By Anne Eickstadt REPORTER A few years ago, a Vietnam veteran named Nick Parnello had a dream: “I had seen worn-out flags still flying and asked why. Then, I had a dream that those flags should be replaced, and asked why not?” That’s how The Glory Truck and Operation Fallen […]
By Bob Balgemann REPORTER Mayor Clint Morris referred to it as “a boiler plate project, I believe.” For City Attorney Mike Drella, it was “another unfunded mandate, but hopefully there’s no funds necessary.” They were referring to a proposed policy protecting whistleblowers that came out of the state Legislature and […]
By Anne Eickstadt REPORTER “I am the advisor for the Teen Library Council at both Belvidere High School and Belvidere North,” said Dawn Brunschon, library media director of District 100. “The Teen Library Councils are hosting today’s programs. We held our first LibraryCon in 2020 just before the pandemic shutdown. […]
By Anne Eickstadt EDITOR The 2022 Annual Chili Cookoff took place on Thursday, Feb. 24. at the Community Building Complex, 111 W. 1st St. As usual, it was open to all members of the Belvidere Area Chamber of Commerce. The judges had an extensive checklist with which to determine how […]
By Anne Eickstadt EDITOR “This young man, my dad, turns 101 on Thursday, Feb. 10,” said Charlotte Kennedy. “Happy birthday, dad. We love you to the moon and back. His heroism inspired me to start Sgt. P’s Lapghans for Veterans, whereby 4,383 veterans and active duty military personnel received complimentary […]
By Anne Eickstadt EDITOR The Coon Creek Casters held their annual Kids Ice Fishing Workshop at the Boone County Conservation District pond in Spencer Park, 603 N. Appleton Road the morning of Saturday, Feb. 12. “We are lucky that we have more than nine inches of ice and a beautiful […]
By Anne Eickstadt EDITOR “Farce of Habit” by the Main Street Players of Boone County premiered at the Boone County Community Building on Friday, Feb 11. A sequel to “Farce of Nature,” comic fireworks explode as “Farce of Habit,” takes us back to the Reel ’Em Inn, the finest little […]
By Anne Eickstadt EDITOR We may not feel much joy while beginning yet a third year of pandemic, an upcoming mid-term election, and high taxes but you won’t be able to stop laughing during this performance of “Farce of Habit.” A sequel to “Farce of Natture,” comic fireworks explode as […]
By Bob Balgemann REPORTER One-half of the police department’s corps of canine officers, Shep, continues to struggle in his effort to completely recover from a round of surgeries during 2021. Police Chief Shane Woody, in his monthly departmental update to the Committee of the Whole on Jan. 24, reported Shep […]
By Anne Eickstadt EDITOR Belvidere High School hosted the IHSA Sectional Cheer Championship on Saturday, Jan. 29. They hosted 56 teams from the state of Illinois and the finalists were able to punch their ticket to the IHSA State Championship. “It is very awesome that we have been selected right […]