Archive for: August, 2021

8/12/21 McHenry County News

8/12/21 McHenry County News

 

 
 

8/12/21 West Shopper

8/12/21 West Shopper

 

 
 

8/12/21 East Shopper

8/12/21 East Shopper

 

 
 

Hope’s Legacy & Trust Fund helping animals in need through loving care

By Marianne Mueller Reporter Established in April of 2016 Hopes Legacy & Trust Fund is a fund designed solely for the purposes of covering the veterinary costs of stray and abandoned animals in need of medical care. It is a non-for-profit organization.  The journey to forming Hope’s Legacy started when […]

 
 

Personal best efforts a benchmark for Harlem girls track in 2021

By Bob Balgemann Reporter The coronavirus pandemic cancelled outdoor track at Harlem in 2020. There was no indoor track early in 2021. But, finally, in the spring of 2021, enough of the COVID-related restrictions had been lifted to allow an outdoor season. And during that time, long-suffering Lady Huskies made […]

 
 

New software for Loves Park FD

By Margaret Downing Reporter Aldermen at the July 26 Loves Park City Council meeting had a busy time of it and approved four resolutions, along with two ordinances. *A resolution authorizing the Fire Chief to purchase a complete turnkey reporting software package from ESO Solutions “for NFIRS, EMS, inspection/preplans, scheduling […]

 
 

Exelon Generation submits decommissioning plans for Byron, Dresden nuclear plants

Job reduction notifications to affected employees will be next step in shutting down the plants this fall  Exelon Generation, owner and operator of the Byron and Dresden nuclear energy facilities, will file Post Shutdown Decommissioning Activities Reports (PSDARs) today with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, detailing long-term site restoration plans for both […]

 
 

Belvidere facade grants help spruce up downtown historic buildings

By Bob Balgemann Reporter First of three parts  The city for a number of years has provided funding to help owners of historic buildings downtown make needed improvements to those structures.  This year $19,290 was set aside for the Downtown Facade Improvement Grant Program, with that money coming from video […]

 
 

Belvidere’s missing mural

The Bride of Frankenstein was unveiled on Monday, Sept. 22, 2008, and presented to the City of Belvidere.

By Anne Eickstadt Editor Not long ago, a citizen of Belvidere asked me what I knew about a mural of the “Bride of Frankenstein” that she had helped paint about a dozen years ago. I promptly began reaching out to my contacts at the Boone County Arts Council and was […]

 
 

‘Lucky’s Farm Animal Rescue’ and therapy through horses

Lucky was the first therapy horse at Lucky Farms in Durand.

By Margaret Downing Reporter What is “EAGALA?” The letters stand for “Equine Assisted Psychotherapy (EAP) and Personal Development (PD).” Judy Cunningham of Durand is an Ed.D. Counselor and EAGALA, Positive Psychology Coach at Lucky’s Farm in rural Durand, and follows this philosophy: “Hope is faith at work. Therapy is hope […]

 
 
 
 
 
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