Jane Lethlean
Special to The Journal-Standard
FREEPORT Pretzel City celebrated its moniker Saturday as crowds gathered in downtown for a day of food, fun, shopping and entertainment.
The inaugural Pretzel Fest was also a jump start on recognizing National Pretzel Day, held Monday, and brought people together for socially distanced festivities.
The event, organized by Greater Freeport Partnership, kicked off the day with a barbecue competition in the morning with aromas to entice all residents and visitors.
It also featured performances by S&R Dance Team, La Danza de Los Viejitos - Folkloric Dance from Michoacán, Mexico, and a reenactment by Tim Connors as Benjamin Franklin. Pretzel City CrossFit supplied a community workout and burpee challenge, and Your Core Being had yoga in the street.
Jane Lethlean
Special to The Journal-Standard
FREEPORT Borrowing on the theme “Sing, Fly, Soar Like a Bird,” the Northwest Illinois Audubon Society and Freeport Art Museum are partnering for an event called World Migratory Day at 10:30 a.m. on May 8 at Taylor Park.
Juliet Moderow of the Northwest Illinois Audubon Society has been working with Barry Treu of FAM to create a day that is part of an international celebration of migratory birds.
“The idea is to have kids put on wings made from materials supplied by the Freeport Art Museum to let them know what it is like to soar like a bird, Moderow said. We want the kids to get the feeling of how birds fly, stop, rest up for fuel and take to the sky.”
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1. Wear green to brunch.
A St. Patrick’s Day brunch will be held by Nine East Coffee, 9 E. Stephenson St., Freeport, from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 14. The event will feature live music. Entry is free. For information: facebook.com/events/1401856590150598.
2. Listen to the classics at Best Dam Bar.
Best Dam Bar, 13965 Best Road, Davis, will host Vintage Vinyl at 6 p.m. March 14. The band plays rock and roll from the 1960s and ’70s. Free. For information: facebook.com/events/488861552520658.
NWIL Audubon to hold scavenger hunt
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FREEPORT The Northwest Illinois Audubon Society will hold a scavenger hunt from 10 to 11:30 a.m. March 13 at Oakdale Nature Preserve, 4433 S. Cranes Grove Road.
The goal of the hunt is to encourage families to explore the preserve. Participants should meet by 10 a.m. at the parking lot near the Mogle Center. Masks and social distancing will be required.
Free. To register: 815-865-5279.
For information: nwilaudubon.org.
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Sherry Maves
Special to The Journal-Standard
I hope by the time you read this that we’ve seen the last of the snow for February, or the winter for that matter. Between the weather and the pandemic, a lot of folks I’ve talked to are clamoring to get out of the house, me included. We all need something to look forward to.
It’s great to see that some attractions are starting to reopen in the area. You can visit the Stephenson County Historical Museum from noon to 4 p.m. on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. There are also two guided tours at noon and 2 p.m. on those days with a maximum of six people on the tour. Masks are required.