Cody Cutter
Magazine Features Writer at Sauk Valley Telegraph
@saukvalley magazine features writer, occasional sports/news reporter | Illinois High School Glory Days website crew | #RoadTrips #BaseballCards #LocalHistory
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4 weeks ago |
shawlocal.com | Cody Cutter
Samantha Ritchie loves a good book. She’s also pretty fond of flowers, so much so that she turned her blossoming talent into a business shortly after graduating from college in 2013, when she bought a flower shop in Savanna. For more than a decade she peddled petals and gifts from her downtown store, River Valley Designs. Recently though, she decided it was time to turn the page at her longtime business. But how?
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1 month ago |
shawlocal.com | Cody Cutter
Even if you tried a different drink every day at Sugarbakers Cocktail Lounge in Lena, it’d take you the better part of a year to get through its entire menu. Lena is the kind quaint little spot on the map — about 3,000 people at last count — where you probably wouldn’t expect find to such a long list of libations, but with around 200 different drinks in the mix, Sugarbakers can find something to fill anyone’s glass, whether it’s a wine glass, shot glass, beer glass or martini glass.
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2 months ago |
bnd.com | Cody Cutter
FORRESTON - No strong first quarter lead is safe, and the Newman Comets found that out the hard way to end their season Thursday at the Class 1A Forreston Regional championship game. The Comets, who were looking for its first regional title since 2009, scored the game's first eight points against River Ridge/Scales Mound to get off to a big lead after the first eight minutes, but couldn't hold on as the Wildcats chipped at the lead and pulled away to hand the Comets a 48-43 loss.
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2 months ago |
shawlocal.com | Cody Cutter
FORRESTON – No strong first quarter lead is safe, and the Newman Comets found that out the hard way to end their season Thursday at the Class 1A Forreston Regional championship game. The Comets, who were looking for its first regional title since 2009, scored the game’s first eight points against River Ridge/Scales Mound to get off to a big lead after the first eight minutes, but couldn’t hold on as the Wildcats chipped at the lead and pulled away to hand the Comets a 48-43 loss.
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2 months ago |
shawlocal.com | Cody Cutter
It’s December 1971. The No. 1 song on Billboard’s Hot 100 is Melanie’s melodious plea for a “Brand-New Key” for her roller skates. On TV, big-name bowlers from Hollywood are putting their best foot forward, but not over the foul line, on “Celebrity Bowling.”It was a time of Polyester pants and bell-bottom jeans, when kids would lace up their roller skates and mom and dad would lace up their bowling shoes — and you didn’t have to go far to do either one. America was rollin’ and bowlin’.
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My work phone # is at the bottom of my magazine stories. Today I was asked: "Do you have any bottles of that High West Rendezvous (bourbon)?" Last time this happened was in January: "I would like an order of oxtail ..." I get used to it, and point them in the right direction.
North Shore suburbs, plus maybe Kenosha and/or Racine next week. #RoadTrip https://t.co/keYFhpijlm
Mini golf coming back to Sterling soon.
Matthew Hicks, who also teaches building trades at the Whiteside Area Career Center and owns a construction business, built the 13-hole course. It will have a grand opening Saturday, April 12. https://t.co/Dt6L8BfuZs