The Salvation Army Women’s Auxiliary announces its 58th Annual Style Show, to be held at 11:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. at the Holiday Inn City Centre, Peoria, on Tuesday, October 5, 2010. Guests to either of the two shows, the…
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Methodist Offers 11th Annual Grief Camp for Kids
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Methodist Medical Center is accepting camp registrations for children age 5 – 18 who are working through issues of grief following the death of a loved one. “Kourage Kids” is a free one-day outing for 75 young people. This year’s…
Methodist Offers Free Forum on Acid Reflux in Children
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Acid reflux is a well known ailment in adults, but did you know your children could be suffering from the ailment? Methodist Medical Center offers another free “Coffee with the Doctors” on October 19, 2010 from 6:30 – 8:00 p.m.…
Events for Kids in October at Peoria Public Library
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October 1-30 – National Book Month @ Lincoln Branch. Come to Lincoln Branch, check out a book or two, and be entered into a drawing for your own book. Ages 2-18, FREE, 497-2600. October 1-23 – Teen Read Week Trivia…
Homespun Patriotism
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Patriotism swells in the hearts of Clare and Glenn Waibel, but it’s not a patriotism born of mere sentimentality. It’s a belief, a conviction that motivates them to share their principles with others. They do so with great enthusiasm, attention…
For Quinn & Brady Every Issue a Sticky Point
by Sara Browning • • Comments Off on For Quinn & Brady Every Issue a Sticky Point
From capital punishment to education funding, gubernatorial candidates are running fast and hard with little agreement on the issues. Here we go . . . Newspapers and televised ads are once again replete with mudslinging and pointed remarks on candidates’…
Preckshot Professional Pharmacy Has Been Compounding in the Peoria Area Since 1981
by Debbie Adlof • • Comments Off on Preckshot Professional Pharmacy Has Been Compounding in the Peoria Area Since 1981
Back in the “olden days,” prescriptions and medicines were prepared specifically for you either by your doctor or your local pharmacist. As the times became more modernized, pharmacies no longer prepared or compounded your medicines. As the saying goes, “what’s…
West Peoria News for September 2010
by Sharon McBride • • Comments Off on West Peoria News for September 2010
The West Peoria Neighborhood Watch will meet on Wednesday, September 8th at 6:30 p.m. at the City Hall. Guests for the evening will be members of the SWAT Team from the Peoria County Sheriff’s Department. Deputy Middlemas will give an…
Children’s Hospital of Illinois names new community advisory board members
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Children’s Hospital of Illinois is pleased to welcome the following members to its Community Advisory Board. Joining the Children’s Hospital of Illinois Community Advisory Board are Joshua Waite, Managing Director/Financial Advisor, Northwestern Mutual Financial Network; Melody Berry, VP Marketing &…
Proctor Hospital September Activities
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Free Medicare Help Desk in September – 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…