Belvidere Republican

Belvidere menus for week of Dec. 12

Breakfast menus Elementary schools Monday, Dec. 12-French toast, applesauce cups, 100 percent apple juice, and a variety of milk. Tuesday, Dec 13-Chocolate chip muffin, seedless raisins, 100 percent orange juice, and a variety of milk. Wednesday, Dec. 14-Miniature blueberry waffles, ripe banana, 100 percent fruit juice, and a variety of […]

 
 

Rep. Sosnowski’s office announces 69th District Photo Challenge winners

Rep. Sosnowski’s office announces 69th District Photo Challenge winners

State Representative Joe Sosnowski of the 69th District announced winners for the second annual 69th District Photo Challenge. Four lucky winners were selected: Gordon Ellingson, Sharon Thomas, Karen Snyder, and Loreen Burton. Ellingson won with a beautiful fall photo from Midway Village in Rockford. Thomas’ photo of the river in […]

 
 

J-Hawks fly over Bucs

By Bob Kopp BDR SPORTS CORRESPONDENT The NIC-10 may be among the most competitive conferences in Illinois with every team in contention for post-season laurels. A very talented, talkative to taunting, and young Jefferson flew into Belvidere to prove that point and flew away with a hard-fought 56-48 win to […]

 
 

Vintage Wings, Wheels Museum welcomes Santa

Vintage Wings, Wheels Museum welcomes Santa

By Anne Eickstadt REPORTER Several inches of snow made Santa feel right at home as the Poplar Grove Vintage Wings and Wheels Museum held their annual Visit with Santa on Sunday, Dec. 4. “This is the 10th year that we have had Santa at the museum,” Judi Zangs, Museum General […]

 
 

Candidate qualifying for 2017 elections will resume Monday

By Bob Balgemann REPORTER There will be elections April 4, 2017 for the Belvidere City Council, mayor, city clerk, and city treasurer; village boards, township boards, and school boards in Boone County. However, qualifying periods vary, with one of them already having been held and even that only is partially […]

 
 

Shopko Foundation awards Boone County Council on Aging $1,000

Shopko Foundation awards Boone County Council on Aging $1,000

On Monday, Nov. 21, Boone County Council on Aging Director Joe Fortmann, and staff members, June Doty, Cindy Mathison, and Rachel Vinciguerra, accepted a check from Shopko Store Manager Jaimie Little in the amount of $1,000. The check was awarded as a result of a grant request written by Project […]

 
 

Belvidere sophomores see varsity action

By Chris Johnson REPORTER A great opportunity presented itself to the Belvidere boys’ basketball sophomore-representatives as they were invited to participate in the season-opening Pecatonica Thanksgiving Turkey Tourney, a usually exclusive varsity tournament. The going hasn’t been the best, so far in the week long tournament, as Belvidere carried a […]

 
 

Concordia Lanes continues junior bowling league

By Kathryn Menue EDITOR On Saturday, Dec. 3, boys and girls from Boone County flocked to Concordia Lanes, located at 1205 Logan Ave. in Belvidere, to bowl in the junior bowling league. No competitors joined in on the Cookies and Milk league fun, but older bowlers did join in on […]

 
 

Blue Thunder makes noise in NIC-10 race

By Chris Johnson REPORTER The Belvidere North Blue Thunder faced the Harlem Huskies on Wednesday, Dec. 7 knowing they had some work to do if they wanted to find ways to influence the outcome in the race for the NIC-10 title. It hasn’t been the ideal start for Belvidere North […]

 
 

Belvidere boys, girls split with Belvidere North in bowling

By Bob Balgemann REPORTER It was all Belvidere North last year when the cross-town rivalry with Belvidere returned to the bowling alley. Not so this year. Varsity newcomer Greg Suthers improved on his opening-day series by 216 pins as the Bucs stunned the Blue Thunder, 3,470-3,248, in NIC-10 competition. He […]

 
 
 
 
 
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