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Belvidere school menus: week of Oct. 26

Belvidere school menus: week of Oct. 26

Elementary schools Monday, Oct. 26-Vegetarian chili with Tostitos, baked chicken nuggets with cookie, cheesy breadsticks with dipping sauce, savory green beans, crispy romaine, crunchy baby carrots, apple juice, chilled diced pears, and a variety of milk. Tuesday, Oct. 27-Pancakes and sausage with syrup cup, Italian meatball sub, lift-off chef salad […]

 
 

Belvidere Bucs boys’ soccer team crushes Marengo

BELVIDERE – On Tuesday, Oct. 20, the Belvidere Bucs faced off against Marengo High School in a home game set at Belvidere High School. Belvidere creamed the competition by defeating Marengo 8-1. Belvidere went into the game strong, scoring three points in the first period. The first goal, Benji Delgado […]

 
 

Village of Poplar Grove receives a grant from Illinois Liquor Control Commission

POPLAR GROVE – The Village of Poplar Grove has been chosen by the Illinois Liquor Control Commission to receive a grant in the amount of $1,500 to establish a comprehensive educational and enforcement program addressing minimum-age tobacco laws. “We are pleased to receive this grant to enhance our efforts to […]

 
 

Family Counseling Services opens its doors in Belvidere

Family Counseling Services opens its doors in Belvidere

By Kathryn Menue Editor BELVIDERE – Family Counseling Services (FCS) celebrated their grand opening in Belvidere on Tuesday, Oct. 20. At 11 a.m. on Tuesday morning, community members, members of the Belvidere Chamber of Commerce, employees of Rockford Sexual Assault Counseling Inc., and counselors and directors from the FCS all […]

 
 

Civil War veterans remembered in Boone County

Civil War veterans remembered in Boone County

Civil War veterans remembered in Boone County By Lisa Rodgers Reporter CALEDONIA-It was a sunny, crisp morning at Drake Cemetery on Saturday, Oct. 17. Fall leaves scattered the ground where a ceremony to honor and remember three men buried over 150 years ago. Had it not been for a young […]

 
 

Area volleyball teams contribute to Emmalyn’s Make A Wish

Area volleyball teams contribute to Emmalyn’s Make A Wish

By Doug Schroder Editor WINNEBAGO – Emmalyn Freeze is a little girl from Mt. Morris who has some debilitating diseases that she and her family have had to deal with and will have to deal with for the rest of her life. Make A Wish Foundation volunteer Tim Charles and […]

 
 

Dorothy L. Pond, 95

BELVIDERE – Dorothy L. Pond, 95, of Belvidere, Ill., passed away Monday morning, Oct. 19 at Lincolnshire Place in Loves Park, Ill. Dorothy was born Dec. 21, 1919 in Kirkland, Ill., daughter of Daniel C. and Ellen J. (Palmer) Powell. She graduated from high school and went on to Business […]

 
 

Drug dealer sentenced to 10 years in Boone County

BOONE COUNTY – Boone County State’s Attorney Michelle Courier announced that on October 15, Shardon Gay, 33, of Woodstock, pled guilty and was sentenced to 10 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for a drug delivery charge. Gay made a delivery of a substance containing less than a gram […]

 
 

U of I Boone County Extension Office hosts coyote presentation

BELVIDERE – Coyotes stir many emotions in the human population including fear, anger, and for many they represent the wild beauty of animal songs and prairies. Canis latrans is the scientific name for the coyote and it simply means ‘barking dog’ which is perfect considering the serenade they deliver on […]

 
 

U of I Boone County Extension Office hosts Illinois Woodpeckers presentation

BELVIDERE – On Nov. 9, University of Illinois Extension’s Environmental Stewardship Educator, Peggy Doty, will offer a presentation on Illinois Woodpeckers. The program will be from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Boone County Conservation District Nature Center located at 603 Appleton Road in Belvidere. Register by calling the […]

 
 
 
 
 
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