Author Archive: Anne Eickstadt

Citizens Police Academy comes to the Keen Age Center

ANNE EICKSTADT Belvidere Daily Republican
	Checking for fingerprints on a counterfeit $100 bill at the Citizens’ Police Academy.

-Session Six will introduce you to the use of deadly force by the SWAT Team. Some of SWATs specialized equipment will be brought in for display and explanation. “I’m not trying to kill them,” Sgt. Washburn of the BPD SWAT Team explained to the class last spring. “I’m trying to get them to stop trying to kill me. Once we do that, then we can apply first aid.

 
 

Read 815 Selfie Challenge begins in Boone and Winnebago Counties

ANNE EICKSTADT PHOTO Belvidere Daily Republican
	Mayor Mike, Officer Tim, and kids at the General Mills Playground share quality reading time for the Read 815 Challenge.

Reading is for both adults and children. Read with your kids. Read to your kids. Read for yourself.

 
 

Structure fire mobilizes Belvidere Fire Dept.

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	Belvidere Fire Dept. had this fire quickly controlled. Several local fire departments from surrounding areas assisted in making sure all hot spots were snuffed out.

Belvidere Fire was dispatched at 6:25 a.m. on Monday, July 16 for a structure fire with flames showing to 803 E. 2nd St. Fire crews were on scene within two minutes and reported heavy fire showing from a first floor porch on the delta side.

 
 

Heritage Fair in Union features President Lincoln

ANNE EICKSTADT PHOTO Belvidere Daily Republican
	President Lincoln at Union’s Heritage Fair was portrayed by Gary Cooney of Sun City – Huntley, a long-time impersonator of Honest Abe.

President Lincoln was the grand prize judge for the Heritage Fair’s Pie Contest. “If you can’t trust Abe Lincoln…” museum administrator Kurt Begalka said.

 
 

Lunch with a Cop has YMCA kids excited

ANNE EICKSTADT PHOTO Belvidere Daily Republican
	The YMCA kids presented a banner to Officer Tim as a ‘thank you’ to the police department. Officer Tim is behind the banner, which is behind all the kids.

“I have caught burglars in the act of breaking into a car. I got to work with a dog for a while. If someone is lost in the woods, the dog can sniff around and find him. If someone has committed a crime, the dog can sniff around and find him. No, I have never had to kill a man.

 
 

Area Korean War vet recalls his Army days

COURTESY PHOTO Belvidere Daily Republican
	Howard is pictured, along with daughter Diane, U.S. servicemen and officers, along with South Korean officers recently when honored in South Korea.

Howard was sent to Korea early on where, one of his duties, he recalls, was training 12 South Korean soldiers as artillery officers.

 
 

Nature Trivia Night matches library and conservation district

ANNE EICKSTADT PHOTO Belvidere Daily Republican
	Nature Trivia Night winners of Team Prairie Chickens: (Left to right) Jenny and Nick Sheppard, Jonathan and Cooper Tobin.

They picked a perfect evening to hold an event when they chose Wednesday, July 11 to hold their first Nature Trivia Night at Spencer Conservation Area. With s’mores and Kool-Aid as refreshments, the Ida Public Library and the Boone County Conservation District (BCCD) teamed up to bring people outside and into nature with an event enjoyed by both young and old.

 
 

Honoring local servicemen who died in Korea: Korean War Memorial to be rededicated

COURTESY PHOTO Belvidere Daily Republican
	The area Korean War Veterans Memorial, which is located in the Art Anderson Field of Honor adjacent to the Loves Park City Hall complex.

Area Korean War veterans got together in 2001 to talk about having a Memorial erected locally to honor those area servicemen who gave their lives or went Missing in Action during the Korean War Conflict.

 
 

Candlewick Lake Independence Day celebration

BARB APPELHANS PHOTOS Belvidere Daily Republican Children decorated their bikes and joined in the parade.

Candlewick Lake celebrated the 4th of July on the July 7 this year.

 
 

World-renowned sculptor Jon Critchfield carving unique wood sculpture

ANNE EICKSTADT PHOTO Belvidere Daily Republican
	The Belvidere Cone behind Dari Ripple was completed in time for Heritage Days and is a great place to #MeetMeByTheCone in downtown Belvidere.

Critchfield collaborated the ice cream cone project with Bob Coleman, another local artist that he has known since high school. The final touch was provided by Troy Yunk when he painted the sculpture in ice cream colors and added bright sprinkles.

 
 
 
 
 
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