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East Peoria Voice

In-Print November 2024

What’s Happening in the Levee District?

Nov 13, 2024 03:38PM ● By Sue Yoder Portscheller, President, East Peoria Community Foundation

We don’t often have an opportunity to shape the future, but that’s what is happening in East Peoria. East Peoria is being reborn, and a new community park is at the center of it all – Levee Park.

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40th Annual Parade of Lights Set for Nov. 23

Nov 13, 2024 03:36PM

The Festival of Lights will officially start at 6:30pm on November 23rd when the Parade of Lights floats glide along East Peoria streets.

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Folepi Ornament Hunt Starts Nov. 27

Nov 13, 2024 03:34PM

Area residents will have a chance to win prizes if they can Find Folepi, part of the 40th annual East Peoria Festival of Lights.

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Find EP Location in Folepi Town, Track Down Contest

Nov 13, 2024 03:29PM

Those who find a very specific location in East Peoria have a chance to win prizes in the third annual Folepi Town, Track Down Contest, part of the Festival of Lights.

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Lights and Inflatables Encouraged for Christmas Splendor Contest

Nov 13, 2024 03:29PM

Untangle the lights, blow up the holiday inflatables, and enter the 2024 Christmas Splendor Exterior Decorating Contest.

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Scout On In Central Illinois – Let’s Hit the Scouting Trail!

Nov 13, 2024 03:27PM ● By Scott Fishel

Welcome to the first installment of a new column I’m calling Scout On in Central Illinois. In this space every month I hope to highlight what Scouts are doing throughout our region and shine a light on the positive outcomes of this long-standing and respected youth program.

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From the Chamber

Nov 13, 2024 03:25PM

The East Peoria Chamber of Commerce is moving at full speed as we go forward into the festival season!

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East Peoria Kiwanis Announces New Officers for 2024-25

Nov 13, 2024 03:24PM

The East Peoria Kiwanis Club is pleased to announce new officers for the 2024-25 year, which began October 1.

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Central Illinois Riding Therapy, Inc. (CIRT)

Nov 13, 2024 03:23PM

CIRT is a non-profit organization serving children, youth, adults, and veterans from four years old to those in their 70s with mental, physical, emotional and behavioral disabilities from Tazewell and surrounding counties in a comprehensive recreational and therapeutic horseback riding program.

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Life Outdoors

Nov 13, 2024 03:19PM ● By Adam Singley, Executive Director of Hooked On Fishing Park

Most of my childhood memories include a creek, a pond, a lake, or the woods. Whether I was wading, floating, or tromping, my upbringing heavily revolved around waterways and the critters that inhabited them.

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