12 Feb 2015

RIVER BANDITS ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR PLAYER HOST FAMILIES IN THE QUAD CITIES

By Marco LaNave
Team seeks families living within 15 minutes of Modern Woodmen Park for this April to September
DAVENPORT, Iowa (Feb. 12, 2015) - In less than two months, the 2015 roster of the Quad Cities River Bandits will arrive from Spring Training and begin the 140-game Midwest League schedule. Families in the Quad Cities have the exciting opportunity to host one or more players as they pursue their baseball careers in the Houston Astros organization through the River Bandits Host Family Program.
The River Bandits are looking for host families in the community to house one or more players for the 2015 season. Players will be in need of housing from early April through mid-September.
"Few people have the opportunity to be part of a young baseball player's life the way host families are," said River Bandits General Manager Andrew Chesser. "We are grateful to our current host families who have graciously opened their homes, and we look forward to more families providing support that contributes to River Bandits players' success both on and off the field."
Ideal host families commit to the entire season (April-September), live within a 15-minute drive of Modern Woodmen Park, and are able to provide each player with free room and board, his own room and access to a kitchen, as well as a clean, safe, and healthy home environment. Host families are not financially compensated.
To learn more about being a host family for the 2015 season, or to apply to host a River Bandits player, families may visit riverbandits.com/hostfamily for information and the downloadable application form. Completed applications and questions can be directed to Travis Painter by emailing Travis@riverbandits.com or calling the River Bandits front office at 563-324-3000.
UP NEXT: For Valentine's Day weekend, the River Bandits are offering a $3 discount on registration for the third annual Bandits Race to Home 5K presented by Palmer Chiropractic Clinics. Use the code "BEMINE" to get $3 off on registration at riverbandits.com/5k, only through Feb. 15. There is also still time to save money and enjoy exclusive benefits as a ticket plan holder for the 2015 River Bandits season at Modern Woodmen Park. With a ticket plan of 12 to 70 games, receive free parking, merchandise discounts, guaranteed giveaways and more. Call 563-324-3000 to speak with a River Bandits account representative and lock in seats for the upcoming season.
12 Feb 2015

Rock Island Children's Events Feb. 16-28

By Lisa Lockheart

Rock Island, IL: Rock Island Library children's programs for the latter half of February will let families read, pop, build and catapult their way through the doldrums of winter. Free programs include

Bluestem Book Club, 5:30 pm, Monday, Feb. 16, Rock Island Main Library: Activities and book discussion for children in grades 3-5 on three books on this year's nominee list: Frindle by Andrew Clements, The One and Only Ivan, by Katherine Applegate, and Wonderstruck, by Brian Selznick. The Bluestem Book Awards are presented to books chosen by students in Grades 3 to 5 from a list of nominees collected by the Illinois School Library Media Association.

Make-it Play-it Take-it Days: 4:00 pm, Wednesdays, Feb. 18 and 25, Main Library: The library offers free science and art based after-school activities in the Main Library children's room twice a month. This month's activities include "POP Science" on Feb. 18 and "Catapults" on Feb. 25. Suggested ages are 3rd-6th grades.

LEGO-brand brick building: 4:00 pm, Wednesdays, Feb. 18at the 30/31 Branch and Feb. 25 at Southwest Branch. Kids from pre-K to 6th grades use their imaginations to build creations with LEGO bricks.

Blizzard Bash: 3:00 pm, Saturday, Feb. 21, Main Library. Beat the winter "nothing to do" blahs with a blast of indoor activities that make winter fun. Family activities include indoor snowball fights, obstacle course, snow crafts and "snow" many books. The event celebrates the library's Pop Open a Good Book winter reading campaign for all ages, which concludes Feb. 28.

Toddler Tales: 10:30 am, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays, at the 30/31 Branch, Southwest Branch, and Main Library, respectively. Stories, songs and fun for children ages birth to five. Upcoming story and activity theme include toys (week of Feb. 16) and friendship (week of Feb. 23.)

Read with Rover and Pajama Storytime, Monday, Feb. 23, Southwest Branch. Kids get a chance to practice reading aloud with a certified therapy dog at 5:30 pm, immediately followed by a pajama storytime at 6:30 pm for ages birth to five with stories about friendship.

Rock Island Libraries include the Main Branch at 401 19th Street, the 30/31 Branch at 3059 30th Street, and the Southwest Branch at 9010 Ridgewood Road.

For more upcoming library events, visit library locations or the website at www.rockislandlibrary.org, follow Rock Island Library on Facebook or Twitter or call 309-732-READ (7323).

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Calendar of library programs: http://rockislandlibrary.evanced.info/signup/eventcalendar.aspx

12 Feb 2015

Augustana students invited to exhibit art at Figge Art Museum

By Lauren Reed

ROCK ISLAND, IL (02/12/2015)(readMedia)-- Seven Augustana students were among a select group of artists from colleges and universities in the Quad Cities area to exhibit their art at the Figge Art Museum's College Invitational Exhibition. A closing reception and awards ceremony was held at the Figge on Thursday, February 5.

The students invited to exhibit their art included:

Nathan Gray of Rock Island, IL

Emily Grooms of Coal Valley,

Founded in 1860, Augustana College is a selective four-year residential college of the liberal arts and sciences. The college is recognized for the innovative program Augie Choice, which provides each student up to $2,000 to pursue a high-impact learning experience such as study abroad, an internship or research with a professor. Current students and alumni include 155 Academic All-Americans, a Nobel laureate, 13 college presidents and other distinguished leaders. The college enrolls 2,500 students and is located along one of the world's most important waterways, the Mississippi River, in a community that reflects the diversity of the United States.

12 Feb 2015

ISU Scott County Extension Calendar

By Iowa State Univ Extension Office

Feb. 24, 2015 Scott County Extension Council Meeting, Scott County Extension Office, 7 pm-9 pm

March 4, 2015 Ornamental and Turf Applicators, Scott County Extension Office, 9:00 am-11:30 am

March 12, 2015 Master Gardener 2015 Webinar Series: Supporting Local Food Systems, Scott County Extension Office, 6:30 pm-8:30 pm

March 20, 2015 Pesticide Applicator Testing, Scott County Extension Office, 10:00 am-2:00pm

March 24, 2015 Certified Handlers, Scott County Extension Office, 9:00 am-11:30 am

Visit our events calendar at our web site: http://dbs.extension.iastate.edu/calendar/

12 Feb 2015

PQA Plus© Training Session Set in Cedar County

By Amanda Heitz

Tipton, Iowa -- The Iowa Pork Industry Center and Iowa State University Extension and Outreach are teaming up to provide training for pork producers and others who need certification in the Pork Quality Assurance Plus© (PQA Plus©) program. One certification session has been set for Tuesday, March 3rd in Cedar County.

Cedar County Office Manager, Joyce Coppes said the session will be held at the Cedar County Extension office, 107 Cedar Street, Tipton, Iowa 52772 and will be taught by ISU Extension and Outreach swine program specialist Tom Miller.

"The PQA Plus© session is set for 1:30?3:30p.m.," she said. "Anyone who plans to attend should let us know as soon as possible to ensure that we have adequate materials for everyone."

Cost for this certification program is $25 per person and is payable at the door. To preregister, contact the Cedar County Extension office at 563-886-6157.

To learn more about PQA Plus© please see the National Pork Board Web site at http://www.pork.org/certification/default.aspx

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12 Feb 2015

Eastern Iowa Hay Producers Association Annual Meeting & Conference

By Amanda Heitz

Area hay and forage producers are invited to attend the 32ndt Annual Eastern Iowa Hay Producers Association (EIHPA) Annual Meeting and Conference on Thursday, March 19, 2015 at Buzzy's in Welton. Registration will begin at 10:00 a.m. with the program scheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m.

This year's conference will focus on forage rotation and cover crops. Dr. Matt Liebman, ISU Professor of Agronomy, will speak on forages as part of a crop rotation. Liebman's research focuses on diversified cropping systems, weed ecology and management, and the use of native perennial species for soil and water conservation and biofuel production, including crop rotations, cover crops, green manures, intercrops, reconstructed prairies, conservation strips, animal manures, composts, and insects and rodents. Mark Carlton, ISU Extension Field Agronomist, will speak on utilizing cover crops as a forage. He will be followed by a panel of producers who are using cover crops as a forage source for their livestock operation. Following lunch and a brief annual meeting to elect officers and directors, will be regional updates from Virgil Schmitt, ISU Extension Field Agronomist, and Denise Schwab, ISU Extension Beef Specialist. Specific regional topics to be addressed include information on the newly released low lignin alfalfa and concerns about molds and mycotoxins in corn stover.

Registration for the conference is $30 and includes a membership to EIHPA and meal. Tickets can be purchased at the door. Certified crop advisor credits have been applied for. This conference is sponsored by EIHPA, Iowa State University Extension & Outreach, and the Iowa Beef Center.

The Eastern Iowa Hay Producers Association provides educational workshops and field days for forage producers in Jackson, Jones, Clinton, Cedar, Scott and Muscatine counties. However, forage producers from other counties are also welcome to participate. For more information contact Denise Schwab at dschwab@iastate.edu or Kevin Brown at brofarm@windstream.net or 563-872-4475.

 

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12 Feb 2015

Learn About the Project to Preserve the Rock Island County Civil War Memorial

By Robert Jackson Jr.

Rock Island, IL: The Civil War memorial at the Rock Island County Courthouse has seen better days, but organizers of a local monument restoration project hope to change that.

You can learn more about Restoring Rock Island's Civil War Monument at 3:00 pm Wednesday, Feb. 25 at Rock Island Main Library, 401 19th Street. Project organizers Doug Lambert, Quad City Civil War Roundtable, and Lt. Ron Ericson, a Rock Island County deputy sheriff, will present a history and images of the badly weathered memorial, discuss the need for saving it, and list local soldiers honored on the memorial. Questions and answers will follow. The program will last about an hour.

In July 2014, the life-sized marble soldier at the top of the memorial was lifted off the pedestal base after observers noted the statue had moved several inches off center. Since then, the 1,200 pound statue has been secured in a frame next to the 18-foot marble column. According to a report prepared by Diane Oestreich of the Rock Island County Preservation Society, more than 30,000 people gathered at the statue's unveiling in 1869. Rock Island's statue is an original work. It was commissioned especially for the county from artist Leonard Volk, one of two sculptors to model Abraham Lincoln from life, and a later founder of the Chicago Academy of Design.

The Restoring Rock Island's Civil War Monument program is free and open to the public. For more upcoming library events, visit library locations or the website at www.rockislandlibrary.org, follow Rock Island Library on Facebook or Twitter or call 309-732-READ (7323).

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12 Feb 2015

Art In Protest Of Obama And His Anti-American Administration

By Narveen Aryaputri

This is our opening Art exhit for the Phoenix plus in Cyberspace.

Please print this Press Release in your PSA.

This begins today, with Abraham Lincoln's birthday, and we will CONTINUE  taking Submissions through July4th. 2015.

It's a rolling show.

Our aim is specified below.

Significantly: it's the New Medium : Cyberspace PLUS Physical space.
In Art. For the same show.

All the art will be shown on WWW.ATTHEPHOENIX.COM

as well as At the Phoenix Art Gallery on Fifth Avenue. Moline.

12 Feb 2015

Local student Austin Pyrtle in C-SC's 2015 Guest Artist Production

By Heidi Lanier

CANTON, MO (02/12/2015)(readMedia)-- The great stage classic "Of Mice and Men" was selected for the 2015 Guest Artist Production at Culver-Stockton College. This adaption of John Steinbeck's moving study of friendship and responsibility in the face of tragedy earned the New York Drama Critics' Circle award for Best Play in 1938. Dr. Haidee Heaton, associate professor of theatre, directs the production with set design by S. Kent Miller, professor of theatre. The guest artist to star alongside students this year is Patrick Parsons. Parsons is a 2011 graduate of Culver-Stockton College. He currently lives and works in New York City.

Austin Pyrtle, freshman musical theatre major from Davenport, Iowa, was cast as Carlson.

This production runs from Thursday, Feb. 12 to Saturday, Feb. 14, 2015, at 7:30 p.m., in the Alexander Campbell Auditorium, located in the Robert W. Brown Performing Arts Center on campus. Performing Arts productions are part of C-SC Academic and Cultural Events programing. For ticket information, call the Fine and Literary Arts Office at 573-288-6346.

Culver-Stockton College, located in Canton, Mo., is a four-year residential institution in affiliation with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). C-SC specializes in experiential education and is one of only two colleges in the nation to offer the 12/3 semester calendar, where the typical 15 week semester is divided into two terms, a 12-week term and a 3-week term.

12 Feb 2015

Springfield Battalion Mobilizes for Afghanistan

By Illinois National Guard PAO

Approximately one dozen Soldiers mobilize Feb. 17 as part of Operation Resolute Support

SPRINGFIELD, IL (02/12/2015)(readMedia)-- A deployment ceremony is scheduled for approximately one dozen Soldiers who will deploy to Afghanistan. The ceremony for the 232nd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion based in Springfield, Illinois will be Feb. 17 at 10 a.m. at Camp Lincoln, 1301 N. MacArthur Blvd. in Springfield, Ill.

The unit will train for a brief time in Fort Hood, Texas before deploying to Afghanistan for approximately nine months as part of Operation Resolute Support.

The battalion will assist in planning, supervising and executing logistics within Afghanistan and assisting with the drawdown of U.S. Forces and equipment.

News media attending the event should arrive at least 30 minutes prior to the ceremony.

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