Rachel is on the hunt to find out who called Mrs. Stone. Somehow, Mrs. Stone had learned of her husband’s death before Rachel called, which normally wouldn’t be an issue, but in the case of the Stone’s, it is far…
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Sentimentality is my Specialty!
by Sandra Dempsey Post • • 0 Comments
While walking through the subdivision, we maintain a steady commentary about current and former owners of each house. Living in the same neighborhood since 1977 means the list is long with familiar names and addresses. When our son and two…
West Peoria News for April 2011
by Sharon McBride • • 0 Comments
Don’t forget to vote in the Consolidated Election on April 5th. Offices up for election are: mayor, city clerk, treasurer, and one alderman in each of the four wards. Candidates are: Mayor – Incumbent – James R. Dillon, City Clerk…
Musings for April 2011
by Joanne Fought • • 0 Comments
There are two issues I’ve been thinking about this month. Both are really things that I can’t really change, but I can gripe about them. One is the lack of civility in our world mostly in the media. The other…
Happenings for April 2011
by Community Word Staff • • 0 Comments
through May 24 – Bookmobile every two weeks on Tuesdays at the Shoppes at Grand Prairie from 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Admission is free. The Bookmobile will be located in front of Flat Top Grill. April 2 – The not-for-profit…
Park District scheduled spring break activities for kids
by Community Word Staff • • 0 Comments
The Peoria Park District has announced there will be four different Spring Break Camps available to area children. Camps will run April 4th – 8th. Proctor Spring Break Basketball Camp – Proctor Recreation Center offers a Spring Break Basketball Camp…
Youth soccer skills camp sponsored by the Peoria Park District
by Community Word Staff • • 0 Comments
Kids in grades K-5 can sign up for a three-day Youth Soccer Skills Camp at the Peoria Park District. This clinic, hosted by the Peoria Park District and Peoria Soccer Club, will work on dribbling, passing, shooting and ball handling.…
Softball league signups underway at Peoria Park District
by Community Word Staff • • 0 Comments
Softball time is almost here and the Peoria Park District offers two different programs. Gather your friends and get a team together for Adult Slow-Pitch Softball. Get in the swing of things with this 14-game season starting April 11. Leagues…
Peoria police deserve praise
by Roger Monroe • • 0 Comments
Have you noticed how quickly Peoria police are capturing the bad guys? One robbery after another and one killing after another, police wind up nabbing the culprits. And folks, these are really bad, bad, people. Too many young thugs are…
In Peoria, one of the most obvious places the economy affects us is in the restaurant business
by Bill Knight • • 0 Comments
The economy isn’t an abstract and government shouldn’t “operate as a business.”Economic woes affect employers and workers, consumers and kids, retirees and almost everyone in a community, a nation – now, a world. And government doesn’t exist to mimic corporations…