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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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
By Kathryn Menue Editor BELVIDERE – On Friday, March 25, the Boone County Veterans Assistance Commission (BCVAC) held a luncheon for the area female veterans. “We think of veterans as men, and women as the grieving wives,” Kathy Reed of BCVAC said. However, that’s not always the case. “We’re trying […]
By Emily Hanlin Winnebago-Boone Farm Bureau Ag Communications Pulling pranks and making jokes is an everyday occurrence in my house. But nothing beats the pranks pulled on April 1. From the scaring and startling to the “gotchas” and “I-can’t-believe-you-fell-for-that,” April Fools at my house is no joke… ha! However, I […]
