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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. […]
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.
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
We are excited to announce that a grant award of up to $25,000 has been made to the local Parks and Conservation Foundation from the Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation’s (ICECF) 2015 Stewardship Challenge Grant Program. The Parks and Conservation Foundation was invited to submit a grant request to restore […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter POPLAR GROVE – The Wings and Wheels Museum at Poplar Grove Airport is a busy place during the summer. Thursday, July 9 the Poplar Grove Aviation Education Association announced winners of seven scholarships, awarded annually to college students who are pursuing a career in aviation. And […]
Friday, July 17 The Chicagoland Mopar Car Show will occur in Buildings #1,2, and 3, the Dining Pavilion, and Grounds at the Boone County Fairgrounds. Please contact Roger or Diane Schmeling for more information at (815) 544-3147. http://www.chicagolandmopar.com/event/belvidere-mopar-happening/ The IDA public library will host “Music to My Ears! Arts Immersion” […]
FORREST– Emily Irwin of Belvidere, Ill., has been chosen as a scholarship recipient from the Illinois Division of Midwest Dairy Association. Irwin is one of three students to be awarded a scholarship from the organization’s 2015 Education Awards program, an annual initiative to financially assist college students from a dairy […]
