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By John Jurgens Click here for updates on this story BELVIDERE, Illinois (WREX) — April 21, 1967 is a day many who lived in the Belvidere area remember all too well when a violent F-4 tornado carved a ...

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Participants will learn how to grow a garden, get an introduction to hydroponics — which is growing plants without soil using a nutrient-rich water solution — and try foods made with garden produce.

BELVIDERE, Illinois (WREX) — April 21, 1967 is a day many who lived in the Belvidere area remember all too well when a violent F-4 tornado carved a destructive path through the City of Murals.