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Monday, June 3, 2013
Saturday, June 1, 2013
Dairy Breakfast June 15 in Poplar Grove - Rockford, IL - Rockford Register Star
Breakfast will be held from 6:30 to 11 a.m. June 15 at Johnson Family Dairy Farm, 6431 Stateline Road, Poplar Grove.
Activities include a craft show, horse drawn wagon rides, children's games, a petting zoo, Cow Pie Bingo and antique tractor and Model T car displays.
Farm Bureau joins efforts to save bridges over Interstate 90 | Belvidere Daily Republican
Written by Bob Balgemann
Boone County Board Chairman Bob Walberg also has addressed the issue in a letter to the Illinois Tollway. He recited t he resolution approved by the county board at its May 15 meeting, which read, “…approve request to the Illinois Toll Highway Authority that all Boone County bridges under their jurisdiction be replaced as part of their capital plan.”
“The county supports the efforts of Spring Township in having the bridges replaced as part of your Jane Addams (I-90) rebuild,” he wrote in the letter to Paul D. Kovacs, P.E., of the Illinois Tollway, dated May 21.
Read the entire story by clicking on the following: Farm Bureau joins efforts to save bridges over Interstate 90 | Belvidere Daily Republican
Friday, May 31, 2013
BOONE COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL 2013 CONCERTS IN THE PARK SCHEDULE
BOONE COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL
2013 CONCERTS IN THE PARK SCHEDULE
June 9 Potts & Pans Steelband - Steel drum band music
Baltic Mill Stage in Belvidere Park
6:30 P.M. - Free
Rain site - The Community Building 111 W. First St, Belvidere
Contact - 815-544-6242
www.boonecountyarts.com
June 16 Small Potatoes - Traditional folk music
Baltic Mill Stage in Belvidere Park
6:30 P.M. - Free
June 23 Holmes Productions - Contemporary folk and rock music
Baltic Mill Stage in Belvidere Park
6:30 P.M.- Free
June 30 Dale Rhode and the Crossroads Band - County and bluegrass music
Heritage Days at Doty Park. The fireworks start after the concert
7:00 P.M. - Free
July 7 City of Rockford Pipe Band- Scottish Highland music and dance
Baltic Mill Stage in Belvidere Park
6:30 P.M. - Free
July 14 Starlite Radio - Folk, rock, pop, and soul music
Baltic Mill Stage in Belvidere Park
6:30 P.M. -Free
July 21 Saturday June Band - Classic and current rock music
Candlewick Lake Recreation Center
6:30 P.M. - Free
The rain site and contact information are the same for all the concerts.
Boone County real estate transactions recorded May 13-17 | Belvidere Daily Republican
BOONE COUNTY – The following is a list of the Boone County real estate transactions recorded during May 13-17.
Recorded May 13
1535 Maryland Ct., Belvidere, $168,633, Intercounty Judicial Sales to US Secretary of HUD.
2950 Prairie Road, Belvidere, $200,000, Gail A. Sullivan to Donald C. Gruss and Laura J. Hagen.
201 Tamarack Hollow St. SW, Poplar Grove, $45,000, Stephen and Adreane Braden to Geraldine Messina.
Recorded May 14
413 Lamplighter Loop SE, Poplar Grove, $96,000, US Bank National Assoc. to American Homes 4 Rent Properties Three, LLC.
1105 Maplewood Ct., Belvidere, $98,000, E*Trade to American Homes 4 Rent Properties Three, LLC.
9633 Beaver Valley Road, Belvidere, $184,900, Earl P. McNamara, Sr., Earl P. McNamara, Jr., Michael J. McNamara, Thomas P. McNamara to Lowell Steven Hilden and Lori G. Hilden.
304 Greenbriar Blvd., Poplar Grove, $100,201, Secretary of HUD to Ryan J. and Kelcie L. Letzter.
Recorded May 15
13 S. Heather Court, Caledonia, $95,000, Linda S. Snarski to Anthony R. Anderson.
8754 Olson Road, Belvidere, $191,050, Nancy E. Peterson, Trustee, to Randall F. Baker.
436 Andrews Dr., Belvidere, $73,801, Judicial Sales Corp. to Ned W. Flack and Tari J. Flack.
Recorded May 16
222 Thornhill Dr., SW, Poplar Grove, $52,000, Jason McGehee and Brigid McGehee to Chelsea L. Johnson.
405 E. Lincoln Ave., Belvidere, $255,000, John T. Cygan II and Debrah V. Cygan to Sophia Hazinski.
9033 Smokethorn Trail, Belvidere, $825,000, Betty Piske to Jon A. Thompson and Lisa J. Thompson.
Recorded May 17
1221 Candlewick Dr., Poplar Grove, $90,100, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. to Craig Fry and Marguerite Fry.
The above is taken from: Boone County real estate transactions recorded May 13-17 | Belvidere Daily Republican
Fiat reassures Italy on jobs as Chrysler merger looms - Yahoo! News
By Jennifer Clark
Zanonato met with Marchionne and Fiat's controlling shareholder John Elkann, both of whom gave assurances Fiat intends to maintain employment even as Italy's car market shrinks to levels last seen in the 1970s.
Italian car sales fell nearly 20 percent last year and are seen falling 5 percent more this year to about 1.3 million vehicles. The Italian government, already grappling with a recession and austerity-mandated budget cuts, has few tools at hand to help sales revive.
Yet Fiat has plans to build Jeeps and a new line of Alfa Romeos in Italy, for export to markets in Asia, Latin America and the United States…..
Click on the following to read all of the story: Fiat reassures Italy on jobs as Chrysler merger looms - Yahoo! News
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
St. James goes to City Planning for permission to double the size of existing church and use Annex as a rectory
The following is the legal notification sent to the 50 plus neighbors of St. James regarding zoning changes.
Click on the photocopy to enlarge:
The narrative from St. James’ project engineer, Arc Design. Note the large number of requested variances.
There are eight variances being requested.