Bring pumpkins to the Pumpkin Smash to be composted at Lockwood Park (5201 Safford Road) from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov.
7; free wagon rides will escort visitors to the pumpkin patch, and pumpkins must be free of stickers, candles, googly eyes, plastic ears, or other non-biodegradable decorations.
Bandit, a 6-year-old Husky mix rescued after being left without food or water, is available for adoption now at Winnebago County Animal Services (4517 N.
Main St.); the shelter auxiliary will cover half his adoption fee.
Tech expert Jennifer Jolly told Rockford viewers what holiday tech is worth buying and how to save, highlighting the HP Smart Tank 7603 with three years of ink, PayPal buy-now-pay-later, Vivint Comfort IQ + the Roblox Party Pack, and inviting viewers to sign up for her alerts.
Rockford Public Schools released the Illinois report card Friday, Oct.
30 showing the four-year graduation rate rose to 81% and literacy proficiency to 34.2% while chronic absenteeism stayed high at 41.3%; seven schools earned exemplary designations (district serves about 28,000 students).
Teachers' Lounge released a new episode Oct.
30 that features first-year Spring Creek kindergarten teacher Kelcey Dodd as this year's classroom correspondent, interviews with Seneca middle school teacher Mary Covert, and a Youth Community News Initiative launching in Rockford; the hourlong show airs monthly on WNIJ (podcast runs every other Friday).
Before trick-or-treaters arrive today, legal analyst Rusty Reynolds urges a (10-minute) exterior walkthrough to spot trip hazards, kennel or secure dogs, barricade or light trouble spots, and follow decoration instructions to reduce homeowner liability.
Mount Morris' Performing Arts Guild will stage Mary Chase's 1945 Pulitzer Prize drama Harvey at the Allure of Pinecrest Grove Theater, with Dave Sheely directing and Mark Tremble as Elwood P.
Dowd, and performances will run Nov. 6-8 (times on the guild's website).
Poetically Yours is featuring Welsh Middle School student Jaelynn Kidd's poem Scream about the movie Scream and Halloween, published Oct.
30 after contributions from Paula Coulahan's Bulldog Beat student writers.
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