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5/1/25 The Shopper

5/1/25 The Shopper

 

 
 

Public Invited to Open House at the new Oxbow Springs

PHOTO COURTESY OF JUDITH BARNARD The Gazette
	The Pecatonica River along the border of Oxbow Springs. There will be an Open House at this newly-purchased natural area on Wednesday, April 30.

    The Natural Land Institute (NLI) invites the community to attend a public Open House at their new Oxbow Springs natural area, 15197 Telegraph Rd. in Pecatonica, on Wednesday, April 30 from 4 to 7 p.m. Refreshments will be provided. Registration is required for this free event, either online at […]

 
 

Fun heated up as the Hononegah HOPE Foundation created a ‘Touch of the Tropics’

MARIANNE MUELLER PHOTO The Herald
	Hononegah High School teachers Cari Vanderheyden, Aara VanGalder and Jenny Decker took a moment to capture Touch of the Tropics memories.

By Marianne Mueller REPORTER Flamingos and palm trees sat on tables, transforming CUinto Hononegah Community High School’s “A Touch of the Tropics” on Saturday evening, April 5. Guests were given leis to wear by friendly volunteers. Many guests wore Hawaiian themed clothing, some dressed in captain outfits while others opted […]

 
 

Huskies drop second NIC-10 volleyball match

HARLEM FAN FAVORITE PHOTO The Journal
	Harlem outside hitter Bryson Berry goes up for a spike against Guilford High School.

Harlem split its volleyball matches this week, sweeping Jefferson before falling to Guilford in three sets. The Huskies are 9-3 overall and 6-2 in the NIC-10, but Harlem has lost to Hononegah and Guilford, the two teams it needs to climb over to win the conference, in the past two […]

 
 

4/23/25 Shopper’s Guide

4/23/25 Shopper’s Guide

 

 
 

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4/24/25 The Shopper

4/24/25 The Shopper

 

 
 

Bizarre Belvidere: Exploring prehistoric Belvidere

COURTESY PHOTO Belvidere Republican
   John Tripp is pictured with the first Belvidere mastodon bone.

Our third President, Thomas Jefferson, held a fascination with large, fossilized bones. Some historians go as far as to call him the “Father of Paleontology.” His home at Monticello housed a room referred to simply as “the bone room.” It held fragments of all manner of extinct, North American, creatures, […]

 
 

Spring on the Pecatonica Prairie Trail

IMAGE COURTESY OF THE PECATONICA TRAIL COMMISSION The Gazette
	The route of the Pecatonica Prairie Trail, showing trailheads and distances.

By Greg Vassmer CONTRIBUTOR     There was not much snow this winter; in fact, our largest single day snowfall was just four inches this past March 16. But that didn’t stop some people from enjoying it.     My first ride on the Pecatonica Prairie Trail this year was March 10, […]

 
 

New ball fields at Hononegah honor memory of former student, history of former teams and coaches

COURTESY PHOTO The Herald
	Kelsey Field was being dug up on opening day of the baseball/softball season. The topsoil that was removed was used to regrade the former Rockton Grade School property where the HCHS Rugby team practices.

By Marianne Mueller REPORTER When the Hononegah Indians baseball team returned to Weber field on opening day, the first game was played on new turf, surrounded by a stunning view. Enhancing the style of the buildings a brick face was chosen to cover the dugouts and the backstops. The girl’s […]

 
 
 
 
 
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