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Ellen Bowlin When the original pipe organ at St. Mark Evangelical Lutheran Church in Davenport was removed in 1969 and replaced with an electronic organ, the shift was meant to be temporary.

But the temporary has a way of taking hold, and the “interim” instrument lasted until 2003.

Now, as the culmination of a sanctuary renovation and a component of the church’s strategic-planning process, the congregation has a new pipe organ. The organ has been used in services since Palm Sunday and will be featured in a concert by Michael Burkhardt on Sunday, June 4.

 

Issue 583 Cover We've tortured you with tiny word limits before, but this year we were in a really foul mood. So we decided to have some fun at your expense and see how many suckers would try to put "llama" and "ramekin" in a 200-word story dealing with an odoriferous canine abode and lumpy breakfast food.
In addition to this column I publish a daily political newsletter called Capitol Fax. A couple of years ago I also started a blog, which can be found at (http://www.thecapitolfaxblog.com).
U.S. Senator Barack Obama

 Running the blog is a real pain sometimes. It’s a lot of work and I’ve had to weed out some truly insane commenters. Still, most commenters have interesting, insightful thoughts, so I thought I’d share some of them with you today.

Next month, Bethany for Children & Families will team up with Moline Centre Partners (MCP) to host a Clean-A-Thon in downtown Moline. Volunteers will walk the streets of downtown Moline sweeping the sidewalks, pulling weeds, and picking up trash. Since May 1, volunteers from Bethany for Children & Families and MCP have been collecting sponsor pledges per pound of trash they collect. The event will be held on Thursday, June 15, from 5 to 7 p.m. For more information, or to make a pledge, call (309)762-7804. The cleanup-effort proceeds will be divided between Bethany, which will offer a special recreational-outing opportunity for children that volunteer, and MCP to support growth, change, and beauty in the downtown area.

 

River/Gulf Energy has announced that it plans to build an ethanol plant in Buffalo, Iowa, near the Quad Cities. Plans call for a 100-million-gallon-per-year (MGPY) facility to be built on a 100-acre industrial site. 
In the upcoming weeks, it is my intention to inform readers of the extremely disturbing realities behind the City of Davenport’s uncomprehensive issuance of a Floodplain Construction Permit to the Isle of Capri (IOC) for its proposed 11-story, city-block-wide casino hotel along downtown Davenport’s riverfront.

The story of the “anti-folk” musical duo the Bowmans – twin sisters Sarah and Claire Bowman – might be tired and cheap if it weren’t so compelling and poignant.

They grew up in the Quad Cities, operate out of New York City, and are making their return this week, opening for Lowry (a band in which they also play) at the Redstone Room on May 24. Hometown girls made good!

 

Advertising Director

Position Available at River Cities Reader

Posted March 2, 2008

Type of Position: Permanent Full-Time

The River Cities' Reader seeks a professional, highly organized and motivated Advertising Director to oversee the success of a small sales team responsible for selling display, classified and online advertising. The successful candidate will be a strong growth driven leader, outstanding communicator and proven strategic planner with a documented media sales performance history.

Responsibilities include : recruiting, managing and motivating sales team; developing and executing sales strategies to achieve budgeted goals and using Salesforce.com to manage sales team accountability, customer contacts, relationships and opportunities. Must be an effective oral and written communicator with a strong work ethic and proven track record.
Will manage a major account list, establish new major accounts and manage delegation of account lists and territories to sales team.

Please email cover letter and resume to Todd McGreevy, todd.mcgreevy@gmail.com.

The individual hired will work closely with and answer to the Publisher to achieve team wide advertising revenue goals.
This role requires an individual with strong advertising expertise, creativity and strategic vision and effective management and motivation skills.

Other duties will include :

  1. Implement strategic work flow and sales processes to manage existing client relationships and grow new relationships via aggressive prospecting.
  2. Build client relationships through developing promotions for advertisers with potential ROI and branding opportunities available by advertising with the River Cities' Reader.
  3. Identify and analyze competitive advertising sales opportunities, product, and market dynamics to make recommendations on positioning strategies for the River Cities' Reader.
  4. Manage and lead a Customer Service Rep to ensure adequate support for outside sales Account Execs in order for the Sales Team to meet weekly ad production deadlines, generate spec ad plans, prepare contract proposals, assist with collections, and implement existing and new marketing initiatives.

Compensation & Benefits
Competitive Base Salary
Sales Team Performance Bonuses
Paid Holidays and Sick Leave
Small Group Health Insurance Plan

 

Account Executive
We're looking for savvy, outgoing, talented people who can't live without the Reader, and who want to join the team that makes it happen every week.

If you can think on your feet, listen, multi-task, write well and carry a tune (well you don't really have to carry a tune)..... we're interested.

Top candidates will get a chance at a profitable career growing the Reader through a position in outside sales and marketing. All candidates must have a documented media sales performance history for consideration.

Email your resume and an erudite letter to Todd McGreevy, Publisher, at sales@rcreader.com


Internships 

The Reader accepts applications for internships on an ongoing basis. 

Sales & Marketing intern candidates, please contact Todd McGreevy - sales@rcreader.com

For a pdf with more information, click here. 

 

Graphic Design intern candidates, please contact Shawn Eldridge - shawn@rcreader.com

For a pdf with more information, click here.

 

Editorial intern candidates, please contact Jeff Ignatius - jeff@rcreader.com

For a pdf with more information, click here.

 

About QC-Span

QC-Span is an online C-Span for the Quad Cities. The streaming multimedia content includes video and audio of events, interviews, press conferences, and much more. See it for yourself - it's free to access 24 hours a day at www.qcspan.com

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