DES MOINES, IA (08/18/2017) (readMedia)-- BETTENDORF, IOWA – The Bettendorf Education Association (BEA) and the Davenport Education Association (DEA) recommend the following candidates for the Bettendorf School Board and the Davenport School Board elections on Tuesday, September 12, 2017:

BETTENDORF

Andrew Champion, Maxine McEnany and Pepper Trahan

DAVENPORT

Allison Beck, Rodney Blackwell and Bruce Potts

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Daffodil Row – 217 N. Cody Rd, LeClaire. Mary Hotard, owner/operator. Women’s clothing & accessories boutique. 563-823-5580, Ribbon Cutting, First Friday, September 1st. Time tbd.

 

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September 12th – Evening - 5:30 - Steventon’s

Chiefs use ninth inning run to win one-run game

DAVENPORT, Iowa – The River Bandits fell to the Peoria Chiefs 5-4 on Thursday night at Modern Woodmen Park in front of 4,313 fans. Austin Warner shut out Quad Cities over six innings. Ronnie Dawson reached base three times in the win for the Bandits.

Shriners Hospitals for Children encourages parents to add screenings to their back-to-school routine

Witness before Committee Reaffirms Sworn Testimony                                                                                                                                      

COAL VALLEY, Ill. (Aug 17, 2017) – Niabi Zoo invites families to the zoo for solar eclipse viewing and nocturnal animal activities on Monday, Aug. 21 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

“We have a special opportunity to view a total solar eclipse for the first time in nearly 40 years,” said Joel Vanderbush, curator of conservation and education. “It will be interesting to see how the animals react as day suddenly turns to night.”

In the last 20 years, small schools facing budget cuts often removed elective classes. This left skills like cooking and growing fruits and vegetables unlearned.

Center for Rural Affairs’ Greenhouse to Cafeteria program has been a solution for schools that have faced those decisions in the past. Not only does it fill a hole left in the curriculum, it also means healthier foods are served at lunch.

Art works on display at State Historical Building through Oct. 30
 
DES MOINES – Marcia Joffe-Bouska of Council Bluffs and Allison Goehring of Milford were named winners of the sixth annual “Celebration of Iowa: Agriculture Art Exhibit” contest today at the Iowa State Fair.
 

Do you help take care of a child with special health and behavioral needs? If so, you are not alone. Over 43.5 million family caregivers in America provide a vast array of emotional, financial, nursing, social, homemaking and other services on a daily or an intermittent basis.

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