03 Oct 2014

SEASONAL EMPLOYMENT AVAILABLE Through The Salvation Army of the Quad Cities

By Holly Nomura

Quad Cities, IA/IL: Hundreds of Red Kettle Campaign bell ringers will be needed this season to help stand all fifty Quad Cities Red Kettle Locations. The hours can be as few as 8 hours per week, and as many as 40 hours per week. The bell ringing campaign will begin Friday, November 7, 2014.

The applications will be taken in ROCK ISLAND COUNTY beginning October 6th:

2200 -5th Avenue, Moline, IL

Monday through Friday 9am - 1pm

The applications will be taken in SCOTT COUNTY beginning October 1st:

3400 W. Central Park Avenue, Davenport, IA

Mondays 12pm - 3pm

Wednesdays and Fridays 9am - 3pm

Social security card and current photo id are required to be hired.

Volunteers are also sought: If you are interested in becoming a volunteer bell ringer, please go to www.ringbells.org for easy sign-up.

82 cents of every dollar donated to The Salvation Army is used to sustain

year-round programs that foster hope, and help change lives.

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03 Oct 2014

ISU Extension Calendar late-October 2014

By Joy Venhorst

Oct. 15, 2014 Right-of-Way, Forest, and Aquatic Pest Management, Scott County Extension Office,

9:00 am-11:30 am

Oct. 23, 2014 Mosquito and Public Health Pest Management, Scott County Extension Office,

9:00 am-11:30 am

Oct. 28, 2014 Scott County Extension Council Meeting, Scott County Extension Office, 7:00 pm

03 Oct 2014

American Cancer Society Discovery Shop in Bettendorf to hold annual Fur & Glitz Reveal

By Jamie Sons

The Bettendorf Discovery Shop in Cumberland Square is excited to announce that Thursday, October 9^th from 10:00 A.M. until 7:00 P.M. we will be revealing our beautiful collection of fur coats and accessories, and our stunning special occasion men's and women's clothing, jewelry, and accessories.

The Discovery Shop is ready to help you to sparkle, shine, and glow for a great cause! Stop in on Thursday morning to be the first to see all of the lovely items that we have available. We will help you to find just what you need for your upcoming special occasions, and you can help us to raise money to help in the fight against cancer. Our donors have been very generous; we have an amazing assortment of items for you to choose from.

The Discovery Shop is an upscale resale shop selling gently used items all donated by the community it is owned and operated by the American Cancer Society with the proceeds going for cancer research, education, patient services, and advocacy. The shop is run mainly by a staff of over 80 volunteers. If you are interested in joining our volunteer group stop in the shop and join us in the fight against cancer.

If you have items that you would like to donate for this event or at any time, donations are gladly accepted during business hours and a tax receipt is always available. The shop welcomes men's, women's and children's gently used clothing, accessories, jewelry, collectibles and kitchen items. For more information find us on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/QCDiscoveryShop or on Twitter at QCDiscoveryShop

Regular shop hours are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Thursday 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., and Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

03 Oct 2014

The Christian Event of the Fall

By New Anthem

Jeremy Camp and Kutless The Come Alive Tour With Special Guest Adam Cappa 7:00 PM Wednesday, October 8th Adler Theater 136 East 3rd Street Downtown Davenport, Iowa This event is brought to us by Echo Ministries.

He is unapologetic about his faith, and his passion resonates through his worship songs and ballads that energize the entire audience to be reckless in their walk with God.

Since the release of his debut album Stay in 2002, BEC Recordings Jeremy Camp has had an outstanding career with 32 No.1 radio hits across all formats, four RIAA Gold-selling studio albums, five Dove Awards, a GRAMMY® nominated project and many more accolades.

Reckless is Camp's latest full-length record featuring the single and title track "Reckless." Camp is excited to share what God has been doing in his life on this new album. New and old fans alike will find Reckless to be as heart-felt and passionate as ever.

Tickets are on sale now!

* Tickets ($40, $30, $20)

* Groups of 10+ available at a special $18 rate!
* For Group seating:
* Call Melissa Shore 563-326-8526 or email the Box Office at mshore@riverctr.com

Tickets available here:
* Adler Theatre Box Office
* Online at Ticketmaster here: Get Tickets
* Charge by phone at 800-745-3000
* and at all Ticketmaster outlets

Adler Theatre Box Office:
136 East Third Street
Davenport, Iowa 52801
Phone 563-326-8555
The Adler Theatre Box Office operates Monday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.
The Box Office is closed on weekends and evenings, unless it is an event day where hours will vary.

Internet Purchasing: Online at Ticketmaster here: Get Tickets

Charge By Phone: call Ticketmaster at 1-800-745-3000

Ticketmaster Outlets:
· Bettendorf, IA: HY-Vee, 2900 Devils Glenn Rd.
· Davenport, IA: HY-Vee, 2200 West Kimberly Rd.
· Davenport, IA: Walmart, 3101 West Kimberly Rd.
· Davenport, IA: Walmart, 5811 Elmore Ave.
· Moline, IL: Walmart, 3930 - 44th Avenue Dr.
· Silvis, IL: HY-Vee, 2001 5th St.

03 Oct 2014

This Week in Downtown Davenport: 10/3 - 10/9

By QC Chamber

The Quad City Symphony Orchestra makes it's return this weekend when American Master pianist, Garrick Ohlsson, performs during Masterworks I: Into a New World. With a performance claimed to be arguably one of the most challenging concerto for piano, this is one concert you won't want to miss. On Wednesday, venture back to the Adler for a contemporary Christian performance by Grammy nominated musician Jeremy Camp.

Attention all PechaKucha Night lovers! You're in for a treat this month when the Figge Art Museum hosts not just one PechaKucha Night, but TWO! Learn about the artists who contributed to current exhibition, Artists First, during next Thursday's PechaKucha Night. Keep in mind the Rug Hooking Class starts this Tuesday, too, with a fall fun theme!

Celebrate the local harvest with seasonal tastings of local foods, live music, a silent auction, and delicious drinks next Thursday at the Quad Cities Food Hub. Here's yet another opportunity to enjoy local foods from local organizations! Until then, get pickled on Tuesday by learning the tricks to the trade of pickling beets during their Beet Pickles class.

The Iowa Route 6 Tourist Association invites you to rediscover downtown Davenport when their retro road trip, "Cruising the Ones," drives through town. Open to anyone with a classic car, come peruse a variety of other makes and models cruising Third and Fourth Streets next Thursday, October 9th. Spectators are welcome- just don't forget your cameras and lawnchairs!

Join Great River Brewery for their Punk'N Mator Tapping tomorrow to kick-off October the right way. Bring your favorite pumpkin dish to share and enjoy an evening full of fall flavors. Speaking of fall flavors, make some time this weekend to swing by Woodfire Grill to try one of their 40 new dishes on their fall menu!

So many things make Downtown Davenport a great place to live, work, and play- one of which being our astonishing riverfront. With Davenport in the running for USA Today's Best American Riverfront, it's time to show some love for our beautiful and unique location along the Mighty Mississippi and vote daily for Davenport!

See you downtown!

Athis and Ehrecke to perform in Luther's production of 'A Thread in the Dark'

By Julie Shockey

DECORAH, IA (10/02/2014)(readMedia)-- Michael Ehrecke, Luther College senior of Davenport, Iowa, and Lis Athas, Luther College senior of Blue Grass, Iowa, will perform as Nurse in Luther's Visual and Performing Arts production of "A Thread in the Dark," by Hella Haasse.

"A Thread in the Dark" is the story of an individual challenging gods, heroes, myths and monsters in pursuit of truth. In the story, Ariadne watches her father, King Minos, send 14 young men and women into the labyrinth as sacrifice to the minotaur each year. Horrified, Ariadne feels helpless to act, until Theseus is called in as a sacrifice. Buoyed by her love for Theseus, Ariadne finds the courage to demand that her father spare the lives of this year's 14. Instead, she soon discovers that deep within the labyrinth, there are secrets and terrors more horrible than monsters.

The performances, held in the Jewel Theatre in the Center for the Arts on the Luther campus, are at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 9, 9:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 10, and 1:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11.

Ehrecke, the son of Mark and Nancy Ehrecke, is majoring in theatre at Luther. He is a 2011 graduate of Davenport West High School.

Tickets for the performances are $12 for adults, $5 for children five and under. Tickets can be purchased at Luther's ticket website, www.tickets.luther.edu, by calling the Ticket Office at (563) 387-1357, or by visiting the Luther Ticket Office, open Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 9-10:30 a.m. and 11a.m.-3 p.m.; and Tuesday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., with extended hours on Thursdays, 9 a.m.-7 p.m.

"A Thread in the Dark" is directed by guest director, Ylfa Muindi.

Recently Muindi wrote and performed her one-woman show, "Typhoid Fever", as part of Chicago's long running fringe festival, Rhino Fest. She regularly collaborates with Redmoon Theater, which used her puppets for "Astronaut's Birthday" at the Museum of Contemporary Art. In Chicago she has also worked with Collaboraction, Curious Theater Branch, Rough House, Screen Door Productions and the Whiskey Rebellion.

Muindi's unique style is evident in all her productions. She says, "I utilize puppetry, spectacle, and robust physical performance to tell stories in ways that overcome the barriers created by language, ability and societal norms."

02 Oct 2014

WQPT Upcoming Event

By Lora Adams

WQPT's Embracing Our Military initiative is holding a free Workforce Symposium for National Guard, Reserve, Active Duty, Retired Military and Military Spouses.

WHAT: Workforce Symposium

WHEN: November 7, 2014

10:00 am to 3:00 p.m.

WHERE: Western Illinois University - Quad Cities

3300 River Drive, Moline, IL

Itinerary:

10:00 a.m. Workshop: Reinventing Michael Banks

11:00 a.m. Dressing for Success

Noon Lunch and Fair

1:00 p.m. Workshop: Speed Networking

2:00 p.m. Workshop: Resume Building and Mock Interviewing

2:30 p.m. Volunteerism - A New Mission for Veterans

Sponsored by: UnityPoint Health -Trinity, RIA, Dispatch, WQPT

02 Oct 2014

Braley Visits Cedar Rapids and Iowa City to Discuss His Plans to Fight for Working Iowans

By Sam Lau

In contrast, Sen. Ernst stands with the oil billionaire Koch brothers backing her campaign

Cedar Rapids, IA?Today, Bruce Braley visited the Blue Strawberry Coffee Company in Cedar Rapids and the Hamburg Inn No. 2 in Iowa City to talk to Iowans about the issues that matter to them and his plans to fight for working families in the U.S. Senate.

Braley spoke with Iowans today on a variety of issues?from his plans to increase the minimum wage and provide 300,000 Iowans with a pay raise, to his fight to protect and strengthen Social Security and Medicare for all generations of Iowans, to his efforts to work across the aisle to protect the Renewable Fuel Standard that supports nearly 75,000 Iowa jobs, to his efforts to keep college affordable.

"Today I had important conversations with my fellow Iowans on the issues that matter to them?from growing the economy and creating jobs, to raising the minimum wage, to protecting retirement security and maintaining access to a quality and affordable education," said Braley. "What I heard from almost everyone was they want a U.S. Senator who can bring people together and put Iowa first. I am proud of my record of reaching across the party divide to deliver results for Iowa, and I will always make Iowa's working families my number one priority."

State Sen. Joni Ernst has sided with the oil billionaire Koch brothers backing her campaign on these and other issues. Ernst thinks $7.25 per hour -- or $15,000 per year -- is an "appropriate" minimum wage for Iowa; has said that privatizing Social Security "is an option"; and has said that the federal government needs to get out of the student loan business.

Yesterday, Braley visited two ethanol plants in northwest Iowa to discuss his efforts to protect the Renewable Fuel Standard and pass a Farm Bill. Braley has earned the endorsement of the Iowa Corn Growers Association. In contrast, Sen. Ernst has said she is "philosophically opposed" to the RFS and would have voted against the Farm Bill.

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02 Oct 2014

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to Announce New Support for America's Specialty Crop Producers

By USDA Office of Communications

2014 Farm Bill's marquee specialty crop programs now providing funding

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1, 2014 - TOMORROW, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will host a media conference call to announce new funding to help grow Florida's, and the nation's, specialty crop industries. Specialty crops include fruits and vegetables, as well as nuts and nursery products. The funding is being provided through the 2014 Farm Bill's marquee specialty crop programs, which substantially increased specialty crop support for fruit and vegetable growers.

The 2014 Farm Bill provided historic support to strengthen rural communities by supporting local and regional markets and improving access to fresh, healthy, and nutritious high quality products for millions of Americans. It is one of relatively few bipartisan pieces of legislation passed during this session of Congress.

Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014
3:30 p.m. EDT

WHAT: Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will host a media conference call to announce new funding to help grow Florida's, and the nation's, specialty crop industries.

02 Oct 2014

Mallards Sign Prolific Veteran Baker

By Brian Lavelle

Forward Arrives from Arizona

MOLINE, Ill. (October 1, 2014) - The Quad City Mallards have signed forward Kevin Baker, the Mallards announced today.

Baker, 35, scored 34 goals- tied for third most in the Central Hockey League- and totaled 64 points in 65 games with the Arizona Sundogs last season. The Kingston, Ontario native also finished fifth in the CHL in power play goals (11) last year. He went on to score five more goals and tack on nine points in 11 playoff games while pushing the Sundogs to an opening round upset of top-seeded Missouri and a berth in the semi-finals.

"When Arizona and Denver players became available, Kevin was one guy I really wanted to get," said Mallards coach and general manager Terry Ruskowski. "He's not just a good player, he's also a good person, someone who can provide leadership for our younger guys. He's someone we can count on to come through when the chips are down."

The 6' 1, 192-pound Baker joins the Mallards for his eleventh professional season having produced 276 goals and 327 assists for 603 points in 686 career games. Along the way, Baker was named 2008-09 ECHL Most Valuable Player and 2005-06 Canadian Interuniversity Sport Player of the Year and twice (in 2006-07 and 2008-09) made the All-ECHL First Team.

Baker has scored 30 or more goals in back-to-back seasons and rung up 27 or more each of the last three years. In all, he has found the net 30 or more times in a campaign on five occasions and scored at least 27 goals in six of his last seven seasons in North America.

Baker, who was selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the seventh round of the 1999 National Hockey League Entry Draft with the one hundred ninety-third overall choice, has played 83 American Hockey League games over the course of his career. He has scored 21 goals and posted 37 points while wearing the colors of the AHL's Lowell Lock Monsters, Saint John Flames, Milwaukee Admirals, Toronto Marlies, Rochester Americans and Albany River Rats.

Baker reached the 30-goal plateau in 2012-13 while suiting up for three teams in two leagues. He played a total of 50 games in the ECHL for the Orlando Solar Bears and Evansville Icemen, registering 22 goals and 39 points before piling up eight goals and 14 points in just 10 games with the Sundogs down the home stretch of the campaign.

In 2011-12, Baker scored 27 goals and produced 56 points in 68 games for the Stockton Thunder of the ECHL. He headed back across the Atlantic to join the Thunder after an Italian excursion that saw him score 15 goals and put up 36 points in 39 games with Ritten Renon in 2010-11.

Baker's ECHL MVP season was his most prolific- he led the league in goals (57) and points (102) while helping the Florida Everblades to first place overall in the first of his two campaigns with the club. That first overall regular season finish was the second in as many seasons for Baker. In 2007-08, he helped propel the Texas Wildcatters to a tie for the ECHL's top spot by scoring 29 goals and recording 56 points in only 44 games following his return from Germany, where he had started the campaign with Schwenningen ERC. It was with the Wildcatters that Baker had made an explosive return to the pro ranks in 2006-07 after a three year hiatus spent at Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. Baker finished 2006-07 tied for fifth in the ECHL in goals (36) and points (81).

Baker was just as successful in the university ranks, scoring 58 goals and notching 103 points in 77 career games for Acadia and winning the Sullivan Trophy as national player of the year in his final season as an Axeman. He led the nation in goals (24) and finished tied for fifth in points (40) in 2004-05 and finished tied for first nationally in points (47) and second in goals (24) the following season. Baker helped power Acadia to back-to-back Atlantic University Sport regular season titles in 2005 and 2006 and the conference playoff crown in 2005. He was named to the 2005-06 All-Canadian first team after earning second team honors in 2004-05 and was also selected to the AUS first all-star team each of those two seasons.

Baker already had two seasons of pro hockey under his belt when he arrived at Acadia. He broke in with the AHL's Lock Monsters in 2000-01, scoring six goals and totaling 11 points in 26 games. He spent the bulk of the following year with the American League's Flames, scoring 13 times and racking up 20 points in 46 games with time out to score six goals and accumulate 16 points in 18 ECHL games with the Johnstown Chiefs.

Baker turned pro after three junior seasons with the Belleville Bulls of the Ontario Hockey League. He scored 93 goals and picked up 182 points in 191 career OHL games. In 1998-99 he finished tied for eighth in the OHL with 44 goals and pocketed a total of 81 points in 68 games.

The Mallards will open their eighteenth season on home ice Friday, October 24 at 7:05 p.m. against the Rapid City Rush. 2014-15 Mallards season tickets are now on sale. Ticket packages are available to meet almost any budget. A limited edition season ticket holder Mallard jersey, 12 additional ticket vouchers per seat and free parking are among a host of exclusive benefits available to season ticket holders. For more season ticket information fans can call the Mallards' business office at 309-277-1364.

About the Quad City Mallards
A proud affiliate of the National Hockey League's Minnesota Wild and the American Hockey League's Iowa Wild, the Quad City Mallards are approaching their eighteenth season and their fifth in the Central Hockey League. One of the winningest teams in all of minor league hockey, the Mallards competed in the United Hockey League from 1995 through 2007 and in the International Hockey League in 2009-10. The Mallards' proud history has seen them capture the UHL's Colonial Cup Championship three times (1997, 1998, 2001) and secure that league's Tarry Cup four times (1998, 2000, 2001, 2002) for the best overall regular season record. In 2001, the Mallards made professional hockey history, recording their sixth consecutive season with 50 or more wins, a feat that has yet to be matched. The iWireless Center provides a unique environment for hockey and features one-of-a-kind seating areas such as the Nest for groups and functions and the exclusive Drake Club. For more information on the Quad City Mallards or for Mallards tickets go to www.myqcmallards.com. Fans can also follow the Mallards via Twitter at twitter.com/myqcmallards and on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/quadcitymallards.

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SEASONAL EMPLOYMENT AVAILABLE Through The Salvation Army of the Quad Cities

ISU Extension Calendar late-October 2014

American Cancer Society Discovery Shop in Bettendorf to hold annual Fur & Glitz Reveal

The Christian Event of the Fall

This Week in Downtown Davenport: 10/3 - 10/9

Athis and Ehrecke to perform in Luther's production of 'A Thread in the Dark'

WQPT Upcoming Event

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