Archive for: February, 2017

Belvidere North’s Jenna Lutzow named to state all-academic team

Belvidere North’s Jenna Lutzow named to state all-academic team

By Bob Balgemann REPORTER Belvidere North High School senior Jenna Lutzow and 25 other student-athletes from around the state have been referred to as “the embodiment of what it means to take advantage of the entire high school experience,” by Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Executive Director Craig Anderson. That […]

 
 

Belvidere North’s Tyler Demo finishes third in state wrestling

By Bob Balgemann REPORTER It’s axiomatic that wrestlers don’t have to be a champion to leave a tournament without losing their final match. Going home a winner applies to first place, of course, but also includes third place and fifth place. Belvidere North senior Tyler Demo found himself in one […]

 
 

Bucs sweep East for season series

By Bob Kopp BDR SPORTS CORRESPONDENT Eleven days after spoiling Senior Night at East with a hard fought 56-52 win, the Bucs won again 65-55 and swept the season series. The game was closer than the final score in a fiercely contested rematch with the superior officiating of crew chief […]

 
 

Belvidere pulls off upset in opening round

By Chris Johnson REPORTER The Belvidere Lady Bucs did what they had to do on opening night of the IHSA Class 3A Girls’ Basketball Playoffs. They upset their first round opponent and moved on to face the top-seed in the Rockford Lutheran Class 3A Regional. The Lady Bucs defeated the […]

 
 

Belvidere North boys’ hit court

By Chris Johnson REPORTER The Blue Thunder boys’ basketball team bounces into the 2016 Class 4A State Playoffs beginning Monday, Feb. 27. The regular season is over. The Monday, Feb. 27, 6 p.m., post-season tip-off at Jefferson High School features seven-seed Belvidere North taking on nine-seed Hampshire. Based on seeds, […]

 
 

Belvidere menus for week of Feb. 27

Belvidere menus for week of Feb. 27

Breakfast menus Elementary schools Monday, Feb. 27-Pancakes with syrup cup, sausage, applesauce cups, 100 percent orange juice, and a variety of milk. Tuesday, Feb. 28-Egg and cheese bagel, delicious whole apple, 100 percent grape juice, and a variety of milk. Wednesday, March 1-Miniature cinnamon rolls, ripe banana, 100 percent fruit […]

 
 

Rosemarie Kreutziger, 83

Rosemarie Kreutziger, 83, of York, Neb. passed away on Tuesday, Feb.14, in Belton, Mo. She was born on Oct. 29, 1933 to Baltazar and Mariquita Alvarado in Amarillo, Texas. She grew up in Colorado Springs with her parents and 12 siblings.  She was married in 1955 to John W. Kreutziger […]

 
 

Beautiful weather doesn’t deter youth bowlers from alley

By Kathryn Menue EDITOR Despite having a gorgeous four-day weekend to enjoy outside in Belvidere, youth bowlers still dedicated their time to their craft by bowling on Saturday, Feb. 18 and Monday, Feb. 20 at Concordia Lanes, located at 1205 Logan Ave. in Belvidere for the Junior Bowling League. Perhaps […]

 
 

Peaking power plant proposal returns to Boone County Board

Peaking power plant proposal returns to Boone County Board

By Bob Balgemann REPORTER After a one-month delay, the plan to build a natural gas-fired power plant at the Interstate 90 – Garden Prairie Road interchange has returned to the Boone County Board for action. It was on the Wednesday, Jan. 18 board agenda, but a misstep caused it to […]

 
 

Important choices to be made in primary election

Important choices to be made in primary election

By Bob Balgemann REPORTER Primary elections typically don’t prompt much of a turnout to the polls. However, Tuesday, in Boone County, some important choices will be made in the Republican primary election. One of them is deciding who will serve as Belvidere’s mayor for the next four years. The incumbent […]

 
 
 
 
 
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