PEORIA MAGAZINE December 2022

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Letter from the Editor7
Seed and Soil: The Times They Are A Changin’10
Seed and Soil: Fred the Horse13
Seed and Soil: Women Make Their Mark in Central Illinois Farm Country14
Dish and Drink: Mom Rules The Restaurant Roost16
Dish and Drink: What's Cookin' - Christmas Macaron Tower18
Another Landmark Learning Opportunity - Preston Jackson20
Get To Know The Planet Next Door - Renae Kerrigan24
‘An Unparalleled Dedication to Public Service’ — Linda Daley28
‘She Planted the Seed’ — Barb Drake32
‘She’s Just Getting Started’ — Lisa Gates36
The Road Less Traveled — Pam Howe40
Empowerment Through Art — Nikki Romain44
Peoria Retro: Peoria’s Most Influential Woman Ever?48
Mom and Pop: The Best Bistro (Many Of) You Haven’t Been To52
‘But A Miniature Sleigh, And 10 Tiny Reindeer'56
Christmas in America58
'Here I Am. Take Me’62
Playing in Peoria: The Community of Theater66
Playing in Peoria: Christian Music Takes Local Singer-Songwriter to a Higher Level68
ArtsPartners Calendar72
Hometown: Opportunistic Ottawa76
WordCount: Lola and the Tree of Life80
Twenty Something: Commentary Carry it With You85
EconCorner: David Cleeton, chairman of the Department of Economics at Illinois State University86
Breaking the Glass Ceiling90
Everyone Needs A Retirement Income Roadmap94
Everyone Deserves To Be Led Well96
Out & About98
In Brief104
One Last Thing: When Christmas Trees Spoke To Us108
Toon Town111
Thank You, Advertisers112

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