NOW’s Celebration of Women’s Equality Day

The Peoria Chapter of the National Organization for Women will celebrate Women’s Equality Day with a potluck for members and friends on Saturday, August 20, at 6:00 p.m. at Forest Park Nature Center in Peoria Heights. On August 26, 1920,…

Gordon Announces Upcoming Satellite Office Hours

State Rep. Jehan Gordon (D-Peoria) recently announcing her August schedule of upcoming satellite office hours geared towards allowing constituents who cannot make it to her War Memorial district office to access state services in various locations around the 92nd district.…

Kid’s day

The 5th Annual Kids’ Day, presented by G & D Integrated, will take place on Saturday, July 30 from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. at The Shoppes at Grand Prairie (a rain day has been scheduled for Sunday, July 31). …

College Visits: Why, When, How?

It takes both time and money to tour college campuses.  Is it worthwhile?  When is the best time to visit?  Find out at a free seminar “College Visits: Why, When, How?” presented by Debra Clay of College Knowledge on Monday,…

Apollo Theater Upcoming Events

AUGUST Sat., Aug. 13–Harold Lloyd movies (silent) Sat., Aug. 20– To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) Gregory Peck SEPTEMBER Sat., Sept. 10–Media Movie festival (newspaper movies plus radio and TV) (This will be a big deal) Sat., Sept. 24–Dr. Strangelove (1964)…

Roger and Royce return

WOAM 1350 radio is returning and so is “Breakfast with Royce and Roger.” My long-time friend and nationally known comedian Royce Elliott and I have agreed to terms with WOAM’s new owner, (Larry) Nelson Multi-Media. The station will resume operations…

Boycott WEEK advertisers

I’m going to watch a lot of WEEK-TV 25 in the next few weeks. I’m going to watch to see which companies advertise there, because I won’t patronize companies who, with their commercials, enrich a New York corporation that devalues…

Generation Differences – Reality Sets In

by Dolores Klein, Peoria, IL We keep hearing that the World War II generation of veterans are gradually leaving us and we need to hear from them. Watching the History Channel’s recent presentations, I’m amazed at all the details we…

The Dumbing Down of America

by Ed Klein, Peoria, IL Jim Hightower in his newsletter, “Hightower Lowdown,” writes glowingly of his public school teachers who spurred, inspired, lured, intrigued, goaded and otherwise motivated him to do more than he might otherwise have done. His teachers,…

Gramma’s Green Acre

Hannah DeCaster could have been the poster child for ‘country girl living in town.’ Her farm background was evident throughout her home and yard. She had fruit trees, a huge garden, and a wide array of flowers. In her basement…

OMG! Black teens! RUN!

What do you call it when black teenagers leave a party? A riot. I’m sure you’ve heard about it. At about 11:00 p.m. on June 24, a group of teenagers were vacating a house in the neighborhood of West Thrush…

Serendipity for July 2011

Dying isn’t optional; living to the fullest is! When I was in grade and high school, my Dad insisted once the 4th of July was over, summer picked up speed. That meant I’d be back in a classroom much before…

Musings for July 2011

I received a phone call from an older gentleman and a letter from an older lady after my last column, so I must have hit a nerve with some people. I was unhappy with the lack of civility in the…

Happenings for July 2011

July Happenings July 8 – Movies Movies Under the Stars at Metro Centre – 7:45 – 10:20 p.m. Free. Join us for our FREE outdoor movie series (near Alexander Travel)!* Family films shown on our gigantic screen plus a state-of-the-art…