Business changes with Peoria Theater: Independent Film and Event Center have caused the Zero Degrees of Separation Movie Group to move to a new venue. The group has shown films there regularly for four weeks, including showings of “Short Circuit”,…
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September at Peoria Park District
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Xbox Football Game Tournament – Compete in the Peoria Park District’s new Xbox 360 “Madden NFL 11” Tournament. Players will go head-to-head on Saturday, September 10, starting at 7:45 p.m. at the Glen Oak Amphitheatre. The Xbox 360 will be…
Fifth Annual Recovery Walks! 2011 – Best Ever
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The Proctor Health Care Foundation and the Illinois Institute for Addiction Recovery at Proctor Hospital are pleased to announce Recovery Walks! 2011 Saturday, September 24.The Walk, to benefit the Ameel Rashid Scholarship for Addiction Recovery, will be held from 10:00…
Proctor Hospital Sponsors Free Medicare Help Desk
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Proctor Hospital, in association with BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois’ Services in the Neighborhood program, offers a free Medicare Help Desk the fourth Wednesday of every month, from 9:00-11:00 a.m., in the Lobby at Proctor Hospital. The next scheduled Medicare Help…
September Happenings at Proctor Hospital
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Book Fair Coming to Proctor – The Proctor Hospital Service Auxiliary will host a Book Fair Thursday, September 8 from 9:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. and Friday, September 9, from 7:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. in the Lobby of Proctor Hospital. There will…
First-ever African-American broadcast television network to AIR in Central Illinois To Debut on Sept. 26
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Bounce TV (http://bouncetv.com), the nation’s first-ever over-the-air broadcast television network programmed for African-American audiences, launches in Central Illinois on Monday, September 26 on WMBD 31.2 owned and operated by Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc (Nasdaq: NXST) and serving Peoria/Bloomington. Bounce TV,…
U.S. Postal Service Offers ‘Everyday Heroes’ Greeting Cards
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Patriotism-Themed Cards Available at Peoria Main Post Office and the North University Station The U.S. Postal Service now is offering a line of patriotism-themed greeting cards called Everyday Cards for Everyday Heroes. Featuring “Americana”-styled photographs and sentiments such as “Freedom…
Walk’s 25th anniversary helps literacy awareness and local programs
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Common Place’s 25th Anniversary for their Walk for Reading will be on Saturday, September 10, 2011, at Common Place, 514 S. Shelley Street. With International Literacy Day on September 8, the Walk for Reading not only helps to make aware…
Methodist’s Forum Offers Tips for Better Sleep
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Methodist Medical Center will be offering a free presentation offering Tips for Better Sleep. As part of the ongoing “Coffee with the Doctor” series, Dr. Ravi Kashyap Medical Director for the C. Duane Morgan Sleep Center at Methodist will be…
Free Developmental Screenings
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Peoria County ‘s Care & Treatment Board will conduct free developmental screenings for children birth – three years on September 16, from 9:00am – 4:00pm. Screenings will be at the Care & Treatment Board office located at 2016 N. Knoxville…