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EASTER SEALS BACKROADS TOUR
A Motorcyle Fun Run to benefit
Easter Seals is scheduled for June 1,
staring with registration at 9 a.m. on
the Peoria Riverfront.
Stops along the way include The
Twisted Spoke Saloon, Pekin; Kep’s
Place, Washington; The Landings
at Henry Harbor, Henry; Castaways,
Chillicothe, and Crusens’, War Me-
morial Drive, Peoria.
Last bike will be in at 6 p.m. at the
Peoria Riverfront CEFCU Center
Stage. A concert featuring Sixteen
Candles Band starts at 7:30 p.m.
Registration will be $20 for a rider
and $10 for a passenger if done in
advance at any bike night or $25 and
$15 the day of the event.
Also included is a raffle for a 2013
Harley-Davidson Switchback. Tickets
are $20 for one, $50 for three or $100
for seven. Winner will be drawn June
1
at the after party on the riverfront.
CHILDREN’S MIRACLE NETWORK
TELETHON IS JUNE 2
The annual Children’s Miracle
Network Telethon to raise money for
the Children’s Hospital of Illinois is
scheduled from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on
Sunday, June 3.
Sponsored by the Children’s Hospital
of Illinois Foundation, the telethon
is broadcast on WEEK-TV from
the RiverPlex in Peoria and from
Bloomington-Normal, as well.
Relay for Life events in June
Several Relay for Life Events will be
held throughout the Peoria region
during June, with the annual Peoria
Relay for Life set for 6 p.m. on Friday,
June 21, at Peoria Stadium.
The event, which raises money for
the American Cancer Society for
research and to find a cure for can-
cer, will include opening and closing
ceremonies and the Luminaria Cer-
emony and Survivor Lap, as well.
Other events in the area will be:
June 1
Limestone High School in Bartonville.
June 8
East Peoria Riverfront Park.
June 21
Eureka College.
June 22
IVC High School in Chillicothe.
June 28
Mineral Springs Park in Pekin.
June 29
Oak Ridge Park in Washington.
For more information go to
acsevents.org.
WINES AND POLO BACK FOR
EASTER SEALS ON JUNE 22
The annual Wines & Polo on the Prai-
rie event to raise money for the local
Easter Seals chapter is scheduled for
5
p.m. Saturday, June 23 at Weaver
Angus Farm in Peoria.
The event, which features a live polo
match, will enable participant to
sample 80 different wines and food
from 20 local restaurant. Sponsored
by Mangieri Cos., Par-A-Dice Hotel
and Casino and Methodist Medical
Center, the event also includes live
music after the polo match, which
begins at 6:15 p.m.
For more information go to
or call Jolie Alois at
(309) 686-7755,
ext. 2321.
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