Pineapple Epiphany by JEANNE BRIGGS You will not believe what an experience I had in a small store with a jar of pineapple chunks in a spicy syrup. That really got me thinking about what I could do with pineapple, and voila… here’s the result. First of all, it’s not a pine or an apple, […]
[Continue reading…]Main Street by Roger Allen, publisher — February 18, 2010
February 19, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Pandering Grief reigns at the National Zoo. Tai Shah, the cute panda born there almost five years ago, has been repossessed by China. Only about a dozen giant pandas live in U.S. zoos, but China has a bunch of them. Did anyone think of offering to swap the Chinese government a couple of buffalos? […]
[Continue reading…]Splash a record-breaker on all counts
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The skit with the granny who tottered—walker and all—into the Rogue only to be rescued by the Rockford Fire Department stole the show and the first place group win in this year’s Sweetheart Splash. They knocked Rockford Quick Lube out of the winner’s circle despite their elaborate circus skit. Seventy-nine jumpers in all went […]
[Continue reading…]Mysterious Rockford stone figure identified
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by CLIFF AND NANCY HILL Many readers submitted entries in The Rockford Squire newspaper’s February 4 contest that asked for the correct identification of a pictured stone figure. Of the many entries received by the paper, 13 very intelligent and industrious people correctly identified the stone figure. Not only did they identify the figure, they […]
[Continue reading…]Rams commit to colleges for football
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Paul Mudget, Taylor Masiewicz and Joe Stefanski sign letters of intent to play football for the school of their choice. Three Rockford football players sealed their fate as far as their choice of college on the first day possible when they signed their letters of intent on Wednesday, February 3, in the Ram Den at […]
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