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Annual Ryan Jury Memorial Golf Outing raises more than $106,000

Annual Ryan Jury Memorial Golf Outing raises more than $106,000

The SwedishAmerican Foundation raised more than $106,000 at the 34th annual Ryan Jury Memorial Golf Outing on June 19 at Aldeen Golf Club. More than 220 golfers registered for the event, which has raised more than 1.4 million dollars since its inception. The outing is held each year by the […]

 
 

Rockford Park District opens fourth Skate Park thanks to private donation

Rockford Park District opens fourth Skate Park thanks to private donation

The Landing, Rockford Park District’s fourth skate park located inside Davis Park, 320 S. Wyman Street, Rockford is officially open. Skateboarders and key contributors gathered on Friday, June 21 to cut a ribbon to symbolize the grand opening and recognize “Go Skateboarding Day” which takes place across the nation and […]

 
 

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Grant supports Byron High School theater, choir

Grant supports Byron High School theater, choir

The Byron High School Theater and Choir department have been given a generous donation of $3,000 from the Megan Clift Memorial Fund established at the Community Foundation of Northern Illinois. The donation in honor of Megan, from the Clift family, has been used to support many activities and events that […]

 
 

A Durand farmer’s history search of a Pecatonica business

A Durand farmer’s history search of a Pecatonica business

By Doug Schroder CORRESPONDENT For about three years now Durand diary farmer Jake Palmer has been searching for, and finding, items related to the Pecatonica business that was known as Hilbert Implement, Hilbert Implement was a Minneapolis-Moline tractor dealership that was situated on Pecatonica Road just north of Rt. 20 […]

 
 

6th grader hosts ice cream party at Prairie View Assisted Living

6th grader hosts ice cream party at Prairie View Assisted Living

Local student earned money to pay for supplies to host dessert party for residents Jordyn Roscoe, a 6th grader at Winnebago Middle School was participating in a Passion Project. This program was started by two Winnebago Middle school teachers, Ty True, who teaches Math & Social Studies and Candis Michaud […]

 
 

2019 OSD PARADE

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Hononegah INCubator students make their pitch

Hononegah INCubator students make their pitch

By Jean Seegers REPORTER Five years ago, a team of Hononegah Community High School teachers and administrators visited Barrington High School to learn about a program for high school students that would help them develop business and entrepreneurial skills. They came back armed with enthusiasm and lots of ideas to […]

 
 

Rockford fans cheer Fred VanVleet on to victory

Rockford fans cheer Fred VanVleet on to victory

Fred VanVleet becomes Rockford’s first NBA Champion By Doug Schroder CORRESPONDENT A crowd estimated by the Rockford Area Convention & Visitors Bureau to be at around six thousand people came downtown to the Rockford City Market pavilion, temporarily also known as Jurassic Park RKFD, last Thursday night, June 13, to […]

 
 

Mercyhealth Development Foundation makes major donation to area EMS agencies

Mercyhealth Development Foundation makes major donation to area EMS agencies

The Mercyhealth Development Foundation announced today it has committed more than $400,000 to purchase 30 life-saving devices to award to regional Emergency Medical Services (EMS) agencies. The devices, LUCAS Chest Compression Systems, deliver high-quality mechanical CPR in a consistent manner and have been proven to greatly improve cardiac arrest survival […]

 
 
 
 
 
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