[caption id="attachment_178091" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] Amy Nord is the executive director of the Belvidere Area Chamber of Commerce. (Photo provided)[/caption]

Amy Nord, executive director of the Belvidere Area Chamber of Commerce, joins Steve Summers on This Week in the Stateline to talk about the multitude of upcoming events the chamber is hosting.

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"I think the biggest challenge for us is just finding events that people are comfortable attending," she said on the show. "We have really tried to find that sweet spot of balancing in-person events that are a smaller number of people ... and then some larger events that we can hold."

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You can listen to the full interview below:

 

John Flanagan of Rockford Hawg Hunters/Benefit Fishing Tourney outlines the return of the annual Open Team Bass Fishing Tournament on the Rock River in April. Proceeds benefit Crohn's and Colitis Foundations in the Rock River Valley area.

Runtime:  4 minutes.

 
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This week in the NIC-10 Whip Around podcast:

Week One kicked off with a bang between two of the conference favorites, Hononegah and Harlem.

Along with a classic matchup out in Belvidere between the Blue Thunder and the East E-Rabs. 

We’ll also take a look at Week Two as the Boylan Titans put their nineteen-game conference winning streak on the line as they host Belvidere North.

 
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Rockford's Habitat For Humanity Executive Director Keri Asevedo discusses how the pandemic affected their ability to build homes in 2020 and the build schedule for 2021. Keri also highlights how the agency took social injustice to a new level with education, company wide changes, policies and sharing of video content. You'll also learn more about the Re-Store and ways you can volunteer.

Runtime: 10 minutes.

 
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