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By Jane Charmelo NEWS COORDINATOR This July, if you happen to be driving along Perryville Road in Rockford, you may notice a colorful mural and wonder what it’s all about. According to The Arc of Winnebago, Boone & Ogle Counties Executive Director Amy Newell, the mural is a reminder that […]
Family Nature Adventures, presented by Natural Land Institute (NLI), at Nygren Wetland Preserve, 3190 W. Rockton Road, Rockton, is a free family-oriented event that will be on Sat., June 22, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Everyone is handed a passport at check-in to get stamped at each station after participating […]
By Jane Charmelo NEWS COORDINATOR It is not just students who often take classes in the summertime – teachers do, too. This summer, the Winnebago-Boone Farm Bureau’s Agriculture in the Classroom program is offering teachers a chance to learn more about farming. This year’s summer class theme “Awesome and Amazing […]
By Zach Yakey IDA PUBLIC LIBRARY/LOCAL HISTORY SPECIALIST In this edition of Bizarre Belvidere, we will be exploring Prohibition and its profound effect on Belvidere and our country’s history. America’s prohibition of alcohol is largely remembered as a failure, as big government strong-arming away individual freedoms, or as the self-righteous […]
By Jane Charmelo NEWS COORDINATOR While one of the Boone County Conservation District’s (BCCD) summer camps is full, Education Director Mark Freedlund happily announced there are still a few openings for summer fun adventures. Registration began April 1, he said, and while Camp Redwing for ages 6-11 is now full, […]
By Trenten Scheidegger CORRESPONDENT The North Boone Vikings went over 20 wins on the 2024 high school baseball season. On May 4, the Vikings beat Harvard by a score of 15-8, which was their 20th win of the season. At that time, the Vikings still had a handful of regular […]
By Trenten Scheidegger CORRESPONDENT The North Boone Vikings picked up their 20th win when they battled through one of the busiest weeks of the 2024 baseball season. With five games in six days, the Vikings rattled off five consecutive victories. That includes three road victories over Winnebago, Lutheran and Harvard. […]
By Trenten Scheidegger CORRESPONDENT The North Boone Vikings’ varsity softball team had an excellent week with a trio of victories last week. The victories extended the Vikings’ most recent winning streak to four games. Coming into the week, North Boone held an overall record of 12-3. They were also fresh […]
By Zach Yakey IDA PUBLIC LIBRARY/LOCAL HISTORY SPECIALIST In today’s Bizarre Belvidere, we will be moving out of the city a little and into the farmland of Belvidere Township and greater Boone County. Before that however, we have to take a trip out East. Professor William Stanley was born to […]
By Trenten Scheidegger CORRESPONDENT The Belvidere North Blue Thunder baseball team picked up a trio of victories last week. With games against Guilford and Rockford East, the Blue Thunder rattled off a much-needed winning streak. Coming into the week, the Thunder had an overall record of just 2-6. A 7-3 […]
