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3/12/25 Scoop Today

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Belvidere snow sculpting

FILE PHOTO Belvidere Republican
	Snow sculpting competitions have continued to be favorite winter events for many artists and onlookers, including a recent America’s Snow Sculpting Invitational held in the region.

By Zach Yakey IDA PUBLIC LIBRARY/LOCAL HISTORY SPECIALIST This winter thankfully hasn’t had too much snow overall. Many of us probably appreciate that, but it is terrible weather for the world of snow sculptors. Belvidere isn’t the coldest place on Earth certainly, but historically, we have gotten quite a bit […]

 
 

Lady Indians dominate All-Conference squads

PECATONICA FANS CLUB FACEBOOK PHOTO The Gazette
	The Pecatonica varsity girls became Sectional champs on Feb. 27 when they beat Rockford Lutheran 47-38.

By Trenten Scheidegger CORRESPONDENT     The NUIC North is well known for its athletic prowess, especially in girls basketball. Over the last decade, teams like the Lena-Winslow Panthers, Orangeville Broncos, and the Pecatonica Indians have sported some of the most dominant girls’ basketball teams in Illinois 1A basketball.     In […]

 
 

February Tree of the Month: Eastern White Pine

PHOTO COURTESY OF CHRISTOPHER REISETTER The Herald
The Eastern White Pine at Phillips Cemetery in Rockton is considered the largest of its kind in Illinois and will be listed on the Illinois Big Tree Register. This one is NIL’s Tree of the Month for February 2025.

In January of 2024, the Natural Land Institute (NLI) launched their Legacy Tree Program’s Tree of the Month recognition and is pleased to continue this program for 2025 to highlight trees of historic significance with interesting stories, in addition to finding very large trees that qualify for the Illinois Big […]

 
 

The new Harlem Community Center now open

COURTESY PHOTO The Journal
	The new center, pictured for the Harlem Community Center is a big plus and benefit to the community.

By Margaret Downing REPORTER To start out, some history from the HCC website: “A handful of concerned citizens of Harlem Township banded together in 1957 to provide constructive adult leadership and safe recreational opportunity for the many hundreds of children in the community. “Calling themselves the Harlem Youth Council, they […]

 
 

Regional champions

BYRON HS AD FACEBOOK PHOTO Tempo

    The Tiger boys of Byron High School are the regional champions in Class 2A as of Feb. 28, beating out Rockford Lutheran 64-51. Their next game was in Marengo on March 5, results of which were not yet available at press time.

 
 

3/5/25 Shopper’s Guide

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3/6/25 The Shopper

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