The City of Peoria announced plans to commemorate the 10th Anniversary of September 11 by holding a 9/11 Remembrance Event at O’Brien Field on September 10, 2011, from 10:00 until 11:15 a.m. This special service, which is free and open…
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Rabid Bat Identified in Peoria County Residents Should Take Precautions
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The Peoria City/County Health Department is advising the public about the potential risk of exposure to rabies after a rabid bat was identified in Peoria County. Rabies is a dangerous but preventable viral disease that affects the central nervous system…
Apollo Theater Upcoming Events
by Stella Link • • Comments Off on Apollo Theater Upcoming Events
AUGUST Sat., Aug. 13–Harold Lloyd movies (silent) Sat., Aug. 20– To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) Gregory Peck SEPTEMBER Sat., Sept. 10–Media Movie festival (newspaper movies plus radio and TV) (This will be a big deal) Sat., Sept. 24–Dr. Strangelove (1964)…
Upcoming Movies and Events for Peoria Theater
by Stella Link • • Comments Off on Upcoming Movies and Events for Peoria Theater
Now Playing & Coming Soon @ Peoria Theater —- Friday, July 29 – Thurs., August 5 —- Incendies – ends Thursday, August 5 – A mother’s last wishes send twins Jeanne and Simon on a journey to Middle East in…
West Peoria News for July
by Sharon McBride • • Comments Off on West Peoria News for July
A reunion is being planned for Calvin the Coolidge Mother’s Club on Monday, August 29th at 5:00 p.m. More information will follow in August paper. If you have any questions, please contact: Alice Nash 674-4308 or Diane Craps 633-0669. The…
Critter Meals on Wheels
by Sandra Dempsey Post • • Comments Off on Critter Meals on Wheels
Best friends share many things with each other: time, fun, naps, and sometimes lunch. Even best friends don’t always agree on the menu. Or what’s good for one isn’t for the other, or there’s not always enough for two. Many…
The Importance of the Wintering Bald Eagle Count for Central Illinois and Additional Bald Eagle Facts As Established by the Eagle Nature Foundation
by Stella Link • • Comments Off on The Importance of the Wintering Bald Eagle Count for Central Illinois and Additional Bald Eagle Facts As Established by the Eagle Nature Foundation
Through the work of the Eagle Nature Foundation, there have been many established facts in regards to the numbers of the wintering bald eagles. The amount of bald eagles being counted over the 51 years the Eagle Nature Foundation has…
Zero Degrees of Separation Movie Sunday July 3rd
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The Parallax View
Civil Rights Era in Peoria History
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by Dolores Klein, Peoria, IL As I waited for Public TV’s presentation of the documentary about the Civil Rights Bus Rides through the Deep South, Oprah Winfrey interviewed some of the heroic participants. Among them was Diane Nash, whose name…
The Un-lived Life of Russell Stone a novelette, part six
by Cheryl Courtney Semick • • Comments Off on The Un-lived Life of Russell Stone a novelette, part six
Mrs. Stone’s journal shakes in Rachel’s trembling hands; the poem devours her like quicksand. It is 8:15 AM. The ink on the page dripped with pain. I read it again… He died at 8 The funeral was at 12. He…