By Clare Howard Grassroots organizers, organic farmers and environmentalists in central Illinois are joining groups around the country taking on a global Goliath and demanding that genetically modified food be labeled. More than 70 percent of food sold in grocery stores…
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Peoria’s Rain Garden Demonstrates How to Easily Improve our Groundwater Supply and our Community Water Source!
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They didn’t look like much. But they pack a powerful environmental punch. They straddled a walkway that diagonally dissected the lawn of the Valeska Hinton Early Childhood Education Center at the corner of MacArthur Highway and Richard Allen Drive. Two rough…
Digging into Springdale Cemetery: Book Review of a local Peoria Author
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Judy Edwards, a genealogist for over a decade, recently authored her book entitled: Underground@Springsdale, volume one. This book is available in print (go to Lulu.com) and in ebook format (go to amazon.com). The book reveals the true stories of 38 individuals buried in the…
Halloween @ the Library
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Oct. 27 – Lincoln Branch @ 2:30 – Princess Pumpkin Party – ages 5 -8. Dress in your Princess costume! Oct. 29 at Lincoln Branch from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. “Zombie Night @ the Library” for 6th – 12th graders.…
The Salvation Army Sylvia Fites Family Service Center To Hold Tenth Anniversary Open House
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Center Marls 10 Years of Service at Open House The Salvation Army Sylvia Fites Family Service Center held an Open House and Tenth Anniversary Ceremony on Thursday afternoon, September 27. The Sylvia Fites Family Service Center is located in downtown…
Proctor Center holds youth basketball camp
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Proctor Recreation Center will hold the “I Got Game” Fundamental Skill Basketball Camp for boys and girls who love to play basketball and are not quite old enough to be a part of a league. The co-ed camp is for…
Proctor Center offers classes on youth boxing
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Learn the fundamentals of boxing from a USA licensed boxing professional at Proctor Recreation Center with our new Boxing Techniques classes for youth ages 10 – 18. Classes will teach endurance, cardio, power and strength. Workouts include the heavy bag,…
Luncheon/Fun-Raiser for Friends of Rock Island Trail on October 13th
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The Friends of the Rock Island Trail invites the public to attend a luncheon and fun-raiser from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012 at Safety Town, 6518 N. Sheridan Road, Peoria, near the intersection of Sheridan…
Film Noir Festival Presented by the Apollo Theatre & the Peoria Public Library
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The Apollo Theatre and Peoria Public Library joined forces to present the very first Film Noir Festival to Peorians. It returns this year. In the 1940s, a new genre – film noir – emerged from the world of “hard-boiled” pulp…
Peoria High School’s Annual Gold Lion Luncheon to Award Distinguished Alumni Recipients
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The Peoria High School Alumni Association is proud to announce the Distinguished Alumni chosen for the Distinguished Alumni Awards given in 2012. This year’s recipients include Robert W. Deiker, Sr., class of 1935, Judge Richard Eagleton, class of 1948, George…