Another Thanksgiving just passed and as we get older those holidays do seem to come closer together. It will soon be Christmas, and although I have been able to really let go of most of the hype that surrounds each…
Columns
News for January
by Sharon McBride • • 0 Comments
The West Peoria Residents’ Association invites everyone to join them in kicking off the Christmas Season at the annual Christmas Party on Friday, December 7, 2012, from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. at the Franciscan Complex. Santa will arrive at 6:00…
Holiday Traditions
by Sandra Dempsey Post • • 0 Comments
Holiday traditions have always been very important in my family. We’re not hesitant to make adjustments if an activity loses its significance, but we’re not slackers when it comes to celebrations. I grew up in a very small family, but…
Where to Find the Perfect Gift
by Cheryl Courtney Semick • • 0 Comments
Little is known about the Wise Men who traveled from the east to find the Christ Child. Their appearance, barely a few sentences on the pages of Scripture, dissolves so quickly, it begs the question why they have commanded such…
November Straight Talk
by Community Word Staff • • 0 Comments
COMING SOON! R & R!! Believe it or not, “Breakfast with Royce and Roger” is returning to WOAM. After extensive discussions with owner Larry Nelson, an agreement has been reached for the two friends, make that three friends, to once…
Climate Change is Real – More than 2/3 of Americans Accept it as Fact
by Bill Knight • • 0 Comments
Climate change is not just an abstract, an inconvenience, or a disaster limited to coastal populations or Arctic ice. Peoria is already affected and climate change could hurt us all worse. The saying “think global, act local” is recalled, but…
Thanksgiving Thought Food
by Dale Goodner • • 0 Comments
A couple years ago I returned to my great grandparents’ farm after half a century, and barely recognized the place. The log barn was gone, the chicken coop gone, as was the machine shed. Pastures, garden, windmill … all gone.…
City Beat
by Billy Dennis • • 0 Comments
Umm … exactly how did Peoria’s ‘Don’t Shoot’ PR campaign have anything as all to do with federal indictments of Bomb Squad members? So, 12 members of a rather ordinary street gang that most Peorians have never heard of get…
How to Vote
by Cheryl Courtney Semick • • 0 Comments
We finally made it to the month that my Daddy talked about most in his last three years on earth: November – specifically, November 6, 2012, Election Day. Seriously, Daddy sent daily e-mails to a large list of family and…
West Peoria News for November
by Sharon McBride • • 0 Comments
Don’t forget to vote on November 6th, 2012. West Peoria polling places are: Ward 1 and Ward 2 at the City Garage, 1322 Hillside Avenue; Ward 3 and Ward 4 at the Franciscan Recreation Center, 908 N. Sterling Avenue. The West…