By Anne Eickstadt REPORTER On Sunday, March 5, the Garden Prairie volunteer firefighters held a fundraising breakfast. Breakfast consisted of pancakes, scrambled eggs, bacon, huge sausage patties, coffee, milk, chocolate milk, and bottled water. “We hold this every year,” Firefighter and event spokesperson Brian Block said. “We only ask for […]
By Bob Balgemann REPORTER There are times and places during the winter when motorists sometimes don’t know what part of the road they’re on. Harsh weather conditions have caused white directional lines, showing the way to turn lanes and other important changes of direction, to become difficult to see. Repainting […]
Breakfast menus Elementary schools Monday, March 13-Donut cake, applesauce cups, 100 percent orange juice, and a variety of milk. Tuesday, March 14-Froot Loop cereal bows, cinnamon goldfish, orange smiles, 100 percent apple juice, and a variety of milk. Wednesday, March 15-Miniature chocolate chip French toast, ripe banana, 100 percent fruit […]
By Kathryn Menue EDITOR Throughout the 2016-2017 school year, Concordia Lanes, located at 1205 Logan Ave. in Belvidere, has conducted their yearly Junior Bowling League for area students looking to improve their alley game. Twice a week, Concordia conducts the youth bowling league on Saturdays and on Mondays after school. […]
By Bob Balgemann REPORTER City officials and representatives of the business community were supposed to gather Monday night, March 13 at city hall, to discuss a proposed business registration program, as a means to “eliminate prostitution through the guise of massage parlors.” However, the inability of a key alderman to […]
Attorney Allen Silver passed away at Northwoods Care Center in Belvidere, Ill. on Thursday, March 2, a few weeks before his 90th birthday. He was born on March 27, 1927. Although he was a divorce attorney, he was able to save many marriages. Allen belonged to VFW Post 1461. He […]
By Anne Eickstadt REPORTER Sixty-eight people came out to listen to local historian, Kathi Kresol, share her knowledge of local, historical crimes in Boone and Winnebago Counties at the Boone County Historical Museum on Wednesday, Feb. 22. “We have a great turnout tonight,” Anna Pivoras, executive director of the Boone […]
By Bob Kopp BDR SPORTS CORRESPONDENT When Head Coach Aaron Pearson arrived at Belvidere High School a decade ago, he promised to make Bucs basketball as renowned as its legendary football tradition. With top assistant Nate Lister at his side throughout his tenure, Pearson has delivered and continues to add […]
Georgia Ruggles has joined Blackhawk Bank as a personal banker serving clients from its Belvidere, Ill. office. “We’re extremely pleased to have another well-known, skilled banker on our team. Georgia possesses superior banking expertise acquired through 38 years of managing a local bank branch and being a personal banker. She […]