Author Archive: Anne Eickstadt

Matteus signs Letter of Intent with Benedictine U

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	Tanner Matteus signs a Letter of Intent to play football for Benedictine University while his parents watch in approval.

A select group of people gathered together on Wednesday, March 20 to celebrate Tanner Matteus as he signed a Letter of Intent to play football for Benedictine University.

 
 

Delbert (Del) Leroy Knowlton Obituary

Delbert Knowlton

Delbert (Del) Leroy Knowlton, 85, of Mendota went to be with the Lord on March 20, surrounded by his family in his home.

 
 

Local Fire Department plans to increase Emergency Services, decrease health care costs

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	North Boone District #3 is asking to be the ambu-lance service provider for the Poplar Grove area at no out-of-pocket cost to those in need of services.

“We are running the referendum because additional EMS services make a community safer,”

 
 

Belvidere Board of Realtors invests in Eagle Scout Service Project Dog Park

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	Representatives of the Belvidere Board of Realtors with Ian Neibarger and Poplar Grove Village Board members.

Dog parks, pocket-parks, and play grounds are all features that are appealing because they create more socially interactive and vibrant communities.

 
 

Brock Irwin of Belvidere awarded $1,000 scholarship

Brock Irwin of Belvidere awarded $1,000 scholarship

The Mid-West Dairymen’s Company has just awarded Irwin a $1000 scholarship.

 
 

Project Purse to benefit women entering workforce

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	Volunteer Melissa Perez fills a donated purse with items to empower a woman to look and feel her best.

New and gently used purses have been collected from the Belvidere community and at the food pantry in Capron.

 
 

Can the song ‘Baby Shark’ help save lives?

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	Members of Beck’s CPR class practice doing compressions on CPR mannequins.

There are numerous songs that will help you keep the right pace. ‘Stayin’ Alive’ by the Bee Gees is familiar to many people but ‘Baby Shark’ will keep the beat for you just as well.

 
 

Sister Cities’ 30th Annual Youth Art Showcase on display at Midland States Bank

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	Mayor Mike Chamberlain, Pres. Brad Peters of Sister Cities, and other dignitaries join artists Abbey Brynolf and Sebastian Williams Lacy at the awards ceremony. Second place winner Sydnie Lynn Elder was involved in a school sporting event and was unable to attend.

“Our Young Artist program had really exceptional artists participate,” said Brad Peters, president of the Sister Cities Association of Belvidere.

 
 

Fire Behavior, Smoke, and new Construction class educates area fire commanders

Fire Behavior, Smoke, and new Construction class educates area fire commanders

Understanding fire behavior is the key component to the tactic that the incident commander will choose and deploy and it will change everything. So if you choose the wrong tactic, the fire will grow.

 
 

104th Annual Belvidere Area Chamber of Commerce Dinner

104th Annual Belvidere Area Chamber of Commerce Dinner

Many of the warriors would arrive with little more than the bandages covering their wounds. Hopkins needed to keep their hope alive, assure them that better days would come.

 
 
 
 
 
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