CANDLEWICK LAKE – The Candlewick Lake Association will host a community blood drive on Monday, Jan. 18. The blood drive will take place from 1:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Candlewick Lake Recreation Center, located at 13400 Highway 76 in Poplar Grove. By hosting a blood drive, Candlewick Lake […]
Friday, Jan. 8 The Belvidere High School boys and girls bowling teams will face Freeport at Forest Hills Lanes at 4 p.m. Belvidere North High School and Rockford East sophomore and varsity boys’ basketball teams will compete at 5:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. at Rockford East High School. The Belvidere […]
By Emily Hanlin Winnebago-Boone Farm Bureau BOONE COUNTY – After a huge meal on Thanksgiving Thursday, my family shopped until we dropped on Black Friday. Soon after that, we snatched the best online deals possible on Cyber Monday. But then, on Tuesday we did something new. For the first time […]
By Shelby R. Farrell Reporter BOONE COUNTY – Boone County might finally break ground on a new animal services building, but the cost is still higher than it was originally estimated. The Boone County Board of Trustees chose Rockford Structures to build the new shelter under an $870,800 construction contract, […]
Elementary schools Monday, Jan. 11- Hot dog on a fresh bun, chicken nuggets and Fritos, cheesy bread sticks with sauce, savory green beans, crispy romaine, crunchy carrots, juicy orange wedges, apple juice, and a variety of milk. Tuesday, Jan. 12-Mini maple waffles and sausage patties, chicken patty sandwich, chicken Caesar […]
By Carol Newport Guest Contributor BELVIDERE – Ida Belle Leonard DiMario of Belvidere celebrated her 100th birthday on Jan. 1. She was born on Jan. 1, 1916 to Charles and Lura Leonard on a farm in Boone County, Ill. She was the third of six children in the family of […]
By Bob Kopp BDR Sports Correspondent DEKALB – Undefeated and rested Winnebago won 58-57. O.K., technically, Winnebago is 10-1 after forfeiting to West Chicago in the quarterfinals because of Monday’s weather that prevented them from challenging DeKalb for the crown of the 88th Annual Chuck Dayton Holiday Classic. But ask anyone […]
By Bob Kopp BDR Sports Correspondent DEKALB – One team played at its best for three quarters and one team played at its worst over the same periods. Ridgewood was hot and Belvidere was not. As 75 percent of the game was frittered away by the Bucs, a loyal booster observed, […]
By Bob Kopp BDR Sports Correspondent DEKALB – The Bucs did not play badly in losing 61-46 to host DeKalb in the quarterfinals of the 88th Annual Chuck Dayton Holiday Classic. The lethal combination of DeKalb’s perimeter play and big bodies pounding the paint were too much for a game but […]
By Kathryn Menue Editor BELVIDERE – On Friday, Dec. 11, the Belvidere Lady Bucs basketball team faced Freeport High School in a showdown at Belvidere High School. The Belvidere girls defeated Freeport, leading by 12 points in the final score of 34-26. All of the girls on both teams gave […]