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Pecatonica Rotary recently installed their new officers for the 2022-2023 year. Mary Osborn will serve as president of the club, following the previous president, Nord Swanstrom. Nord will remain Foundation chairperson for the club. Sue Franzen Schomber has assumed secretary duties, and Penny Bryant now serves as president elect. Pecatonica […]
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By Anne Eickstadt REPORTER Arrangements for this work on the American House mural were made while Mike Chamberlain was still the mayor of Belvidere. COVID got in the way of it actually being completed. This year, the artist who designed the mural in 1997 made the journey back to Belvidere […]
By Marianne Mueller REPORTER Four days of family fun happened at the 2022 Old Settlers Days festival from June 16-19. Settlers Park in Rockton was where the home where the main action took place. This long time tradition was made possible by volunteers from the Rockton Lions Club and the […]
By Margaret Downing Reporter A well-known rock of the community passed away on June 13 – Jody Deery. She and her husband, Hugh Deery, who had known each other since childhood in Darlington, Wis. took full ownership of Rockford Speedway in 1966 and made a success of the nationally recognized […]
The Ogle County Farm Bureau Young Leaders through financial support from COUNTRY Financial recently donated grain bin rescue augers to three area fire departments serving Ogle and Lee Counties. Augers were purchased by COUNTRY Financial and distributed to the Byron, Rochelle and Rural Dixon Fire Departments. The augers are used […]
