🌱 Blue Violin Candlelight Christmas Extravaganza and 10 more events

Hello Morton! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Blue Violin Candlelight Christmas Extravaganza at Bertha Frank Performing Arts

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A little snow in the p.m., with a high of 29 and low of 23 degrees.
• Friday: Cloudy and chilly, temps: high: 30, low: 4. ⛄️ Brr!
• Saturday: Frigid with a little snow, with a high of 7 and low of -10 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Morton

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday December 14

• IL 8 hour Veteran Class
  KAM Shooting Sports, 901 Detroit Ave # C, Morton
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Monday December 22

• Blue Violin Candlelight Christmas Extravaganza
  Bertha Frank Performing Arts , 350 N Illinois Ave , Morton
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• LGBTQ+ Talk Space
  East Peoria Campus, Academic Building , 1 College Drive , East Peoria
  2:00 pm
• MS Boys Basketball
  Tremont Middle School Tremont, IL 61568
  5:30 pm
• Peoria Area Alumni Network holiday dinner and show
  The Barn III , 1451 Timberline Rd , Goodfield
  5:30 pm
• HS Boys Basketball
  Tremont High School Tremont, IL 61568
  5:30 pm
• Holiday Concert
  Rankin Elem School Pekin, IL 61554
  6:00 pm
• Williamsville Boys JV Basketball @ Tremont
  Tremont High School , 400 W Pearl St , Tremont
  7:00 pm

Friday December 12

• Fashion Club Weekly Meetings
  Illinois Central College Performing Arts Center , 1 College Drive , East Peoria
  12:00 pm
• Happy HoliBLAZE 420 POTtery Paint Night
  Art at the Bodega , 2407 Washington Rd , Washington
  6:00 pm
• JH (6-8) Winter Wonderland Dance
  Rankin Elem School Pekin, IL 61554
  6:00 pm
• Murder Mystery -A Xmas GORY!
  Mackinaw Valley Vineyard , 33633 IL-9 , Mackinaw
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• When every path feels closed and every door seems locked, it’s easy to feel lost, hopeless, or overwhelmed.
  But even in those moments, God is quietly at work, carving out a way we can’t see. He sees the whole story—every tear, every struggle, every silent… (Nextdoor Hyde Park)
• Traffic on westbound I-74 in Piatt County is down to one lane following a crash, with Illinois State Police and EMS responding to the incident at milepost 16.
  9:37AM on Dec 9: Traffic on westbound I-74 is reduced to one lane in Piatt County due to a crash. (Nextdoor )

• Kroger posted a job opening for Cashier in Morton. Apply here.
• Ace Hardware posted a job opening for Assistant Store Manager in Morton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Morton here.

🗞 Nearby News

East Peoria

• American Pest Control joins Toys for Tots drive (25newsnow.com)
• Illinois libraries will soon have Narcan on hand (25newsnow.com)
• Drinks, lights and cheer: Guide to festive Christmas pop ups in Peoria (pjstar.com)

Tremont

• Tremont Holiday Happenings Saturday December 13th (wearebangor.com)

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