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Lemonade sale hopes to give girl last wishes
Ten-year-old’s transplanted organs failing by BETH ALTENA Lillian Evans needs your help in order to carry out her bucket list. Lily Evans would love to ride a horse, stay in a cabin with her family,...
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Rockford woman wins discussion with governor
‘I wasn’t there for the lunch’ by BETH ALTENA Governor Snyder is pictured with his favorite weekly newspaper and with Rockford resident Sandra Cox. When Rockford resident Sandra Cox includes in her...
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Rockford father-daughter bond forged in fear
Family values explored in ‘The Meaning of Normal’ by BETH ALTENA Anyone who knows Phil Mann can concede he does a convincing creepy. Surprisingly, so does his daughter, lovely 16-year-old Tiffany, a...
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Rockford woman a repeat offender in random acts of kindness
by BETH ALTENA At age 64, Vern Criner is “the baby here” at Richter Place Apartments, a fair housing complex for residents age 62 and older. Julie Carr, 74, is his senior by 10 years. When she heard...
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Latitudes and Steelheads Tavern combines best of both worlds in ‘gastric pub’
by BETH ALTENA The entrance of Latitudes Roadhouse, the dining half of a restaurant and pub combination with “a split personality.” Latitudes and Steelheads Tavern is a split-personality establishment...
View ArticleDonations a simple step in breaking bonds of addiction
by BETH ALTENA A Salvation Army donation truck will be parked at Ric’s Food Center, 6767 Belding Road from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on September 22. For the third year in a row the public is invited to pull up...
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Rockford firefighter graduates from Police Academy
by BETH ALTENA Double proud—Rockford’s Robert Berkstresser, who has been a firefighter for the city since 1992, has graduated from police training academy. His daughter Holly, a 2004 Rockford High...
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Local businessman wants to feed the town of Rockford for free
by BETH ALTENA Visit “Fatzo” and the Mrs. for Italian fare at Rockford’s newest restaurant. The doors opened Friday, September 7 at the corner of East Main and Northland Drive. In a way, buying their...
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Firefighters take on explosive situation in propane training
‘Catastrophic’ situations covered by BETH ALTENA Forty-four firefighters and first responders took an evening to learn and practice techniques to best control and subdue a propane emergency. The...
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Wild west captured in deer farm turned agri-tourism resort
by BETH ALTENA BEAUTIFUL IN THE MIST—Over two hundred healthy and beautiful white tailed deer are on site at Deer Tracks Junction on M-57. According to owners Kelly and Hilary Powell, spring vistors...
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EXPO says, ‘You are going to Mexico. For free.’ And you will win $500 in cash
By BETH ALTENA The EXPO doesn’t lie. It just doesn’t know who it is talking to. According to Rockford Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Linda Southwick, it is guaranteed, for sure, absolutely...
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PC approves final plan for Monroe Street condos.
By BETH ALTENA Sale of contaminated half-acre of city property included Passionate, even tearful comments against approving a 51-unit condominium development were heard by Rockford Planning...
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Why so many stray cats in Mykonos, Greece
By BETH ALTENA Last November we went on a cruise from the port of Rome to Greece and various other ports for ten days, which Bill and I picked because, except for the first day at sea, there were...
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Santorini, Greece, destroyed by volcanoes, saved by tourism
Boats at one of the volcanic remnants of the groups of islands around Santorini. In ancient times the island was given the name for “round” but is now crescent shaped. These ships bring tourists to the...
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A rainy day in Sicily, an island where you wouldn’t want to drive
By BETH ALTENA Ancient Greek ruins, statues, winding, narrow mountain roads, villas, churches and cafés. That was the takeaway from our one-day visit to Sicily on our second to last day of our Greek...
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