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PCHS 24-25 School Years “Master Dragon” Zach Budde

Oct 31, 2025 10:02AM ● By Sophomore Ainsley Sandoval

Pekin Community High School (PCHS) has held a tradition of honoring a teacher every year as the “Master Dragon” for their dedication to teaching.

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Scout On In – Central Illinois A White Sash, a Red Arrow, and a Commitment to Service

Oct 31, 2025 10:01AM ● By Scott Fishel

At the 2016 Blair Atholl International Patrol Jamborette in Scotland, I met a young Scottish Scout who asked if I was one of the “Red Arrow Guys.” Confused, I asked her to explain. She proceeded to me about visiting a Scout camp in Florida and being given a white sash with an embroidered red arrow.

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IN SEARCH OF HISTORY… with Tazewell Co. Genealogical and Historical Society

Oct 31, 2025 10:00AM

The next meeting of the Tazewell County Genealogical and Historical Society will be Tuesday, November 11th at 7 PM. Katrina Sotomayor, Correspondent Docent for the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution Museum and a member of the Peoria NSDAR chapter, will present “Dining in Early America.”

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Greg Cassidy Named Paul Harris Fellow

Oct 31, 2025 09:58AM ● By Pekin Rotary

Pekin Rotary recently selected Greg Cassidy as the recipient of the 2025 Paul Harris Fellow award. This recognition, bestowed by the club every year for decades, is given to that Rotarian who has had a history of service to the club, and work it does, and to the community.

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Pekin Altrusa

Oct 31, 2025 09:56AM

We held our first Pekin Altrusa Parent University in October at an elementary school in Pekin at parent-teacher conferences. You can think of it as an icebreaker for what’s to come. Hopefully, this event is held annually and will become bigger, more engaging, thought-provoking, and

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Faith Baptist Christian School Highlights Their Preschool

Oct 31, 2025 09:53AM

Pekinite Theresa Justus is a 1984 high school graduate of FBCS. She later received her Christian Education degree from Fellowship Baptist College and has been on staff at FBCS for 27 years, serving as the preschool director and the K4 classroom teacher.

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Kiwanis Club of Pekin

Oct 31, 2025 09:51AM

Our fall grant cycle has arrived!! Please check out our Facebook page or email [email protected] and we will send you a grant application. All grants are online. Our grants are for direct services and programs that benefit the children of our community.

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Pekin Lions Club

Oct 31, 2025 09:49AM

While there are still Thanksgiving plans being made, the Pekin Lions Club hopes to get residents thinking a little early about Christmas. The project provides food vouchers to ValuCheck for needy families to use during the Christmas season.

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Masonic Lodge Installs New Officers

Oct 31, 2025 09:48AM

Members of Empire Lodge #126 held their 173rd Installation of officers on September 25 with dinner preceding.

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Reaching Out: United Way’s H.A.N.D. Project Gives Local Youth the Tools to Build Their Future

Oct 31, 2025 09:47AM

Every young person deserves to see a future filled with possibilities. Yet for many teenagers in our community, the path forward can feel uncertain, the obstacles overwhelming, and the guidance they need just out of reach.

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