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  • 7/30/2019 Rocky Glen Family Fun Day

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    10:00AM-4:00PM

    Welcome to our first annual Family Fun Day! Thisunique event allows you to experience some of whatWest Peoria has to offer.

    Hiking, games, food and soft drinks are availablethroughout the day and each business will haveshuttle services to the other stops. Shuttle servicewill be provided throughout the day. The shuttle

    will make stops at participating businesses every 20minutes. Tickets are $2.00/each and are available atall merchants. Hikes to Rocky Glen originate atJimmys.

    FAMILYFUNDAY!JUNE22,2013

    Participating merchants

    Sky Harbor Family Bags Tournament

    Kennys West Side Pub Free game of pool; Free soda and West Side Pretzels

    Crusens Choice of 3 free games; Free sodaKartville Free round of 18-hole mini golf

    Daves BilliardsFree game of pool

    Jimmys Free hot dog; Free Soda (beginning at noon)

    CAMS Item to be determined

    FRIENDS OF ROCKY GLEN

    The Friends of Rocky Glen is a nonprofit organization workingto protect this unique and historical geologic area near Peoria,Il. The land has been recently purchased by the City of Peoria.The Friends of Rocky Glen are determined to see this areaobtain public access, dawn to dusk. Our next priority is to helpdevelop a parking lot to allow safe access into the Glen. In themeantime, our group has received express permission to leadguided hikes into Rocky Glen on a monthly basis. These hikesall originate from our headquarters at Jimmys. Shuttlebusses take our hikers to Rocky Glen and bring you directlyback to your car at Jimmys.

    Farmington Road Entertainment district

    FRED, The Acronym for: The Farmington Road EntertainmentDistrict, Where Peoria comes to Play. The recently nameddistrict consists of a two mile stretch between Main Street andKickapoo Creek Road. It is home to over 20 unique, locallyowned, recreation, hospitality and entertainment venues. Weare bounded by Bradley Park on the East, and soon to bedeveloped Rocky Glen Park on the West side of KickapooCreek and just South of Farmington Road. In between are avariety of well established, locally owned venues. FarmingtonRoad has been an entertainment destination for generations.FRED is proud to have the support of West Peoria and Peoria

    businesses.

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    July

    20th

    10:00 am -

    noon

    Meet at

    Jimmys

    August

    3rd

    10:00 am -

    noon

    Meet at

    Jimmys

    September

    14th

    10:00 am -

    noon

    Meet at

    Jimmys

    october

    12th

    10:00 am -

    noon

    Meet at

    Jimmys

    November

    9th

    10:00 am -

    noon

    Meet at

    Jimmys

    december

    7th

    10:00 am -

    noon

    Meet at

    Jimmys

    Brought to you by:

    FRIENDSOFROCKYGLEN.ORGFARMINGTONROADWESTPEORIA.COM

    Todays sponsors would also like to thank the West PeoriaResidents Association (WPRA) for their assistance.

    50/50 Tickets

    50/50 tickets are available ($2/ticket. 3 for $5.00 or anarms length for $10.00) at Jimmys. Winner drawn at6:30 p.m. and need not be present to win. Proceeds from

    the ticket sale will go to developing a parking lot on CreekRoad for Rocky Glen Park. Raffle tickets are available forsale beginning June1, 2013. For tickets please visit our

    website or call 676-5237.

    Silent Auction

    Doug and Eileen Leunig are respected local artists in thefield of using photography to make light paintings. The

    painting process involves over 500 -1000 photographs and

    techniques to create unique art pieces. The Leunigs areproducing a Rocky Glen light painting and will donate thepiece.The finished work of art will be on display all day onJune 22, at Sky Harbor. Bids will close on 7/20/13.

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    Nearby Activities

    Cornstock TheaterSummer productions

    The Foreigner (comedy) June 21-29Anything Goes (musical) July 12-20The Wiz (musical) August 2-10

    All shows start at 7:30 pm. Call676-2196 for more information.

    wildlife prarie state park

    olde english faire

    The Olde English Faire June 21-23Open - 10:00am - 5:00pm dailySaturday Night Gala - 6:30pm-11:00pm (all booths open)Enter via castle entrance off Taylor Road

    Fridays activities are very kid-centric.

    Saturday and Sundays activities are moreage-appropriate for the whole family.

    Call 495-6706 for more information.

    ACTIVITIES MAPPhotos from Rocky Glen

    For anyone interested in visiting Rocky Glen - long pants are recommended to avoid contact with poison ivyand stinging nettle. Our hike is a moderately difficult hike and NO ALCOHOL is allowed on the hike.Hikes will be leaving / returning all day from Jimmy's, based on availability of waiting hikers. All hikes will

    be guided by Rocky Glen members.

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