the river with recreational features such as swimming boating a marina tennis horseback riding and trails. Developers are M D Associates led by Jay D Meyer and Stanley Demsky Jr with Key Realty as exclusive sales agent.
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Minooka
Bonita Vista
Prevyttl
Minooka-Channahon Blacktop
Bell County Line
DuPage River
M.D. Associates
Jay D. Meyer
Stanley Demsky Jr
Joliet
Code and Bonds
George Reiter and
Key Realty
Jay D Meyer
Clyde Heap
Don McCoy
Minooka Planning Commission
Morris district foresees two-year budget squeeze
Superintendent Dale Barr warned Morris elementary schools face a two-year financial pinch as state aid declines. He cites a $100000 cut this year and another possible $100000 next year due to fewer students and a $25 million rise in assessed valuation. Barr expects a 4 percent budget reduction and warns of early borrowing via tax anticipation warrants.
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Dale Barr
Morris
District 54
Barr
Springfield
Collins
Collins Station
Connie Chambers
Shabbona
Mike Golimowski
Nancy Martin
Center School
Gretchen Nagel
Garfield
Minooka Lions Park Accepted by Village Board
Minooka Village Board approves accepting the assignment of Minooka Lions Park. The village pays $1 to the Lions Club. park remains Minooka Lions Park with Lions Club maintaining and operating duties and land payments. Improvements require joint consent and park rules follow Lions Club governance. Wooded area to be used for recreation only. The board also approved a $17,139.20 bid from Kofoid Construction to install sanitary sewer lines on Wapella Wabena S Osceola and S Massasoit Streets with other bids listed. Illinois Bell underground wire from Church Street to Arrowhead Drive approved.
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Minooka
Minooka Lions Park
Lions Club
Lions
Minooka Lions Club
Kofoid Construction
Joliet
Rock Island Railroad
Wapella
Wabena
S. Osceola
S. Massasoit
C. Thomp
Illinois Bell
Church St
Arrowhead Dr
Special voter registration hours in Grundy County
Grundy County Clerk Mary Jane Noonan will open her office for voter registration on February 16, the last day to register. The county board approved the holiday office opening and announced election judge training sessions at 2 pm and 7:30 pm Friday in the courthouse, plus a campaign disclosure course on February 18.
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Grundy County
Washington
Grundy
Mary Jane Noonan
County approves liquor license expansion to ten
The Grundy County Commission revises the liquor ordinance to allow ten licenses after discovering ten had been issued under a nine license limit. Goose Lake Association received the latest license on January 13. The amendment passed unanimously with one member absent.
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Grundy County Board
Goose Lake Association
Perry Brooks
Tracy Adcock
Grundy County Housing Authority
Saratoga Tower
Adcock
Housing Authority
William Button
Grundy
Button
City Delays Trash Pickup to Friday This Week
The city announces garbage collection shifts to Friday due to the holiday Thursday. Residents should set out trash a day later and expect normal service on Friday.
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McCammon
Bill Robinson
Bill Mosier
Diamond
Joe Temple
Senior Citizens’ Center
John Barry
Garland Hextell
Washington St
Robert Gilbertson
Roy McLaughlin
Clinton Darling
Hextell
McLaughlin
Franklin Sts
Liberty St
Jackson Sts
Marjorie Warren
Robert Lynes
Lions Park
Wells Cafe
Liberty
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