By Kathryn Menue Editor BELVIDERE – On Wednesday, May 25, The Hospice Veteran Partnership of Northern Illinois, including Heartland Hospice, JourneyCare, Northern Illinois Hospice, Serenity Hospice and Home, and Vitas Healthcare, sponsored a Memorial Day Tribute at VFW Post 1461, located at 1310 W. Lincoln Ave. in Belvidere. The event […]
By Matt Helm Reporter BELVIDERE ─ The Women of Moose hosted a fundraiser Sock Hop for the Styling for Pink and Moose Charities at the Moose Lodge #295 on Saturday, May 21 at 5 p.m. The evening consisted of dancing, twist limbo, contests, prizes, and raffle baskets. Elvis impersonator Matt […]
Saturday, May 28 The Belvidere High School boys’ varsity baseball team will compete in IHSA Regionals at noon at Belvidere Baseball Varsity Field. The Boone County Gardeners of America will host their annual cocoa mulch sale from 8 a.m. to noon at the Boone County Gardener’s Building […]
By Bob Kopp BDR Sports Correspondent BELVIDERE – Solid pitching and timely hitting carried Belvidere to a 7-4 victory over Marengo in the Class 3A Regional Opener. Junior Austin Revolinski went 6 1/3 innings to pick up the win while yielding only three hits. Senior Ryan Snyder relieved Revolinski and […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter BELVIDERE – Five individuals and a relay team made it to the girls’ state track meet at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston. Two of them, junior Jenna Lutzow and sophomore Taylor Ferguson, advanced to Saturday’s finals with Lutzow taking second place in the 800-meter run. North […]
CLINTON, Wis. – Donald Richard Williams, 80, passed away on Monday, May 23, at the Alden Park Nursing Home in Clinton, Wis. He was born to Richard and Elinore Williams on Nov. 25, 1935, in Beloit, Wis. He lived his entire life on the family farm in Manchester Township, […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter BELVIDERE – A six-county partnership aimed at taking a regional approach to economic development, shared technological services, and legislative advocacy is being formed. Boone County is proposing to join the group, which already has met informally and includes Lee, McHenry, Ogle, Stephenson, and Winnebago counties. Boone’s […]
By Kathryn Menue Editor BELVIDERE – In honor of Armed Forces Day (May 21), Sgt. P’s Lapghans for Veterans, a continuously growing 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, dedicated Friday, May 20 to the veterans living at Heritage Woods. Beginning on June 14, 2014 (Flag Day), Charlotte Kennedy created the organization Sgt. P’s […]
By Kathryn Menue Editor BELVIDERE – On Friday, May 20, General Mills of Belvidere celebrated the opening of their new snack line with a ceremonial ribbon cutting. The event, held at the General Mills plant in Belvidere at 1:30 p.m., featured General Mills executives, employees, local government, city officials, and […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter POPLAR GROVE – A lot of what the village of Poplar Grove does while it provides services to its residents can range from the routine to the controversial. Elected officials in recent years have implemented new taxes and tax increases, approved the result of union negotiations […]