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Episode 45: You pick 'em: A look at Tanners Orchard
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- Published on Sunday, 22 July 2012 08:00
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An interview with Richard and Marilyn Tanner, owners of Tanners Orchard.
We introduce the show's topic, the 65th anniversary of the popular Tanners Orchard and discuss the upcoming season, which...
An Antique Caterpillar Finds a New Home
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- Published on Thursday, 01 November 2012 11:26
- Written by Kevin Kizer
On a warm July morning, as workers were starting their day in the cavernous new Caterpillar Visitors Center that was still under construction, amidst the general clamor of hammers and buzz saws, a small, unassuming gray Caterpillar tractor was unloaded by a forklift off a trailer.
Even though this machine was dwarfed by its environment – particularly the Center's replica of a Cat® 797 Mining Truck, which serves as a 70-person theater...
Episode 44: Preventing tragedy: A Talk About Whitney's Walk for Life
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- Published on Sunday, 15 July 2012 08:00
- Written by The Peorian
An interview with Jamie Sanders and Audrey LeMasters of the Mental Health America Illinois Valley.
We introduce the show's topic, Whitney's Walk for Life, and bring on...
Celebrating the Holidays in Style
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- Published on Thursday, 01 November 2012 09:14
- Written by Paul Gordon
From a flotilla of floating floats to a train to an oversized sleigh, Santa Claus has been arriving in Peoria in grand fashion for 125 years. He doesn't look like he's aged a bit.
The annual Peoria Santa Claus Parade, which has the distinction of being the oldest continuously running Santa Claus parade in the United States, is one of the top ways in which the Peoria region rings in the holiday season.
But...
Episode 43: The Call of the Wild: Changes at Wildlife Prairie State Park
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- Published on Sunday, 08 July 2012 08:00
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An interview with Bill Cirone, chairman of Friends of Wildlife Prairie Park.
We introduce the show's topic, the promoting conservation, education and recreation at Wildlife...
Episode 46: Climate change: A chat with meteorologist Chuck Collins
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- Published on Sunday, 29 July 2012 08:00
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An interview with Chuck Collins, chief meteorologist for WEEK-TV and WHOI-TV, about whether climate change and global warming are real.
We introduce the show's topic,...
Closing the Gap
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- Published on Monday, 02 July 2012 15:32
- Written by Paul Gordon
Morton academy aims to ensure a future with art
Sarah Knuppel wasn't pleased when she pondered the future of arts education. She kept reading about school district after school district trimming, even eliminating, funding for the arts because of budget concerns.
She decided, therefore, to take actions to try and ensure our children continue to be exposed to art in all of its forms. She doesn't want to ponder...
