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West Peoria News for April 2014

<p dir=”ltr”>The Annual West Peoria Town Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, April 8 at 7:30 p.m. in the West Peoria Township Office on Rohman Ave. This meeting is mandated to be held the second Tuesday of April each year in…

Here’s some fun ways to use your phone’s camera

I’ve just returned from Chicago visiting my sister. It was a short trip but we packed the weekend with fun things to do and catching up with each other’s lives. We went downtown to see the green river for St.…

Happenings for April 2014

April 1 – 19 – Lilies & The Lorax Lily Show – 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. @ Luthy Botanical Garden. This show is a community tradition. See hundreds of beautiful flowers contrasted with lush tropical foliage and experience the…

April schedule for UnityPoint’s mammogram van

April 2 — Cherry Tree Shopping Center ,Washington April 4 — Pekin UnityPoint Clinic 1800 Broadway ,Pekin April 8 —  Morton UnityPoint Clinic 199 N. Morton Ave, Morton April 9 — Chillicothe UnityPoint Clinic 525 Sweetbriar, Chillicothe April 12 —…

Dunlap Library Happenings

April 3 – 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.: Page Turners Book Club – We’ll be talking about “A Week in Winter” by Meave Binchy. Call Dunlap Public Library at (309) 243-5716. April 7 – 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. – Monday Morning…

Too bad …

It was a surprise and disappointing to learn that Suzie Wolstenholm was withdrawing from the race for a seat on the board of District 150. She would’ve been an excellent board member. She’s intelligent, not prone to be a “group…

One Small Step for a consumer; one giant leap for public schools

Reminiscent of Neil Armstrong, the opportunity is “one small step for a consumer; one giant leap for public schools.” The ballot reads: “Proposition for a 1% Sales Tax for School Facility Purposes – ‘Shall a retailer’s occupation tax and service…

Science Still Rocking Our Cultural Boat

But there’s a problem: research can inadvertently put scientists in conflict with commonly held beliefs that might differ from unwelcome new conclusions. Copernicus and Darwin experienced this. The former taught us that the Earth orbits the Sun, not visa versa.…

You get what you pay for at Peoria Notre Dame

Peoria Notre Dame High School is not a public school. They are under no legal obligation to be open or transparent. No one is going to vote a member off the Notre Dame school board for any reason. Mainly, because…

Happenings for March 2014

Mar 5 – “Constitutional Orphan: The 19th Amendment and Gender Equality” lecture at Bradley University at 7:00 p.m. in Neumiller Lecture Hall in Bradley Hall. Paula Monopoli, professor of Law at the University of Maryland School of Law where she…