Archive for: April, 2016

Runners support Belvidere Royal Family KIDS Organization

Runners support Belvidere Royal Family KIDS Organization

By Eric Hipp Reporter BELVIDERE- Approximately 75 people registered and participated in the First Annual MAD DASH “Making a Difference for foster kids” 5K/walk supporting Royal Family KIDS Camp. The 5K and walk were held on Saturday, April 23 at Spencer Park in Belvidere. Proceeds from the race will benefit […]

 
 

Boone County schools encourage gardening

Boone County schools encourage gardening

By Emily Hanlin Winnebago –Boone Farm Bureau Ag Communications BOONE COUNTY – Marcus Tullius Cicero, a Roman philosopher, once said, “If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.” Imagine if there was a place where you had the opportunity to access a library and a […]

 
 

Belvidere Area Chamber of Commerce hosts health breakfast

Belvidere Area Chamber of Commerce hosts health breakfast

BELVIDERE – On Wednesday, April 20, the Belvidere Area Chamber of Commerce hosted a ‘Breakfast before Business’ event at Rivers Edge Recreation Center, located at 1151 W. Locust St. in Belvidere. At 7:30 a.m., business men and women from the Belvidere area gathered for the Health Breakfast Series to hear […]

 
 

Sosnowski: It takes more than taxes to fix state of Illinois

Sosnowski: It takes more than taxes to fix state of Illinois

By Bob Balgemann Reporter STATEWIDE – State Republican leaders Jim Durkin and Christine Radogno have introduced their proposal to provide funding for the departments of Aging, Human Services, Public Health, Veterans Affairs, and more. The plan, House Bill 6553, would appropriate $433 million from the General Revenue Fund and $858 […]

 
 

Sosnowski: Bipartisan plan needed to ease funding crisis

Sosnowski: Bipartisan plan needed to ease funding crisis

By Bob Balgemann Reporter STATELINE – State Rep. Joe Sosnowski, R-Rockford, sums up the state’s continuing budget crisis this way: The majority party ruling the Illinois House and Senate has repeatedly called for a balanced approach yet has not offered a single measure of reform to exchange for new revenue, […]

 
 

Belvidere girls continue winning streak

Belvidere girls continue winning streak

BELVIDERE – The Belvidere High School varsity girls’ soccer team is on a roll with wins. On Monday, April 18 the Belvidere girls traveled to Harvard to face the Harvard Hornets. The Lady Bucs won 7-0. In the shut out game, the Bucs scored five goals in the first period. […]

 
 

Lady Bucs fall to Hononegah in close game

Lady Bucs fall to Hononegah in close game

ROCKTON – The Belvidere Lady Bucs traveled to Rockton to face off against the Hononegah Indians on Thursday, April 21. In the first period, Hononegah came out strong with Brynn Jacobi, #8, and Abby Austin, #20, both scoring a goal. The Lady Bucs had some ground to make up going […]

 
 

Bucs fly over J-Hawks for first win of season

Bucs fly over J-Hawks for first win of season

By Bob Kopp BDR Sports Correspondent BELVIDERE – Exploding for four runs in the second inning and five more in the fourth behind a dominating complete game three-hitter by junior Austin Revolinski, Belvidere beat Jefferson 11-1 to notch its first conference win of the early season. Revolinski took a no-hitter […]

 
 

Bennett’s celebrate 65th wedding anniversary

Bennett’s celebrate 65th wedding anniversary

BELVIDERE – Vernon and Betty Bennett Wilt, now of Belvidere, were married on April 27, 1951 at Grace Methodist Church in Rockford. They have a son, Gary (Sue) of Cherry Valley, and two daughters, Lori (Ken) Moshier of Roscoe, and Kristine (Doug) Hike of Rockford. They have six grandchildren and […]

 
 

Surface Transportation Board holds scoping meeting on Great Lakes Basin Rail Line

Surface Transportation Board holds scoping meeting on Great Lakes Basin Rail Line

By Kathryn Menue Editor BELVIDERE – On Tuesday, April 19, hundreds of people filed into the Community Building Complex of Boone County at 10 a.m. to participate in the scoping meeting for the Great Lakes Basin’s proposed rail line that could run through Boone County. From 10 a.m. to 10:30 […]

 
 
 
 
 
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