The Whiteside Forum will host Barb and Phil Benson, local world travelers, who will talk about their adventures in Europe last year visiting the Czech Republic, Austria, Slovenia and their week in Istria, Croatia. The title of their talk is “European Family Vacation” and will be presented on Sunday January 25, 2026 in the Community Room of the Odell Public Library located at 307 S. Madison St. in Morrison, IL starting at 2:00pm. This will be more than just a travelogue and you won’t want to miss hearing how 10 people of all ages travelled by car and van through less visited parts of Europe. This event is open to the public and all Forum events are free .
For more information about this event or the Whiteside Forum you can contact Marc Adami by email at marcadami53@gmail.com or text 815-718-5347..

The Whiteside Forum, established in 1985, is a nonpartisan, not-for-profit community group which sponsors presentations and discussions of issues of importance and interest to the public. Issues chosen for conferences have an international dimension as well as local interest and importance. The organization is supported entirely by individual, special and business contributions and all events are free and open to the public.