Davenport, July 20, 2015 - Women across Iowa and Illinois are joining together in the fight for their lives. Go Red For Women is the American Heart Association's national movement to end heart disease and stroke in women, and Karen Dahlstrom, Senior Associate Director of Admissions at Augustana College has recently been named Chair of the movement in the Quad Cities.

Dahlstrom is a native of Aledo, Illinois, but currently resides in Moline, Illinois.  Karen's husband Neil is the Manager of Corporate History and Records Services at John Deere.  In addition to her work with the AHA, Dahlstrom is also a volunteer with the United Way, Big Brothers Big Sisters, and the John Deere Classic.  Dahlstrom has been a member of the committee for the Go Red For Women Luncheon for 2 years, and most recently served as the head of the communications committee.

As the Chair of the 2015 Go Red For Women, Dahlstrom will work to raise awareness of heart disease and stroke, which kill more women than men each year.  Dahlstrom and the AHA will work together to teach women how the disease can be prevented through simple lifestyle changes.  This annual events draws more than 500 women passionate about ending heart disease and stroke, and aims to raise nearly $120,000 to support local efforts to improve women's health.  The American Heart Association is currently investing more than $10 million into research and education projects in the state of Iowa as part of their goal to reduce deaths from heart disease and stroke by 20% while improving the lives of all Americans by 20% by the year 2020.

The 12^th annual Quad Cities Go Red For Women Luncheon takes place Wednesday November 4^th, 2015 from 10:30 am - 1:00 pm at The River Center. For more information or to get involved in the Go Red For Women movement, contact the American Heart Association Davenport office at (563) 323-4321 or visit quadcitiesgoredforwomen.org.

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About the American Heart Association

The American Heart Association is devoted to saving people from heart disease and stroke - the two leading causes of death in the world. We team with millions of volunteers to fund innovative research, fight for stronger public health policies, and provide lifesaving tools and information to prevent and treat these diseases. The Dallas-based association is the nation's oldest and largest voluntary organization dedicated to fighting heart disease and stroke. The Midwest Affiliate serves an 11-state region: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin. To learn more or to get involved, call (563) 323-4321or visit heart.org/easterniowa.  Follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

By Nathaniel Sillin

Does your college-bound freshman know how to handle money at school?

Campus life can test even the most disciplined young adults on money matters. In the final weeks before you help your student pack up for the dorm, it's a good time to pack in some money lessons as well.

Start with what college will cost. On average, the Class of 2015 graduated with a little over $35,000 in student loan debt, according to Edvisors (http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2015/05/08/congratulations-class-of-2015-youre-the-most-indebted-ever-for-now/). Depending on your financial situation and how you've planned for your child's college education, start with an overview of how your student's college costs will impact your finances now and after graduation.

If your child will be paying off personal or student loans once they graduate, discuss how that reality should define financial choices throughout college. That doesn't mean saving every penny and having no fun at all, but such a talk should reinforce how handling money intelligently, setting priorities and getting a jump on savings can position your child for a much stronger financial start upon graduation.

Train them to budget. If your child hasn't learned budgeting skills (http://www.practicalmoneyskills.com/budgeting),it's time for a crash course. Budgeting is the first essential skill in personal finance. Teaching children to budget now gives them a head start on dealing with post-graduation debt or long-term goals like affording a home or car. Because teens often live their lives on smartphones, familiarize yourself with the growing range of budgeting apps (http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2015/04/27/budgeting-apps-affect-spending-habits/26190991/) to keep their money management on course.

Talk through on-campus banking and credit needs. Many parents start their kids with custodial savings and checking accounts at their local bank when they are younger. If your bank has branches in the teen's college town, that relationship can easily continue. Responsible credit card use is also wise to start in college. Keep in mind that The Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure (or Credit CARD) Act of 2009 requires that anyone under 21 without independent income have a co-signer to qualify for a card. As such, you'll be able to keep track of your child's credit use. However, if they default, you'll be on the hook - so monitor your child's bank and credit relationships closely until you agree they're ready to manage them on their own.

Cover credit monitoring and identity theft. With smarter online thieves emerging every day, your child is at risk of identity theft from the minute he or she is assigned a Social Security number. While most teens generally don't have a credit report until they start earning a paycheck at age 16, be on the lookout for fraudulent activity earlier (http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0040-child-identity-theft) and make sure they get in the habit of ordering the three free credit reports (https://www.annualcreditreport.com/index.action) they are entitled to each year. Throughout college, consider sitting down with children so you can review their annual credit reports together.

Bottom line: There's plenty to do in the final weeks before your kids leave for college. Don't forget to reinforce important money lessons before they go.

Opportunity to Experience Highways in a Big Rig  

Summary: The American Trucking Associations & Tennant Truck Lines will host a trucking event to focus on highway safety, what role trucking plays in the Quad Cities and the U.S. and why trucking is a great career choice.

Who: Professional Truck Drivers with millions of miles of accident free driving, American Trucking Associations, Tennant Truck Lines, Iowa Motor Truck Association and Illinois Trucking Association

What: Trucking event that will give the media the opportunity to:

·       Take a ride in a big rig;

·       Meet four professional truck drivers with a combined 74 years behind the wheel and over 7.1 million of accident-free miles;

·       See some of the newest safety technology;

·       Learn about safety on our nation's highways;

·       Learn about sharing the road with large trucks;

·       Learn about the blind spots around large trucks;

·       Learn about the shortage of truck drivers and technicians

When: Thursday, July 23, 2015 - 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.

Where: Tennant Truck Lines - 20812 E 550 Street, Colona, IL 61241.

Interviews: Professional truck drivers, Tennant Truck Lines President Aaron Tennant, American Trucking Associations, Illinois Trucking Association and Iowa Motor Truck Association

American Trucking Associations is the largest national trade association for the trucking industry. Through a federation of 50 affiliated state trucking associations and industry-related conferences and councils, ATA is the voice of the industry America depends on most to move our nation's freight. Follow ATA on Twitter or on Facebook. Trucking Moves America Forward  

Share the Road is a highway safety outreach program of the American Trucking Associations that educates all drivers about sharing the roads safely with large trucks. An elite team of professional truck drivers with millions of accident-free miles deliver life-saving messages to millions of motorists annually. The safety program is sponsored by Mack Trucks, Inc. and Michelin North America, Inc. www.atastr.org

Tennant Truck Lines, Inc. (TTL) is an open deck carrier that services the Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, and Midwest regions of the country. We have full terminals currently located in Moline, Illinois; Augusta, Georgia; and Baltimore, Maryland. We have drop yards in Grand Island, NE and Valley City, ND as well as drop trailers at many customer locations around the country. These operating centers allow TTL to effectively service our customers and traffic lanes with pride, safety and quality service. Since 1946, we have been an industry leader in transportation and will continue to lead the pack by meeting and exceeding customer requests. 

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PAULINO GOES 7 SHUTOUT INNINGS IN BANDITS' WIN

Quad Cities sets up third rubber match in four series with first-round playoff opponent Cedar Rapids

DAVENPORT, Iowa (July 19, 2015) - Quad Cities River Bandits right-hander David Paulino pitched a career-high seven shutout innings, and first baseman Nick Tanielu's two-out, three-run double in the eighth inning provided the insurance for a 5-1 win over the Cedar Rapids Kernels in front of 6,130 at Modern Woodmen Park Sunday night.

Paulino (2-2) struck out seven batters and scattered four hits, working around a pair of first-inning singles before retiring 14 consecutive batters in one stretch. For the second time in three starts, he won by pitching at least six shutout innings without walking a batter.

The Kernels (13-11 second half, 54-40 overall) nearly had a first-inning scoring threat, as center fielder Tanner English led off with a single down the third-base line and tried stretching it to a double, but left fielder Ramon Laureano threw from the left-field line to second baseman Alex Hernandez on the fly to retire English sliding into second base for the game's first out. Right fielder Edgar Corcino hit a two-out infield single and went to second base on a balk, before left fielder Zack Larson grounded out to end the inning.

Laureano also ignited the offensive effort for the River Bandits (14-10, 59-33) in the second inning against Kernels left-hander Luke Westphal (1-2). After drawing an eight-pitch leadoff walk, Laureano stole second base and dashed to third base when catcher Alex Real's throw went into center field. Designated hitter Ryan Bottger lined out to second base, before center fielder Jason Martin's groundout over the first-base side of the pitcher's mound scored Laureano to make it 1-0. Westphal dueled Paulino by allowing one hit - a third-inning single by catcher Garrett Stubbs for his first Midwest League hit - through the first five innings.

Quad Cities kept the 1-0 lead until the bottom of the sixth inning, when third baseman Kristian Trompiz drove a one-out triple to the warning track in right-center field and scored when shortstop Alex Bregman lifted a two-out RBI double to the right-field corner. Westphal matched a career high by going six innings, allowing two runs - one earned - on three hits with two walks and four strikeouts.

After allowing only two baserunners to reach second base and none to reach third, Paulino turned over a 2-0 lead to right-hander Riley Ferrell to begin the eighth inning. With one out, first baseman Tyler Kuresa hit an infield single to Tanielu, followed by consecutive walks to designated hitter Austin Diemer and third baseman Pat Kelly to load the bases. A wild pitch with English batting scored a run and put the tying and go-ahead runs in scoring position. English then popped out to Tanielu, before a pitch to shortstop Nick Gordon got away from Stubbs to foul territory on the first-base side, but the River Bandits catcher recovered in time to throw to Ferrell at home plate, where he tagged out Diemer to end the inning and preserve the 2-1 lead.

In the bottom of the eighth inning, Kernels right-hander Chris Mazza began his second inning of relief by retiring the first two batters. Then Trompiz and right fielder Drew Ferguson hit consecutive two-out singles to center field, before Bregman walked to load the bases. Tanielu then drilled a 2-1 offering down the left-field line to plate three runs and give his team its first five-run output in seven games.

Ferrell got the first out of the ninth inning before allowing consecutive one-out walks, prompting a change to right-hander Ryan Thompson, who got consecutive flyouts to earn his fourth save and end his team's first game decided by more than two runs since July 11, as well as just the fourth game decided by more than two runs in the first 12 games of the season series with Cedar Rapids.

Monday's 1 p.m. rubber match will be the third in as many three-game series between the River Bandits and Kernels, who will not meet again until the first round of the playoffs. Quad Cities right-hander Elieser Hernandez (0-0) will make his first Midwest League start.

UP NEXT: Gates open at noon for the final regular season game between the River Bandits and their first-round playoff opponents, the Cedar Rapids Kernels. Veterans and active military can show a military ID at the box office to purchase $1 bleacher tickets for themselves and up to three guests on Military Monday presented by Performance Food Group, 97X and ESPN 93.5. Individual tickets are on sale at the River Bandits box office and online at riverbandits.com. Ticket plans of 12 to 70 games - which include free parking, reserved seats, merchandise discounts, and guaranteed giveaways - are available by calling 563-324-3000.

BANDITS REACH BEST MARK, THEN LOSE 1ST TO WISCONSIN

Quad Cities briefly goes 27 games above .500 for first time since the end of the 2010 season

GRAND CHUTE, Wis. (July 17, 2015) - Quad Cities River Bandits left fielder Jason Martin homered to open the scoring in a 4-2, Game 1 win Friday, but Wisconsin right-hander David Burkhalter went six shutout innings in a 3-2, Game 2 win for the Timber Rattlers' first victory in nine games with Quad Cities and a doubleheader split of seven-inning games at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium.

With a Game 1 win in their first road doubleheader since June 29, 2014, the River Bandits (13-9 second half, 58-32 overall) briefly achieved an overall record 27 games above .500 (58-31) for the first time since finishing the 2010 season 28 games above .500. Despite remaining undefeated in road series this season, Quad Cities missed an opportunity for its first sweep victory in its last 18 series - since sweeping Wisconsin at home May 7-9 - and its first doubleheader sweep since July 6, 2014, when it swept Wisconsin at home.

In the top of the second inning in Game 1, Martin broke a scoreless tie with a solo home run to the right-field boardwalk off Timber Rattlers right-hander Cody Ponce (0-1). Martin's seven home runs are the most of any active River Bandit. Quad Cities added to the lead with two-out rally in the third inning. Shortstop Alex Bregman singled to center field, followed by consecutive RBI doubles to left field by All-Star third baseman Nick Tanielu and right fielder Ramon Laureano, giving Quad Cities a 3-0 lead. The team added its final run of the game in the fourth inning, as first baseman Ryan Bottger split the left-center field gap for a triple and scored on the same play, as the relay throw by shortstop Blake Allemand went past third base, extending the River Bandits' lead to 4-0. Ponce was charged with four runs - three earned - on six hits and no walks with three strikeouts in a career-high five innings.

River Bandits right-hander Francis Martes scattered two singles and a walk through the first four innings, but Wisconsin (7-14, 30-61) tallied two unearned runs in the fifth inning. Martes began by walking catcher Greg McCall, who advanced to third base after two groundouts. Center fielder Brandon Diaz then tapped a ground ball in front of home plate, where Martes failed to field it cleanly, allowing McCall to score and Diaz to reach first base. Allemand then singled to center field, and third baseman Dustin DeMuth hit an RBI single to left field, cutting the deficit to 4-2. Martes was removed after allowing two unearned runs on four hits and two walks with three strikeouts in 4 2/3 innings, so left-hander Michael Freeman (1-1) entered to strike out designated hitter Carlos Leal and end the inning. Freeman worked around a sixth-inning walk and seventh-inning double to earn his first professional win, posting a career-high four strikeouts.

In Game 2, the Timber Rattlers took the lead with a pair of first-inning runs off River Bandits right-hander Christian Powell (2-1). Allemand, who went 5-for-7 in the doubleheader, singled to left field and went to second base when left fielder Drew Ferguson bobbled the ball. DeMuth then drove a ground-rule double that bounced off the warning track in right-center field and over the fence to score Allemand. Leal followed with a single to left field, scoring DeMuth for a 2-0 Wisconsin lead. After allowing three straight hits, Powell allowed only two hits and a hit batter for the rest of his five innings, posting a career-high seven strikeouts while allowing five hits and no walks.

For Wisconsin, Burkhalter (3-5) scattered four hits and one walk with one strikeout in a season-high six innings. Right-hander Luke Curtis began the seventh inning with a 3-0 lead, but Martin led off with a triple to right-center field and Ferguson walked. With one out, second baseman Alex Hernandez walked to load the bases, and catcher Garrett Stubbs hit a sacrifice fly to right field for his first Midwest League RBI. Third baseman Luis Reynoso lined a two-out, two-strike RBI single to right field to make it 3-2, but with the tying run at second base, first baseman Alan Sharkey made a diving catch on a line drive by designated hitter Bobby Boyd for the final out.