Get your pink on!!!  Plans are in the works for the 5TH ANNUAL PINK PAJAMA PARTY Dinner Benefit in support of Breast Cancer Awareness

(Davenport, IA ) A Pink Pajama Party benefit will be held at Hotel Blackhawk on Friday October 2, 2015, featuring cocktails, dinner and raffles. Proceeds from the benefit will go to support breast cancer awareness.

The event will begin at 5pm with registration and cash bar social time; a sit-down dinner will be served at 7pm; the evening will include a silent auction, raffles (including a pink quilt raffle), a bake sale, prizes and much more. To show their support for Breast Cancer Awareness, attendees are encouraged to wear their favorite pajamas (pink pajamas preferred). The cost for this benefit is $40. Seating will be limited.

The event location will be the Gold Room at Hotel Blackhawk, 200 E. 3rd Street, Downtown Davenport, Iowa Checks can be made payable to "Pink Pajama Party" and sent c/o Kathleen Eshelman, 2812 Davenport Ave, Davenport, IA 52803.

For questions or reservations, call Kathleen at 563-508-7983; final reservations are needed by September 15. For Room accommodations, call Hotel Blackhawk at 563-322-5000.

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After trailing by two through four innings, Kane County recovers to take opener from Quad Cities

DAVENPORT, Iowa (September 2, 2015) - Kane County left fielder Victor Reyes was 3-for-4 with three RBIs, including a go-ahead two-run single in the eighth inning, and center fielder Colin Bray scored four runs, as the Cougars came from behind to beat the Quad Cities River Bandits, 8-6, in front of 1,620 at Modern Woodmen Park Wednesday night.

The Cougars (45-20 second half, 81-52 overall) overcame a 4-2 deficit in the fourth inning with a single run in both the fifth and seventh innings before rallying for four runs in the top of the eighth to take the lead. Kane County and the River Bandits (40-25, 85-48) each scored single runs in the first two innings against starters Rogelio Armenteros and Jared Miller, respectively.

In a 2-2 game in the bottom of the fourth inning, River Bandits second baseman Jose Fernandez drew a leadoff walk, stole second base, and went to third base on a throwing error by catcher Stryker Trahan with nobody out for first baseman Ryan Bottger, who singled through the left side to give the River Bandits their first lead at 3-2. Catcher Garrett Stubbs laid down his sacrifice bunt of the game to advance Bottger to second, and a wild pitch moved Bottger to third with third baseman Luis Reynoso at the plate. Reynoso grounded a ball to shortstop Ildemaro Vargas, and Bottger tried to score, but Bottger was retired in a rundown that ended Reynoso at second base. Left fielder Jason Martin drove in Reynoso with a ground-ball double off the first-base bag to increase the Quad Cities lead to 4-2. All four earned runs were charged to Miller, who lasted six innings, allowing seven hits and two walks with three strikeouts.

Kane County answered with a run in the fifth inning without a hit, as Bray walked, went to second on a fly ball to right, advanced to third on a ground ball to third, and then scored on a balk by Armenteros to get the Cougars within 4-3. The visitors produced the tying run in the seventh on a double to right-center field by first baseman Cody Regis to score Bray, who led off the inning with a walk. Armenteros finished the fifth inning, allowing three earned runs on four hits and four walks with seven strikeouts.

With the score still knotted at four, Cougars second baseman Dawel Lugo led off the eighth with a single against Lachlan Madden (0-1), who tossed scoreless sixth and seventh innings following his call up Wednesday from rookie-level Greeneville. Trahan doubled to right-center field to advance Lugo to third with nobody out. Madden got pinch hitter Marty Herum to fly out to center field for the first out of the inning, before left-hander Zach Davis entered to face Reyes, who hit a high chopper over Reynoso to score both Lugo and Trahan for a 6-4 lead, with Reyes advancing to second base on the throw home by left fielder Drew Ferguson, whose error sent Reyes to third base. Vargas flied out to center to score Reyes and give Kane County a 7-4 lead. Bray then drew the last of his three walks, advanced to second on the Regis' walk, and scored on an infield hit by Henry Castillo when Fernandez made a throwing error, giving the Cougars an 8-4 lead.

The River Bandits tried to rally back, scoring a two-out run in the eighth inning against right-hander Scott Schultz (1-0) on an RBI double by Stubbs to make it a three-run game. Quad Cities had the first two batters reach base against Luis Ramirez in the ninth inning, as Martin walked and Ferguson doubled to left field, putting runners on second and third bases with nobody out. Shortstop Kristian Trompiz drove in one run with a sacrifice fly to center field, narrowing the gap to 8-6, but designated hitter Bryan Muñiz grounded out, and right fielder Ramon Laureano struck out to end the game, as Ramirez earned his 10th save.

SPRINGFIELD - Governor Bruce Rauner issued the following statement following the House's vote to sustain his veto of SB 1229:

"I want to thank every House member who stood with taxpayers today. It is encouraging that many legislators recognized the dire financial impact this legislation would have had on our state.

While House members chose to help us avoid digging a deeper financial hole, we still have a lot of work to do and time is of the essence. We have now entered our third month without a balanced budget, which only the legislature can pass, and court orders have shown that I can't simply reduce the budget and balance it without legislative changes.

I hope today's action marks the beginning of serious negotiations over how we can deliver needed structural reforms and a balanced budget."

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. - This is the first week of National Preparedness Month (NPM) and in the Midwest it's off to a roaring start with active outreach and conversations meant to inspire individuals and families to take action and prepare for flooding?the most common and costly disaster in the United States. Yes, it can happen where you live!

During this first week of NPM, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency's 10 regional offices; county and local emergency managers; other federal agencies; businesses; voluntary and other organizations; as well as families and individuals will use news releases, social media, educational activities and events to promote the message that preparing for floods is important for protecting lives, livelihoods and properties.

"Flooding is fresh on the minds of many people in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska. With so much flooding during the past few months, it's a good time to consider the true risk," said FEMA Region VII Regional Administrator Beth Freeman. "But it's not enough to simply realize flooding is a real threat for us all. This month, this week, today, we hope everyone will take action to develop and practice a family emergency communication plan for hazards like flooding. This year our theme is, 'Don't wait. Communicate. Make your emergency plan today.'"

Fewer than half of Americans have taken the time to plan what they will do if there is an emergency. Sitting down and developing a communication plan with loved ones doesn't cost a thing, but can save a lot if a flood or another disaster impacts you and your family.

In addition to floods, hurricanes, wildfires, tornadoes and earthquakes also occur frequently and devastate lives across the country every year. To encourage disaster planning for all hazards, FEMA and the Ad Council just launched a new series of public service announcements (PSAs) in English and Spanish, at www.ready.gov/september,  The PSAs direct audiences to www.ready.gov/communicate for tools and resources to help develop and practice a family emergency communication plan.

Managed and sponsored by the Ready campaign, National Preparedness Month is designed to raise awareness and encourage Americans to take steps to prepare for emergencies in their homes, schools, organizations, businesses, and places of worship. National Preparedness Month is an opportunity to share emergency preparedness information and host activities across the country to help Americans understand what it truly means to be ready.

National Preparedness Month Weekly Themes

• Week 1 (September 1-5)  Flood
• Week 2 (September 6-12)  Wildfire
• Week 3 (September 13-19)  Hurricane
• Week 4 (September 20-26)  Power Outage
• Week 5 (September 27-30)  Lead up to National PrepareAthon! Day, September 30

National Preparedness Month culminates with National PrepareAthon! Day on September 30 when cities and counties across the country are planning community-wide events bringing together schools, their business community, government, faith leaders, hospitals, individuals and families, and others to participate in preparedness drills and activities for hazards that are relevant to their area.

For more information visit Ready.gov/September or follow the campaign on Facebook, at https://www.facebook.com/readygov, on Twitter, at https://twitter.com/Readygov, or for FEMA Region VII, www.twitter.com/femaregion7. For more information about events for America's PrepareAthon throughout September, and for National PrepareAthon! Day information, visit www.ready.gov/prepare.

Quick facts to consider as you plan:

• Text messages and social media can be better ways to communicate during an emergency when phone lines are tied up, or even not working.

• Homeowners and renters insurance don't cover floods

• Talking to children about emergencies and involving them in the planning process helps children feel they have some control over what could happen during an emergency. It can also make recovery much easier on everyone.

Follow FEMA online at www.twitter.com/fema, www.facebook.com/fema, and www.youtube.com/fema.  Find regional updates from FEMA Region VII at www.twitter.com/femaregion7. Also, follow Administrator Craig Fugate's activities at www.twitter.com/craigatfema.  The social media links provided are for reference only. FEMA does not endorse any non-government websites, companies or applications.

FEMA's mission is to support our citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards.

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