Category Archives: weekend

It’s Homecoming Weekend for Most Schools – So You Can Plan Your Weekend, Here’s a List of High School Games for Friday, September 27:

Boylan (4-0) at Freeport (1-3) Homecoming – 7:15 pm

Polo (2-2) at Aquin (3-1) Homecoming – 7:00

Eastland-Pearl City (4-0) at Lena-Winslow (3-1) Homecoming – 7:15 pm

Warren (0-4) at Orangeville (2-2) Homecoming – 7:00 pm

Stockton (4-0) at East Dubuque (3-1) – 7:30 pm

Forreston (4-0) at Durand (0-4) Homecoming – 7:30 pm

Milledgeville (1-3) at River Ridge (3-1) – 7:00 pm

South Beloit (1-3) at Galena (2-2) Homecoming – 7:30 pm

Dakota (1-3) at West Carroll (Savana) (0-4) – 7:30 pm

Football Forecast for Friday, September 27 – Should be a beautiful night for football. 70’s during the day and lower 60’s by end of games. Low chance of rain.

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Packer Fans in Freeport Enjoy the Game Today – If You Have Comcast Forget Watching the Packers After October 16

When the Packers and Bears play at the same time on FOX, you will not be able to watch the Packer game on the FOX Channel (WMSN) in Madison. The FOX Channel in Madison will be dropped by Comcast in Freeport as of October 16. Good bye Packers – Bear fans win again! Freeport loses again.

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Let’s Have a Good Weekend – Looks Like Football Weather!

High School Football Games Tonight:

Jefferson (0-2) at Freeport (0-2) – 7:15 pm

Orangeville (2-0) at Aquin (1-1) – 7:30 pm

Lena-Winslow (1-1) at Durand (0-2) – 7:30 pm

West Carroll 0-2) at Forreston (2-0) – 7:30 pm

Milledgeville (1-1) at Galena (1-1) – 7:30 pm

Dakota(1-1) at Eastland-Pearl City (2-0) 7:30 pm

Football Forecast for Friday, September 13 – Dress for cool weather. Will be in low 60’s at game time and by the end the game upper 40’s to low 50’s. No rain predicted.

And a Reminder to Enjoy Area Farmers’ Markets Since the Season Will be Ending Soon!

Freeport, Illinois – Parking lot at Meadows Shopping Center,1880 S. West Avenue (old K-Mart Store lot)
7 to 11 am Saturdays and 1 to 5 pm Tuesdays – Ends October 29

Freeport, Illinois – Highland Farmers Market, Highland Community College, 2998 Pearl City Road, Freeport, 3 to 6 pm Wednesdays – Ends October 2

Freeport, Illinois – 721 W. South Street (CVS Parking Lot)
Saturdays 7:30 to 11 am. – Ends October 5

Orangville Farmers Market – Richland Creek Trailhead at the Jane Addams TRail, 101 N Ewing Street, Orangeville, Saturdays, 8 am to noon – Ends October 12

Galena, Illinois – Commerce Street by old Market House, 123 N. Commerce St., Saturdays 7am to 12 pm – Ends October 12

Lena, Illinois – Parking lot 100 Main St., Saturdays, Downtown Lena, 8 to 11am – Ends September 28

Monroe, Wisconsin – Courthouse Square, Wednesdays 2 – 5:30 pm, Saturday 8 am – 1 pm –Through mid October

Mt. Morris, Illinois – Mt. Morris Public Library, 105 S. McKendrie Ave., Wednesdays 3 to 6 pm – Ends September 25

It’s Friday September 6, and it Looks Like a Beautiful Weekend!

If you like football, lots of area high school teams are playing tonight.

Guilford at Freeport – 7:15 pm
Stockton at Aquin – 7:30 pm
Lena-Winslow at Dakota – 7:30 pm
S. Beloit at Forreston – 7:30 pm
Orangeville at Millegeville – 7:30 pm
Galena at Durand – 7:30 pm

And don’t forget Lena Lions Fall Festival with all of its activities. Details at http://villageoflena.com/modules/contentbox/content/Resources/Events/lions.pdf

If you like Greek Food and music, you should go to Greek Fest at Sts Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church at 108 N. Fifth Street in Rockford. It is 5 to 10 pm today, noon to 10 pm Saturday, and noon to 8 pm Sunday.
For more information go to http://gogreekfest.com/index.html

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