Archive for: July, 2018

7/5/18 Beloit Shopper

7/5/18 Beloit Shopper

 

 
 

Outstanding Byron Middle School students performed at Carnegie Hall

Four Byron Middle School students recently played at Carnegie Hall in New York City; (L to R) Grace Voiles, Kaci McKnight, Sally Albrecht, Alex Cassens, Mia Vongsiri.

Four Byron Middle School students recently played at Carnegie Hall in New York City; (L to R) Grace Voiles, Kaci McKnight, Sally Albrecht, Alex Cassens, Mia Vongsiri.

 
 

Eleven-year-old Rockton girl leads charge to help others facing hair loss

Eleven-year-old Rockton girl leads charge to help others facing hair loss

Gracie Williams stands with an enlarged check depicting the total of $2,585.

 
 

Drainage ditch maintenance services okayed

By Margaret Downing REPORTER At the Loves Park City Council meeting on June 25, aldermen approved a resolution allowing the public works manager to hire assistance with drainage ditch maintenance in the city. The resolution includes “but is not limited to tree removal, excavation, hauling, and materials for the purpose […]

 
 

Paintings stretch all along State Street for Heritage Days

ANNE EICKSTADT PHOTO Belvidere Daily Republican
	Anat Ronen puts the finishing touches on the Frank Lloyd Wright Pettit Chapel mural.

“Anat Ronen was here for four days last year when she came to work with the Walldogs. She painted the Jeanne Gang mural. She was fascinated by our Paint on State event and painted a portrait of Van Gogh on State St. while she was here

 
 

Tom Heflin, the Master of Fine Art in our midst

"A Humid Day in July”, a painting done in 2001 by local artist Tom Heflin, is a scene looking north from Route 20 near Pecatonica."

“A Humid Day in July”, a painting done in 2001 by local artist Tom Heflin, is a scene looking north from Route 20 near Pecatonica.”
When one thinks of fine art, usually thoughts of big cities like Paris, New York, Los Angeles or Chicago…

 
 

Amateur Radio Field Day gathered operators in Poplar Grove

ANNE EICKSTADT Belvidere Daily Republican
	Paul Larson, vice president of the Big Thunder Amateur Radio Club reaches out to operators elsewhere in the country and beyond.

“This weekend we are using nothing from the power or communications grids. We brought what we need with us and we will take it all home tomorrow. We held a winter Field Day [last full weekend in January] and we were able to talk with San Andreas Island off Nicaragua.”

 
 

Miss America returns to her hometown 50 years later

ANNE EICKSTADT PHOTO Belvidere Daily Republican
	50 years after being named Miss America, Judi Ford Nash, returned to Belvidere for Heritage Days.

“It’s great to back home again,” she said. “Belvidere was a wonderful place to grow up in. The people were very friendly and supportive. It’s a progressive community.

 
 

Legends of Safety receive standing ovation

ANNE EICKSTADT PHOTO Belvidere Daily Republican
	Former Police Chief Bob Bowley, former Police Chief Jan Noble, and former Fire Chief Dave Worrell received a standing ovation from the crowds as they passed by in the Heritage Days parade.

The Parade Marshals received a standing ovation all along the parade route. This vehicle held Belvidere’s ‘Legends of Public Safety’: former Police Chief Bob Bowley, former Police Chief Jan Noble, and former Fire Chief Dave Worrell.

 
 
 
 
 
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