thru March 6 – Garish Garden Show @ Luthy Botanical Gardens from 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Call 309-686-3362. See what NOT to do in your garden as we break out the pink flamingos and the garden gnomes in our…
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Nominations requested for the 2011 Common Place Love in Action Award
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This award recognizes the contributions of a person or persons in the Peoria area whose efforts help to eliminate the root causes of poverty and social injustice. This award was established in 2007 during Common Place’s 40th anniversary to honor…
Spring vintage clothing and collectibles sale at Peoria Players Theater on March 26 and 27
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Peoria Players Theatre announces the spring Vintage Clothing and Collectibles Sale. Clothing in all sizes from all eras will be available, along with many hard-to-find collectible items. The sale will be open to the general public on Saturday, March 26…
Symonds Named 2011 Women in Business Champion of the Year
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Doris Symonds of “Talk to Doris Now” will receive the 2011 Women in Business Champion of the Year Award. She was selected from a group of excellent candidates. This year’s winners will be honored at the 2011 Small Business Week…
Methodist Medical Center Mobile Mammography Schedule
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The following is the schedule for the Methodist Medical Center Mobile Mammography Van for the month of March 2011.Methodist features all digital mammography equipment providing improved, faster and more comfortable exams. March 1-Methodist at Morton-1909 Morton Ave.-Morton March 2-Heartland Clinic-1701…
Methodist Offers ‘Girls Night Out Mammogram’
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Methodist Medical Center offers a unique opportunity for women to get their annual mammograms during “Girls Night Out.” Except for the mammogram itself, the evening is free to participants and will include an evening that offers appetizers, dessert, Yoga and…
Peoria Symphony Orchestra Announces Changes to March Program
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A late cancellation by a guest artist and the music director’s wish to enliven the local music scene with new faces has led to some changes in the Peoria Symphony Orchestra’s March 26 concert in the Civic Center Theater. Oboist…
OSF Healthcare wins blue ribbon award
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Blue Ribbon Awarded to OSF Sisters Community Healthcare Center – OSF Saint Francis Medical Center & the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria recently announced that Dr. Benito Camacho and OSF Sisters Community Healthcare Center were awarded the…
Farmers Share of the Food Dollar Breakfast on March 12
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This year will mark the 11th annual Farmers Share of the Food Dollar Breakfast sponsored by the Peoria County Farm Bureau. The breakfast is an effort to help educate the public on the safe and affordable crops that American farmers…
Humana Guidance Center calender of events for March 2011
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The Humana Guidance Center 7915 N. Hale Avenue 691-1677 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. March 1 – 1:00 p.m. Movie: “It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World” March 2 – 11:00 a.m. Come Play Bridge or Pinochle 1:00 p.m. Game…