By Kathryn Menue EDITOR On Friday, Nov. 25, the Belvidere Fire Department received a call at 10:43 a.m. for a house fire at 616 E. Pleasant St. in Belvidere. The house fire occurred in a single-family residence while the owner wasn’t home. “Neighbors noticed smoke coming from the home and […]
By Chris Johnson REPORTER Belvidere North is doing what has to be done already. The Lady Blue Thunder team knows they, along with many other programs, could still chase the Hononegah Lady Indians and more than likely, the Rockford Boylan Lady Titans all the way until February. Looking at their […]
By Kathryn Menue EDITOR Local youth found solace from the thunderstorms on Monday, Nov. 28 by heading to Concordia Lanes, located at 1205 Logan Ave. in Belvidere. The rainy evening didn’t damper the bowlers’ spirits as they racked up even higher scores than in previous weeks. In the Bantams league, […]
By Bob Balgemann REPORTER The Belvidere-Belvidere North rivalry will return to the bowling alley Friday, Dec. 2 as the 2016-17 conference season gets under way. North won both the boys and girls matches last year. The Blue Thunder won two of three games for an overall 76-pin victory, 3,661 to […]
By Chris Johnson REPORTER A good balance of junior and senior athletes makes up this year’s squad of Belvidere Lady Bucs. Many of the seniors now playing grew up in a system where the team around them in their final year of high school is made up of the same […]
By Anne Eickstadt REPORTER The aroma of chili filled the Community Building Complex of Boone County, located at 111 W. First St. in Belvidere, on the evening of Thursday Nov. 17. Twenty-seven competitors all vied for the coveted chili cook-off trophy with their secret-family recipes or their super-spicy-hotter-than-anyone’s entry. The […]
By Bob Kopp BDR SPORTS CORRESPONDENT While Belvidere basketball will not be out-coached, out-skilled, or out-toughed in 2016-2017 with an unselfish team chemistry accentuated by balanced distribution of the rock, the question early in the season has been how the Bucs will fair against teams with a formidable size advantage. […]
By Jim Hagerty REPORTER Here comes Santa Claus, right down State Street. The holidays will officially be upon Belvidere Friday, Dec. 2 as the annual Hometown Christmas celebration returns from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., downtown. The festival begins with the annual Hometown Christmas Light Parade from Madison Street to […]
Mildred Theresa Yerk, 95, of Belvidere, passed away Saturday, Nov. 26, at Maple Crest Care Centre. She was born Dec. 16, 1920 in Humphrey, Neb., the daughter of John and Elizabeth (Preister) Zimmerer. She married Lester Yerk Sept. 2, 1944 in Belvidere. She retired form Champion Packaging as an inspector. […]
By Kathryn Menue EDITOR On Tuesday, Nov. 22, Sandy Bonacorsi paid a special visit to the Veterans Assistance Commission of Boone County (VACBC) office on behalf of the Coon Creek Casters. Bonacorsi arrived at the office at 12:45 p.m. to present the VACBC with a check for $580. This was […]