This 2010 Spring Session Classes will be held in the Three Sisters Park Pavilion in Chillicothe. The ten classes of American Folk Arts are: Pictures from the Loom: Beginning Tapestry Weaving, Copper Jewelry Making, Slab, Coil & Pinch! Pottery, Let’s…
News
AAIM Hosts 1st Annual Administrative Professionals Day Luncheon
by Community Word Staff • • Comments Off on AAIM Hosts 1st Annual Administrative Professionals Day Luncheon
AAIM Employers’ Association is partnering with the Creve Coeur Club to sponsor the First Annual Administrative Professionals’ Day Luncheon, Tuesday, April 20th, from 11:00am – 2:00p.m. at the Creve Coeur Club. The five-course luncheon is a great way to celebrate…
Wildlife Prairie State Park FUNdraiser & Rutherford Family Conservation Award Banquet to be held April 25
by Community Word Staff • • Comments Off on Wildlife Prairie State Park FUNdraiser & Rutherford Family Conservation Award Banquet to be held April 25
Wildlife Prairie State Park (WPSP) is pleased to announce its 3rd Annual FUNdraiser and Rutherford Family Conservation Award Banquet will be held at the park on April 25 from 4:00 – 7:30 p.m. featuring comedian Tim Bedore. The festivities will…
The Great American Cleanup on April 17th
by Community Word Staff • • Comments Off on The Great American Cleanup on April 17th
Keep Peoria Beautiful once again is sponsoring the Great American Cleanup on Saturday, April 17th from 9:00 a.m. – noon. Keep Peoria Beautiful will supply trash bags, yard waste bags, painter’s caps, and gloves to volunteers on a first come…
Long fight for U.S. Senate seat begins
by Sara Browning • • Comments Off on Long fight for U.S. Senate seat begins
Take one Senate Chamber filled with Washington Democrats eager to hold onto their majority. Add a handful of unabashed Republicans gunning for the political forefront. Now sprinkle in a passel of voters whose brush with economic recession has left many…
Progress Report of Downtown Library’s Renovation
by Community Word Staff • • Comments Off on Progress Report of Downtown Library’s Renovation
by Tyler Maritote Alyce Johnson hasn’t been fired, demoted nor is she being forced out of work like Milton in the 1999 hit “Office Space.” However, she has been moved to a lower level – literally. Her and her co-workers…
West Peoria News for March 2010
by Sharon McBride • • Comments Off on West Peoria News for March 2010
The West Peoria Neighborhood Watch will meet Wednesday, March 10th at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall. Lt. Hartwig will continue his talk on self defense – don’t miss it. A Neighborhood Watch word of caution: Beware of door-to-door solicitors. Keep…
Miller’s ‘All My Sons’ at Peoria Player March 12-21
by Community Word Staff • • Comments Off on Miller’s ‘All My Sons’ at Peoria Player March 12-21
Peoria Players Theatre presents All My Sons directed by Lana Warner. This Tony Award winning Arthur Miller drama most recently starred John Lithgow, Katie Holmes, and Dianne Wiest in the 2008 Broadway revival. It is the story of a family…
Chamber brings elected officials, business, community together
by Community Word Staff • • Comments Off on Chamber brings elected officials, business, community together
Area Chambers of Commerce have teamed up to bring local legislative to you. The 24th annual Heart of Illinois Legislative Reception provides participants a chance to communicate this regions needs & concerns to our elected officials. The Peoria Area Chamber…
Foundation Hosts Free Estate Planning Seminars
by Community Word Staff • • Comments Off on Foundation Hosts Free Estate Planning Seminars
The Proctor Health Care Foundation will host a free estate planning seminar on Tuesday, March 30, and again Tuesday, April 6, from 4:30-6:00 p.m. in Classroom I of the Proctor Professional Building (adjacent hospital) at 5409 N. Knoxville Avenue. The…