CUTLINE: Claire Crone stirs the soup being served that particular day at Sophia’s Kitchen. Patrons receiving food number in the hundreds. The kitchen is located at 103 S. Richard Pryor Place and provides nourishment and encouragement to those in need.…
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West Peoria News for November 2013
by Sharon McBride • • 0 Comments
Scout Troop 11 is selling fresh holiday wreaths again this year starting October 28th with a delivery date starting November 16th. Call Scoutmaster Bob DeSutter at 674-6668 with your order in that time frame. Cub Scout Pack 11 is selling…
Traveling Around the Internet
by Tammy Finch • • 0 Comments
I have a really cool job that allows me to travel to national conventions and speak about social media. Who can complain about a free trip to Miami Beach in January? I love that part of my company and am…
Newsbriefs for November 2013
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UnityPoint Health- Service League Gift Show November 2nd The UnityPoint Health-Methodist Service League will hold its 63rd annual Gift Show Sat., November 2nd in the lobby of the UnityPoint Health-Methodist Atrium, 900 Main Street, 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Admission…
Aaron Schock Works for 18th Congressional District
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Congressman Aaron Schock shuttles between Peoria and Washington DC on a nearly weekly basis. Whether he is traveling his 18th Congressional District of nearly 200 towns and 750,000 constituents or finding legislative solutions on Capitol Hill, he is actively working…
Peoria Residents Ready Themselves for New Health Care Law
by Sara Browning • • 0 Comments
Supporters and opponents weigh in on the nation’s new health care changes. State insurance markets designed to offer coverage for individuals and separate markets for small businesses with up to 100 workers are a central part of Barack Obama’s new…
St. Ann Memory Garden
by Sandra Dempsey Post • • 0 Comments
CAPTION: Seated are Rev. Terry Cassidy, pastor at St. Ann Catholic Church in Peoria and Elizabeth Carrigan Bigger, coordinator of the St. Ann Memory Garden. Changes in life are a challenging part of the human condition. Initially they can be…
West Peoria News for October 2013
by Sharon McBride • • 0 Comments
The West Peoria Fire Department annual hog roast will be Sunday, October 26th at Crusen’s on Farmington Road. WPFD personnel will be out in the community selling tickets and will be wearing their uniforms when they do this. This is…
Tonya Burris of Traders Realty Corp. to Lead Central Illinois Realtor® Association for 2013-14
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The Peoria Area Association of Realtors® (PAAR) tonight announced that Tonya Burris, GRI, of Traders Realty Corp. is the 2013-2014 president of the Peoria Area Association of Realtors®. The installation of officers and directors took place during a special ceremony…
October Programs & Happening at Peoria Park District
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Youth Basketball Skills Camp – The Peoria Park District’s Youth Basketball Skills Camp for children ages 5 years through grade 4 runs on Tuesday & Thursday evenings, October 1-24, at Franciscan Rec Complex. Cost is $29/residents, $34/non-residents.Boys and girls will…