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Courtesy of Tracy Dlugosz Belvidere/Boone County Food Pantry CAPRON – On behalf of the Belvidere/Boone County Food Pantry, we would like to express our thanks and gratitude to Committee at Woodward Charitable Trust for their donation of $2,000. The check was presented to Owen Costanza, Vice President of the Belvidere/Boone […]
BELVIDERE – On Thursday, Dec. 31, Dodge Lanes will host a New Year’s Eve Family Bowling Party. The cost of the event is $88 per lane (prepaid) or $98 at the door. These prices allow for up to eight people per lane. Check-in starts at 9:30 p.m. and the party […]
By Emily Hanlin Winnebago-Boone Farm Bureau BOONE COUNTY – The Illinois Department of Agriculture has a long standing program that honors family farms that have been in place for at least one hundred years. The Centennial and Sesquicentennial Farms Program has been in place since 1972 and has recognized over […]
By Emily Hanlin Winnebago-Boone Farm Bureau BOONE COUNTY – We make room for everyone at the table during the holiday season: aunts and uncles, grandmas and grandpas, the young, the old, the rich, the poor. However, what about the fat? Not the relatives, but the white or yellowish greasy substance […]
By Bob Kopp BDR Sports Correspondent BELVIDERE – It didn’t look good for Belvidere at the end of the first quarter. Trailing East 15-4 with consensus first-team all-conference junior Austin Revolinski and increasingly efficient junior point Jacob Rodriquez sidelined, the game proved to be a greater gut-check than expected after […]
Bob Kopp BDR Sports Correspondent BELVIDERE – Jefferson looks like the next high school in District 205 to step up in a NIC-10 sport. With sophomores Quillin Dixon (14), My’Quoin Garrett (20), and senior Kaveon Rogers leading the way (19) in scoring, the J-Hawks led at the end of every […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter BOONE COUNTY – They don’t have a lot of flashy 700-plus series or single games hovering around the 300 mark. Yet, Belvidere’s girls bowling team has been consistent week after week to be one game out of first place as the 2015-2016 season passed the half-way […]
Friday, Dec. 25 Check out the lights display in Belvidere Park. Saturday, Dec. 26 The Belvidere High School boys’ varsity basketball team will compete in the Chuck Dayton Holiday Tournament at DeKalb High School. Belvidere North High School varsity boys’ basketball team will compete in the Chuck Dayton Holiday […]
By Shelby R. Farrell Reporter BOONE COUNTY – The Boone County Administrative and Legislative Committee approved a strategic plan for 2016 after a year of deliberations and focus groups. The plan outlines how the county should plan to approach developments and changes throughout 2016. It consists of a mission statement […]
By Kathryn Menue Editor BELVIDERE – Each week, Concordia Lanes, located at 1205 Logan Ave. in Belvidere, holds youth bowling sessions where junior bowlers can enhance their skills in the world of bowling. The activity is a fun event for children of all ages who are eager to learn the […]
