Orchid Awards and Beautification Awards were presented to area businesses for exceptional landscaping and site beautification. The two Orchid Award winners were: Metro Center and the Becker Building. The Orchid maintenance Award was presented to David Vaughan Investments. Additional award…
Musical Portrayal of Christmas Memories—the Christmas Chronicles
Formed in 2009, Acaharmodies! brings together vocal talents from all over Central Illinois to create a unique a capella sound. Led by director and president Justin T. Graham and assistant director James A. Marck, the group combines refined harmonies with…
Association of American Retired Persons’ Senior Driver Safety Program
This is a refresher course in safe driving techniques for people 50 years and over. Learn defensive driving, new traffic laws, how to adjust your driving to changes in vision, hearing, and reaction time. There is no test to take…
Koehler Appointed to Special Committee on Medicaid Reform
State Senator Dave Koehler (D-Peoria) will be a member of the Illinois Senate’s Special Committee on Medicaid Reform. This committee will examine Illinois’ current Medicaid laws and procedures to find ways to cut Medicaid costs by delivering more efficient services. …
December Schedule for Methodist Hospital Mobile Mammography Van
Features new digital mammography! No referral required. Please call 309-671-8282 for an appointment. Most insurance companies cover “screening” mammograms. Medicare pays for one screening mammogram every 12 months. If you do not have insurance or are underinsured, tell us when…
The Humana Guidance Center’s December Calendar of FREE Events
7915 N. Hale Avenue, Peoria ph. 309-691-1677; Open 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Dec. 1 – 11:00 a.m. – Let’s Play Bridge, Euchre and/or Pinochle 1:00 p.m. – Game Time: Rummikub Dec. 2 – 1:00 p.m. – BINGO Dec. 3…
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Humana’s Guidance Center Hosts Many Activities
When the Humana Guidance Center hosts a birthday party, everyone is invited! They host one each month and their calendar reminds you, “It Doesn’t Have to be Your Birthday.” You’re still invited for cake, ice cream, and beverages. About those…
Illinois American Water Provides Senior Safety Tips
Illinois American Water reminds senior citizens to take precautions against home repair and telemarketing scams. By following some helpful tips, everyone including senior citizens, can avoid falling victim to fraud.“We want our customers to be armed with information that can…
What a thrill for George Shadad and family
Former State Senator George Shadid and his wife, Lorraine, traveled to Washington D.C. for the Judicial Committee hearings for their son, Judge Jim Shadid. If that wasn’t a big enough thrill, they were then invited to the Oval Office to…
Thanksgiving, Stewardship and the Rich
There are hundreds of thousands of Illinoisans who are millionaires, according to public and private studies, and given the economy, it’s not illogical to appeal to them for help.But some criticize the rich as detached, unfeeling or both, which seems…
Take an Inch … Give Back a Mile
Thanksgiving, I’m afraid, has too often had a lot more to do with satiation than with appreciation. As kids we would gorge on Mom’s fruit salad. The turkey and potatoes just finished the job of stuffing ourselves. The resulting discomfort…
October has been cruel to the Peoria City Council
Dan Irving, who represents the fifth district, was arrested on suspicion of domestic battery following an altercation between him and his estranged wife at her Alta dress store. As of this writing, he was awaiting word on what charges, if…
Get out and vote
It’s election time again. We’re all getting more than just a little tired of the TV commercials and billboards and mailers, and various ads. People moan and declare that they’re all crooks or that they have their own ego-driven agendas.…
Causes and Effects? Or Effects and Causes?
By Merle Widmer, Peoria County Board Member The schools blame the parents for poorly performing kids. The parents blame the schools for poorly performing schools. There is plenty of blame for both. But a closer examination is required. Where did…
A Few Thoughts on How to Foil the Phelps
By Ed Klein, Peoria, IL If you read the paper or watch the news on TV, you are more than likely aware of the Phelps clan – those pustules on the face of humanity who hide behind the First Amendment…
Thankful
On a shelf in our home is a glass jar, half-full of rocks. Each rock is inscribed with a date and a short phrase stating a significant event of God’s providence in our life. We just added a new rock…
Ode to Oprah
“After 28,000 guests, 4,400 episodes and 24 years on the air, The Oprah Winfrey Show has reached its final season,” reads the November issue of O, The Oprah Magazine. I was riveted to the television when her show’s Farewell Season…
West Peoria News for November 2010
Election for West Peoria political offices is April 5, 2011. Petitions are now available to be circulated for the following four-year term positions in the April 5, 2011 City of West Peoria consolidated election. Offices up for election are: mayor,…
Peoria County 4H members win awards
Local Peoria County 4-H members, Isaac Forney and Justin Keyt of the Jubilee Patriots 4-H Club finished first place at the 60th Annual National 4-H Engineering, Science and Leadership Event in West Lafayette, Indiana, September 26-28, 2010. They competed in…
Musings for November 2010
Two incidents set me back during the month of October, and I am feeling some repercussions. The first thing was that I started going through pictures of events in our family taken over many years. I have been putting them…
Happenings for November 2010
now thru Nov. 7 – Chrysanthemum Show @ Luthy Botanical Gardens. Call: (309) 686-3362. Admission: Adults- $2.00 Children 12 & under- FREE. now thru Jan. 9, 2011 – Lakeview Museum- Audubon at the Lakeview Museum. Call: (309) 686-7000. Nov. 4…