Archive for: November, 2016

Records set as Cardinals soar in Class 1A Tournament

Records set as Cardinals soar in Class 1A Tournament

By Chris Johnson Sports Correspondent An amazing offensive night, with historic significance, greeted the Forreston Cardinals in their opening round clash with the Wildcats of Chicago Luther North. With the final score of 67-0 in the books and a total of 717 yards recorded on the field, the two-seed pushed […]

 
 

Tigers playoff trek turns towards Wilmington

Tigers playoff trek turns towards Wilmington

By Chris Johnson Sports Correspondent An amazing glimpse at the remaining field in the upper bracket of the 2016 Class 3A State Tournament should bring a sense of realized accomplishment for Byron Tigers’ faithful. Following a 44-14 win over 12-seed Eureka in the opening round of the football playoffs, the […]

 
 

Pec Key Club is helping protect women and newborns around the globe

Pec Key Club is helping protect women and newborns around the globe

Pecatonica High School Key Club members, along with the help of some enthusiastic and costumed Pecatonica PRIDE tribe students, kicked off their Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF fundraising efforts with a 60-second dash at Thursday Oct. 20, exciting volleyball game against Freeport Aquin. In less than one minute, fans donated over $150. […]

 
 

Local family makes presentation about grandmother

Local family makes presentation about grandmother

The Norma Winchester Doty family presented a program to the Pecatonica Historical Society on Monday, Oct. 17, featuring their grandmother who received a gift from God with her hands. Barbara Olsen was the main research historian for the family. Jessica is fortunate to have been able to acquire Norma’s Junior […]

 
 

Seward Congregational Church to celebrate 175th anniversary

Seward Congregational Church to celebrate 175th anniversary

By Doug Schroder Editor It’s pretty amazing that one local church has survived around here to celebrate a 175th anniversary, considering the area was just settled only about 180-or-so years ago. Somehow the church has thrived and survived during all that time. This Sunday, Nov. 6, Seward Congregational Church, in […]

 
 

Final Beam in Place Atop Indoor Sports Center

Final Beam in Place Atop Indoor Sports Center

The Indoor Sports Center (ISC) expansion, a Reclaiming First Project at Mercy Health Sportscore Two, 8800 E. Riverside Blvd., Loves Park, reached a major construction milestone last week. The Rockford Park District, Winnebago County Regional Tourism Facility Board, and CORD Construction held a Topping Off Ceremony, when CORD Construction placed the […]

 
 

Harlem High School First Quarter Honor Roll

12TH Grade (3.0 – 3.499) Aldrich, Cailei E.; Aleksic, Igor; Ames, Autumn E.; Anderson, Jakob A.; Austin, Mykaela M.; Baker, Angel S.; Barrios, Elayna M.; Belmonte, Reno A.; Bilich, Molly R.; Blitch, Jocelyn A.; Brunette, Lauren E.; Buchanan, Emma R.; Burns, Makayela E.; Cason, Tyler N.; Castro, Dylan M.; Christensen, […]

 
 

Webbs Norman Resigns from Civil Service Commission

By Margaret Downing, REPORTER  After serving a number of years on the Loves Park Civil Service Commission, Webbs Norman has resigned. At the Oct. 24 Loves Park City Council meeting, Mayor Darryl Lindberg presented former Police Chief Jim Puckett’s name to the Council as a replacement effective Oct. 24, which […]

 
 

Safety an Issue in Request for Wider Driveway in MP

By Bob Balgemann, REPORTER  Safety usually isn’t a reason for someone to request a variance to the Village’s ordinance governing the width of a driveway. But such was the case that was heard Oct. 17 by the Machesney Park Public Improvement and Safety Committee. After all was said and done […]

 
 

Mercy Health Roscoe Clinic Hosts Community Open House

Mercy Health Roscoe Clinic Hosts Community Open House

By Jean Seegers, REPORTER  In July Mercy Health Clinic, 5000 Prairie Rose Dr. opened after months of extensive renovations and additions. On Saturday, Oct. 29, the public was invited to tour the facility and learn about the expanded programs available. Staff technicians and personnel were on hand offering tours, free […]

 
 
 
 
 
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