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By Kathryn Menue EDITOR On Saturday, June 25, Alpaca Pines celebrated the opening of their newly finished fiber mill with a ribbon cutting event. “This is the grand opening celebration of our fiber mill,” Alpaca Pines owner Vicki Donley said. “I’m very excited. I thought this day would never come. […]
By Matt Helm REPORTER The Scottish Heavy Olympics Tournament came to the Boone County Fair Grounds for the first time for Heritage Days on Saturday, June 25. “I’ve been throwing for 15 years and I approached the Heritage Days group to see if they’d be interested in hosting us and […]
Farmer’s Market Thursday, June 30, 2016 – 4:00 – 7:30 p.m. Location: East side of Veteran’s Memorial Park (formerly Pearl Street Park) on the corner of Pearl Street and Court Street in McHenry. 333 South Green Street, McHenry, IL Phone: 815-363-2159 Website: www.mchenry.il.us Come visit and purchase an assortment of […]
By Kathryn Menue EDITOR The Village of Poplar Grove was a village full of fun for all ages on Saturday, June 18. The day celebrated the second annual Neighbors’ Fest, with fun beginning at 8 a.m. and continuing throughout the day and night. The Village of Poplar Grove wanted to […]
By Bob Balgemann REPORTER City council has approved a resolution of opposition to Great Lakes Basin Transportation’s proposal to build part of a 278-mile rail line through the Capron and Garden Prairie areas of Boone County. Aldermen took that action in a unanimous vote at their Monday, June 6 meeting. […]
By Mike Armstrong Stateline Fury Senior Operations Manager The Stateline Fury 10U softball team won first place at the Rob Neiber Memorial United States Specialty Sports Association Qualifier Tournament held Friday, June 10 through Sunday, June 12 in Roscoe. The team beat the Roselle Rampage 9-8 in the championship game. […]
Belvidere Physical Therapy would like to announce that Kelly Lesniewski, PT, DPT has joined the practice. Lesniewski joins the current clinical staff of Tim Seppelt, PT, DPT, Cert. SMT, Cert. DN and Lori Gulsrud-Neiber, PT. Lesniewski received her doctorate degree in physical therapy from Bradley University. During her clinical work […]
By Matt Helm REPORTER Sister Cities of Belvidere hosted the Taste of Sister Cities Sock Hop on Saturday, June 18 at the Boone County Community Building Complex. Tickets were $20 and proceeds went towards the Youth Exchange program. “The organization exists to connect people across the world. It is a […]
Friday, June 24 Heritage Days will begin with Doty Park’s Splash Pad. The water playground will be open from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Heritage Days will also feature the Best Burger Contest at the Boone County Fairgrounds. The competition will begin at 5 p.m. with contestants […]
Farmer’s Market Thursday, June 23, 2016 – 4:00 – 7:30 p.m. Location: East side of Veteran’s Memorial Park (formerly Pearl Street Park) on the corner of Pearl Street and Court Street in McHenry. 333 South Green Street, McHenry, IL Phone: 815-363-2159 Website: www.mchenry.il.us Come visit and purchase and assortment of […]
