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11/9/22 Scoop Today
Author Archive: RvpAdmin
Hometown Heroes for 2022
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Downtown Business Trick or Treat
By Anne Eickstadt REPORTER Last year this was a phenomenal event and nearly 3,000 people converged in a few blocks of downtown Belvidere. This year, it was again free to participate in this event and participants could set up a tent and table or work from the trunk of their […]
Statue of Hononegah dedicated, unveiled in special ceremony
By Marianne Mueller REPORTER Community supporters were on hand for a special dedication and unveiling on Sunday, Oct. 23 at Hononegah Community High School (HCHS). Judith Crane Truman, President of Rockton Remembers presented the Hononegah statue project at the Board of Education meeting on Oct. 19. Truman recognized members who […]
Smash your pumpkin at Discovery Center Museum
Not sure what to do with that jack-o’-lantern after Halloween? Snatch that pumpkin with the caved-in face off your porch and take it to Discovery Center on Sunday, Nov. 6, for the museum’s annual Smashing Pumpkins event. Newton’s laws of motion take on new perspective as jack-o’-lanterns turn into exciting […]
Byron Police announce start of 2022 Operation Santa
Byron Police Department’s Operation Santa has been making Christmas a little brighter for the less fortunate children in the Byron community for the past 32 years. Byron Kiwanis has been partnering with the Police Department for fourteen years, hosting Breakfast with Santa and Mrs. Claus where all toy and monetary […]
Soil and Water Conservationists gather for dinner, awards
The Winnebago County SWCD held a Fall Gathering on Sept. 29 at the Torstenson Youth Conservation Education Center in rural Pecatonica. About 50 people attended the event. There was a wagon tour of the property, showcasing the native grassland plantings on the property, woodland restoration projects they are undertaking, and […]
