BOONE COUNTY – Run, dribble, lay-up, shoot, swish, and the crowd goes wild. A basketball player’s dream is to be one of the best. To feel that orange basketball slide from their fingers as it soars to the net is a feeling like no other. The satisfying swish that follows […]
BOONE COUNTY – It’s Krispy Kreme’s 78th Birthday and you could win a Krispy Kreme Experience for your hometown! Starting June 8 tweet a creative, imaginative, or compelling photo, video or shout-out (s/o) depicting why your city, state, or hometown should #WinKrispyKreme. Your entry could score your town a Krispy Kreme Pop-Up […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter MACHESNEY PARK – The 2014-15 school year recently wrapped up with an after-school celebration at Machesney Elementary School. Elementary school youngsters were all over the grounds, playing games, climbing different kinds of equipment. Inside, they had a new experience – wearing a velcro suit and then […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter MACHESNEY PARK – Kevin Jensen was still in sync on his last morning as band director at Harlem High School. He and his jazz band started the day at the monthly breakfast meeting of the Harlemites, a large group of Harlem graduates who gather the first […]
By Marianne Mueller Reporter ROSCOE – Three hours of action kicked off with the Prairie Triathlon at North Pointe. This sprint distance triathlon began with Swimmers hitting the pool to complete a 350-yard swim. After finishing laps entrants headed to a path surrounded by beautiful prairie land. On the path […]
By Jean Seegers Reporter ROSCOE – Repair and refurbish the Roscoe Police Department, or tear it down and build a new station at a new location. Those are the options that have been under discussion for the past year. The question may be put to rest in a few months. […]
WOODSTOCK—McHenry County Department of Health (MCDH) reminds residents that bat season is here so it’s time to think about protecting your family and pets from rabies exposure. If a bat is found in the home, contain the bat in a room by closing the door or plain a bucket (with […]
Thursday, June 18 Old World vs. New World Food and Wine Pairing will be from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Loyola University Retreat and Ecology Campus, 2710 S. Country Club Road, Woodstock. This duo tasting of wines paired alongside perfectly matched food will lead to discussions of Old World […]
BELVIDERE – Karl S. Zahm, 78, died on March 1. A celebration of life will be held from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, June 20 at Franchesco’s Ristorante located at 7128 Spring Creek Road. A private burial will be in Scandinavian Cemetery. The family would like to give […]
UNLESS NOTED, ALL EVENTS ARE IN BELVIDERE Sunday, June 14 Concerts in the Park. Baltic Mill Stage in Belvidere Park at 6:30 p.m. Rockford Barbershop Chorus, Four part Harmony in all musical styles. Free to the public. Rain site will be the Community Building. EAA 1414 Fly-In/Drive-in Pancake Breakfast at […]