Archive for: March, 2017

Blackhawk Bank welcomes Georgia Ruggles

Blackhawk Bank welcomes Georgia Ruggles

Georgia Ruggles has joined Blackhawk Bank as a personal banker serving clients from its Belvidere, Ill. office. “We’re extremely pleased to have another well-known, skilled banker on our team. Georgia possesses superior banking expertise acquired through 38 years of managing a local bank branch and being a personal banker. She […]

 
 

Boone County agrees to sell old animal services building

By Bob Balgemann REPORTER Now that the new animal services building on the north side of Squaw Prairie Road is finished, Boone County officials are ready to sell the old one at 1230 S. Appleton Road. After quite a bit of discussion, the county board voted 12-0 to open the […]

 
 

Boone County CASA holds flapjack fundraiser

Boone County CASA holds flapjack fundraiser

By Anne Eickstadt REPORTER On Saturday, Feb. 25, Boone County Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) hosted a flapjack fundraiser at Applebee’s Restaurant, located at 2126 Gateway Center Dr. in Belvidere from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Tickets were $5 per person, which included pancakes, bacon, and a drink. The Boone […]

 
 

Belvidere North High School celebrates first athletic signing for 2017

Belvidere North High School celebrates first athletic signing for 2017

By Kathryn Menue EDITOR Walking into the Belvidere North High School forum room on Thursday, Feb. 23, people could sense something special was happening from the blue and yellow décor around the room to the cheery faces filling the seats. This special event was all for one student: Cameron Lundquist. […]

 
 

Vikings sail to end of season

By Chris Johnson REPORTER The winter sports season has come to a close at North Boone High School. The 54-29 loss on Monday, Feb. 21 to 10-seed Oregon in the opening round of the Class 2A Rockford Christian Regional sealed the deal for the Vikings. North Boone worked through a […]

 
 

Bucs sail past Vikings to regionals

By Bob Kopp BDR SPORTS CORRESPONDENT It was déjà vu all over again as Belvidere swept its season series with Guilford in a 54-41 preface to post-season action. Like the Bucs dominating 86-58 win back on Dec. 14 in Rockford, the game wasn’t remotely as close as the final score […]

 
 

Fourteen youth bowlers top high scores chart

By Kathryn Menue EDITOR Returning colder temperatures on Saturday, Feb. 25 reminded the community that winter is still upon us. Since winter is still here, so are winter sports. One such winter sport is bowling. On Saturday, local youth bowlers gathered at Concordia Lanes, located at 1205 Logan Ave. in […]

 
 

Belvidere menus for week of March 6 Breakfast menus Elementary schools

Belvidere menus for week of March 6 Breakfast menus  Elementary schools

Monday, March 6-Cocoa Puffs cereal bar, applesauce cups, 100 percent orange juice, and a variety of milk. Tuesday, March 7-Strawberry cream cheese bagel, orange smiles, 100 percent apple juice, and a variety of milk. Wednesday, March 8-Miniature maple pancakes, ripe banana, 100 percent fruit punch, and a variety of milk. […]

 
 

Belvidere/Boone county Metro Narcotics Unit makes arrest

Belvidere/Boone county Metro Narcotics Unit makes arrest

On Wednesday, Feb. 8, a three month investigation, by the Belvidere/Boone County Metro Narcotics Unit and the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Task Force, resulted in the arrest of a Belvidere resident on felony drug charges. Jorge Florentino-Hernandez, 30, of Belvidere, was charged with one count of unlawful delivery […]

 
 

Belvidere council approves plan for Casey’s General Store

By Bob Balgemann REPORTER The question of chain stores and their effect on “ma and pa” operations took center stage Monday night, Feb. 6, during a Belvidere City Council meeting. Casey’s General Store is a chain of convenience stores in the Midwest, including Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, and others. It […]

 
 
 
 
 
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