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Read 815 summer readership program

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	Mayor Mike joins YMCA kids at the Belvidere Fire Station to spend Read 815 time with Chief Hyser and the firefighters.

“I’ve been bragging that we have the best readers around,” said Mayor Mike Chamberlain. “If they continue reading through the summer, then they will do very well throughout the school year.”

 
 

Habitat for Humanity builds new home in Belvidere

ANNE EICKSTADT PHOTOS Belvidere Daily RepublicanWhen it is time to set the roof trusses in place, it takes every volunteer plus the extra muscle and sure feet the Belvidere Fire Dept. sends in to get the job done.

Having a house gives people hope. It transforms their lives and gives them a home.

 
 

Area Korean War vet recalls his Army days

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	Howard is pictured, along with daughter Diane, U.S. servicemen and officers, along with South Korean officers recently when honored in South Korea.

“We pushed all the way to the Yalu River and watched as Chinese Communist Forces (CCF) crossed. We had Turkish soldiers there also and there was hand-to-hand fighting. Our planes were ready to drop Napalm but were not allowed to do so on the Turks.

 
 

Nature Trivia Night matches library and conservation district

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	Nature Trivia Night winners of Team Prairie Chickens: (Left to right) Jenny and Nick Sheppard, Jonathan and Cooper Tobin.

They chose Wednesday, July 11 to hold their first Nature Trivia Night at Spencer Conservation Area. With s’mores and Kool-Aid as refreshments, the Ida Public Library and the Boone County Conservation District (BCCD) teamed up to bring people outside and into nature with an event enjoyed by both young and old.

 
 

Citizens Police Academy comes to the Keen Age Center

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	Checking for fingerprints on a counterfeit $100 bill at the Citizens’ Police Academy.

-Session Six will introduce you to the use of deadly force by the SWAT Team. Some of SWATs specialized equipment will be brought in for display and explanation. “I’m not trying to kill them,” Sgt. Washburn of the BPD SWAT Team explained to the class last spring. “I’m trying to get them to stop trying to kill me. Once we do that, then we can apply first aid.

 
 

Read 815 Selfie Challenge begins in Boone and Winnebago Counties

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	Mayor Mike, Officer Tim, and kids at the General Mills Playground share quality reading time for the Read 815 Challenge.

Reading is for both adults and children. Read with your kids. Read to your kids. Read for yourself.

 
 

Structure fire mobilizes Belvidere Fire Dept.

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	Belvidere Fire Dept. had this fire quickly controlled. Several local fire departments from surrounding areas assisted in making sure all hot spots were snuffed out.

Belvidere Fire was dispatched at 6:25 a.m. on Monday, July 16 for a structure fire with flames showing to 803 E. 2nd St. Fire crews were on scene within two minutes and reported heavy fire showing from a first floor porch on the delta side.

 
 

Heritage Fair in Union features President Lincoln

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	President Lincoln at Union’s Heritage Fair was portrayed by Gary Cooney of Sun City – Huntley, a long-time impersonator of Honest Abe.

President Lincoln was the grand prize judge for the Heritage Fair’s Pie Contest. “If you can’t trust Abe Lincoln…” museum administrator Kurt Begalka said.

 
 

Lunch with a Cop has YMCA kids excited

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	The YMCA kids presented a banner to Officer Tim as a ‘thank you’ to the police department. Officer Tim is behind the banner, which is behind all the kids.

“I have caught burglars in the act of breaking into a car. I got to work with a dog for a while. If someone is lost in the woods, the dog can sniff around and find him. If someone has committed a crime, the dog can sniff around and find him. No, I have never had to kill a man.

 
 

Area Korean War vet recalls his Army days

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	Howard is pictured, along with daughter Diane, U.S. servicemen and officers, along with South Korean officers recently when honored in South Korea.

Howard was sent to Korea early on where, one of his duties, he recalls, was training 12 South Korean soldiers as artillery officers.

 
 
 
 
 
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