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By Anne Eickstadt REPORTER The IOU Club held its annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 9 at Belvidere Park. They offered three circles for the children to collect their candies, one circle for ages 3 and under, one for kids aged 4 through 6, and a third circle for […]
By Anne Eickstadt REPORTER This month the Boone County Museum of History is displaying artwork with connections between the Ukraine and this area. Children’s artwork and letters from officials punctuating the effect the art had on the children in Ukraine are on view for all visitors to the museum. A […]
By Marianne Mueller REPORTER Spring events began with the Stateline business Expo on March 25 and 27. Nice crowds came out to visit with local representatives from a variety of businesses, local villages, towns or townships. Health and wellness operators, educators, politicians, non-profit organizations, and churches joined in the event […]
By Margaret Downing Reporter Rockton United Methodist Church mission committee members and volunteers gathered at downtown Rockford’s Jubilee Center on March 26 to prepare, provide and serve lunch to those in need. On the menu was mostaccioli with meatballs, green beans, peanut butter sandwiches, applesauce, coffee, lemonade, and water, along […]
By Christopher Johnson REPORTER The Byron Tigers boys baseball team has already won eight games this season and seem to be on the radar of those who set the Polls for baseball-faithful followers. With a nearly-perfect opening to the 2022 spring campaign, a perfect start to conference play also finds […]
For the past eight weeks, Winnovation has been hard at work designing, manufacturing, and programming a robot for this year’s FIRST Robotics Competition game: Rapid React. The weekend of March 18, they competed at the Central Illinois Regional. As the first pick of the eighth alliance, they went up against […]
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By Anne Eickstadt REPORTER 21 entries from high school and middle school youth were submitted to the Sister Cities Youth Art Competition this year. Winners were announces on Saturday, March 26 at the Boone County Museum of History. The theme was Generation Rescue: Sustainable Water for All. The students entered […]
By Marianne Mueller REPORTER Hononegah High School’s Beauty and the Beast showcased an extra talented cast and ensemble. Audiences relived the storytelling of this ‘tale as old as time. Filling the Performing Arts Center stage were the best of musicians, choral singers, actors and dancers who invited audiences to “Be […]
By Bob Balgemann REPORTER Having avoided the month of March with its iffy weather, Harlem’s 2022 boys and girls outdoor track and field teams have made up for lost time by scheduling nine meets and invitationals during April. Two have already been held (weather permitting): the Gene Shipley Track and […]
