Belvidere Republican

Community Kids Day returns for 6th annual event

Community Kids Day returns for 6th annual event

BELVIDERE – The UAW Local 1268 Community Service Committee will host the 6th annual Community Kids Day on Sunday, July 26 from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. The event will take place at UAW Local 1268 Hall located at 1100 E. Chrysler Drive in Belvidere. The event will feature lots […]

 
 

Little community of Garden Prairie gets little library

Little community of Garden Prairie gets little library

By Shelby R. Farrell Reporter GARDEN PRAIRIE – Thanks to a local 4-H group, Garden Prairie residents can now enjoy big reading experiences from a little library. The Grasshoppers-Sweet Clover 4-H Club built a Little Free Library as a gift to the Garden Prairie community and Garden Prairie United Church […]

 
 

Wings, Wheels Festival returns to Poplar Grove

Wings, Wheels Festival returns to Poplar Grove

By Rhonda Mix Reporter POPLAR GROVE – On July 18, the Wings and Wheels Festival returned to the Poplar Grove Vintage Wings and Wheels Museum, located near the Poplar Grove Airport. The event took place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and had a good turnout, despite the temperamental weather […]

 
 

Boone County Agricultural Conservation Easement and Farmland Protection Commission holds meeting

BELVIDERE – On Friday, July 24, the Boone County Agricultural Conservation Easement and Farmland Protection Commission will bold their month of July meeting on Friday, July 24 at 7:30 a.m. in the Boone County Board Room located at 401 Whitney Blvd, Suite 300 in Belvidere. For more information, please contact Associate […]

 
 

Daly farmers care about the production of their beef

Daly farmers care about the production of their beef

By Emily Hamlin Winnebago-Boone Farm Bureau Ag Communications Intern PECATONICA – According to Food.com, July is National Grilling Month and this is specifically celebrated on July 22. Now as silly as this “holiday” may seem to some, grilling is one activity that seems to make summer really feel like summer. […]

 
 

Coon Creek Hunt Club hosts fourth annual trap shoot

Coon Creek Hunt Club hosts fourth annual trap shoot

GARDEN PRAIRIE – The Coon Creek Hunt Club will host the fourth annual trap shoot in Garden Prairie on Sunday, Aug. 2 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The event is $50 per person and includes two rounds of sporting clays, the BB gun, and the archway range and lunch.

 
 

William Grady Pool hosts Paws at the Pool

William Grady Pool hosts Paws at the Pool

BELVIDERE – On Sunday, July 26, William Grady Pool, located at 916 W. Lincoln Ave. in Belvidere, will host Paws at the Pool. Paws at the Pool will occur from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. This event will allow pool goers a chance to meet comfort dogs Kye and Bekah, […]

 
 

Immanuel Lutheran Church in Belvidere hosts fundraiser

Immanuel Lutheran Church in Belvidere hosts fundraiser

BELVIDERE – On Saturday, July 25, Immanuel Lutheran Church of Belvidere will host a prime rib dinner and square dance fundraiser. The evening will begin with the prime rib dinner from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. The meal will cost $25 per plate for adults and $6.50 for the kids […]

 
 

Launch party for new book on Belvidere and Boone County history to be held August 6

Launch party for new book on Belvidere and Boone County history to be held August 6

  A launch party for the release of the book “Belvidere and Boone County” will be held Thursday, August 6, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Vintage Wings and Wheels Museum 5151 Orth Road, Poplar Grove. The newest book on the history of Belvidere and Boone County was published […]

 
 

Blackhawk Woodcarvers prepare for 21st show

Blackhawk Woodcarvers prepare for 21st show

By Bob Balgemann Reporter ROCKFORD – Woodcarving is a fine art and it takes time to put together most creations. So some the 100 members of the Blackhawk Woodcarvers club are busy putting the finishing touches on what they plan to display at their 21st show. It will be held […]

 
 
 
 
 
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