By Anne Eickstadt REPORTER The Belvidere North High School (BNHS) Improv Anonymous team brought another show to the community on Thursday, Dec. 15 at 7 p.m. in the BNHS Café. “I like it,” BNHS Assistant Principal Matt Fry said. “They are very talented. It’s always fun to come here and […]
By Anne Eickstadt REPORTER The seventh annual Toys for Tots Christmas Concert was held at the Community Building Complex of Boone County on Saturday, Dec. 10. Sgt. Kerry Kline, Senior Vice Commandant of Rockford Marine Corps League greeted everyone at the front door. “We cover Boone, Winnebago, and Stevenson Counties,” […]
By Anne Eickstadt REPORTER Families braved the blowing, snowy night on Friday, Dec. 16 to visit the library and meet Santa Claus. Santa was coming to meet the weekly story time group. “Santa is coming to my bilingual reading storytime for children up to the age of 6-years-old. This story […]
By Anne Eickstadt REPORTER Thursday, Dec. 8 through Sunday, Dec. 11, Belvidere High School students performed the traditional Christmas tale, A Christmas Carol at the Performing Arts Center, located at 1500 E. State St. in Belvidere. “With this being Mrs. Cantele’s last year, everyone wants to give her a good […]
By Bob Balgemann REPORTER The day after the Tuesday, Nov. 8 presidential election, President Obama appealed to everyone, regardless of political affiliation, to join hands as Americans and work together. Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner made the same appeal when he called legislative leaders together to restart discussions about the many […]
By Chris Johnson REPORTER The Belvidere Lady Bucs enjoyed a 49-34 win over the Marengo Lady Indians on Wednesday, Dec. 16, as they worked through the non-conference portion of the early winter sports season. With a scheduled game against North Chicago in the books, an eleven-point loss to McHenry can […]
By Chris Johnson REPORTER The Belvidere North Blue Thunder team has yet to find a way to string together wins this season. Gathering small victories in near losses has been a viable reality. On different nights, it seems the opposition is ready to do something a little different when they […]
By Anne Eickstadt REPORTER On Saturday, Dec. 3 the Boone County Conservation District hosted their annual 1800s Holiday Walk. The 1800s Holiday Walk through the Roger D. Gustafson Nature Area began at 6 p.m. Luminaries lined the walkways to guide guests from one area to another. Various groups of people, […]
By Chris Johnson REPORTER The winter sports season is about one half over for the North Boone Lady Vikings, and a lot of things have begun to start showing up in regards to how things might shape up within the Big Northern Conference. It is commonly understood that the defending […]
By Bob Kopp BDR SPORTS CORRESPONDENT It was a trap game – a game that you’re supposed to win but can lose if you look past it. Reminded at Starbucks on Tuesday, Dec. 13 that Guilford has emerging talent bolstered by the addition of Darrin Sisk to the Vikings coaching staff […]