13 Jun 2014

June is Mens Health Month

By Ginny Grimsley

How Men Can Help Guard Against Poverty in Their Golden Years
Insurance Industry Expert Shares 3 Tips
During Men's Health Month

June is Men's Health Month, a reminder for men to do the things that they generally don't do as well as women: getting screened for conditions that, detected early, are easily treated; seeking education about health issues, and supporting each other's well-being.

If being happier with good health isn't enough, then men should consider the extraordinarily high medical cost of poor health - especially during the retirement years, says insurance industry expert Chris Orestis.

"Just one health incident can wipe out an individual's savings, leaving little money for living expenses," says Orestis, a longtime industry insider and author of "Help on the Way," (http://ebook.lifecarefunding.com/), which explains the problem of funding long-term care and offers solutions.

"That can mean a major loss of independence, from having to move in with a son or daughter or worse. Baby Boomers, who are retiring in droves, have about 8 percent less wealth than those 10 to 15 years older than them, partly because of the recent recession."

In addition to taking care of their health, retired and soon-to-be-retired men can avoid flirting with poverty by exercising some financial options. Orestis reviews three of them.

•  Hold off on collecting Social Security until age 70. The life expectancy for men today is 76, an increase from past years, and it's expected to continue to climb. If you're worried about outliving your money, hold off on collecting Social Security benefits early (age 62), which results in up to 30 percent less benefits. People born from 1943 to 1959 are eligible for full benefits at 66, and those born in 1960 or later are eligible at 67. However, if you wait until age 70, you can receive up to 8 percent more in benefits.

•  Turn your life insurance into a long-term care fund. Instead of abandoning a life insurance policy because you can no longer afford the premiums, policy owners can convert a portion of the death benefit value into a Life Care Benefit - Long Term Care Benefit Plan (www.lifecarefunding.com). The money is deposited into a fund earmarked for paying for private duty in-homecare, assisted living, skilled nursing, memory care and hospice care. By converting a life insurance policy, a senior does not have to resort to Medicaid and the many restrictions that come with it, but will still be Medicaid-eligible when the benefit is spent down.

•  Consider investing part of your portfolio in fixed-rate indexed annuities: Having all of your retirement savings in stocks exposes retirees and pre-retirees to too much risk. As you get closer to retirement age, it's important to find alternatives that provide for growth while protecting savings. Fixed-rate indexed annuities - money loaned to an insurance company that guarantees payments over a specified length of time -- allows you to forecast the income you'll generate. Fixed-rate indexed annuities have a ceiling on interest rates, but they also have a floor. Your principal is safe and you can ride an up market without the risk.

About Chris Orestis

Chris Orestis, nationally known senior health-care advocate, expert, and author is CEO of Life Care Funding, (www.lifecarefunding.com), which created the model for converting life insurance policies into protected Long-Term Care Benefit funds. His company has been providing care benefits to policy holders since 2007. A former life insurance industry lobbyist with a background in long-term care issues, he created the model to provide an option for middle-class people who are not wealthy enough to pay for long-term care, and not poor enough to qualify for Medicaid.
13 Jun 2014

Governor Quinn Signs Legislation to Strengthen Education in Illinois

By Andrew Mason

Bills Increase Support for Birth-to-Three Early Childhood Programs and Help Provide Incentives for Deserving Teachers

CHICAGO - Governor Pat Quinn today signed legislation to strengthen education in Illinois. The new laws support early childhood education funding and make it easier to give incentives for teacher excellence. Today's action is part of Governor Quinn's agenda to give every child the opportunity for a high-quality education.

"The period from birth to three years of age is the most critical time in a child's development and we must do all we can to give our youngest residents the education they need to succeed in life," Governor Quinn said. "We should also let our top educators know how much we appreciate their efforts, especially when those teachers serve the areas of our state with the greatest need."

House Bill 4440, sponsored by State Representative Linda Chapa LaVia (D-Aurora) and State Senator Kimberly Lightford (D-Maywood), increases the percentage of Early Childhood Education Block Grant program funds that must be set aside for children ages 0 to 3. The bill raises that percentage from 11 to 14 percent in Fiscal Year 2015, and to 20 percent by Fiscal Year 2016. The block grants are distributed by the State Board of Education. The legislation is effective July 1, 2014.

"There have been numerous studies that have shown the importance of early childhood education for our children," Representative Chapa LaVia said. "This stage is vital to the growth and development of young minds, and we must do all we can to expand funding for these crucial programs. In doing so, we can help put our children on the path towards a brighter future."

House Bill 5393, sponsored by State Representative Emily McAsey (D-Lockport) and State Senator Melinda Bush (D-Grayslake), streamlines the requirements to provide a $1,500 annual incentive to teachers who achieve Illinois Master Teacher certification through the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards. Priority for the incentives will be given to teachers in low-performing schools or those in districts with high poverty rates. The legislation is effective July 1, 2014.

"Teachers are responsible for educating the leaders of tomorrow, so it is important they have the most effective training available," Representative McAsey said. "This program allows highly qualified educators to continue sharpening their skills and provides for greater student achievement."

"Quality teachers are key to student education," Senator Bush said. "This both incentivizes and rewards teachers for getting their Masters' certification."

Governor Quinn is committed to properly funding education in Illinois in order to give every child the opportunity for success. The Governor's 5-year budget blueprint includes a historic $6 billion increase in classroom spending over the next five years, doubling the investment in college scholarships for students in need and increasing access to higher education through dual enrollment and early college programs. Over the next five years, the Governor's plan would bring classroom funding to the highest levels in Illinois history.

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13 Jun 2014

INTRODUCING A UNIQUE BURGER WITH SOUTHERN FLARE; THE CAROLINA BURGER

By Natalie Linville-Mass

Food Tasting To Be Held At Miss Mamie's

MOLINE, IL/ June 11, 2014 - Miss Mamie's Restaurant & Bar will be hosting a food tasting event Monday, June 23rd at 6:00pm. New delicacies will be joining the line-up of already delicious choices from the Miss Mamie's menu.

These new foods would include; the Carolina Burger, Spinach Dip, and Fried Green Tomatoes. Also, new appetizers, cocktails, and desserts will be present to unearth delicious combinations of food and drink.

At $30.00 a person, you and your family, friends, and/or colleagues can participate in this succulent food tasting event. Reservations are accepted, but we are limited to no more than 50 people for this event. All benefits and proceeds will go to a scholarship for the Scott Community College Chef Apprentice Program.

Miss Mamie's Co-owner and Chef, Mike Osborn, "These new menu items will certainly add a different element of Southern flavor to our menu. Along with a selection of appetizers, drinks, and desserts to help accentuate the taste of these selections, any combination is bound to tickle the taste buds."

Call 309-762-8336 to reserve a place for Miss Mamie's Food Tasting. Remember, reservations are limited.

This food tasting event will allow those who have already experienced the Miss Mamie's menu to try the new additions. It will also allow those who may not have tried it to taste it for the first time. Of course the goal is to better serve our customers and give you an exciting selection of entrees and appetizers for each visit you make to Miss Mamie's.

About Miss Mamie's: Miss Mamie's Restaurant and Bar is located it Moline, Illinois. We define fresh as locally sourced steaks; cut in our kitchen, the best seafood we can buy, and offer crisp salads with house-made dressings. Original entrees crafted by a culinary chef and offered at a good value in an established, locally owned Quad Cities restaurant. Our restaurant and menu embody a casual coastal flair you won't find anywhere else in the area. There's something for every food mood and flavor lover, so let us take care of your current craving, whether it's salad or steak, sandwiches or seafood.

About Mike Osborn: Miss Mamie's' Chef/Owner, Mike Osborn, is a Quad Cities native who has been in the restaurant field his entire professional career. Mike trained at the most prestigious culinary school in the U.S., the Culinary Institute of America, and he has cooked in private clubs throughout the Country and owned a bagel chain. In 1995, Mike became the head chef at Miss Mamie's. He helped open another location in Davenport, which is now Mo Brady's Steakhouse, and in 2007, he purchased Miss Mamie's Restaurant & Bar and Mo Brady's Steakhouse. Mike has always been serious about food. He takes care to select just the right ingredients, cook them properly and create excitement on the plate.

11 Jun 2014

Tickets to Bill Maher on sale this Friday!

By Adler Theatre

Tickets for Bill Maher go on sale this Friday, June 13, at 10:00 a.m.  Buy soon to get the best seats in the house! 

For more than twenty years, Bill Maher has set the boundaries of where funny, political talk can go on American television.  First on "Politically Incorrect, and for the last twelve years on HBO's "Real Time," Maher's combination of unflinching honesty and big laughs have garnered him 32 Emmy nominations.

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11 Jun 2014

Following in father's footsteps, Jacksonville Soldier retires as sergeant major

By Sgt. 1st Class Kassidy L. Snyder, Illinois National Guard Public Affairs

SPRINGFIELD, IL (06/11/2014)(readMedia)-- "Who I am and what I've become is due to the military," said Sgt. Maj. Eric L. Walls, a native of Jacksonville, Illinois, with Joint Force Headquarters in Springfield, Illinois, who will retire in June after 32 years of military service. "This has been my whole life. This is all I've ever done since I was 17 years old."

After heavy encouragement from his father, a retired sergeant major from the Illinois Army National Guard, Walls enlisted in June 1982 as a fire control computer specialist and a small wheel vehicle mechanic with the 3637th Maintenance Company in Springfield, Illinois.

In 1984, Walls became a temporary full-time technician that resulted in a permanent full-time position as a supply specialist at Camp Lincoln in Springfield, Illinois.

"He has always been very focused and driven," said Master Sgt. David E. Purdy of Rochester, Illinois, with Joint Force Headquarters, who has worked at Camp Lincoln with Walls since 1988. "He wanted to learn everything we could teach him."

Walls held many positions during his military career, with his last position as the support services branch supervisor for the director of information management at Camp Lincoln.

The most rewarding position was his last, he said.

"I have a great team that knows what they have to do every day and they do a great job at it," said Walls. "They make my life easy."

Walls made his way up the ranks, serving as squad leader, platoon sergeant, and first sergeant of Joint Force Headquarters and as the task force sergeant major during his deployment to Afghanistan in 2010.

He and his team co-deployed with its Polish counterparts and worked together cohesively in Afghanistan, he said. Walls considered Poland one of the best countries visited during his military service.

"Poland stands out the most," said Walls. "We had a good mission, training with the Polish Army Brigade to go to Afghanistan and got to see a lot of the country."

Looking back, Walls said he was very grateful for his father setting him in this direction.

"I got three degrees, a lot of experience, great friends, and opportunities to do many things and learn a lot," said Walls. "It has been great."

He spent a lot of time educating himself and ended up following in his father's footsteps retiring as a sergeant major, said Purdy

After his military retirement, Walls intends to pursue other career options and see where the road leads. For future Soldiers he leaves advice to be as diverse as possible and get as much experience in different positions.

11 Jun 2014

AHF lauds Iowa Governor, Legislature on 'Historic' HIV Transmission Law

By Rick Martin

DES MOINES (June 11, 2014) - Marking the first change in state health code regarding HIV transmission in nearly a decade, Iowa Governor Terry E. Branstad signed a landmark bill on May 30 that will curb rampant convictions of people living with HIV for transmitting the virus by redefining the law to ensure only those who intend to spread HIV or behave with "reckless disregard" are penalized. The new HIV transmission bill should also ease an unspoken but clearly present discrimination toward HIV-positive Iowans in the state's legal justice system.

The bill, Senate File 2297, changes the Iowa Health Code so that proof of conduct with "reckless disregard" or intent to transmit HIV, or other communicable diseases like meningococcal disease and hepatitis of any form, is required before the infected person being accused can be charged. For years, the bill's passage has been pushed by more than 30 individuals and groups - including such influential entities as the American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa, the Iowa Department of Public Health, the Iowa Attorney General's Office, the HIV Community Coalition, AIDS Healthcare Foundation and the University of Iowa - and ultimately resulted in the law passing unanimously through the state's House and Senate on April 30.

"We've seen people sentenced to 20 years in prison without even transmitting the virus," said Joseph Terrill, Director of Community Mobilization for AHF. "The passage of this bill will change how laws in Iowa are skewed against those living with infectious diseases, and it is a testament to the collaborative advocacy work being done by citizens and groups in the state with whom we were proud to partner on this years-long effort under the leadership of Iowan Tami Haught of CHAIN. This work is a template that advocates from other states can follow to end codified discrimination against individuals who are HIV-positive."

The bill's signing took place just ahead of Iowa's first "HIV Is Not A Crime" Conference, taking place all this week in the town of Grinnell. The conference, scheduled from June 2nd through the 5th at Grinnell College in Iowa, is itself a historic gathering that is looking at strategies for replicating Iowa's success in other states. Organized by and for HIV-positive individuals and their advocates, the conference is poised be a game changer for HIV decriminalization advocacy.

Major health code adjustments that arise from the bill include the changing of the definition of "exposure" to mean "engaging in conduct that poses a substantial risk of transmission" and protecting indicted individuals living with a virus if they are on a treatment regimen and employing "practical means to prevent transmission." It narrows the scope of criminalization to those infected individuals who knowingly expose an uninfected person with intent to transmit the virus or those who expose an uninfected person with "reckless disregard" as to whether or not the personal contracts the virus. If intent or disregard is proven, the accused faces felony penalties of varying gravities whether the exposed individual contracts the virus or not.

Evidenced knowledge of one's HIV-positive status and proof of engagement in conduct that carries potential for exposure are on their own insufficient for proving intent or disregard, according to the bill. The infected individual is also protected if they informed their partner of their status and the uninfected partner consented to exposure with that knowledge. Scientifically evaluated HIV tests are to be conducted and reviewed by medical practitioners to prove anyone accused of criminal transmission was in fact positive at the time of the alleged assault.

The bill is also significant in the ways it intrinsically updates Iowa state laws to meet the needs and circumstances of today's Iowans. It repeals an archaic law that outlawed certain sexual conduct between unmarried individuals, and also strikes down a health code provision that would allow a county attorney to simply use a positive HIV test result as enough evidence to file charges of criminal transmission.

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About AHF

AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) is the largest non-profit HIV/AIDS healthcare provider in the USA. AHF currently provides medical care and/or services to over 312,000 individuals in 34 countries worldwide in the US, Africa, Latin America/Caribbean, Eastern Europe, and Asia. For more information, visit www.aidshealth.org, find us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/aidshealth and follow us on Twitter: @AIDSHealthcare

11 Jun 2014

Braley Pushes for Veterans Access to Care Act in Search for Solutions at VA

By Kirsten Hartman

Congressman: It's not enough to complain, we have to offer solutions

Washington, D.C. - Rep. Bruce Braley (IA-01) today is calling on Congressional leadership to pass his Veterans Access to Care Act in an attempt to make it easier to hire health care providers at VA hospitals and clinics around the country.

"Complaining about the problems at the VA on the sidelines isn't enough?we've got to get in there and offer solutions," Braley said. "We've seen recent reports from VA facilities in many parts of the country that it can be difficult to recruit medical providers?this bill is a commonsense solution that would help solve that problem and ensure our veterans are getting the care that they deserve."

 

In a letter to the Chairman of the House Veterans Affairs Committee, Braley urges the committee to take up legislation that would make veterans' care facilities eligible to hire National Health Service Corps fellows, helping attract health care providers to careers helping veterans. 

The National Health Service Corps is a national scholarship and loan repayment program operated by the US Department of Health and Human Services that pays medical school expenses for future doctors, nurses, mental health professionals, and health practitioners who agree to work in medically underserved areas. Braley's bill would simply add Veterans Administration facilities and state veterans' homes as eligible "underserved areas" in which the Corps fellows would be eligible to serve.

"Given what we've discovered in recent months, it's nonsense that some of these VA hospitals and clinics don't qualify as 'underserved areas'," Braley said.

Recent reporting by the Des Moines Register indicated that initial wait times for appointments at the Iowa City VA facility were longer than the national average. Braley believes that the passage of this legislation could help facilities like Iowa City more easily recruit medical providers and reduce wait times.

"Iowa's veterans and all American veterans shouldn't have to fight when they come home to receive the care that was promised to them," Braley's letter reads.

Braley has consistently been a strong advocate for veterans. In 2011, Braley wrote the Combat Veterans Back to Work Act to provide employers with a payroll tax break if they hired recently returned veterans, including members of the Iowa National Guard. The bill was incorporated into new tax credits signed into law in November 2011.

A link to the letter can be found HERE.

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11 Jun 2014

Iowa Court Of Appeals Opinions June 11, 2014

By Iowa Judicial Branch
NOTICE! Posting an opinion on this site DOES NOT constitute publication of the opinion. The opinions posted on this site are subject to modification or correction by the court. Opinions on this site are not to be considered final until the time for rehearing or further review has passed. The court of appeals publishes only a limited number of final opinions. An unpublished opinion of the Iowa appellate courts may be cited in a brief; however, unpublished opinions shall not constitute controlling legal authority. The official published opinions of the Iowa Court of Appeals are those published in the North Western Reporter published by West Group.

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NOTE: Copies of these opinions may be obtained from the Clerk of the Supreme Court, Judicial Branch Building, 1111 East Court Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50319, for a fee of fifty cents per page.

Summaries of most recent opinions.

No. 3-1006 / 13-0062

IN THE MATTER OF PROPERTY SEIZED FOR FORFEITURE FROM CHARLES CLARK d/b/a DAY DREAMS CHARLES CLARK, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 4-012 / 12-2222

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. STEWART O. NEWMAN, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 12-2216

LOUIS JOHNSON, Applicant-Appellant, vs. STATE OF IOWA, Respondent-Appellee.

No. 12-2273

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. DUANE LUVERNE YATES, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 13-0052

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. JEROME POWER, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 13-0067

BENJAMIN GADDEH, Applicant-Appellant, vs. STATE OF IOWA, Respondent-Appellee.

No. 13-0335

ROBERT JORDAN, Applicant-Appellant, vs. STATE OF IOWA, Respondent-Appellee.

No. 13-0456

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. CARDNEL BROWN JR., Defendant-Appellant.

No. 13-0516

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. CODY DEAN RADKE, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 13-0562

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. CHARLES LEE WEDDINGTON, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 13-0588

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. HILLARY TYLER, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 13-0623

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. ROSCOE LEE WALLACE, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 13-0705

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. KALANDIS RASHIRD MCNEIL, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 13-0763

BEAU JACKSON MORRIS, Applicant-Appellant, vs. STATE OF IOWA, Respondent-Appellee.

No. 13-0799

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. JUSTEN ALAN FAGAN, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 13-0801

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. TROY ANDREW WILLIAMS, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 13-0873

DEREK O. DEAN, Applicant-Appellant, vs. STATE OF IOWA, Respondent-Appellee.

No. 13-0985

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. JEREMY L. RUTTER, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 13-1053

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. PATRICK MORENO, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 13-1071

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. AMANDA MARIE TAYLOR, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 13-1119

ROBERT MCFADDEN, Plaintiff-Appellant, vs. CENTRAL IOWA TRUCK AND TRAILER, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

No. 13-1168

LELAND B. ROUDYBUSH, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. VALLI A. LEWIS and TIMOTHY LEWIS, Defendants-Appellants.

No. 13-1187

IN THE INTEREST OF K.R., K.R., K.R, K.R., K.R., and K.R, Minor Children, C.R., Father, Appellant.

No. 13-1203

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. PABLO ELIAS-LOPEZ, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 13-1220

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. THOMAS PATRICK OLOFSON, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 13-1268

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. JAKE CHRISTIAN SMITH, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 13-1442

IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF MICHAEL GIRRES AND JESSICA GIRRES Upon the Petition of MICHAEL GIRRES, Petitioner-Appellant, And Concerning JESSICA GIRRES, Respondent-Appellee.

No. 13-1460

MEGAN E. SMITH, Petitioner-Appellant, vs. DANIEL R. BRYAN, Respondent-Appellee.

No. 13-1621

ANDREA B. HEMESATH, Petitioner-Appellee, vs. IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, MOTOR VEHICLE DIVISION, Respondent-Appellant.

No. 13-1726

STEVEN KLEMAS, Plaintiff-Appellant, vs. CINDY HOLLAND, Defendant-Appellee.

No. 13-1817

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. JAMES WILLIE JENNINGS JR., Defendant-Appellant.

No. 14-0102

DEREK M. ROLLING, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. ANGELIA J. HOFFMAN, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 14-0146

IN THE INTEREST OF W.E., Minor Child, O.M., Father, Appellant.

No. 14-0315

IN THE INTEREST OF V.B., Minor Child, B.B., Mother, Appellant.

No. 14-0444

IN THE INTEREST OF L.H.B. and L.H.B., Minor Children F.B., Father, Appellant.

No. 14-0514

IN THE INTEREST OF H.B., Minor Child, D.B., Father, Appellant.

No. 14-0545

IN THE INTEREST OF D.W., Minor Child, J.W., Father, Appellant.

No. 14-0562

IN THE INTEREST OF M.B., Minor Child, C.B., Father, Appellant.

No. 14-0593

IN THE INTEREST OF S.B. and T.B., Minor Children, N.B., Father, Appellant, S.B., Mother, Appellant.

No. 14-0596

IN THE INTEREST OF A.L., Minor Child, K.L., Mother, Appellant.
11 Jun 2014

Volunteers Needed for Blues Festival

By MVBS

The 30th anniversary Mississippi Valley Blues Festival couldn't succeed without over 200 volunteers to make it happen.  Volunteers receive free admission and a souvenir t-shirt, as well as the undying gratitude of the Mississippi Valley Blues Society.

These volunteer shifts are still available:

  • Thursday July 3, 4:30?8:30 Tokens and Gate
  • Thursday July 3, 8:30?11:30 Beer Tent, Tokens and Gate.
  • Friday July 4 and Saturday July 5, Help needed everywhere from 6:00?9:30 and 9:30?11:30

To volunteer, register online at www.mvbs.org.  Click on Fest, then Volunteer.

11 Jun 2014

PHILLIPS, BANDITS CRUNCH KERNELS

By Scott Kornberg

Outfielder notches career-highs with four hits and three runs scored as Quad Cities moves into tie with Burlington for Wild Card

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (June 10, 2014) - Jandel Gustave and Michael Feliz each worked four innings, striking out a combined nine hitters, and Brett Phillips recorded career-highs with four hits and three runs scored in Quad Cities' 6-2 victory Tuesday over the Cedar Rapids Kernels at Perfect Game Field at Veterans Memorial Stadium. The win pushed the River Bandits into a tie with Burlington for the Western Division Wild Card with five games to play in the first half of the season.

River Bandits pitchers did not walk a batter, while their offense lumped enough hits together to score in four different innings, despite being sent down in order in four other frames. Quad Cities starter Jandel Gustave worked the first four innings, allowing two runs, one earned, on five hits with five strikeouts. Michael Feliz (2-1) earned the win in relief, firing four frames with four punchouts while scattering two hits. Chris Cotton worked a perfect ninth for Quad Cities.

Quad Cities struck first, with Phillips leading off the game with a base hit. Chan-Jong Moon then hit a slow groundball to the right side of the mound that Cedar Rapids starting pitcher Aaron Slegers fielded and threw away, allowing Phillips to score from first and Moon to reach third. After Brian Holberton flew out to center field, Chase McDonald, who went 2-for-4 with two RBIs, singled home Moon to make it 2-0 River Bandits.

With Quad Cities leading 2-1, Tyler White and Jon Kemmer each singled to put runners on first and second with two outs in the fourth. Brett Booth then hit a line drive to center that Jason Kanzler misjudged, overrunning the ball and having it roll all the way to the wall. Both White and Kemmer scored and Booth ended up at third with his first triple of the year to increase the River Bandits lead to 4-1.

After Cedar Rapids scored to make it 4-2 Bandits, Brett Phillips lined a triple of his own into right-center field to lead off the fifth, his 10th three-bagger of the year. Slegers got Moon to ground out to first, but walked Holberton to put runners on the corners. McDonald then laced a single to right to plate Phillips and give the Bandits a 5-2 lead.

Phillips again helped create a run in the seventh. He singled to right and then moved to second on Moon's infield single. On a pitch to Holberton, the River Bandits tried a double steal. Cedar Rapids catcher Michael Quesada fired the ball into left field, allowing Phillips to score from third and put Quad Cities ahead 6-2.

Slegers (5-3) took the loss, surrendering five runs, three earned, on seven hits. He walked one and struck out three. The defeat sent Cedar Rapids to 28-37, while the River Bandits improved to 34-30. Quad Cities will send Evan Grills (2-1, 3.23 ERA) to the mound against Cedar Rapids' Fernando Romero (0-0, 3.60).

UP NEXT: The annual Father's Day Cookout at Modern Woodmen Park is open for reservations until Wednesday, June 11. The package includes a game ticket and all-you-can-eat menu in the Budweiser Champions Club Sunday, June 15. To order any of the River Bandits 2014 ticket plans - with new lower prices - call the River Bandits box office at 563-324-3000. Season ticket and mini-plan packages start at just seven games and begin at less than $40. Call a River Bandits account representative today to choose your seats and get the details of our various mini-plan packages.

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