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“Halloween Screams” Provided Perfect Mix of Chills, Thrills

By Marianne Mueller, REPORTER  Purely spooky Halloween fun came to life on Hononegah High School’s Performing Arts Center stage the weekend before Halloween. Directed by Matthew Mazur a cast, an ensemble and crew brilliantly unfolded this story layer by layer. Lighthearted fun and lots of laughs blended with lighter dramatic […]

 
 

Bucs Stopped as Season Ends

By Chris Johnson, REPORTER  The Fall Sports Season came to a close for the Belvidere Lady Bucs on Monday, Oct. 24, as they fell in the opening round of the IHSA Girls’ Class 3A Volleyball Regional to Freeport. The Lady Pretzels moved on to face two-seed Genoa-Kingston in the Belvidere […]

 
 

Vikings Rolled by Titans in 3A Regional

Vikings Rolled by Titans in 3A Regional

By Chris Johnson, REPORTER  The Rockford Boylan, Lady Titans defeated the North Boone, Lady Vikings in the opening round of the IHSA Class 3A Girls’ Volleyball Regional in two sets, 25-13 and 25-8. The fact that the Big Northern participant had the opportunity to face one of the NIC-10’s perennial […]

 
 

Lady Blue Thunder Upset in Semi-Final

Lady Blue Thunder Upset in Semi-Final

By Chris Johnson, REPORTER  With a defeat by the Crystal Lake South, Lady Gators on Thursday, Oct. 27, the Season came to a close for the Belvidere North, Lady Blue Thunder volleyball team. The 25-21, 25-22 losses in two sets closed the regular Season and activities on the court for […]

 
 

Boone County Historical Museum Readies for Trash or Treasure

Boone County Historical Museum Readies for Trash or Treasure

By Anne Eickstadt, REPORTER  “The Trash or Treasure Event on Nov. 5, will be the perfect opportunity to finally find out how much your vintage and antique items are worth,” Anna Pivoras, of the Boone County Historical Museum (BCHM), said. “I think everyone has at least one or two things […]

 
 

Heritage Woods Holds Trick-or-Treating Through Hallways

Heritage Woods Holds Trick-or-Treating Through Hallways

By Anne Eickstadt, REPORTER  “Our residents look forward to this event every year. They really look forward to seeing the costumes, handing out candy, and interacting with the children,” Jessica James of the Heritage Woods Assisted Living Facility said on Thursday, Oct. 27 as residents interacted with community youth for […]

 
 

VFW Post 1461 Donates to Two Local Organizations

VFW Post 1461 Donates to Two Local Organizations

By Kathryn Menue, EDITOR  VFW Post 1461 of Belvidere gave back to two community organizations after the National Veterans of Foreign Wars awarded them with a special grant for such purposes. “We received a $1,000 grant to be used in our community from the national VFW,” VFW Post 1461 Commander […]

 
 

Tina R. Fritts, 54 Obituary

Tina R. Fritts, 54 Obituary

Tina R. Fritts, 54, of Roscoe, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 25, in her home, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on Nov. 24, 1961, in Belvidere, the daughter of Ray E. and Patricia M. (Etes) McCoy. She graduated from North Boone High School class of 1979. Later, she […]

 
 

Committee Hears of School District 100’s Plans for New Year

Committee Hears of School District 100’s Plans for New Year

By Bob Balgemann, REPORTER The Boone County City-County Coordinating Committee is one of seven standing committees of the County Board. This one consists of five members, each representing the Belvidere City Council and the County Board. Co-chairs are Alderman Dan Snow and County Board member Cathy Ward. The Committee deals […]

 
 

Rockton Historical Offered ‘Trash to Treasures’ at Annual Sale

Rockton Historical Offered ‘Trash to Treasures’ at Annual Sale

By Jean Seegers, REPORTER  Rockton Township Historical Society members have been scouring their attics and barns in preparation for their annual fundraiser. On Saturday, Oct. 22, they hosted the “Trash to Treasures” rummage sale at the Rockton Township Historical Society Museum at 529 Green St. in Rockton. Doors opened at […]

 
 
 
 
 
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