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Come join farmland activists for documentary night

Come join farmland activists for documentary night

BELVIDERE – The Boone County Agricultural Conservation Easement and Farmland Protection Commission is inviting the public to a showing of the documentary, “Farmland.” “Farmland” gives an in-depth look at several young farmers and ranchers who are responsible for not only running a business, but also growing and raising the food […]

 
 

Boone County Historical Museum kicks off 2016 lecture series

Boone County Historical Museum kicks off 2016 lecture series

By Matt Helm Reporter BELVIDERE ─ The Boone County Historical Museum kicks off its 2016 Lecture Series on Tuesday, April 5 at 6 p.m. with a presentation titled “The Underground Railroad in Northern Illinois” by Dan Wykes in the museum’s Grand Gallery. “This lecture is the first of three upcoming […]

 
 

Peggy Rogers from OSF comes to speak at Keen Age Center

Peggy Rogers from OSF comes to speak at Keen Age Center

BOONE COUNTY – Peggy Rogers from OSF is the guest speaker for the Boone County Council on Aging’s upcoming presentation on April 13. Guidelines on Nutrition and Physical Activities for Cancer Prevention is the topic of the Boone County Council on Aging’s “To Your Health Series,” for Wednesday, April 13, […]

 
 

Enbridge Energy donates to local emergency responders

Enbridge Energy donates to local emergency responders

By Kathryn Menue Editor BOONE COUNTY – On Monday, March 28, Enbridge Energy Company Inc. donated funds to three Boone County emergency responders, which included Capron Rescue Squad, the Belvidere Police Department, and the Belvidere Fire Department. All of these organizations are first responders to the Enbridge Energy pipeline system […]

 
 

Weekend events for Friday, April 1 through Sunday, April 3

Weekend events for Friday, April 1 through Sunday, April 3

Friday, April 1 The deadline to sign up for Belvidere Park District Camp Compass Summer Day Camp is this date. Camp runs Monday through Friday 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. and is for ages three to 13 with an Around the World theme. This camp includes weekly field trips and […]

 
 

Boone County Board meetings can be upbeat, informative

Boone County Board meetings can be upbeat, informative

By Bob Balgemann Reporter BELVIDERE – Boone County Board meetings have known their share of controversy over the years. But just as often they can be informative and sometimes they can be downright upbeat. The March 16 board meeting had both, with a standing room-only crowd receiving information about things […]

 
 

Jefferson Prairie Lutheran Church opens Little Free Library

Jefferson Prairie Lutheran Church opens Little Free Library

By Carrie Morelock Guest Contributor POPLAR GROVE – It’s a bird (house)! It’s a post box? No, it’s a Little Free Library! Thanks to superior craftsmanship by Jerry Swartz, there is now a beautiful little house dedicated to bibliophiles everywhere standing proudly outside Jefferson Prairie Lutheran Church. The Little Free […]

 
 

Belvidere school menus: week of April 4

Belvidere school menus: week of April 4

Elementary schools Monday, April 4 – Hamburger on a bun, chicken nuggets with chip cookie, ham and cheese sandwich, steamed green beans, crispy romaine, crunchy baby carrots, juicy orange wedges, 100 percent apple juice, and a variety of milk. Tuesday, April 5 – Cinnamon French toast with sausage, chicken patty […]

 
 

Changing way utility tax is spent fails first test in Belvidere

Changing way utility tax is spent fails first test in Belvidere

By Bob Balgemann Reporter BELVIDERE – An effort to return expenditure of the utility tax to its original intent has failed the first of two steps needed to make it happen. The committee of the whole voted 5-3 Monday night March 28 to reject an ordinance amendment to that effect, […]

 
 

Women veterans continue making strides for service recognition

Women veterans continue making strides for service recognition

By Kathryn Menue Editor BELVIDERE – “From the Continental Army Soldier Deborah Samson to the first female Army Rangers, Capt. Kristen Griest and First Lt. Shaye Haver, American women have been serving in the U.S. Military for hundreds of years,” militarywoman.org reported. “Women have been a part of war effort […]

 
 
 
 
 
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