The Iris Award is given annually to neighborhood associations and homeowners for outstanding landscaping and beautification of homes, yards and gardens. Each winning homeowner was presented with a special Keep Peoria Beautiful sign to display in the yard. The Iris…
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Association of American Retired Persons’ Senior Driver Safety Program
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This is a refresher course in safe driving techniques for people 50 years and over. Learn defensive driving, new traffic laws, how to adjust your driving to changes in vision, hearing, and reaction time. There is no test to take…
The Humana Guidance Center’s December Calendar of FREE Events
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7915 N. Hale Avenue, Peoria ph. 309-691-1677; Open 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Dec. 1 – 11:00 a.m. – Let’s Play Bridge, Euchre and/or Pinochle 1:00 p.m. – Game Time: Rummikub Dec. 2 – 1:00 p.m. – BINGO Dec. 3…
October has been cruel to the Peoria City Council
by Billy Dennis • • 0 Comments
Dan Irving, who represents the fifth district, was arrested on suspicion of domestic battery following an altercation between him and his estranged wife at her Alta dress store. As of this writing, he was awaiting word on what charges, if…
Cell Phones: Newest Library Tool
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The Peoria Public Library RSACat online catalog now enables customers to text call numbers of catalog items to their phones. If you’re looking at an item you want, but are not inside the library at the time, you can text…
Down on the farm
by Dale Goodner • • 0 Comments
Babysitting… done that. House-sitting… been there. But it’s not every day you get to farm sit. This September, my wife, Mary, and I stayed at the farm of some friends, and took care of the critters and plants while they…
Judging the judges and finding the wanting
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There is a school of thought that says we shouldn’t elect judges. The thinking is that when judges’ jobs depend on making the voters happy, you start getting decisions that are merely popular, and not necessarily founded in the law.…
God’s Political Candidate
by Cheryl Courtney Semick • • 0 Comments
With the November elections a few weeks away come thoughts of where all this is going. I mean, you’d have to be blind not to see that our beloved democracy is being unraveled right before our eyes. As the integrity,…
Proctor’s Annual Holiday Bazaar is Oct. 8
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Don’t miss the Proctor Hospital Service Auxiliary’s annual Holiday Bazaar, Friday, October 8 in the Lobby at the Hospital, (5409 N. Knoxville). The Sale will be open from 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. A variety of seasonal one-of-a-kind handmade items such as…