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Honoring local servicemen who died in Korea: Korean War Memorial to be rededicated

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	The area Korean War Veterans Memorial, which is located in the Art Anderson Field of Honor adjacent to the Loves Park City Hall complex.

Area Korean War veterans got together in 2001 to talk about having a Memorial erected locally to honor those area servicemen who gave their lives or went Missing in Action during the Korean War Conflict.

 
 

Candlewick Lake Independence Day celebration

BARB APPELHANS PHOTOS Belvidere Daily Republican Children decorated their bikes and joined in the parade.

Candlewick Lake celebrated the 4th of July on the July 7 this year.

 
 

World-renowned sculptor Jon Critchfield carving unique wood sculpture

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	The Belvidere Cone behind Dari Ripple was completed in time for Heritage Days and is a great place to #MeetMeByTheCone in downtown Belvidere.

Critchfield collaborated the ice cream cone project with Bob Coleman, another local artist that he has known since high school. The final touch was provided by Troy Yunk when he painted the sculpture in ice cream colors and added bright sprinkles.

 
 

The Day Out with Thomas is pulling into the Illinois Railway Museum

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	Thomas the Tank Engine has traveled from the Island of Sodor to the Illinois Railway Museum to visit his young fans here in northern Illinois.

All aboard! Thomas the Tank Engine invites little engineers to join him and his best friend Percy for a day of big adventures and even bigger memories at Day Out with Thomas: Big Adventures Tour 2018. Children everywhere are invited to spend the day with their friend Thomas when the […]

 
 

Pettit Memorial Chapel holds a unique place in Frank Lloyd Wright’s work

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	The Pettit Memorial Chapel was put on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978 and is designated as an Illinois Historic Site.

The chapel was designed as Frank Lloyd Wright was developing his Prairie School style, which is characterized by long horizontal lines, roof overhangs, and dark trim on stucco walls. The chapel is a near perfect example of this style because he was not limited by the use of the building.

 
 

Trace local history at the Belvidere Cemetery

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	The Sons of the American Revolution placed a marker in the Belvidere Cemetery last month.

Belvidere Cemetery has a few more gravestones that taphophiles (tombstone tourists) may wish to visit. There are a number of the famous tree stump tombstones that fascinate many visitors to cemeteries across the country.
If you are interested in local history and notables, some outstanding headstones can be found:

 
 

Sister Cities’ art show winner a finalist in national show

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	“International Unification” by Alex Avila, finalist at nationals.

When Belvidere’s 29th annual Sister Cities Art Showcase judges chose their winning entries on March 17, they had no idea how far the first place entry would go.

 
 

Paintings stretch all along State Street for Heritage Days

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	Anat Ronen puts the finishing touches on the Frank Lloyd Wright Pettit Chapel mural.

“Anat Ronen was here for four days last year when she came to work with the Walldogs. She painted the Jeanne Gang mural. She was fascinated by our Paint on State event and painted a portrait of Van Gogh on State St. while she was here

 
 

Amateur Radio Field Day gathered operators in Poplar Grove

ANNE EICKSTADT Belvidere Daily Republican
	Paul Larson, vice president of the Big Thunder Amateur Radio Club reaches out to operators elsewhere in the country and beyond.

“This weekend we are using nothing from the power or communications grids. We brought what we need with us and we will take it all home tomorrow. We held a winter Field Day [last full weekend in January] and we were able to talk with San Andreas Island off Nicaragua.”

 
 

Miss America returns to her hometown 50 years later

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	50 years after being named Miss America, Judi Ford Nash, returned to Belvidere for Heritage Days.

“It’s great to back home again,” she said. “Belvidere was a wonderful place to grow up in. The people were very friendly and supportive. It’s a progressive community.

 
 
 
 
 
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