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Earth Force Club tackles local issues; Recent project focuses on pollinators

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   Members of the Boone County Conservation District’s Earth Force Club are working to solve problems at the local level to benefit their community. This year, the club created a project by making a pamphlet with ways to help pollinators at home and also a Mason bee house to attract pollinators. Members have also talked to other youth about their project – a benefit of which is strengthening their public speaking skills.

By Jane Charmelo NEWS COORDINATOR The future is certainly in the hands of our children, and one group is giving them a hands-on opportunity to make a difference in their community—while at the same time helping them learn to become critical thinkers. The Earth Force Club, through the Boone County […]

 
 

The Arc artists create mural for Disability Pride Month

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	The Arc of Winnebago, Boone and Ogle Counties is proud to announce artists in their program will be completing a large mural at their Rockford office, that will be on display outside the building, facing Perryville Road. The colors and graphics are symbolic of individual disabilities.

By Jane Charmelo NEWS COORDINATOR This July, if you happen to be driving along Perryville Road in Rockford, you may notice a colorful mural and wonder what it’s all about. According to The Arc of Winnebago, Boone & Ogle Counties Executive Director Amy Newell, the mural is a reminder that […]

 
 

Unique family nature adventures June 22

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   The Natural Land Institute (NLI) is hosting a Family Nature Adventures day on Saturday, June 22, at Nygren Wetland Preserve in Rockton. The event, which runs from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., includes 14 nature- and arts-themed learning stations.

Family Nature Adventures, presented by Natural Land Institute (NLI), at Nygren Wetland Preserve, 3190 W. Rockton Road, Rockton, is a free family-oriented event that will be on Sat., June 22, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Everyone is handed a passport at check-in to get stamped at each station after participating […]

 
 

Teachers going to ‘school’ this summer; Farm bureau is offering ‘Awesome and Amazing Agriculture’ class

Teachers going to ‘school’ this summer; Farm bureau is offering ‘Awesome and Amazing Agriculture’ class

By Jane Charmelo NEWS COORDINATOR It is not just students who often take classes in the summertime – teachers do, too. This summer, the Winnebago-Boone Farm Bureau’s Agriculture in the Classroom program is offering teachers a chance to learn more about farming. This year’s summer class theme “Awesome and Amazing […]

 
 

Bizarre Belvidere

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   1910 Temperance Demonstration for Belvidere to be a Dry City.

By Zach Yakey IDA PUBLIC LIBRARY/LOCAL HISTORY SPECIALIST In this edition of Bizarre Belvidere, we will be exploring Prohibition and its profound effect on Belvidere and our country’s history. America’s prohibition of alcohol is largely remembered as a failure, as big government strong-arming away individual freedoms, or as the self-righteous […]

 
 

Conservation District camps still have a few openings

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   The Boone County Conservation District wants to get youth outside to explore their environment. One camp, Camp Ducktails, offers kids ages 4-5 a chance to get up close and personal with nature, through games, stories and hands-on experiences at the Spencer Conservation Area in Belvidere. Camp Redtail, for ages 12-15, will include a caving experience at Maquoketa Caves State Park in Maquoketa, Iowa. Education Director Mark Freedlund said he is excited to see the younger campers explore the natural setting around them, and also to involve the tweens and teens in a caving experience that he believes will promote bonding, self-discovery and a sense of “community” among participants.

By Jane Charmelo NEWS COORDINATOR While one of the Boone County Conservation District’s (BCCD) summer camps is full, Education Director Mark Freedlund happily announced there are still a few openings for summer fun adventures. Registration began April 1, he said, and while Camp Redwing for ages 6-11 is now full, […]

 
 

North Boone baseball eclipses 20 wins for first time since 1998

By Trenten Scheidegger CORRESPONDENT The North Boone Vikings went over 20 wins on the 2024 high school baseball season. On May 4, the Vikings beat Harvard by a score of 15-8, which was their 20th win of the season. At that time, the Vikings still had a handful of regular […]

 
 

Vikings win 20th game of 2024 baseball season

By Trenten Scheidegger CORRESPONDENT The North Boone Vikings picked up their 20th win when they battled through one of the busiest weeks of the 2024 baseball season. With five games in six days, the Vikings rattled off five consecutive victories. That includes three road victories over Winnebago, Lutheran and Harvard. […]

 
 

North Boone softball wins fourth in a row

By Trenten Scheidegger CORRESPONDENT The North Boone Vikings’ varsity softball team had an excellent week with a trio of victories last week. The victories extended the Vikings’ most recent winning streak to four games. Coming into the week, North Boone held an overall record of 12-3. They were also fresh […]

 
 

Bizarre Belvidere The Esteemed Professor Stanley

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   An illustration of the Ramsay family’s new farmhouse by Professor William Stanley.

By Zach Yakey IDA PUBLIC LIBRARY/LOCAL HISTORY SPECIALIST In today’s Bizarre Belvidere, we will be moving out of the city a little and into the farmland of Belvidere Township and greater Boone County. Before that however, we have to take a trip out East. Professor William Stanley was born to […]

 
 
 
 
 
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