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Homes and Design Spring 2024

Homes and Design Spring 2024

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Roundtable forum follows passage of ‘farm-to food bank’ bill; NIFB, state and farm-related entities come together to discuss increasing farm partnerships

PHOTOS COURTESY OF NIFB Belvidere Republican
   New legislation will help food banks, such as the Geneva-based Northern Illinois Food Bank, create partnerships with Illinois farmers, in order to offer fresh produce and other commodities to food pantries across the state of Illinois.

By Jane Charmelo NEWS COORDINATOR Last year, state Sen. Linda Holmes supported legislation that would provide more farm-grown, nutritious foods to food pantries around the state, which resulted in the passage, by the Illinois General Assembly, of HB2879, thus creating the Farm to Food Bank Program. According to the Illinois […]

 
 

Saturday mornings at the Durand Library

SUBMITTED PHOTO The Gazette
	Mark Peterson brought Cahokia to life for patrons at his March 9 presentation at the Durand Library. This Native American metropolis at one time had a population greater than the city of London with residents in the tens of thousands, and constructed something that we now call “Woodhenge,” of which archeologists conception of the construction is depicted here.

By Barbara Flores FRIENDS OF THE DURAND LIBRARY PRESIDENT Cahokia, once a vibrant city     Something happens when we hear a really good presentation about a place. All of a sudden that place comes alive, even one that has been dead for several hundred years. That’s how Mark Peterson brought […]

 
 

Shirland School Music Department to present Disney Moana, Jr.

SUBMITTED PHOTO The Herald
	The cast of Disney’s Moana Jr. gathered for a group photo. The show will take the stage on March 14-15.

Disney’s Moana Jr. is playing at Shirland School on Thursday, March 14 and Friday, March 15 at 7 p.m. This musical adventure, designed for middle school-aged performers, is based on the 2016 Disney film Moana. The Shirland School Music Department cast includes approximately 50 third through eighth grade students directed […]

 
 

Warmhearted plungers bypass fundraising goal at 2024 Polar Plunge

MARIANNE MUELLER PHOTO The Journal
	The Knights of Columbus made a grand entrance with a well thought out police chase, donning a Blues Brothers theme.

By Marianne Mueller REPORTER As a large crowd of spectators cheered them on, nearly 500 brave, warmhearted souls plunged into Olson Lake in Rock Cut State Park on Saturday, March 2, all in support of the Special Olympics and thousands of athletes they serve. Temperatures rose to nearly 61 degrees […]

 
 

Tigers snag third place finish

Tigers snag third place finish

BYRON BASKETBALL FACEBOOK PHOTO Rock Valley Publishing     The Byron Tigers sadly fell 42-50 to Benton on March 7 at the State Semifinals, but it was a close game in the end. However, in their next game against Williamsville they triumphed with a 62-48 win, clinching a third place finish […]

 
 

3/13/24 Shopper’s Guide

3/13/24 Shopper’s Guide

 

 
 

3/13/24 Scoop Today

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3/14/24 The Shopper

3/14/24 The Shopper

 

 
 

Bucs hoping to develop winning attitude on the baseball diamond

By Trenten Scheidegger CORRESPONDENT The Belvidere Bucs are coming off a baseball season in which they finished 7-21 overall and 6-12 in NIC-10 play. After a 0-8 start, the Bucs finished the year by going 7-13. Belvidere and their head coach, Taylor Rogers, should hope to avoid another slow start […]

 
 
 
 
 
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