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Riverton IL Fraternal Order of Eagles Fireworks.

KrAzE — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 03:19:05 +0000

Had the opprotunity to capture the fireworks tonite in Riverton IL. Click read more to view the images.

General forum now open without registration.

KrAzE — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 04:19:38 +0000

In a move to get people to try the site out without any risks we have opened up the general forum section to non registered users. In order to post in the general forums, all you have to have is a username (anything will do) and a valid email. Feel free to start a poll and question the citizens of Springfield.

Well? Get to it. Go on to the general forums by clicking here.

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Ride for a Cure St. Jude

TalkSpringfield — Sun, 16 May 2010 21:47:23 +0000

This years ride was a bit wet but it was fun and worth it. I had the privilage of attending the ride from Springfield to Taylorville to Chatham. Along the way I got some video and pictures. Video still needs to be edited for time, but for now enjoy the pictures:

Creative Touch Concierge

JessieRaye — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 13:19:43 +0000

Open for Business – in April 2010

Creative Touch Concierge, located in Springfield, Illinois offers concierge service for small businesses and individuals. Creative Touch Concierge does provide a wide range of services for clients, from purchasing theater tickets, picking up dry cleaning, pet care, and car repairs, and grocery shopping. The only limit to what we will do is the customer’s imagination and the legality of the task.

We know that daily responsibilities, commitments and errands consume most of your day leaving you with a limited amount of free time and it can be a struggle just to find time to simply enjoy life.

The solution to this problem is to hire Creative Touch Concierge and let us take care and manage all the little things that can add up to hours of lost time every day.

Check them out oline at http://creativetouchconsierge.webs.com/

Creative Touch Concierge on Facebook

No one can find us.

KrAzE — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 16:26:14 +0000

I have looked under normal keywords to see if I can find this site and I can’t. I guess it’s time to take things into our own hands. Heres a list of common phrases I think we should be listed under. Feel free to add to this list by adding a comment!

Springfield Illinois Forum
Springfield IL forums
Springfield IL Chat
Springfield IL Events
Springfield IL discussion
Springfield Illinois discussion
Springfield Illinois events
The best of Springfield IL
What is there to do in Springfield, IL?
What is there to do in Springfield, Illinois?

Hope we get some hits with this as well as the sitemap that is being generated.

Hockey in Washington Park.

KrAzE — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 23:20:02 +0000

A great article about people playing hockey in our own Washington park is over at Nodnarb.net. Check out the article as well as some of the images.

The Lebowski Experience

KrAzE — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 02:08:34 +0000

Ever watched the Big Lebowski? Love it enough to dress up as the characters once a year? These People Do

Once a year, they put on an event to honor the movie. There’s bowling, trivia, and yes the movie is played. This will be their 3rd annual event.

Saturday, February 6th, 2010

2-3pm Registration
3-5pm Movie Viewing
5:30-6:30pm Trivia
7-9pm Unlimited bowling and entertainment by Bük
9pm-? Karaoke

Early Bird Tickets will be $15.69 until January 16th. After that, they will be $18.69, and $20 at the door.

If you’re interested, pick up tickets from them at http://thelebowskiexperience.com/ and check out their t shirts and photo’s from previous years on their facebook.

Happy New Years Everyone!

TalkSpringfield — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 07:44:59 +0000

Hope everyone is safe tonight and is enjoying themselves.

Our First Snow

TalkSpringfield — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:15:27 +0000

I hope you have new tires on your car! We had our first real snow this weekend and boy was it slippery. I had the privilage of driving in it last Saturday and Sunday. I drove in a 4×4 this year. It made a huge difference!

Just drive safe. Remember to start out slow and slow down farther down the road than you would usually.

If you get stuck in snow you can always try some sand or cat litter behind the tire that spins. If you can, dig your tires a path before you try and leave.

A reader had added: “When driving a rear wheel drive vehicle. If you get stuck and one wheel spins, you can try applying the parking brake slightly, only slightly, this fools the rear end gears into sending torque to the other side of the car and may get you moving again. Don’t forget to release the brake once you are moving again. Good tip if you can’t find sand or cat litter.

——Paladin”

Christmas Shopping on a Budget

TalkSpringfield — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 14:00:27 +0000

Most of us are hurting this year, but it doesn’t always mean you have to nix Christmas entirely this year. There are lots of good places to shop that you can get great deals on new and lightly used items this year.

In this article I will give you some tips in shopping and getting a good deal. It may be too late to ship something, however you can use these tips everyday to get the best deal.

First of you might want to check out what people have for sale locally. Two sites have emerged that allow people to post things for sale in their home towns for free.

The first is craigslist which was established by Craig in San Fransisco the website is relatively simple having you only have a valid email to use. All the email accounts are then converted to craigslist emails for safety and anonymity. On the site you will see categories, jobs, events, and even a place for people to post rants. In the for sale section you will see plenty to shop for, most of it used but in good shape.

Next on the list is a similar website, Kajiji. Kijiji is ebay’s attempt at a craigslist clone. The interface isnt simple, but the listings are must better looking. This service is also free and has a lot more features. Though not as many people use this as craigslist.

If you want something new or are searching for something specific you could always look on websites for their recertified or open-box items. Websites such as crutchfield.com, newegg.com and amazon.com have an open box secion as well as a recertified section. Recent statistics show most electronics are returned defective because the person who bought them simply does not know how to use the device.

You can also score deals on the websites that are dedicated to selling one product a day until they run out. These websites get great deals on items by buying up the product for sale in question in bulk to save money. Websites like woot.com have become very popular for these items.

Other places look for deals every day and list them such as slickdeals.net

If all else fails you can try going to GOOGLE Shopping to help you find the best deal on the new product you want.

I hope this information helps you save a bit of money in the long run.