CW Notes

Governor Blagojevich has threatened the $828,000 in funding that Wildlife Prairie
State Park receives from the State of Illinois.  Steps are underway to get the money reinstated back into the budget in November, but are currently trying to find new ways of increasing revenue while reducing expenses. 
  A talented country artist heard of our plight & offered [...]

Green View Companies, an expert in plants and landscaping, is raffling off a $10,000 landscape giveaway as an effort to raise money for Children’s Miracle Network. Raffle tickets are $10 and can be purchased at Green View. The winner does not have to be present to win. Restrictions may apply see your local Green View [...]

 WHAT:   The 25th anniversary of rehabilitation services at the Illinois Neurological Institute ( OSF Saint
Francis Medical Center) coincides with National Rehab Awareness Week 
WHO:  * Former rehab patients are invited to a luncheon to be “reunited” with the therapists who helped them to learn how to walk again, talk again and much more*   WHEN:   Friday, [...]

As part of their 2008 “Songs from the Woods” concert series, the Peoria Park District’s Forest Park Nature Center will host a special Sunday night concert by folk-singing legend and songwriter Bill Staines on Sunday, September 28, at 7 p.m. font>
For over 35 years, Bill Staines has traveled across North America delighting audiences at [...]

The Peoria Park District, in conjunction with Lexus of Peoria and Peoria Toyota-Scion, will host a ceremonial kickoff for the “Buy a Hybrid/Plant a Tree” Program on Thursday, September 18 at 10:30 a.m. along upper Grand View Drive.  
Lexus and Peoria Toyota approached the Park District with this initiative in order to help Central Illinois become [...]

Area Medical Centers Participate in Ninth Annual Mammogram-a-thon
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Five area hospitals will participate in the Ninth Annual Mammogram-a-thon scheduled for National Mammography Day, Friday, October 17, 2008.  Methodist, OSF, Proctor, Eureka, and Pekin hospitals will focus attention on the importance of mammogram exams for women. October is also National Breast [...]

Methodist Medical Center is partnering with Midwest Urological and WEEK-TV in providing a series of free prostate screening opportunities. A PSA blood test and a physician exam are included in the screening.  Screenings will be held on:

Monday, September 15 from 6 – 8 p.m. at Methodist on Sterling-3335 N. Sterling
Monday, September 15 from 6 - 8 [...]

The Methodist Wellness Center is offering a series of classes developed for patients with Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD). Also known as Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD), leg atherosclerosis, claudication, or just poor circulation, it can cause leg pain and can lead to other serious complications. It is also a risk factor for heart attack and stroke.

The [...]

            More than 200 companies will participate in two job fairs at Bradley next week providing hundreds of opportunities for jobs and internships for Bradley candidates.
            The Civil Engineering and Construction Industry Job Fair will be held on Wednesday from 1 to 3:30 p.m. in the Michel Student Center ballroom with 73 employers expected.
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The University of Illinois Regional Health Sciences Site in Peoria recently announced their nine-part interactive community health series entitled “Living Healthy.”  
Designed to promote wellness, safety, and preventive healthcare in the Heart of Illinois, “Living Healthy” is open to the public and will address important topics such as identifying depression, preventing diabetes and stroke, eliminating home-safety hazards, [...]