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BOONE COUNTY – One out of every seven adults in the U.S. is a former 4-H member. Clubs are accepting new members this month to grow that number even higher. 4-H members in the county will join the six million youth across the country in celebrating National 4-H Week Oct. […]
BOONE COUNTY – Boone County State’s Attorney Michelle Courier has announced that Daniel Cruz, the off-duty Rockford Police Officer responsible for the DUI crash in May 2012 in Boone County, has filed a petition for Executive Clemency which is set to be heard before the Prisoner Review Board in Springfield […]
By Doug Shiloh Guest Contributor BELVIDERE– A total of 28 boxes filled with 209 quilts made by the Zion Lutheran Church Sewing Circle over the past year were packed and were shipped out on Oct. 3 to Lutheran World Relief. Overall, a total of 209 quilts were created during the past year, […]
By Michele Gruba Reporter BELVIDERE – On Thursday, Sept. 24, B.W.P and Associates hosted a community forum to allow stakeholders an opportunity to assist them in searching for School District 100’s new superintendent. Unfortunately, only ten members of the community were in attendance. The consensus among attendees regarding the night’s […]
By Kathryn Menue Editor ROCKFORD – The Belvidere girls’ co-op golf team, featuring athletes from both Belvidere High School and Belvidere North High School attended the NIC-10 Conference on Thursday, Oct. 1 at Elliot Golf Course in Rockford. Belvidere came in fourth place. Rockford Public School took home the victory […]
By Emily Hanlin Winnebago Boone Farm Bureau CAPRON – John Cleland is the third generation on his family farm in Capron, Ill. However, the history that has unfolded in merely three generations is very intriguing. Cleland’s great aunt’s father, W.W. Wilson, bought the 320 acre farm in 1904. He also […]
BELVIDERE— From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 10, Keep Northern Illinois Beautiful hosts its Fall Clothing Drive at the Belvidere Township Office located at 8200 Fairgrounds Road, as well as at all Rockford area Schnucks Markets, including Cherry Valley. “Clean clothing that’s no longer needed can be re-used […]
By Bill Beard Critic FORT ATKINSON, Wis. – It’s been some time since I last saw a show at The Fireside Dinner Theatre, and I was thrilled to find that they are still superb. I reviewed their last production of West Side Story several years ago, and I was eager […]
ROCKTON – In an away game set at Hononegah High School in Rockton, the Belvidere High School boys’ soccer team beat Hononegah. The game set on Thursday, Sept. 24 ended with Belvidere winning 4-0. In the shutout game, Belvidere quickly took the lead and kept it with Juan Resendiz scoring […]
BELVIDERE – Concordia Lanes hosts a junior bowling league each week with four different categories of bowlers. Bowlers are separated into categories based on their age group. The Cookies and Milk league, for the youngest bowlers, currently does not have any bowlers. The next bowlers are in the Bantams league. […]
