ORION—With the schedule for the 2010 Orion Fall Festival in place, organizers are drawing on the 37 previous festivals for the details of each event.
ORION—Tickets are on sale now for the Elvi-Beetle Tribute Tour on Saturday, July 31, at the band shell in Central Park. This tour is the first to bring together tributes to Elvis and the Beatles, according to Elvis impersonator Al Hull.
CAMBRIDGE—Despite all Henry County departments coming in under budget for the past fiscal year, the county still faces a $500,000 deficit, which concerns members of the county board. At the board’s July 13 meeting, elected officials offered suggestions as to ways to cut expenses, but no recommendations were officially made or passed.
ORION—A Peoria company, Guardian Fitness, has had a Mobile Training Team working out with Orion school district personnel this summer.
CORDOVA—Last week, Illinois heard a tale with a locally familiar ring. Governor Pat Quinn has given out more raises to members of his staff than he has staff members. He did this while the chasm in Illinois’ budget gaped to $13 billion, our unfunded pension liability ballooned past the $60 billion mark, and our worst-in-the-nation bond rating slid into a slot between Iceland and Iraq.
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