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By Marianne Mueller REPORTER Color and splendor of the imaginative world of Doctor Seuss based dialogue jumped off of the page and onto the Hononegah High School Performing Arts Center stage. Spotlight Youth Theater presented Seussical the Musical Jr. Directed by Andrew Trotter and ultra- talented cast of 92 youth […]
By Marianne Mueller REPORTER Hononegah High School’s Forensics team competed at the I.H.S.A State finals on Feb.18 resulting in speech team victories in specific categories. Three events were covered by Hononegah High School’s Forensics team at the I.H.S.A State finals including Prose and Poetry reading and the Freeport Regional Champion […]
By Jean Seegers REPORTER Students and teachers know to look both ways when approaching some of the hallway intersections at Hononegah High School. They just might collide with members of the girls and boys track and cross country teams, or spill-over from the athletic workout room where physical education classes […]
Georgia Ruggles has joined Blackhawk Bank as a personal banker serving clients from its Belvidere, Ill. office. “We’re extremely pleased to have another well-known, skilled banker on our team. Georgia possesses superior banking expertise acquired through 38 years of managing a local bank branch and being a personal banker. She […]
By Bob Balgemann REPORTER Now that the new animal services building on the north side of Squaw Prairie Road is finished, Boone County officials are ready to sell the old one at 1230 S. Appleton Road. After quite a bit of discussion, the county board voted 12-0 to open the […]
By Anne Eickstadt REPORTER On Saturday, Feb. 25, Boone County Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) hosted a flapjack fundraiser at Applebee’s Restaurant, located at 2126 Gateway Center Dr. in Belvidere from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Tickets were $5 per person, which included pancakes, bacon, and a drink. The Boone […]
By Kathryn Menue EDITOR Walking into the Belvidere North High School forum room on Thursday, Feb. 23, people could sense something special was happening from the blue and yellow décor around the room to the cheery faces filling the seats. This special event was all for one student: Cameron Lundquist. […]
By Chris Johnson REPORTER The winter sports season has come to a close at North Boone High School. The 54-29 loss on Monday, Feb. 21 to 10-seed Oregon in the opening round of the Class 2A Rockford Christian Regional sealed the deal for the Vikings. North Boone worked through a […]
By Bob Kopp BDR SPORTS CORRESPONDENT It was déjà vu all over again as Belvidere swept its season series with Guilford in a 54-41 preface to post-season action. Like the Bucs dominating 86-58 win back on Dec. 14 in Rockford, the game wasn’t remotely as close as the final score […]
By Kathryn Menue EDITOR Returning colder temperatures on Saturday, Feb. 25 reminded the community that winter is still upon us. Since winter is still here, so are winter sports. One such winter sport is bowling. On Saturday, local youth bowlers gathered at Concordia Lanes, located at 1205 Logan Ave. in […]
