Peoria Jaycees: 2000's
On July 13, 2000, the Peoria Jaycees and Lakeview
Museum held a Business After Hours with the Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce. The
event brought 200+ participants and a larger increase of exposure for the
Jaycees
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Peoria Jaycees past presidents get together at the 60th Anniversary
Banquet, Saturday, August 19, 2000. Front Row, left to right: Mel Novakow (1956-57),
Bill McDaniels (1958-59), Chuck Kreie (1970-71), Mike Kelly (1981-82), Larry Griminger
(1983-84), Jeff Pulfer (1984-85), John Cima (1996-97), Dennis Owens (1997-98), Joann
Ziegle (1998), Heather Zech (1999) and then-current president Rick Owens (2000).
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In August 2000, the Peoria Jaycees celebrated their 60th Anniversary. To promote
this milestone event, all Jaycees, past and present were invited to a mixer held
at Brewer’s Distributing on August 18, 2000. This was followed by a formal
dinner banquet and dance held at the Pere Marquette in downtown Peoria and a
picnic that Sunday. Twenty light post banners that read “The Peoria Jaycees
– Serving Peoria Since 1940” were predominately displayed around Peoria. In
addition, Mayor Bud Grieves declared a proclamation at the city council meeting
designating the week of August 14-20, 2000 as Peoria Jaycees week.
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