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June 1 – Kick off for the annual summer “Brown Bag-It” weekly events on Mondays & Wednesdays 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. @ Peoria County Courthouse Place. Call 681-0696. Admission free. June 1 – 4 – Annual Washington Cherry Festival – in Washington. Call 309-444-9921 for more info. June 2 ...
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Tom Lerczak’s love of birding and nature has resonated throughout his life and has helped him create an amazing new book “Side Channels: A Collection of Nature Writing and Memoir.” “Side Channels” is beautifully illustrated, passionately written, and flows gracefully from one chapter to the next with a wonderful...
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by Celeste Restrepo According to Ray Semko, everyone has the power enhance the security of our families, businesses and our country and we all need to assume that responsibility. Semko, also known as the D*I*C*E* Man, was recently in Peoria to speak at a security briefing at Mt. Hawley Country Club...
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State Senator Dave Koehler’s (D-Peoria) proposal to open farmers’ markets to home-made products is on its way to the governor’s desk. The bill allows private citizens to sell baked goods and other safe food products made in their own homes at farmers’ markets and other community events. Under current state...
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SBA Regional Administrator Marianne Markowitz will visit the state’s top small business leaders and recognize them with the 2011 Region V Small Business Awards. The Award acknowledges these businesses on their outstanding achievements on behalf of small businesses in Illinois and through the SBA’s Region V geographic area (Illinois,...
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You’re never too young, or too old, to enjoy music and movement! Kindermusik Village With Seniors is a unique intergenerational class with benefits for parents, babies and older adults. Dates are on Sundays, June 12, 19, 26, July 10, 17 from 9:30 —10:15 a.m.The cost is $50 (includes tuition and...
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The following is the schedule for the Methodist Medical Center Mobile Mammography Van for the month of June 2011. Methodist features all digital mammography equipment providing improved, faster and more mfortable exams. June  1 – Heartland Community Health Clinic Peoria, IL – 8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. June  2 – Methodist Medical...
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Golf hole sponsorships are needed for “Tee Up 4 Mites,” a charity golf outing sponsored by the Lutheran Women’s Missionary League (LWML), on Wednesday, June 22, at WeaverRidge Golf Course. The cost is $100. Each sponsor will be recognized with placement of the company name on a sign at the...
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Counseling Center Presents Free Program on Anger – Pamela Shuck- Hoehne, MA, NCC, LCPC, RDDP, of the Counseling Center at Proctor Hospital will present the “ABC’s of Anger” on June 8. This free program runs 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. in Classroom 2, Proctor Professional Bldg. Call 689-6008. June Brown Bag...
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Nationally recognized recycling expert Neil Seldman, the president of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (www.ilsr.org), is visiting Peoria to give a talk entitled “Recycling and Economic Development – Turning Waste Into Resources” – followed by a question and answer session. The event will be held Monday night, June 6, 2011...
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