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Belvidere Bucs Soccer Team Defeats Grayslake North High School

Belvidere Bucs Soccer Team Defeats Grayslake North High School

On Tuesday, Oct. 25 the Belvidere High School Boys’ Soccer Team traveled all the way to Grayslake, Ill. to take on Grayslake North High School. Belvidere came out victorious winning the game 2-1.  As per usual with Belvidere’s game play, the first period went by without any scores from either […]

 
 

Bucs Shot to Last Day Misses Mark

By Chris Johnson, REPORTER  With a season ending mark of 4-5, the Belvidere Bucs missed the 2016 post-season. They joined with many other NIC-10 squads who were home on opening night, including cross-town rival Belvidere North. The final game was played for a handful of veteran players, preparing to move […]

 
 

Growth Dimensions Searching for New Executive Director

By Bob Balgemann, REPORTER Jarid Funderburg became Executive Director of Growth Dimensions in Belvidere in October 2014. Now, two years and one month later, he has departed to become Strategic Philanthropy Officer for OSF Health Care in Rockford. His departure was announced at the Oct. 19 meeting of the Boone […]

 
 

YMCA Hosts Costume Carnival for Community

YMCA Hosts Costume Carnival for Community

By Anne Eickstadt, REPORTER  “This is the Halloween Carnival,” Belvidere Family YMCA CEO Jenni Jacky said. “Really, we try to give back to the community and have fun with the kids.” The gym at the Y was set up with ball toss games, bean bag toss games, bingo, bozo buckets, […]

 
 

Belvidere Boys’ Soccer Falls to Vernon Hills

On Saturday, Oct. 29, the Belvidere High School Boys’ Soccer Team faced off against Vernon Hills High School in a tough match set at home in Bucs territory at Funderburg Stadium. Vernon Hills won the game 2-0. Vernon Hills came out strong scoring their two game winning goals in the […]

 
 

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 […]

 
 
 
 
 
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