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The Village of Caledonia Board
The Village of Caledonia Board will meet on Tuesday, July 21 at 6 p.m. at the North Boone Fire District #3 station located at 2428 Main St. in Caledonia.
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Scholarships, oral history project announced at museum
By Bob Balgemann Reporter POPLAR GROVE – The Wings and Wheels Museum at Poplar Grove Airport is a busy place during the summer. Thursday, July 9 the Poplar Grove Aviation Education Association announced winners of seven scholarships, awarded annually to college students who are pursuing a career in aviation. And […]
Boone County Conservation District Monthly Report
Monthly Report July, 2015 Dan Kane, Executive Director Previous Issues & Activities: Grant Updates: Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation (ICECF): 2011 Grant Project: There isn’t any new information to report. Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation 2015 Community Stewardship Challenge Grant: The Parks and Conservation Foundation was awarded a […]
Boone County Conservation District
Please be advised that a regular meeting of the Boone County Conservation District’s Board of Trustees will be held on Tuesday, July 21, 2015 at 4:00 p.m. at the Roger D. Gustafson Nature Center, 603 N. Appleton Rd., Belvidere, IL. At 3:30 p.m. the financial committee will meet. After the […]
This weekend in the Belvidere area
Friday, July 17 The Chicagoland Mopar Car Show will occur in Buildings #1,2, and 3, the Dining Pavilion, and Grounds at the Boone County Fairgrounds. Please contact Roger or Diane Schmeling for more information at (815) 544-3147. http://www.chicagolandmopar.com/event/belvidere-mopar-happening/ The IDA public library will host “Music to My Ears! Arts Immersion” […]
Belvidere native awarded Midwest Dairy Association Scholarship
FORREST– Emily Irwin of Belvidere, Ill., has been chosen as a scholarship recipient from the Illinois Division of Midwest Dairy Association. Irwin is one of three students to be awarded a scholarship from the organization’s 2015 Education Awards program, an annual initiative to financially assist college students from a dairy […]
Children learn, have fun, and stay active in local basketball camp
BELVIDERE – Screams, whistles, and the sound of bouncing basketballs echoed through the Belvidere North High School gymnasium the week of Monday, July 6 through Friday, July 10 as children ages of seven to 17 crowded into the gym to participate in the 34th annual Rockford All-Star Basketball Camp for […]
Roscoe Trustees vote against S&H Nursery request to annex into the Village
By Jean Seegers Reporter ROSCOE – A public hearing was held July 7, prior to the regular Roscoe Village Board meeting. The hearing was in regard to Jamie Swanson, owner of S&H Nursery ,requesting her property, located at 5956 McCurry Road be annexed into the Village of Roscoe. Swanson was […]
Starlight Theater wrapping up its 49th season at RVC
By Bob Balgemann Reporter ROCKFORD – Starlight Theater at Rock Valley College is known for its high-quality stage performances, dating to 1967 with its first show, Finian’s Rainbow. Only one play was produced each year until 1971, when there were two. The number increased to three in 1976 and now, […]
Light rain flirts with Machesney Park’s 2nd Family Festival
By Bob Balgemann Reporter MACHESNEY PARK – Do you think America’s got talent? Well, don’t sell Machesney Park short when it comes to singing and dancing. A talent show was added to the second annual Machesney Park Family Festival, held Saturday. And judging from the level of applause, the 11 […]
