Browse over 6,500 square feet of clothes, toys, dishes, furniture, trinkets and more at the Rock Island Parks & Recreation Fall Community Garage Sale on Saturday, September 30th, at Upper Longview Park. Shop the sale from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm, stopping for a bite from the Hy-Vee grill. For more information call (309) 732-7275. Rain date for the sale is Saturday, October 7th. For inclement weather call the rain line at (309)732-RAIN(7246) to check event status.

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Arts Education Week is September 10-16    Designated by Congress in 2010, National Arts in Education Week begins September 10th. The research is undeniable.  When schools and communities embrace the arts - dance, music, theatre, visual and media arts - students benefit, educators are more effective, and communities are enhanced.  

Davenport, IA/September 1, 2017 – You can help decide which Rudy’s will get the trophy for the most donations!

Rudy’s Tacos restaurants, part of the history of the Quad Cities, are competing to see which restaurant can get the most donations for Prostate Cancer Awareness, now through September 30th.

Prepared Statement of Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa

Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control

Hearing on “Adapting U.S. Counternarcotics Efforts in Colombia”

Tuesday, September 12, 2017

"Nate has been, and will continue to be, an articulate and effective leader for working Iowa families”

Des Moines, IA- Today the Iowa State Building Trades announce their endorsement of Nate Boulton in the Democratic primary for Governor. Bill Gerhard, President of the Iowa State Building Trades, made the following statement about Nate.

Free Admission on September 23, 2017, with a Downloadable Museum Day Live! Ticket

 

Exhibitons include “Carol Steinmetz: An Artist’s Spectrum” and Go Figure!

 

‘Let’s send message that our continued economic growth is interdependent’

TOKYO (Sept. 11, 2017) – Gov. Bruce Rauner stressed the need to further strengthen the U.S.-Japan relationship at today’s launch of the 49th Midwest U.S.-Japan Association Conference. The conference, which continues through Tuesday, unites business, education and government leaders in an effort to further trade and investment opportunities between the Midwest states and Japan.

FREE HAIRCUTS TO ALL VETERANS

11 a.m to 1 p.m.

**Food Giveaway with Meat Choices

**Grill Out Lunch Served by Blue Grass American Legion

Book Exhange is open and Work Clothes Closet

Doors Open at 10:00 a.m.

Professor and historian Art Pitz will be presenting his annual Middle East lecture series at the Davenport Public Library and Rock Island Public Library in September and October.  Pitz will be discussing the complexities and hot-button topics relating to the Middle East, beginning with “ISIS Today: Dead or Alive?” at Eastern (6000 Eastern Avenue) on Wednesday, September 27 at 6:00 pm.  The com

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