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The Pekin Hometown Voice

In-Print August 2024

Heroes Among Us – Susan McCabe Our Local Honeybee

Jul 29, 2024 11:48AM ● By Dave Molleck

Like a honeybee, our local hero Susan McCabe takes care of flowers for all of us to enjoy. She does this without any financial aid or assistance. And if you’re like me, you assume tax dollars are being spent on the beautiful flowers and a city employee oversees planting and taking care of them. But like me, you’d be wrong with your assumption.

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PCHS SkillsUSA Local Students Win National Awards

Jul 29, 2024 11:43AM

Pekin Community High School had 10 students travel to Atlanta, Georgia from June 24th through June 29th representing the Career and Technical Education programs for the high school.

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PCHS Registration

Jul 29, 2024 11:41AM

As the 2024–2025 school year approaches, we are excited to welcome our PCHS Dragons, both old and new. And, believe it or not, school registration has begun! PCHS will host several in-person and online registration events to prepare our students for their first day of school.

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Commemoration of the 60th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act

Jul 29, 2024 11:32AM ● By the Dirksen Congressional Center

The Dirksen Congressional Center is offering up multiple opportunities over the next two months to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act, the signature achievement of Pekin’s U.S. Sen. Everett Dirksen.

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Now Is the Time to Start Your Scouting Adventure

Jul 29, 2024 11:31AM ● By Scott Fishel

I was a Cub Scout as a kid growing up in the small town of Minier in southeastern Tazewell County. We had weekly den meetings in the Minier Christian Church basement, which was on my way home from the grade school.

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Honoring Stan Newell

Jul 29, 2024 11:29AM ● By Tom Paullin

Young men of my generation spent the latter part of our teenage years with the possibility of serving in Vietnam occupying our minds. Whether or not we went ourselves, we had friends who served, and a few of those were injured, killed in action, or held as prisoners of war.

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Pekin Lions Club

Jul 29, 2024 11:28AM

We sell anywhere from 12,000 to 24,000 donuts during the festival. We are just west of the Royal Ave Shelter in the Pekin Park.

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Kiwanis Club of Pekin

Jul 29, 2024 11:27AM

On Tuesday, June 18, the Kiwanis Club of Pekin hosted the Ralph T. Brower Memorial Bike Rodeo at Pekin Boys and Girls Club. With 77 kids in attendance, 24 bicycles given away and a million smiles, this event continues to be a huge success.

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The Pekin Rotary Club

Jul 29, 2024 11:26AM

The Pekin Rotary Club is ushering in the new Rotary year with Drew Eilts as our President for 2024-2025. Originally from Ottawa, IL, Drew now calls Germantown Hills home with his wife Jamie of 17 years and their four children: Colin (12), Josie (10), Maisie (8), and Max (4).

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Pekin Bicentennial Marked By Placing Wreath at Gravesite of Pekin’s First Mayor

Jul 29, 2024 11:23AM

As a sign of respect for the City of Pekin’s historic leaders on the occasion of the celebration of Pekin’s Bicentennial, current City of Pekin Mayor Mary Burress and Tazewell County Clerk & Recorder of Deeds John C. Ackerman arranged to place gravesite flowers for Joshua C. Morgan at Prairieville Cemetery in Lee County.

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