Belvidere Republican

Community falls on both sides of the BPD issue

Community falls on both sides of the BPD issue

By Anne Eickstadt Editor The City Council chamber meeting was packed on Monday, March 2, leaving standing room only out in the hallway. Many members of the community came out to support the Belvidere Police Dept. A few of them did not. They all had their opportunity to speak during […]

 
 

Boone County has active Explorer programs for youth

Boone County has active Explorer programs for youth

By Anne Eickstadt Editor The Boy Scout Explorer programs are interactive, worksite-based career education program of Learning for Life, an affiliate of the Boy Scouts of America. Participants in the program are called Explorers. The program serves youth in 6th to 8th grades and young men and women who are […]

 
 

A day in the life of a Belvidere Patrol Officer

A day in the life of a Belvidere Patrol Officer

By Anne Eickstadt EDITOR Officer Tim Blankenship has worked within many departments of the Belvidere Police Department. He has worked both the night shift and the day shift, and has been a field-training officer and an acting supervisor. He currently holds the position of Community Policing Coordinator. He has held […]

 
 

Explorers raise funds with annual Spaghetti Dinner in Poplar Grove

Explorers raise funds with annual Spaghetti Dinner in Poplar Grove

By Anne Eickstadt Editor The Boone County Firefighter Explorers held their annual Spaghetti Dinner fundraiser at the Boone County Fire District 2 station in Poplar Grove on Saturday, Feb. 22. The funds will be used to maintain and purchase new equipment to outfit the youth and help their training be […]

 
 

Poverty Simulation conducted at Belvidere South Middle School

Poverty Simulation conducted at Belvidere South Middle School

By Anne Eickstadt Editor The Boone County Hunger Coalition hosted a Poverty Summit on Friday, Feb. 14 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the Belvidere South Middle School for educators and community leaders. The Poverty Simulation was conducted to help participants begin to understand what it might be like to […]

 
 

Winter Citizens Police Academy begins at PSB Building

Winter Citizens Police Academy begins at PSB Building

By Anne Eickstadt EDITOR The Belvidere Police Department hosts ten sessions of the Citizens Police Academy twice a year to increase the communities’ understanding of what the BPD does, why they do what they do, and how they do it. This term, the CPA is being held in the Public […]

 
 

Rockford IceHogs Outdoor Practice at Riverside Ice Arena

Rockford IceHogs Outdoor Practice at Riverside Ice Arena

The Belvidere Park District was delighted to host the Rockford IceHogs to hold an outdoor practice at the District’s Riverside Ice Arena at Doty Park in Belvidere on Wednesday, Feb. 5. “This has been a welcomed partnership,” said Scott Meyer, Facility Supervisor, Belvidere Park District. “We’ve been fortunate to team […]

 
 

Does Belvidere want an aquatics facility?

Does Belvidere want an aquatics facility?

By Anne Eickstadt Editor Is the William Grady Pool important to you? Would you like to see it remain open for another 20 years? Would you like to see improvements with added water slides and games, new locker rooms and washrooms? Without input from the people who use it most, […]

 
 

Sex Please, We’re Sixty is a laugh riot of a show

Sex Please, We’re Sixty is a laugh riot of a show

By Anne Eickstadt Editor Welcome to Mrs. Stancliffe’s Rose Cottage Bed & Breakfast. Meet Bud “Bud the Stud” Davis and Henry Mitchell, a retired chemist who has developed a blue pill called “Venusia” to increase the libido of menopausal women. The pill has not been tested. Add to the guest […]

 
 

Amateur Radio Winter Field Day is chilly in Boone County

Amateur Radio Winter Field Day is chilly in Boone County

By Anne Eickstadt Editor “We operate for 24 hours, from noon on Saturday until noon on Sunday. It is a way to test the ability of amateur radio to operate in less than ideal conditions without power. We are running a simulation of a situation such as they had in […]

 
 
 
 
 
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