Kudos to our very brave Scouts who once again this year braved very frigid (single digit) temperatures to travel through our community to carol. It is always a very pleasant sound to hear their float escorted by the WPFD travel…
Columns
An Introduction to Peoria County
by Community Word Staff • • Comments Off on An Introduction to Peoria County
[Editor’s Note: The Community Word offers this column to various agencies and governmental organizations such as the City and County of Peoria, the Library, etc. in order to inform the public just what it is that they do for our Peoria-area…
Happenings for January 2012
by Community Word Staff • • Comments Off on Happenings for January 2012
January Happenings Jan 2 – May 21 – River Valley Cloggers – weekly at Lakeview YWCA. Clogging instructor is Margie Ashburn. Jan 5 – Proctor Hospital will be hosting the American Red Cross blood drive from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00…
Pat Lewis in, Pat Lewis out
by Roger Monroe • • Comments Off on Pat Lewis in, Pat Lewis out
Pat Lewis, former administrator for Springdale Cemetery, was excited about his decision to run for a seat on the Peoria County Board. He told me he had been urged to run against fellow Republican Brian Elsasser by both Republicans and…
Fighting Attacks Social Security
by Community Word Staff • • Comments Off on Fighting Attacks Social Security
As winter arrives this month, progressives are stepping up efforts to fight Capitol Hill’s chilling attack on Social Security, and areas such as Greater Peoria are especially vulnerable to a loss of government’s popular and successful program for older Americans,…
Bah … Humbug! Egoism or Altruism
by Dale Goodner • • Comments Off on Bah … Humbug! Egoism or Altruism
My wife, Mary, and I were driving south of Peoria to visit the Emiquon Wetland Restoration and National Wildlife Refuge at Dickson Mounds near Lewistown. It was just before Thanksgiving, and I was looking forward to finding a bunch of…
A few random thoughts running through my head this month …
by Billy Dennis • • Comments Off on A few random thoughts running through my head this month …
It’s amazing. A couple of years ago, the Peoria County State’s Attorney had some cops arrested and changed with police brutality. The arrest was based on a YouTube video taken immediately after a nighttime race through Peoria’s streets. The convicted…
May we always believe in the magic of love!
by Sandra Dempsey Post • • Comments Off on May we always believe in the magic of love!
Dear Santa Claus, Yes, I know you’re a very busy man in December and probably wondering why a woman my age would be writing you a letter. Sentimentality for one reason and a genuine fondness for the season is another.…
West Peoria News for December
by Sharon McBride • • Comments Off on West Peoria News for December
You are invited to the annual Christmas Party given by the West Peoria Resident’s Association co-hosting with the Franciscan Center to start the Holiday Season, on Sunday, December 4th from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Santa will light the Christmas tree…
Musings for December
by Joanne Fought • • Comments Off on Musings for December
Here it is the last column of the year and it seems like I just wrote the first one last month. It has been an eventful, exhausting and draining spiritually in so many ways. Both Jason and I have been…