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Weekend events
Friday, Sept. 11
The Belvidere Boys football sophomore team will face Jefferson at Wyeth Stadium-Auburn at 5 p.m. followed by the varsity game at 7:15 p.m. The junior varsity cheerleaders will cheer for the sophomore game and the varsity cheerleaders will cheer at the varsity game.
Saturday, Sept. 12
The Chicago FM Club Radio Expo will host its 50th Anniversary at the Boone County Fairgrounds in Buildings #1 and #3 and on the grounds. For more information please call Radio Expo Hot Line at (773) 614-4733, or email at [email protected], or visit chicagofmclub.org.
The Curry Gem Auction will occur in the Dairy Barn at the Boone County Fairgrounds. For more information please call Gary Curry at (815) 544-2772.
The Poultry Show will occur in the Goat and Poultry Barns at the Boone County Fairgrounds. For more information please call Ruth Ann Van Fleet at (815) 814-9206.
Alan Branhagen is Director of Horticulture at Powell Gardens, supervising all design and management of horticulture in the gardens as well as the 970-acre property’s natural resources and wild-lands. Alan is an all-around plants-man and naturalist (specializing in birds, butterflies and botany). Mr. Branhagen will share his enthusiasm with Midwestern native plants and how to incorporate them into your landscape. His new book, Native Plants of the Midwest, will be available for purchase. The event will occur at Klehm Arboretum from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. and is free to members and free to non-members after daily admission.
The Belvidere High School Boys Golf varsity team will play Rockford East High School at Aldeen Golf Course at 4:15 p.m. for the Rockford East invite.
The Belvidere Girls Cross Country team will compete at the First to the Finish CC invite located at Detweiler Park in Peoria at 10:20 a.m. The boys will compete at 11 a.m.
The Belvidere High School Girls Swimming and Diving varsity teams will compete in the Dave Logterman Invite at the Harlem High School pool at 10:30 a.m.
The Belvidere junior varsity tennis team will compete at the Frosh/Soph tennis invite at BHS and BSMS at 8 a.m.
The Belvidere girls’ varsity golf team will compete in the Stillman Valley Invite at Prairie View Golf Club in Byron at 8 a.m.
The Belvidere freshman girls’ volleyball team will compete in the Freeport VB Invite at Freeport High School at 8:30 a.m.
The Belvidere varsity girls’ volleyball team will compete in the Byron Power Classic at Byron High School at 9 a.m.
The Belvidere High School junior varsity boys’ soccer team will compete in the DeKalb JV Boys Soccer Tourney at DeKalb High School at 9 a.m.
Beaver Creek Nursery will be hosting the Old Farmin’ Days from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 1171 Rockton Road in Caledonia in northern Boone County. The event is free and features a variety of activities.
The Winnebago and Boone Counties Genealogical Society will hold its regular meeting at Spring Creek United Church of Christ, located at 4500 Spring Creek Road in Rockford, at 1:30 p.m.
Sunday, Sept.13
The Poultry Show will occur in the Goat and Poultry Barns at the Boone County Fairgrounds. For more information please call Ruth Ann Van Fleet at (815) 814-9206.
