| These MAGC meetings begin at 7:00 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month. * November 15: Ginny Bellamy, MAGC founder, past president and program director of MAGC and Master Gardener since 2006, will speak about the Master Gardener Program and the Master Gardener scholarship that MAGC will be awarding in December of 2011. We will collect canned vegetables for We Care. * December 20: MAGC annual potluck, Christmas party and Yankee gift exchange (for all those that wish to participate). This meeting begins at 6:00 p.m. Members and guests only, please. Scholarship winner, Katie Kreig , will speak with us about her first semester at the University of Illinois and will speak about her major, Agricultural Accounting. We will collect cans of fruit (not fruit cocktail, please) for We Care. January 17: To be announced. We will collect canned meats (tuna, ham, chicken, salmon, etc.) for We Care. February 21: To be announced. We will collect peanut butter and grape jelly for We Care. March 20: Diane Lucas, past MAGC president and program director, will have a demonstration on garden stakes made from colored bottles and glass vases, saucers and tea cups. Start collecting those to make (or donate). We will collect toothpaste, soap, deodorant for We Care. Friends are always welcome! Come grow with us. |
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| MAGC has moved to their new "home" in the Morris Municipal Building at 700 Division St. (Rt. 47) in Morris. |
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| Wonderland Express -Chicago Botanic Gardens - November 25 – January 1, 2012 - Open 10 am. to 6 p.m. daily Closes at 3 p.m. December 1 and 24 Closed December 25 Take a magical adventure to a winter wonderland of twinkling lights and holiday beauty at the Chicago Botanic Garden when we kick off the holiday season! Outside, 750,000 lights sparkle and welcome you and your family to the Garden's wonderland. Inside the Regenstein Center, a 10,000-square-foot exhibition of miniature trains winds over bridges, under trestles, past waterfalls, and through more than 80 mini-replicas of Chicago's favorite landmarks. This unique blend of artistic wizardry, fanciful design, magnificent horticulture, and of course, the whizzing, whistling miniature trains, continues to delight children, parents, and grandparents, providing all with a superb pride-of-place Chicago experience. Paul Busse, designer of the Model Railroad Garden, created this amazing exhibition exclusively for the Garden's holiday celebration. |
| Holiday Open House with the Goose Lake Prairie Partners - 5010 N. Jugtown Rd., Morris - November 12 - 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM http://www.gooselakeprairie.org |
| Mobile Pantry - We Care of Grundy County - November 9 - Diamond Banquet Hall, 55 South Daley St., Diamond - 815-942-6389 |
| Computer Basics - 1715 N. Division Street, Morris - November 8th - 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM http://www.grundyworkforce.com Learn basic introduction to computer concepts - FREE |
| Thanksgiving Dinner - Channahon United Methodist Church - 24751 W. Eames (Rt. 6), Channahon. - November 5 - 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM Enjoy a homemade meal of turkey, mashed potatoes, dressing, green beans, rolls, cranberry relish, pie, coffee and lemonade. Thrift Shop Christmas Bazaar open 4:00-7:00pm. $11 Adults and carry outs available beginning at 4pm. Reservations are required. Please call 815-467-5275. |
It's A Wonderful Life - Downtown Morris
November 6 - http://www.shopmorrisil.com
Visit downtown Morris retailers for their
annual Holiday Open Houses.
November 6 - http://www.shopmorrisil.com
Visit downtown Morris retailers for their
annual Holiday Open Houses.
French Hens Holiday Market - November 18
& 19 - Time and Location to be determined.
Open air market featuring fresh produce,
canned goods, jellies and jams,
baked goods, antiques, artisans and
one-of-a-kind handcrafted items.
815-941-0752
& 19 - Time and Location to be determined.
Open air market featuring fresh produce,
canned goods, jellies and jams,
baked goods, antiques, artisans and
one-of-a-kind handcrafted items.
815-941-0752
| Home For The Holidays - November 25 to 27 http://www.morrisdowntown.com 815-941-0245 Christmas in Nostalgic Downtown Morris Come start the season with an old fashioned holiday feeling in downtown Morris Events include night time lighted parade - Nov. 25 at approx. 5 pm Christmas Housewalk - Nov. 25 Children's activities, Live reindeer will be on the Courthouse lawn on Nov. 26 at 10 am Additional events include: Breakfast with Santa, Festival of Trees, children's lantern making and winter carnival, and the lighting of Chapin Park. |