The Morton Chamber of Commerce Dinner held Saturday honored Dr. Roger Kilpatrick as the Distinguished Service Award winner and Dan Schmidt as Volunteer of the Year.
The 2012 Morton Pumpkin Festival theme was also announced. This year, the theme is Peace, Love & Pumpkins.
Joan Dittmer wanted to bring something different to Morton and she wanted to use her passion for cooking to do just that.
Dittmer has always loved cooking and has always eyed the house at 208 N. Main St. in Morton.
It all seemed to fall into place for her when she was taking cooking classes and the building went up for sale.
As it wasn’t the best time for Dittmer or her family, she waited patiently, and the house seemed to wait for her.
“It didn’t sell for a long time and I always felt that was a sign. Maybe I was meant to have this building,” Dittmer said.
Maxine’s on Main officially opened Dec. 13.
Denny Smith writes a blog for TimesNewspapers called "Hearing Things." Smith is a musician who grew up in Morton and now lives in Nashville, Tenn.
His blog addresses his life as a musician among other things.
Send us your winter sports photos, and we will run some in the newspaper and some at MortonTimesNews.com. Send with your name and a daytime phone number to Chelsea Peck at mtn@timestoday.com by Jan. 23.
Becky Howard of Washington is the recipient of a $50 gift card at Firehouse Pizza, as the winner of Week 20 in The Liquor Station’s Upickem Pro Football Challenge, presented by the Morton Times-News.
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