The Peoria City/County Health Department is advising the public about the potential risk of exposure to rabies after a rabid bat was identified in Peoria County. Rabies is a dangerous but preventable viral disease that affects the central nervous system…
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)…
Upcoming Movies and Events for Peoria Theater
Now Playing & Coming Soon @ Peoria Theater —- Friday, July 29 – Thurs., August 5 —- Incendies – ends Thursday, August 5 – A mother’s last wishes send twins Jeanne and Simon on a journey to Middle East in…
Ah, summer …
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…
The Un-lived Life of Russell Stone a novelette, part seven
Mrs. Stone’s story of the late Russell Stone hit a nerve in Rachel. It is 8:30 a.m. ___________________ The anger rising in me was shocking. I wanted to run like villagers do when the volcano they live by day in…
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…
West Peoria News for July
A reunion is being planned for Calvin the Coolidge Mother’s Club on Monday, August 29th at 5:00 p.m. More information will follow in August paper. If you have any questions, please contact: Alice Nash 674-4308 or Diane Craps 633-0669. The…
Newsbriefs for July
Jehan Gordon Launches Third Annual Cell Phones for Soldiers Drive Lawmaker launches program to support troops serving overseas To help our troops serving overseas call home, state Rep. Jehan Gordon (D-Peoria) on Friday kicked off her third annual cell phone…
Peoria Park District in July
The 5th Annual Peoria Park District Long Drive Challenge – Qualifying will take place on Sat., June 25 at the southernmost field at Detweiller Park from 10:00 a.m.- 6:00 p.m. The finals will be held at Donovan Golf Course hole…
Critter Meals on Wheels
Best friends share many things with each other: time, fun, naps, and sometimes lunch. Even best friends don’t always agree on the menu. Or what’s good for one isn’t for the other, or there’s not always enough for two. Many…
Lines Redrawn: Quinn OKs U.S. House District Map
After months of deliberation among state lawmakers, Governor Quinn signs into law new districts that he says meet with his desire for ‘openness and fairness.’ Democrats have more than one reason for fireworks this month after their leader in Springfield…
Zero Degrees of Separation: A Movie Group at Landmark’s Peoria Theater
Zero Degrees of Separation, the brainchild of Todd Ernest Nelson and avid supporter Stella Link, is a new group that has been established at Landmark’s Peoria Theater. Other supporters, Scott Jackson, Josh Starkey, and many others from Nelson’s circle of…
The Importance of the Wintering Bald Eagle Count for Central Illinois and Additional Bald Eagle Facts As Established by the Eagle Nature Foundation
Through the work of the Eagle Nature Foundation, there have been many established facts in regards to the numbers of the wintering bald eagles. The amount of bald eagles being counted over the 51 years the Eagle Nature Foundation has…
Zero Degrees of Separation Movie Sunday July 3rd
The Parallax View