Morton’s weekly Rotary meeting plays host to many different speakers throughout the year, inviting members to perk interests in attendees.
At the Jan. 25 meeting, U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock, R-Peoria, spoke to a filled room of Rotarians and guests about the state of the country.
Schock said the most discussed issue brought to his attention is spending cuts, and what constituents think should be cut.
Two well-known and involved community members were “humbled” by the awards bestowed upon them at the Morton Chamber of Commerce Dinner Jan. 21.
School District 709 Superintendent Dr. Roger Kilpatrick was named the Distinguished Service Award winner for community service and Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors Member Dan Schmidt was named the Volunteer of the Year winner.
A new baseball stadium for the community is well on its way, but the Morton Youth Baseball Association is in need of donations to help complete the project.
“We started this in July, when our season started to wind down,” said MYBA President Jeff Nott. “We destroyed the field that was there, cleared almost an acre of trees and reshaped that whole area. We planted new trees in the back to replace what we took out.”
According to Nott, work on grass, sprinklers, bases and lighting is complete on the first of two fields at Westwood Park. Currently, work is being done on dugouts. The score board, he said, will go up in March.
Larry Stimeling of Morton writes a weekly blog for TimesNewspapers called From Bravery to Patriotism.
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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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