Archive for: April, 2016

Prairie Hill Principal Kevin Finnegan awarded Golden Apple for excellence

By Jean Seegers Reporter ROSCOE – Prairie Hill Elementary School students and staff are still bubbling over with excitement after their Principal Kevin Finnegan was presented with the Golden Apple Foundation – Puri Family Outstanding Principal of the Year Award on Tuesday, April 5. In honor of Finnegan’s achievement, teachers […]

 
 

MIA Sgt. Alan Lee Boyer, Green Beret, coming home

MIA Sgt. Alan Lee Boyer, Green Beret, coming home

By Margaret Downing Reporter ROCKFORD – The local VietNow Rockford Charter Chapter recently received some long awaited news. The Chapter, some years past, “adopted” MIA mom, Dorothy Boyer and named their Chapter after her son, Alan Lee Boyer, who was listed as Missing in Action in Laos in 1968. Alan’s […]

 
 

MP approves new budget; 2 working to replace donations

Bob Balgemann Reporter MACHESNEY PARK – Members of the village board have approved their 2016-17 budget – on first reading – without most donations that typically have been granted to community, non-profit organizations. But two elected officials, Mayor Jerry D. Bolin and District 4 Trustee Aaron Wilson, have teamed up […]

 
 

Young at Heart Parade to step off at 9 a.m. Saturday, May 28

Now excepting entries THE PARKS – This year’s annual Young at Heart Parade will step off at 9 a.m. on Saturday, May 28. The theme this year is “honor and respect the uniform,” and the parade color scheme is navy blue and tan. Everyone welcome – big groups, small groups, […]

 
 

Improvements coming on old K-Mart complex

By Margaret Downing Reporter LOVES PARK – At the April 4 Loves Park City Council meeting, aldermen approved an ordinance, first and second readings, providing for a special use permit for a Planned Development in the commercial retail zoning district for property at 1515 E. Riverside Blvd. A planned development […]

 
 

Perry Elementary hosts fundraiser for new books, playground equipment

Perry Elementary hosts fundraiser for new books, playground equipment

BELVIDERE – Perry Elementary School will host their first ever, Race for Education. The Race for Education is a great opportunity for the local community to come support the oldest school in Belvidere. Due to Perry Elementary School’s old age, they are in need of some new library books for […]

 
 

Cherry Valley Board of Trustees finalizes 2016-2017 budget

Cherry Valley Board of Trustees finalizes 2016-2017 budget

By Joshua Lamb Reporter CHERRY VALLEY – The Cherry Valley Village Board of Trustees met Tuesday, April 12 to discuss the village’s 2016-2017 budget. Among the matters discussed was a proposed mailing of the village newsletter to all Cherry Valley residents. The newsletter is published three times per year and […]

 
 

Belvidere North bids farewell to another runner moving onto college

Belvidere North bids farewell to another runner moving onto college

By Kathryn Menue Editor BELVIDERE – On Tuesday, April 12 at 4 p.m., Alicia Pecora, a senior at Belvidere North High School and a Running Start student, committed to running track for Berry College in Rome, Ga. For Pecora, the choice of Berry College was a no-brainer. “It was my […]

 
 

Belvidere Barracudas compete in regional competition

Belvidere Barracudas compete in regional competition

By Matthew A. Kopald Belvidere Barracudas Head Coach BELVIDERE – The Belvidere Barracudas recently competed in the Midwest Regional Swim Meet, held at the University of Minnesota Aquatics Center on April 2 and April 3. The Barracudas were up against 59 teams from nine other states throughout the Midwest. The […]

 
 

Belvidere North track, field athletes come out on top again

Belvidere North track, field athletes come out on top again

By Kathryn Menue Editor CARY – Belvidere North High School came home with another win at the Al Bohrer meet at Cary-Grove High School in Cary, Ill. On Saturday, April 9, Belvidere North traveled to Cary to compete against Cary-Grove, Johnsburg, Richmond-Burton, Round Lake, Wauconda, Hampshire, and Marengo High Schools. […]

 
 
 
 
 
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