NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Heart of Illinois Regional Port District (TransPORT) is scheduled for Wednesday, February 10, 2010 at 1:30 P.M. in the Board Room of The Heartland Partnership, 100 SW Water Street, Peoria, IL 61602.
FREE Prostate Screening Events
The Peoria City/County Health Department, along with Heartland Community Health Clinic, will be hosting several FREE prostate screening events for Peoria County residents. Any man 50 years of age or older, men 40 years or older who are African-Americans or have a family history of a prostate cancer, are eligible to receive the screening at any of these events.
The Heartland Community Health Clinic will be offering FREE PSA tests and prostate medical exams (DRE) from 1:30-2:30 p.m. at 1701 W. Garden Street, Peoria on the following dates:
*February 19
*March 5
*April 2
*April 16
*April 23
To make an appointment for the Heartland Clinics, please call the Health Department at 679-6690.
Prostate Cancer is the most common type of cancer in American men. Approximately, one out of every six American man will develop prostate cancer in his lifetime.
For more information about prostate cancer, call the Peoria City/County Health Department at 679-6690. For other information on public health issues, visit our website at www.pcchd.org.
City of Peoria Curbside Recycling Sign-Up Contest
There’s a new curbside recycling program in town! The City of Peoria, Peoria County Recycling & Conservation Department and local activist group, Global Warming Solutions Group of Central Illinois are conducting a contest for Peoria’s school, church, and civic groups with $1,500.00 available in cash prizes. The contest is sponsored by Peoria County’s Department of Recycling and Resource Conservation, Midwest Fiber Recycling, and Rehrig Pacific.
What is it? Peoria Recycling Contest. A contest to increase the number of City of Peoria households that participate in the new curbside recycling program.
How do organizations get involved? All contest information is available on the Global Warming Solution Group’s website, www.gwsolutionsgroup.com or by contacting Kiersten Sheets at (309)251-4950 or 676-7657.
What can be won? Prizes awarded based on the number of curbside recyclers your group recruits:
First One $500 prize
Second Two $250 prizes
Third Three $100 prizes
Extra effort $200 to the organization with the individual signing up the most households
The contest runs from February 15, 2010 to April 15, 2010. Winners will be announced at the Forest Park Nature Center Earth Day Celebration on April 24, 2010 at 1:30 p.m. at the Global Warming Solutions Group table.
Wine & Roses Event on Feb. 6th
(photo by Marsha Sanchez)
WINE & ROSES – On Feb. 6th, many Peoria locals celebrated an early Valentine’s Day and enjoyed an evening of hot jazz and sweet desserts in the sultry setting of the tropical Conservatory.
PEORIA PARK DISTRICT ADULT SOFTBALL PROGRAM
Registration packets are available now for the Peoria Park District Adult Softball Program. Get in the swing of things with this fourteen game season starting April 26. Leagues are offered Sunday through Friday evenings. Games are played at Peoria Stadium. Divisions for Men’s 12”, Men’s 35 & Over 12”, Co-Rec 12”, Women’s 11”, Men’s 16” and Co-Rec 16” teams are being offered. Packets are available online at www.peoriaparks.org or at the Glen Oak Pavilion. Registration begins February 15 and continues until leagues fill.
Call Nick McDuffee at 681-2867 for more information.
Junior League of Peoria To Host Children’s Event to Support Interactive Museum Effort
Enchanted atmosphere will focus on the magical world of fairies.
The Junior League of Peoria will host Frolic with the Fairies, a Garden Experience at Wildlife Prairie Park, March 6, 2010.
The one-day event is an opportunity for girls of all ages to explore a whimsical garden fairy world. The event will feature food fit for the fanciest of fairies, art & craft vendors, a story teller, style show and music by children’s artist, Julie Kay.
“We’ve been thrilled with the response our community has had to this unique event,” said Katie Madison, Event Chair. “Past teas at our Victorian Headquarters were sold out events, so we’re looking forward to a large venue that will accommodate additional families and vendors.”
In addition to traditional tea-time fare, the Garden will feature area vendors with all-things fairy. A style show will provide young participants the opportunity to model their extraordinary costumes. Live music by children’s artist Julie Kay is planned. Story telling by Tracey Brownell will culminate the day’s events. Blissful Images will be on hand to capture the experience, providing take-home photo remembrances. All tickets include entrance to Wildlife Prairie Park.
“We’re excited to again host an event for young girls and their families that will make memories for a lifetime. It’s fundraisers like this that bring us one step closer to a Children’s Museum for our community,” said Junior League President, Julie Balkema.
For reservations or more information about the event, contact the Junior League of Peoria at 309-685-9312. Tea times are at 9am, 12:30pm and 4pm. Tickets are $25. Net proceeds from the event will benefit the Junior League of Peoria and their primary community project, The Peoria PlayHouse, an interactive children’s museum proposed for Glen Oak Park’s Pavilion.
The Junior League of Peoria has helped to build a better community for more than 70 years in Central Illinois. The developers of such valued community projects as Family House, Race for the Cure, and the Tri-Centennial Playground, the Junior League is committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women, and improving communities through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers.
Valentine’s weekend heats up with musical, party at the Apollo
Valentine’s Day weekend will take on a tropical romance feel on Saturday, February 13, when downtown Peoria’s nonprofit Apollo Theater presents 20th Century Fox’s 1958 musical South Pacific – and a party.
Recently revived on Broadway, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s classic musical follows a nurse serving in the Navy and a Frenchman helping the Allies during World War II.
Based on James Michener’s book “Tales of the South Pacific,” the film version of the ‘50s Broadway hit stars Mitzi Gaynor and Rosanno Brazzi, with terrific supporting roles handled by John Kerr, Ray Walston and Juanita Hall.
The Oscar-winning movie’s familiar songs include “Some Enchanted Evening,” “Happy Talk,” “Bali Ha’i,” “I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Out of My Hair” and “There Is Nothing Like A Dame.”
Before the 7:00 p.m. screening, Peoria impresario Edith Barnard will host a party. People are invited to drink “South Pacific Smoothies” and listen to music by the Academy of Fretted Instrument’s guitarists Dave McDonald, Andy Hatfield, Wes Sedrel, Pat Connolly and Andrew Turney. Also, Perce Photography will take people’s photos with a “Beach Sunset Backdrop” available on the spot, and a prize for Best Tropically Dressed will be awarded by celebrity judges Stacy Peterson-Steiner, Steve Spain, Kate O’Hara, Ethan Johnson, Roger Dornaus, Nikki Vulgaris and Joseph Milton.
Barnard’s zany novel about life and love in the tropics, “Suddenly Single Island Style,” will be available, too.
Showtimes are at 7:00 p.m., and the Apollo’s suggested donation is $5 and $4 for kids, students and seniors. For details call (309) 673-4343. For more information on the party, call Barnard at (309) 922-9058.
The 16th Annual Iowa Illinois Regional Auto Show Coming to the RiverCenter
The nation’s largest auto show producer, Motor Trend Sports Auto Shows, announces the 16th annual Iowa Illinois Regional Auto Show, coming to the Davenport RiverCenter Friday through Sunday, Feb. 12-14. The event, which showcases 2010 autos, and some 2011 models along with high performance cars, is a joint effort of auto dealers of 18 counties in Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois.
Show times are:
- Friday-Saturday, Feb. 12 & 13th from 10:00 a.m.- 9:00 p.m.
- Sunday, Feb. 14th from 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Special events during the show include:
“The IGX Adrenaline Jam Exhibit, featuring the latest in video Game technology” – offering video gamers “FREE” play. This super-charged exhibit is an exciting “staycation” for families looking for activities close to home and includes: Nintendo® Wii™, PlayStation®2, PlayStation®3, and Xbox 360™ Tekken®6 , UFC® 2009 Undisputed™, HALO 3: ODST, The Beatles: Rock Band, Guitar Hero®:5 , Need for Speed™ Shift, Brϋtal Legend, New Super Mario Bros, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Newest 2010 NCAA Basketball and Football games. There are 17 game ports, with HD flat screen technology including two 42” monitor ports.
Saturday at 4:00 p.m., 32 contestants will play a Guitar Hero5 Tournament with one person winning a Microsoft XBOX 360 Video Game console. Sign up available at the Auto Show.
- Sunday: Family Day — Kids 12 and under free. Personal appearances by SpiderMan and IronMan
- Saturday and Sunday professional balloon artists & magicians will make animal characters for kids and perform magic tricks.
- Proceeds from the Auto Show benefit the Iowa –Illinois Regional Auto Show Scholarship Fund. $27,500 will be awarded at a special presentation to seven college bound students.
For more information, visit www.quadcityautoshow.com or call Nissi Marketing
at 563) 388-6744.
Peoria City/County Health Department Sponsors Osteoporosis Screenings
The Peoria City/County Health Department (PCCHD) is sponsoring an Osteoporosis Heel Screening Event on Friday, February 26, 2010, from 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. at The Institute for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (IPMR), 6501 North Sheridan Road, Peoria.
This FREE screening is for any woman over the age of 50 or with any of the following risk factors:
*Family history of osteoporosis
*Caucasian or Asian
*Under 130 pounds
*Low calcium intake
*Inactive lifestyle
*Tobacco or alcohol consumption
*Certain medications such as steroids for long periods of time
For this screening, women will have to take off one sock and shoe in order to perform the test. Women are asked not to wear pantyhose to the event due to time constraints. The screening will take about 10-15 minutes to complete and everyone will receive results the day of the event.
To reach optimal peak bone mass and continue building new bone tissue as you get older, there are several factors you should consider:
*Take in adequate amounts of calcium and Vitamin D
*Increase bone mass when young
*Prevent bone loss, fractures, and falls
*Get stronger with weight-bearing exercise
*Limit alcohol consumption
*Stop smoking
Space is limited for this event, so call IPMR at (309) 692-8110 to sign up. For more information about the Osteoporosis Heel Screening Event, call the Peoria City/County Health Department at (309) 679-6131. For information on other public health issues, visit our website at www.pcchd.org .
Center Director Presents at Supreme Court of Illinois Education Conference
Joyce DeRenzy, director of senior and residential services for The Center for Prevention of Abuse and the Hon. Daniel J. Sullivan, a certified arbitrator for the Cook County Court System, presented “Recognizing Disabilities and Vulnerabilities in The Courtroom: Emphasizing Possibilities” at the Supreme Court of Illinois Education Conference, Feb. 2 in Chicago.
The interactive session described vulnerabilities that accompany aging as well as the challenges of various disabilities as they relate to legal issues and practical problems in the courtroom.