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Edward (Ted) Jess, Sherman, 78, of Belvidere, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 15, in the loving presence of his family. The son of Thelma (Giffey) and Henry “Hank” Sherman, he was born on Nov. 5, 1938, in Sheyboygan, Wis. He married the love of his life and best friend, Joan […]
By Chris Johnson REPORTER The Belvidere North Blue Thunder boys’ basketball team must bring home some big wins over the next few weeks to put themselves in a position to avoid a possible first-round exit in the upcoming Class 4A State Basketball Playoffs. With games already scheduled, coming out of […]
By Anne Eickstadt REPORTER On Saturday, Jan. 14, the Capron Lions Club hosted a pancake fundraiser breakfast at Capron Lions Park, located at 305 E. North St. in Capron. The Capron Lions club was assisted by their Leos Club with a silent auction fundraiser. “We really want to thank the […]
By Bob Balgemann REPORTER Belvidere and Belvidere North High Schools will be represented by three bowlers at Saturday, Jan. 21’s sectional tournament in Vernon Hills. Sophomore Justin Bragg of Belvidere North rolled a six-game 1,243 series to finish fifth among the eight who qualified as individuals, because their teams did […]
By Bob Kopp BDR SPORTS CORRESPONDENT It’s the elephant in the room – uh, I mean on the court or field or diamond – whenever a public school plays a parochial school for NIC-10 seedings, titles, regards, recognitions, rewards, and all of the rest. Indisputably, nobody wants to talk about […]
By Anne Eickstadt REPORTER On Friday, Jan. 20 through Sunday, Jan. 22, Belvidere North High School will present the comedy/drama stage play, Radium Girls at the Belvidere Performing Arts Center, located at BHS at 1500 East Ave. in Belvidere. “In 1926, radium was a miracle cure, Madame Curie an international […]
By Bob Balgemann REPORTER The Chicago-based Lakota Group will prepare a 10-year historic preservation plan for the city. The goal of the plan is to come up with a concept that will help the city integrate preservation as an economic development and planning tool for revitalizing downtown and other traditional […]
By Anne Eickstadt REPORTER On Saturday, Jan. 7, the Poplar Grove Lions Club hosted a Recycle Day from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. “I wasn’t sure what time of year to do a recycle day,” Poplar Grove Lions Club President Ron Maxey said. “Then I thought, people have lights on […]
Despite bitter cold January temperatures more than 100 Stateline residents came out to support the second annual Bowl for Vets event held Saturday, Jan. 7 at Dodge Lanes in Belvidere. The fundraiser brought in more than $5,400 in cash to help Boone County veterans who are in need of financial or […]
By Chris Johnson REPORTER Statistics could indicate how well prepared a student is for pursuing dreams of service, education, or apprenticeship, after graduation. In some cases, a good focus has to be set as students try to get a head start on life after high school. At Belvidere and Belvidere […]
