PEORIA MAGAZINE February 2023

W E N A S A Q U E N H O T A N 5 0 T H A N N I V E R S A R Y K I C K - O F F J A N U A R Y 7 , 2 0 2 3 A S M A R K I N S T I T U T E T R A I N I N G C E N T E R - B L O O M I N G T O N

Wenasa Quenhotan lodge, Order of the Arrow, kicked off its 50th anniversary celebrations at its annual Winter Banquet in January. Pictured here are past Lodge Chiefs and Vice Chiefs. Left to right, Joey Twardoski, Michael Stobaugh, John Hoenes, Olivia Tharp, Joe Harrison (first Lodge Chief in 1973), Joe Mathews, Jeff Vallosio, Kris Villiger, Clint Sabin and Mike Gray. The Order of the Arrow is the National Honor Society of the Boy Scouts of America.

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Photos: 1. Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder was the keynote speaker at Peoria's annual luncheon celebrating civil rights icon the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. 2. Pictured left to right are Peoria Councilman Andre Allen, Councilwoman Beth Jensen, Mayor Rita Ali, former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, Councilman Tim Riggenbach, Councilman Sid Ruckriegel and Councilman Kiran Velpula

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