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By Kathryn Menue EDITOR On Saturday, Dec. 3, boys and girls from Boone County flocked to Concordia Lanes, located at 1205 Logan Ave. in Belvidere, to bowl in the junior bowling league. No competitors joined in on the Cookies and Milk league fun, but older bowlers did join in on […]
By Chris Johnson REPORTER The Belvidere North Blue Thunder faced the Harlem Huskies on Wednesday, Dec. 7 knowing they had some work to do if they wanted to find ways to influence the outcome in the race for the NIC-10 title. It hasn’t been the ideal start for Belvidere North […]
By Bob Balgemann REPORTER It was all Belvidere North last year when the cross-town rivalry with Belvidere returned to the bowling alley. Not so this year. Varsity newcomer Greg Suthers improved on his opening-day series by 216 pins as the Bucs stunned the Blue Thunder, 3,470-3,248, in NIC-10 competition. He […]
By Jim Hagerty REPORTER While a number of area businesses have come and gone since 1986, one Belvidere company is still thriving, with plans to continue for another 30 years. Affordable Water, Inc., located at 214 W. Menomonie St. in Belvidere, has been a water purification service provider for three decades. Owner […]
By Chris Johnson REPORTER The North Boone Vikings closed out the first tournament of the 2016 winter sports season with a fourth place finish at the Pecatonica Thanksgiving Turkey Tourney. The Warren Warriors won the season-opening tip-off classic. They were 4-0. The Pecatonica Indians finished in second, followed by South […]
By Bob Balgemann REPORTER Belvidere and Belvidere North’s boys’ and girls’ bowling teams combined for a 3-1 record against Rockford Jefferson and Boylan Catholic on Tuesday, Nov. 29, on opening day in the NIC-10. At the end of that day, Blue Thunder’s Garrett Nelson, a senior and returning state qualifier, […]
By Bob Kopp BDR SPORTS CORRESPONDENT What a way to open conference play. Belvidere traveled to perennial powerhouse Auburn and battled but lost 51-42 in a game much closer than the final score. Led by junior Austin Sturlin’s four three-pointers to lead the Knights with 12 points, the hosts used full-court pressure […]
Barbara J. Parisot, 77, of Kirkland, died Thursday, Dec. 1, at the Medina Manor Retirement Center in Durand. She was born July 11, 1939 in New Albany, Ind., the daughter of Robert and Thelma (Banet) Montgomery. She married Donald W. Parisot on Jan. 21, 1956. He preceded her in […]
By Bob Balgemann REPORTER A series of approvals have been made by Belvidere City Council in concert with Phase III of the Sager Industrial Park subdivision near Interstate 90. Among the issues taken up at the Monday, Nov. 7 council meeting were improvements to Tripp Road, outdoor storage of empty […]
Enbridge Energy Company, Inc. presented the Belvidere/Boone County Food Pantry with a $2,500 check to help support the many programs the food pantry offers to clients in the Boone County area that are in need of assistance. In 2015, the official poverty rate of people living in the United States […]
