ROCKTON —One of the area’s best music festivals, Old Settlers Days,will start today, June 16, and will last for four days. Old Settlers Days (OSD) will feature musical acts, parade, and 5K Run/Walk, as well as fairgrounds with great rides, food, and fireworks. The Main Stage musical acts are Dustin […]
By Jean Seegers Reporter ROSCOE – Para-professional Librarian Laurie Evans has taken the Accelerated Reading Program at Roscoe Middle School to a new level. This year, like the previous two years, Evans has encouraged the middle school students to read by participating the school’s Millionaire Club. As soon as the […]
By Jean Seegers Reporter ROSCOE – Ashley Sherwood graduated from Harlem High School with high honors last week. She spent most of her free-time sleeping the last month, the result of a bout with mononucleosis. Even so, she finished her last year at Harlem with a 4.0 grade point. Sherwood […]
By Jean Seegers Reporter ROCKTON – Rhubarb lovers have flocked to the Rockton Township Historical Society fund-raiser for many years. This year was no exception. Beginning promptly at 6 p.m., Monday May 23, lines started forming at the 529 Green Street location in Rockton. Historical Society members began baking the […]
By Marianne Mueller Reporter ROCKTON – Those who sacrificed their lives while protecting and defending our country were honored during a Memorial Day parade and remembrance ceremony. Organized and led by the American Legion Walter Graham Post #332 Rockton’s Memorial Day parade started on Blackhawk Blvd. where a wreath […]
ROCKTON – Natural Land Institute (NLI) invites families, individuals and groups to Family Nature Day on Saturday, June 25, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at their 721-acre wildlife refuge, Nygren Wetland Preserve (3190 W. Rockton Road, Rockton, Ill.) You may start at any time and be sure to allow […]
By Jean Seegers Reporter ROCKTON – Families carrying picnic baskets, folding chairs and blankets found a spot in Settlers Park for a few hours of music, shopping, stocking up on fresh produce and visiting with friends during the first River Market of the summer. Music lover young and old danced […]
By Jean Seegers Reporter Hononegah Community High School Board President David Kurlinkus and Principal Eric Flohr welcomed family and friends of scholarship recipients to the 2016 Scholarship Awards Night, Thursday, May 19. Scholarships from businesses, organizations, community and family foundations and education associations were presented to the graduates. Prairie Hill […]
ROSCOE – On Tuesday May 24, three seniors from Hononegah High School were awarded scholarships from the Stateline Chamber. Josyln Juhl, Erin Karg, and Ben Halom were each granted a scholarship of $500 to go towards their college educations. Stateline Ambassadors, along with the recipients and their families, were in […]
By Jean Seegers Reporter ROSCOE – Main Street and Broad Street in Roscoe were lined with children and adults for the annual Memorial Day Parade, Monday, May 30. Boy Scout and Girl Scout troops were among local groups marching in the parade. Flags of every size waved in remembrance of […]