Mary
Price Boday did not start dancing until she was 18. “Then
it took a lot of willpower,” she said. “That is late for
a girl.” Even though she started late, she has put an awful
lot into her years as a dancer. She trained with Martha
Graham and at the Julliard School of Music and danced with
a company in Zurich, Switzerland. She established Illinois
Ballet in 1999, and works in a studio on the Riverfront
that is larger than Joeffrey School studio in New York ...
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YWCA's
$3.8 million three-pronged
expansion,
relocation program begins
By
Marie Blood
“Behold
the turtle who only makes progress when she sticks her neck
out” is Peoria’s YWCA Expansion Campaign Fund rallying cry.
And that’s exactly what they are doing by asking the public
to contribute $2 million for a three-pronged expansion/re-location
campaign that will cost $3.8 million. How dare they ask
for pledges in this austere year of small hiring and company
layoffs? To explain, the Y maintains relocation and re-assimilation
of some of their programs is imperative since their building
stands in the center of upcoming I- 74 construction that
will cause traffic and parking problems they cannot overcome.
... more
West
Peoria’s Heading Avenue
home to many service agencies
By
Monica Neiss
Nestled
at the end of West Heading Avenue lies West Peoria’s largest
secret. This little known street remains home to several
agencies including Crittenton Centers, Franciscan Recreation
Complex and Guardian Angel Home. The thriving force of West
Peoria, these services include everything from a crisis
nursery to garage sales. ... more
Planned
Parenthood hosts women’s softball
By
D'Arcy Rapp
Planned
Parenthood Heart of Illinois has long been an organization
that has helped teenagers, especially young women, cope
with many difficult decisions. In the interest of helping
young people make positive choices, Planned Parenthood has
decided to host the First Choice 2002 Girls 18 and Under
Fast Pitch Softball Tournament this summer. ... more
Gasoline
taxes explained
By
Debbie Adlof
Does
your blood pressure tend to go up with each and every increase
in the price of gasoline? The natural inclination is to
assume that something’s wrong, that perhaps the gas stations
have banded together in some sort of conspiracy against
us in an effort to empty our pockets. Indeed, something
IS wrong. But the gas station owners are NOT getting rich.
In fact, at times, they charge us less than what they paid
for it. Incredible? You bet. You want an explanation? Well,
put on your thinking caps, because this gets complicated!
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McDonald's
on Western Ave.