The above is taken from the November 1, 2013 Boone County Journal which is available free of cost at merchants across the county and on line at: http://www.boonecountyjournal.com/news/2013/Boone-County-News-11-01-13.pdf#page=1
Thursday, October 31, 2013
Google engineers tapped to revive HealthCare.gov - Oct. 31, 2013
The agency overseeing the Obamacare site announced the additions Thursday, after the site had crashed for over 36 hours.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said the surge includes "dozens" of people with expertise in the site's key issues: reliability, stability, and large-scale operations.
Besides government employees, the surge includes employees from Google (GOOG, Fortune 500), as well as employees of software giants Red Hat (RHT) and Oracle (ORCL, Fortune 500).
Read more: Google engineers tapped to revive HealthCare.gov - Oct. 31, 2013
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THURSDAY, OCT. 31
Free mid-day workout, Belvidere Family YMCA, 220 Locust St., Belvidere, 11:45 a.m.-1:15 p.m. Workout to Beachbody programs like “Insanity” or “Turbo Jam.” All fitness levels welcome. Call the Y with questions (815) 547-5307.
Belvidere Trick or Treating, 4-8 p.m.
Village of Cherry Valley Trick or Treating, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Village of Poplar Grove Trick-or-Treating 4-7 p.m.
Halloween Party with Trick or Treating for children, Northwoods Care Centre, 2250 Pearl St., Belvidere; 6:30-8 p.m. Register for bicycle giveaway.
Timberlane Trick or Treating 5-8 p.m.
FRIDAY, NOV. 1
Holiday Bazaar and Luncheon, First United Methodist Church, 610 Bonus Avenue, Belvidere. Bake Sale and Bazaar 8 a.m.-1 p.m.; Ham Ball Luncheon with salads, rolls, dessert and drink 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Tickets $10. Bazaar features handmade items and crafts, Grandma's Attic featuring collectibles and gently used Christmas items, and Coffee Corner. The church is handicapped accessible. For more information or for luncheon tickets call 815-544-3479.
St. John’s UCC of Belvidere Bazaar and Bake Sale, 401 N. Main St., Belvidere, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Handcrafted items, gifts, baked goods, raffles. Handicapped accessible from the parking lot entrance.
Day of the Dead/Dia de los Muertos Celebration, 6–7:30pm, Ida Public Library-Sullivan Meeting Room. Day of the Dead with your friends and family. Try traditional foods, listen to music, decorate sugar skulls, and make a skull craft. Fun for the whole family.
SATURDAY, NOV. 2
Veteran’s Remembrance Day, 11 a.m. Cherry Valley Memorial Park (Log Cabin), marching to Baumann Park for the ceremony. Please arrive at 10:45 a.m. and bring United States flag to carry in the parade.
St. John’s UCC of Belvidere Bazaar and Bake Sale, 401 N. Main St., Belvidere, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Handcrafted items, gifts, baked goods, raffles. Handicapped accessible from the parking lot entrance.
Jewels to Jeans V Dinner Dance; social 5:30 p.m., dessert auction 6:30 p.m., dinner 7:15 p.m., Dale Rhode & The Crossroads band at 8 p.m. Tickets $30, available at the Keen Age Center, 2141 Henry Luckow Lane, Belvidere. Proceeds benefit Boone County Council on Aging.
Kingston United Methodist Turkey Dinner, served 5 p.m. and 6:15 p.m. 121 W. First St., Kingston. $9 adults, $4 children. Complete dinner includes dessert. Carry-outs, gift certificates. (815) 784-2010.
SUNDAY, NOV. 3
Monroe Township Firefighters’ Assoc. all-you-can-eat buffet breakfast, 7-11 a.m. At fire station, 104 West St., Monroe Center. $8 adults, $4 children ages 6-12. Ages 5 and under free.
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 6
Veteran’s Coffee, 2:30 p.m. Keen Age Center, 2141 Henry Luckow Lane, Belvidere. A time for
sharing memories and experiences over some coffee and treats. All veterans from any branch and time of service are welcome. Spouses are also welcome.
THURSDAY, NOV. 7
Free mid-day workout, Belvidere Family YMCA, 220 Locust St., Belvidere, 11:45 a.m.-1:15 p.m. Workout to Beachbody programs like “Insanity” or “Turbo Jam.” All fitness levels welcome. Call the Y with questions (815) 547-5307.
FRIDAY, NOV. 8
“FrUiTCaKeS,” a comedy, 7 p.m., presented by the Main Street Players of Boone County, at the Community Building Complex of Boone County, 111 W. First St., Belvidere. Call 800-741-2963 for tickets or see www.mainstreetplayersofboonecounty.com for more information.
SATURDAY, NOV. 9
Kingston Friendship Center All–you-can-eat breakfast, 120 S. Main St., Kingston. 7 to 11 a.m. $7 adults, $3 children age 4 and under. Carry-outs. Eggs cooked to order, pancakes, waffles, biscuits/gravy, corned beef hash, bacon, sausage patties, and more. Contact (815) 784-3921.
First Presbyterian Church Holiday Bazaar, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., 221 N. Main St., Belvidere. Christmas crafts and decorations, homemade baked goods, luncheon $9, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Call the church at (815) 544-6402 for reservations – no tickets will be sold at the door.
“FrUiTCaKeS,” a comedy, 7 p.m., presented by the Main Street Players of Boone County, at the Community Building Complex of Boone County, 111 W. First St., Belvidere. Call 800-741-2963 for tickets or see www.mainstreetplayersofboonecounty.com for more information.
“Christmas in the Country,” 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., Sandwich High School, Lynn Haskin Grade School, Sandwich Middle. Over 150 crafters, bake sale, door prizes. Admission $2. South of Rt. 34 on Wells, Lions and Dayton Sts.
SUNDAY, NOV. 10
Belvidere Veterans Day Parade, 9:30 a.m. starting from City Parking Lot 5 to State Street bridge for short ceremony, and ending at Veteran's Memorial on West Lincoln Ave. with closing ceremony. In case of inclement weather, ceremonies 10 a.m. at VFW Post 1461, 1210 W. Lincoln Ave. For information, call the VFW at 815-544-2014 or the American Legion at 815-547-7216.
“FrUiTCaKeS,” a comedy, 2 p.m., presented by the Main Street Players of Boone County, at the Community Building Complex of Boone County, 111 W. First St., Belvidere. Call 800-741-2963 for tickets or see www.mainstreetplayersofboonecounty.com for more information.
“Christmas in the Country,” 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., Sandwich High School, Lynn Haskin Grade School, Sandwich Middle. Over 150 crafters, bake sale, door prizes. Admission $2. South of Rt. 34 on Wells, Lions and Dayton Sts.
TUESDAY, NOV. 12
Senior Moments group, Cherry Valley Library, 10:30 a.m. music presentation by Chip Messiner, radio DJ. Registration is required by calling 815-332-5161. The library is located at 755 E. State St., Cherry Valley.
THURSDAY, NOV. 14
Free mid-day workout, Belvidere Family YMCA, 220 Locust St., Belvidere, 11:45 a.m.-1:15 p.m. Workout to Beachbody programs like “Insanity” or “Turbo Jam.” All fitness levels welcome. Call the Y with questions (815) 547-5307.
FRIDAY, NOV. 15
“FrUiTCaKeS,” a comedy, 7 p.m., presented by the Main Street Players of Boone County, at the Community Building Complex of Boone County, 111 W. First St., Belvidere. Call 800-741-2963 for tickets or see www.mainstreetplayersofboonecounty.com for more information.
SATURDAY, NOV. 16
“FrUiTCaKeS,” a comedy, 7 p.m., presented by the Main Street Players of Boone County, at the Community Building Complex of Boone County, 111 W. First St., Belvidere. Call 800-741-2963 for tickets or see www.mainstreetplayersofboonecounty.com for more information.
Turkey Supper/Bake Sale, Garden Prairie United Church of Christ, Garden Prairie Road and Rt. 20, 4-7 p.m. Adults $9, children 6-12 $4, under 6 free. Crafts, Sunday School bake sale. Call Ruth Ross 815-597-4421 with questions.
SUNDAY, NOV. 17
“FrUiTCaKeS,” a comedy, 2 p.m., presented by the Main Street Players of Boone County, at the Community Building Complex of Boone County, 111 W. First St., Belvidere. Call 800-741-2963 for tickets or see www.mainstreetplayersofboonecounty.com for more information.
Big Thunder Grange Toy Show and Sale, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Community Grange Hall, located at the Boone County Fairgrounds, on Route 76. Many toy vendors , crafts, food. Admission $2. For more information call Dean: 815-547-8380.
THURSDAY, NOV. 21
Free mid-day workout, Belvidere Family YMCA, 220 Locust St., Belvidere, 11:45 a.m.-1:15 p.m. Workout to Beachbody programs like “Insanity” or “Turbo Jam.” All fitness levels welcome. Call the Y with questions (815) 547-5307.
“Managing Diabetes through the Holidays,” 6 p.m., U of I Extension, 205 Cadillac Ct., Unit 5, Belvidere. Registered dietician and diabetes educator, Marilyn Csernus to lead program. $5 per person. Register at 815-544-3710 or online at http://web.extension.illinois.edu/bdo.
FRIDAY, NOV. 22
Holiday Bake Sale & Bazaar, Sts. Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Church, 108 N. Fifth Street, Rockford. Friday 10 a.m.-5:30p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Variety of Greek baked goods, gift shop, bazaar, gift baskets, cookbooks. Lunch 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Advance order bakery items at 815-282-9593.
SATURDAY, NOV. 23
Holiday Bake Sale & Bazaar, Sts. Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Church, 108 N. Fifth Street, Rockford. Friday 10 a.m.-5:30p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Variety of Greek baked goods, gift shop, bazaar, gift baskets, cookbooks. Lunch 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Advance order bakery items at 815-282-9593.
TUESDAY, NOV. 26
Caregivers Support Group, 2 p.m., Keen Age Center, 2141 Henry Luckow Lane, Belvidere. Come, relax, and take some time for yourself. Programs vary. Please call Susan at (815) 544-9893 with any questions.
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 27
Rudolf Fun Run/Walk/Stroll through Belvidere Park; 6 p.m. start, to view Holiday Lights Display. Hot chocolate and cider served afterwards. Entry fees. See www.belviderepark.org for more information.
BDR Public Meetings
MONDAY, NOV. 4
Boone County Administrative/Legislative Committee meets 6 p.m., County Board Room.
Boone County Board of Health meets at noon, Boone County Health Department.
Belvidere City Council meets 7 p.m., City Council Chambers.
Village of Poplar Grove Finance Committee meets 6:30 p.m., Poplar Grove Village Hall.
TUESDAY, NOV. 5
Boone County Roads/Capital Improvement Committee meets 6 p.m., County Board Room.
Belvidere Township Board meets 5 p.m., Township Board Room.
Village of Poplar Grove P and Z Commission meets 7 p.m., Poplar Grove Village Hall.
Community Building Complex Finance Committee meets 11:45 a.m. at Applebees.
Community Building Complex Rules and Regulations Committee meets 11:45 a.m. at Applebees.
Community Building Complex Building and Grounds Committee Committee meets 11:45 a.m. at Applebees.
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 6
Boone County PZB Committee meets 6 p.m., County Board Room
THURSDAY, NOV. 7
Boone County Health/Human Services meets 6 p.m., Health Department office.
MONDAY, NOV. 11
Veterans Day
Boone County Public Safety Committee meets 6 p.m., PSB.
Spring Township Board of Directors meets 6 p.m., Spring Township Building, 3150 Shattuck Road.
Belvidere Committee of the Whole meets 6 p.m., City Council Chambers.
Village of Poplar Grove Board meets 7 p.m., Poplar Grove Village Hall.
TUESDAY, NOV. 12
Boone County Finance Committee meets 6 p.m., County Board Room.
Belvidere Township Park District Board meets 5 p.m., Baltic Mill Annex.
Flora Township board meets 7 p.m., 3100 Townhall Road, Belvidere.
Belvidere Planning and Zoning Commission meets 6 p.m., City Council Chambers.
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 13
City/County Coordinating Committee meets 6:30 p.m., County Board Room.
MONDAY, NOV. 18
Belvidere Community Unit School District #100 meets 6 p.m., District Central office.
Belvidere City Council meets 7 p.m., City Council Chambers.
TUESDAY, NOV. 19
Belvidere Township Board meets 5 p.m., Township Board Room.
Boone County Board meets 6:30 p.m., County Board Room.
Boone County Conservation District Board meets 5 p.m., BCCD office.
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 20
Boone County Historical Museum District Board meets 4 p.m., 311 Whitney Blvd., Belvidere.
FRIDAY, NOV. 22
Boone County Ag Conservation and Farmland Protection committee meets 7:30 a.m., County Board Room.
TUESDAY, NOV. 21
Community Building Complex Committee Regular meets 5 p.m. in the Community Building Meeting Room.
MONDAY, NOV. 25
Belvidere Committee of the Whole meets 6 p.m., City Council Chambers.
North Boone Board of Education meets 6:30 p.m., 6248 North Boone School Road, Poplar Grove.
Village of Poplar Grove Administration Committee meets 6:30 p.m., Poplar Grove Village Hall.
TUESDAY, NOV. 26
Belvidere Township Park District Board meets 5 p.m., Baltic Mill Annex.
Village of Poplar Grove Parks Advisory Committee meets 6:30 p.m., Poplar Grove Village Hall.
Above is from; rvpnews | BDR Public Meetings
The Belvidere Daily Republican Featured News
Boone County has need, but emergency shelters are absent
Oct. 31, 2013
By Bob Balgemann
BOONE COUNTY - Danice Loveridge says she receives telephone calls all the time from people in need of a place to escape a variety of problems.
But there aren't any emergency shelters in this county of 54,000 and space is limited in its much larger neighbor, Winnebago County.
"All we have is hotels and that's a maximum of one week," the chair of the Boone County Homeless Project task force said at its Oct. 25 meeting. "There is no money available from the city (of Belvidere) or the county. Yet there truly is a need, especially now that it's getting colder. It's difficult to be staying in cars."
Remedies, a local organization, has two apartments but she said they usually are full. And they're not considered to be shelters. Remedies has an office in Boone County but it's for counseling, she said.
Loveridge said Belvidere House is not suitable for women. Beyond that, she said the county health department "has issues with them."
Belvidere's new mayor, Mike Chamberlain, was at the meeting and he said the state of Illinois "shut them down last year and made them delouse the place."
"We don't have the demographics in Boone County to apply for funding," he added.
The bottom line, Loveridge said, is "we have an issue here. How we've been dealing with it is we have been moving it to Winnebago, DeKalb and McHenry counties. I don't know what to do about it. It's hard to get state and federal dollars based on our counts."
She said Boone County's point in time counts of the homeless, conducted twice a year, are combined with the counts in Winnebago County. Funds for local use also are combined with Winnebago's and she said, "We have been trying to determine how much of that money is ours. But we have not been able to get those numbers."
Currently, federal funding is focusing on transitional housing and permanent housing. "We have some units of that in Boone County and it's helping, but it's slow. The piece that we're missing is how to help these folks who need emergency shelter."
Boone County United Way representative Teri Carter said no local churches are able to take on that kind of a project.
Also Oct. 25, Loveridge said the task force has a new survey for the homeless relating to jobs. Two basic questions are whether they are working and, if not, why aren't they working?
"There is a direct link between jobs and being housed," she said. The goal is to connect the homeless with available jobs.
News in Brief
Oct. 31, 2013
By Bob Balgemann
Capron Rescue seeks formal agreements in service area
POPLAR GROVE - Capron Rescue Squad has been serving northern Boone County since 1957. Now, it is seeking intergovernmental agreements with the villages of Capron, Caledonia, Poplar Grove and Timberlane, along with the county and unincorporated Candlewick Lake, to make that coverage formal.
Poplar Grove is the first village to receive the request.
The resolution states in part that Poplar Grove "recognizes the desirability of providing ambulance services to its community in a manner that provides the most timely, efficient and cost effective service delivery for all their respective citizens ..."
It also states that Poplar Grove agrees to "use the services of Capron Rescue Squad before seeking the assistance from other ambulance service."
North Boone Fire District 3 is studying the possibility of including ambulance service for the area now served by Capron Rescue.
Owen Costanza, president of the rescue district board of trustees, said the other villages and Candlewick will be contacted and asked to put the resolution on an upcoming meeting agenda.
Capron Rescue also has changed its name, to North Boone EMS, to better reflect its coverage area of 144 square miles.
Township decides issue
BELVIDERE - The Belvidere Township Board of Trustees has decided not to pay the fee for renewal of the certified appraiser's license for Anita Taylor, a former deputy assessor for the township.
Assessor Diann Helnore made the request for payment of the $530 fee before Taylor resigned, effective Oct. 15.
While Helnore subsequently withdrew the request, the township board voted 5-0 Oct. 22 to formally deny payment of the fee.
Helnore initially asked if the township had paid the renewal fee for her predecessor, longtime assessor Bob Falkenstein. With the request being withdrawn and now formally rejected, that question has not been answered.
Beloit Road bicycle path
BELVIDERE - Completion of a bicycle path linking Prairie Field park off Fairgrounds Road with Belvidere North High School will be partially done before winter weather returns.
Belvidere Township Supervisor Pat Murphy said Oct. 22 that the remaining portion of the walkway would be roughed in and rolled during the current construction season. Then, in the spring, an asphalt surface would be applied.
"We will be inspecting to be sure the pitch is correct and that it's ADA (American Disabilities Act) compliant," he said.
Trustee Richard Nelson asked who would be responsible for the liability?
"It's on (District 100) school board property," Murphy replied. "They're primary on the insurance."
Officials said earlier they hoped to finish the walkway this year. But Murphy said, "The opportunity to get blacktop has been tough."
Shaw Road weight limit
BELVIDERE - Enforcement of the weight limit along Shaw Road, south of the U.S. 20 Bypass, continues to be talked about at Belvidere Township board meetings.
It also was discussed at the Oct. 10 city-county coordinating committee meeting. Co-chairman Dan Snow asked county administrator Ken Terrinoni about the matter, because enforcement involves both the city of Belvidere and Boone County. Terrinoni said it wasn't aware of it but would check into the situation.
Terrinoni said Oct. 25 that he talked with county engineer Rich Lundin, who explained the township had posted a new weight limit for that stretch of Shaw Road, which made it a township matter.
"It will always be a concern," township Supervisor Pat Murphy said at the board's Oct. 22 meeting. "We're not receiving as many calls (about truck traffic) as before, but there were quite a few," he said.
Shaw Road had been regularly included on the township board's agenda, but wasn't there Oct. 22.
City-initiated Hometown Market wraps up second season
Oct. 31, 2013
By Bob Balgemann
BELVIDERE - The Hometown Market, an initiative of the city of Belvidere, has concluded its second year off State Street, next to the Boone County History Museum.
And how did everything go, what with this season being on a new day and at a new time? Pretty well, according to Mayor Mike Chamberlain and associate planner Gina DelRose, who coordinated it.
As far as Chamberlain is concerned, the market will be back again during the summer of 2014. He said a debriefing would be held soon, to discuss what went well and what changes, if any, need to be made.
The market featured everything from produce to pastries to purses. There was a massage therapist, sales of Avon products and live musicians.
Children were not forgotten. Cricket the Clown was there to entertain, along with a friend who painted little faces.
In all, a lot of variety and for the most part cooperative weather. Attendance ranged from a high of 150 to a low of 10, but that was on a rainy day.
There were eight new vendors this year as the market changed from Thursday afternoon to Saturdays from 1-5 p.m.
Hours may change again in 2014, possibly opening at 10 a.m. and closing at 3 p.m. "The number of shoppers dies off after 3 p.m.," DelRose said.
Evening hours are another option, though she said there would have to be food and some kind of live entertainment.
Produce vendor Joan Fidder was there in 2012 and said she did pretty well this year. Closing day on Oct. 12 was a bit slow and her offerings were limited, down from the usual five ironing boards full of different goods.
Has large garden
She said she likes to be around people and she loves gardening. She has a 20-by-70-foot garden in back of the Boone County Conservation District complex off Appleton Road. She also has two small gardens at home.
"I mainly do craft shows," she said. "There's a big one coming up in Pecatonica." But it's possible that she will return to the circuit in New Jersey because "that's where the money is. I do that by mail; you don't need a permit because it's considered wholesale."
Some of the businesses at the market were in an incubator status, trying to build clientele through awareness with an ultimate goal of moving into a storefront somewhere in or near the downtown.
One business succeeded in doing that last year but none took that step in 2013.
Cricket the Clown was successful in landing some birthday parties but her summer was cut short when she had to leave to care for a relative, who became ill.
There also was a craft table for kids to put their creativity to work, while their parents shopped. When she was unable to line up enough live entertainers, DelRose used a radio to provide background music.
She said Mayor Chamberlain and the city council ultimately would decide if the market returns for a third year. "They gave me a budget for advertising," she said. "On days when we advertised there were more shoppers. There is a Facebook page, too. They'll (vendors) use it to advertise what they're going to have that day."
A survey will be sent to vendors to get their thoughts on the market's strengths and weaknesses.
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Belvidere Township Meeting November 5, 2013 5ooPM
AGENDA
BELVIDERE TOWNSHIP
REGULAR MEETING OF THE TOWNSHIP BOARD
8200 Fairgrounds Road
November 5, 2013 – 5:00 P.M.
Meeting is a week earlier than usual because of the Township Officials of Illinois Conference held in Springfield the following week.
I. Call to Order/Roll Call
II. Pledge of Allegiance
III. Public Input
IV. Discussion and potential action on approval of Prior Meeting’s Minutes
V. Discussion and potential action on Transfers
VI. Reports
a. Supervisor’s Report
b. Highway Commissioner’s Report
c. Assessor’s Report
d. Clerk’s Report
e. Trustee’s Report
VII. Unfinished Business – Discussion and Potential Action May Occur on the following items:
a. Bike Path
VIII. Legal
a.
b.
IX. New Business
a. Bonnie Heimbech-No. Illinois Tourism
b. 1st Reading of Tax Levy
X. Discussion and Potential Action on Treasurer’s Report and Approval of Bills
XI. Closed Session
XII. Adjournment
Next Meeting: November 19, 2013 @ 5:00 P.M.
Boone County’s Video Gaming Income for September 2013
The county will receive $4,623.23 compared to $5,782.64 for August 2013.
The following is taken from: http://www.igb.illinois.gov/revreportsVG/VGStat201309.pdf
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City of Belvidere will receive $61.35
Capron $248.43
Retailers Brace for Reduction in Food Stamps - Yahoo Finance
Retailers Brace for Reduction in Food Stamps
By Shelly Banjo | The Wall Street Journal – The change will leave 48 million Americans with an estimated $16 billion less to spend over the next three years and comes just months after the expiration of a payroll tax cut knocked 2% off consumers' monthly paychecks.
On the business side of the equation, the cuts will fall particularly hard on the grocers, discounters, dollar stores and gas stations that depend heavily on low-income shoppers. Weak spending in that stressed consumer segment has already led retailers including Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Target Corp. to lower their sales forecasts for the rest of the year ahead of holidays….
benefits for a family of four receiving a maximum allotment will drop by 5.4%, the equivalent of about $36 a month, or $420 a year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
The $16 billion, three-year toll of the cuts estimated by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities pales in comparison with the estimated $120 billion, one-year hit caused by the earlier expiration of the payroll tax cut. But for many retailers the two have a cumulative effect.
Wal-Mart estimates it rakes in about 18% of total U.S. outlays on food stamps. That would mean it pulled in $14 billion of the $80 billion the USDA says was appropriated for food stamps in the year ended in September 2012.
Read more by clicking on the following: Retailers Brace for Reduction in Food Stamps - Yahoo Finance
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