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SwedishAmerican hosts SAM’s Safety Fair May 19
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The second annual SAM’s Safety Fair will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, May 19, on the
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Illinois Vipassana Meditation Center open house May 20
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PECATONICA, Ill. — The Illinois Vipassana Meditation Center (Dhamma Pakasa) invites Rockford-area residents to its ninth annual open house
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Park District offers guided trail tours at Lockwood, Page parks
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Enjoy traveling along scenic trails through Rockford Park District’s Lockwood and Page parks without riding a horse! Guided trail
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Study sheds light on importance of human breast milk ingredient
By Phyllis Picklesimer
Media/Communications Specialist, University of Illinois College of ACES News and Public Affairs
URBANA, Ill. — A new University of
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FitMe Wellness partners with Hazzard Free Farm
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FitMe Wellness has unveiled its latest program geared toward the improved health and wellness of the Rockford community. Starting
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Wild Ones to host program on beneficial and invasive insects
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Wild Ones — Rock River Valley Chapter, will host Dr. Phil Nixon, a University of Illinois educator specializing
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Raw Energy: GMOs: The untold risks in our food
By Brenda Richter
Grocery stores offer more than 40,000 products, the majority of which are processed foods.
According to the
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May is Fitness Month
Courtesy of National Park Service
Happy Physical Fitness Month! We, here at Conservation + Recreation, are really excited about the nationwide
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Paddling News: Rescue me! Thursdays topics to be offered throughout May
By Tom Lindblade
Illinois Paddling Council President
Illinois Paddler’s Council’s Paddlers’ Patrol is again sponsoring Rescue Me! Thursdays. (RM!T) will be offered
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Crusader benefits from Pink Ribbon Debit Card
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Riverside Community Bank launched a Pink Ribbon Debit Card May 8 with a portion of the proceeds from the
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Sinnissippi Audubon Society offers ‘Birding for Beginners’ May 16 at Rock Cut
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Sinnissippi Audubon Society will lead a “Birding for Beginners” event at 6 p.m., Wednesday, May 16, at Rock
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Rockford company offers natural products from Yucatan Peninsula
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A new wholesale business, created from a vacation to Mexico, has landed in Rockford. Enfuego Productions specializes
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Winnebago County Forest Preserve District conducts inventory of rare turtles
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The Winnebago County Forest Preserve District (WCFPD) will begin working with biologists from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
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Curves women’s gyms to give away 30-day memberships to non-members May 13-19
• Gyms in Rockford area to offer week-long Open House events including free fitness assessment
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Curves women’s gyms in the
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Angelic Organics to be featured in Chicago Film Premiere May 17
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CHICAGO — Green Living Project (GLP), the leading film production and marketing company focused on global sustainability-related stories, has
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Crimson Pointe hosts ribbon-cutting for Active Health Center May 17
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With the baby boomer population on the cusp of aging, the health care industry places weight on innovative ideas
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Rosecrance Flower Day May 10
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Rosecrance Flower Day at Gensler Gardens marks the official start of the planting season and raises funds for
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Sojourn House sponsors online raffle for Madison Quilt Expo Weekend
Bids to be taken May 14-18 with proceeds benefiting Freeport substance abuse treatment facility
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FREEPORT, Ill. — Sojourn House is
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May 21 deadline to apply for Farmers’ Market Promotion Program
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — An advocate for local foods, Illinois Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon (D) is urging local food producers
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Guest Column: Article promoting infant formula denies value of breastfeeding
By Dawn Russell, RN, BSN, IBCLC
This column is being written in response to an article in the March 7-13
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University of Illinois Extension presents ‘Bug Invaders of the Foreign Kind’
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Invasive insects are a result of the movement of humans around the globe. Introductions of them into
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Tri-Countty Gun Club holds open house May 5
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The Tri-Countty Gun Club, Inc. will hold an open house from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., May
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New committee members needed for Walk To End Alzheimer’s
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DIXON, Ill. — New committee members are needed to help plan the 18th Annual Rock River Walk To
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EMT training offered through RVC Community & Continuing Education
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RVC Community & Continuing Education is once again offering a training course in Emergency Medical Technician (EMT).
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Metals & Electronics Drive May 5 at Machesney Park Mall
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Keep Northern Illinois Beautiful (KNIB) will host a Spring Metals & Electronics Drive from 9 a.m. to 3
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Rock River Archaeological Society to host weekend at Horicon Marsh May 5-6
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HORICON, Wis. — The Rock River Archaeological Society is hosting its annual historical educational weekend event May 5-6. All
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Rockford’s FitMe Wellness marks one-year anniversary
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FitMe Wellness, 2595 N. Mulford Road, Rockford, is celebrating its one-year anniversary serving the community as a forward-thinking health
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Free hearing exams for women offered May 14-18
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Professional Hearing & Audiology Clinic is joining the Better Hearing Institute (BHI) and the U.S. Department of Health and
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Keep the future looking bright by wearing shades
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CHICAGO — Some may remember the lyrics to the 1980s song “The Future’s So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades.”
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Four things for parents to remember in medical emergencies
By University of Wisconsin Hospital & Clinics
MADISON, Wis. — No one wants her child to end up in the emergency
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SwedishAmerican hosts stroke awareness program May 3
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SwedishAmerican Health System will present “Stroke Awareness: Ask The Experts,” a free community presentation, from 6 to 7:30 p.m.,
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Park District considers mountain bike trail system
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At the April 24 Rockford Park District Board of Commissioners meeting, the board received an initial report about creating
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Swede’s offers revolutionary hip replacement surgery
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Rockford’s SwedishAmerican Hospital is the first facility in northern Illinois to offer anterior approach hip replacements — a tissue-sparing
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Prairie Preservation program and dinner April 29
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OREGON, Ill. — Plan to attend the The Prairie Preservation Society of Ogle County’s annual banquet at the
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Rockford elementary schools celebrate Arbor Day
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To many children, trees are valued for shade on a hot day and may be a good branch
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Storm-chaser shares stories at Midwest Museum of Natural History April 26
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SYCAMORE, Ill. — Learn the ingredients for a perfect storm from 7 to 8 p.m., Thursday, April
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Health and healing benefits offered through Qigong class
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Saturday, April 28, at 10 a.m., tens of thousands of cities, in more than 70 nations, will
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Women’s self-defense class offered in Leaf River starting May 1
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LEAF RIVER, Ill. — Gallowglass Academy will offer a four-hour self-defense class for women at Leaf River’s River
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Youth on the move — shoes for the homeless!
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Carpenter’s Place has an exciting Global Youth Service Day project that is great for church youth groups,
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‘Dressed to a Tea’ event April 29 to raise funds for MotherHouse Crisis Nursery
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Three separate businesses come together with a tea that presents a unique twist on fashion, and raises
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Rays of Hope cancer ceremony April 29 at Nicholas Conservatory
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The American Cancer Society (ACS) estimates that more than 1.6 million cases of cancer were diagnosed in 2011.
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Alzheimer’s Association to present educational program in Dixon April 28
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The Alzheimer’s Association – Central Illinois Chapter, Rock River Office will present the 10 Warning Signs of
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Belvidere’s Summerfield Zoo opens for season April 28-29
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BELVIDERE, Ill. — Belvidere’s Summerfield Zoo will hold its opening weekend April 28-29. Hours will be 10 a.m.
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Yoga Rockford: Asana and Iyengar yoga
By Jennie Williford
Pranayama Yoga Studio
Asana (the practice of yoga postures) is the most visible part of yoga and the thing
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Autism Program of Illinois aims to spread autism awareness during April
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Autism Program of Illinois (TAP) has announced it has mailed every pediatrician and family practice
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Dr. Julia’s Inn: Physiology and Bowel 101
By Dr. Julia Whipkey-Michniewicz, N.D.
Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine
I first became interested in Naturopathic Medicine when my mother
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Celebrate National Arbor Day by planting trees
• Get 10 free shade trees when you join the Arbor Day Foundation
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National Arbor Day is April 27
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Klehm Arboretum seeks vendors for Garden Fair
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Klehm Arboretum is calling for vendors to join them at the 19th Annual Garden Fair. If you sell
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4-H Camp changes kids for life
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If you are still in the market for the perfect activity for your child this summer, consider 4-H
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Photo: Picture yourself in a National Park!
From the April 25-May 1, 2012, issue
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