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St. James holds a fashion show for all ages and sizes
The First Annual St. James School Fashion Show and Luncheon began at 1 p.m. on Sunday afternoon, Feb. 17. The room was packed, the show sold out.
Author Archive: Anne Eickstadt
Ice Fishing Clinic draws the adventurous into Spencer Park
We offer this event totally free and provide hot dogs, chili, and hot cocoa. The participants don’t need to provide anything other than warm clothes.
Freezing rain does not stop cold-water rescue training
“People occasionally fall through the ice and panic or become disoriented so we also train to rescue someone who is struggling and/or fighting us.
Guys and Dolls enthralls audiences in Boone County
The Main Street Players of Boone County are currently performing the classic show of Guys and Dolls, a musical that mixes idealized gangsters and showgirls with inner-city missionaries and ‘the oldest-established, permanent floating crap game in New York’ vs. police Lieutenant Brannigan who seeks to shut it down.
Sit down, sit down, sit down, you’re rockin’ the boat
Considered by many to be the perfect musical comedy, ‘Guys & Dolls’ ran for 1,200 performances when it opened on Broadway in 1950. It received nearly unanimous positive reviews from critics and won a bevy of awards, including Tony Awards, Drama Desks, and Oliviers.
Belvidere squad cars are updated with a fresh, new look
“It is a stark contrast between the old and new looks.
Bits and Pieces of BOCO 2019
The Boone County Business and Service Expo at the Community Center Building Complex, 111 W. 1st St., was held on Saturday, Feb. 2 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Three-peat for Belvidere North in state competitive cheerleading
Belvidere North has won a third consecutive state championship in coed competitive cheerleading and its point total gets higher as the first-place trophies continue to mount.
BFD extinguishes fire at Acument Global Technology
On Tuesday, Jan. 22, the Belvidere Fire Dept. was dispatched to Acument Global Technology for a heater fire.
