Archive for: March, 2016

Boone County Board meetings can be upbeat, informative

Boone County Board meetings can be upbeat, informative

By Bob Balgemann Reporter BELVIDERE – Boone County Board meetings have known their share of controversy over the years. But just as often they can be informative and sometimes they can be downright upbeat. The March 16 board meeting had both, with a standing room-only crowd receiving information about things […]

 
 

Jefferson Prairie Lutheran Church opens Little Free Library

Jefferson Prairie Lutheran Church opens Little Free Library

By Carrie Morelock Guest Contributor POPLAR GROVE – It’s a bird (house)! It’s a post box? No, it’s a Little Free Library! Thanks to superior craftsmanship by Jerry Swartz, there is now a beautiful little house dedicated to bibliophiles everywhere standing proudly outside Jefferson Prairie Lutheran Church. The Little Free […]

 
 

Belvidere school menus: week of April 4

Belvidere school menus: week of April 4

Elementary schools Monday, April 4 – Hamburger on a bun, chicken nuggets with chip cookie, ham and cheese sandwich, steamed green beans, crispy romaine, crunchy baby carrots, juicy orange wedges, 100 percent apple juice, and a variety of milk. Tuesday, April 5 – Cinnamon French toast with sausage, chicken patty […]

 
 

Changing way utility tax is spent fails first test in Belvidere

Changing way utility tax is spent fails first test in Belvidere

By Bob Balgemann Reporter BELVIDERE – An effort to return expenditure of the utility tax to its original intent has failed the first of two steps needed to make it happen. The committee of the whole voted 5-3 Monday night March 28 to reject an ordinance amendment to that effect, […]

 
 

Women veterans continue making strides for service recognition

Women veterans continue making strides for service recognition

By Kathryn Menue Editor BELVIDERE – “From the Continental Army Soldier Deborah Samson to the first female Army Rangers, Capt. Kristen Griest and First Lt. Shaye Haver, American women have been serving in the U.S. Military for hundreds of years,” militarywoman.org reported. “Women have been a part of war effort […]

 
 

Boone County Veterans Assistance Commission honors female veterans

Boone County Veterans Assistance Commission honors female veterans

By Kathryn Menue Editor BELVIDERE – On Friday, March 25, the Boone County Veterans Assistance Commission (BCVAC) held a luncheon for the area female veterans. “We think of veterans as men, and women as the grieving wives,” Kathy Reed of BCVAC said. However, that’s not always the case. “We’re trying […]

 
 

3/30/16 Cherry Valley Shopper

3/30/16 Cherry Valley Shopper
 
 

3/30/16 Beloit Shopper

3/30/16 Beloit Shopper
 
 

3/30/16 West Shopper

3/30/16 West Shopper
 
 

3/30/16 East Shopper

3/30/16 East Shopper
 
 
 
 
 
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