By Anne Eickstadt Editor Anna Hulstedt was joined by family, friends, classmates, coaches, and teammates as she committed herself to run cross-country and track at Grace College, Winona Lake, Indiana. Her time at Belvidere North contained four very busy years. She is a three-sport athlete, participating in cross-country, track, and […]
By Anne Eickstadt EDITOR Officer Joe Danielak taught a group of adults for the first time at the Citizens Police Academy on Wednesday, March 4 Officer Joe Danielak has been with the Belvidere Police Dept. for three years and went through the Belvidere Police Explorer program before that. He now […]
Mary Shannon Boyd-Chicago Policewoman/Detective By Mindy Long Ida Public Library Local History Specialist March is Women’s History Month, a time when we can look back on the powerful women from our community that shaped history. Belvidere has been home to some extraordinary women but has also raised extraordinary women who […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]