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By Bob Balgemann, REPORTER A large group of Harlem High School student-athletes were honored Nov. 16 for their achievements both in the classroom and on the fields and courts. There were 49 NIC-10 scholar athletes, which means they carried a B average or better, plus many All-Conference Selections, MVPs and […]
By Bob Balgemann, REPORTER Harlem’s boys have already added more tournament championships to their 2016-17 list of successes as a new NIC-10 season gets underway. The Huskies with a veteran Varsity that includes several newcomers won the preseason event at Don Carter Lanes by 300 pins over runner-up Hononegah. Auburn […]
By Margaret Downing, REPORTER Mayor Darryl Lindberg received a surprise visitor at the Nov. 21 Loves Park City Council meeting. Illinois State Representative John Cabello, 68th District, was on hand to honor the Mayor on behalf of the State Assembly with a certificate commending him for his years of dedicated […]
By Bob Balgemann, REPORTER It seems like only yesterday that Collin Day, Dawson Jones and Jake Nimtz were Freshmen on the Harlem Varsity Bowling Team. All three were part of the squad that finished fourth in the State that year, with Jake averaging 215 per game over the two days […]
The Village of Machesney Park, along with Harlem School District 122, hosted a ribbon cutting event on Monday, Nov. 21, to commemorate the cooperative efforts that have resulted in the completion of the North Alpine Road Multi-Use Path. Construction crews commenced construction on the new multi-use path along Alpine Road […]
By Bob Balgemann, REPORTER Lots of people gain weight as they get older. That’s not the case with Zac Denny. A standout wrestler while attending Harlem High School, he placed third in the State in 2011, while competing at 112 pounds. He ended with a record of 43 wins and […]
By Bob Balgemann, REPORTER Over the years the Village has had a successful program through which qualified residents were able to improve their homes. Since 2000, the Village received more than $3 million in grant funding, allowing 98 homes to be upgraded. That funding source dried up three years ago. […]
By Margaret Downing, Reporter At the Nov. 14 Loves Park City Council Meeting, aldermen heard from Mayor Darryl Lindberg that the City’s Water Department Manager, Craig McDonald, a former firefighter, was on the scene the previous week in Roscoe and saved the life of a 13-year-old boy who had been […]
By Bob Balgemann, REPORTER The neighborhood sports rivalry between Harlem and Hononegah high schools has returned to the bowling alley. NIC-10 action has yet begun and, already, the Huskies and Indians have run into each other in major boys tournaments in the Chicago suburbs. They first met early in November […]
By Bob Balgemann, REPORTER A.J. Wentland was one of the standouts on Harlem’s 2012 Varsity Football Team. From there he agreed to continue playing at the next level by committing to McKendree University in Lebanon, near St. Louis. That has turned out to be a winning partnership with A.J. closing […]
