Belvidere Republican

Belvidere prepares for yearly spring maintenance projects

Belvidere prepares for yearly spring maintenance projects

By Bob Balgemann Reporter BELVIDERE – Show and ice events presumably are over for the 2015-2016 winter. With that in mind, Belvidere officials are preparing for the summer ahead and with its arrival, the usual maintenance tasks that keep the city looking sharp. The list includes lawn mowing, tree removal […]

 
 

Surface Transportation Board to host public scoping meeting

Surface Transportation Board to host public scoping meeting

BELVIDERE – Great Lakes Basin Transportation, Inc. (GLBT) plans to file a request with the Surface Transportation Board (Board) seeking authority to construct and operate an approximately 278-mile rail line. According to GLBT, the proposed rail line would extend generally from La Porte, Ind. through Illinois to Milton, Wis. and […]

 
 

Bucs baseball preview for 2016 season

Bucs baseball preview for 2016 season

By Bob Kopp BDR Sports Correspondent BELVIDERE – Challenges do not build character. Challenges reveal character. Bucs baseball 2016 will be challenging. With the matriculation of first-team all-conference captains Tyler Lass to Northwestern and Ryan McKnight to Monmouth, both starring on the mound, at the plate, and wherever needed, Head […]

 
 

Belvidere Fire Department performs child safety seat checks

Belvidere Fire Department performs child safety seat checks

By Kathryn Menue Editor BELVIDERE – On Saturday, April 2, Belvidere firefighters braved the bitter temperatures, gusty winds, and sporadic snowfalls to perform child safety seat checks. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the firefighters were stationed at the PNC Bank parking lot, located at 130 S. State St. in […]

 
 

Underage Drinking and Drug Use Forum

Boone County Drug Prevention Coalition is having a forum: Underage Drinking and Drug Use Forum at Belvidere North High School Forum Room from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. For more information please contact Kristina Olsen at 815-387-2536 or [email protected]

 
 

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 […]

 
 
 
 
 
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