On October 15, 2011, the East Moline Foundation was officially announced to the community. Since then, the East Moline Foundation Board has initiated several fundraising activities, met with financial advisors, held monthly Board meetings, and added several new Board members. They have also reached their fundraising goal of $250,000 in endowment funds and have actually surpassed the goal by almost $30,000. Members of the East Moline Board include : Doug Reynolds, Chairman; Bob Baecke, Vice Chairman; Bill Phares, Secretary/Treasurer and Board members Pat VanBruwaene, Larry Anderson, and Terry Brahm.

The Board of the East Moline Foundation has now met and approved the following grants to charitable organizations that benefit the citizens of East Moline and the surrounding area.

1. Black Hawk Area Education Center $2,256.00 - support of a handicapped accessible playground

2. Christ United Methodist Church $4,200.00 - fund meat distribution pilot program for 5 months

3. East Moline School District No. 37 $1,800.00 - provide funds for prospective college visits

4. East Moline/Silvis Soccer Club $3,000.00 - construction of a new soccer field

5. Our Lady of Grace Catholic School $2,500.00 - purchase of computers in computer lab

6. Salvation Army $1,600.00 - support summer day camp for low-income families

7. Supplemental Emergency Assistance Program (SEAP) $1,000.00 - assist East Moline households with short-term, emergency needs

8. Two Rivers YMCA $1,000.00 - support low-income kids in East Moline in summer program

9. Watertown Food Pantry $2,644.00 - support of food pantry

Total: $20,000.00

Donations to the East Moline Foundation may be mailed to: Bill Phares, P.O. Box 457, East Moline, Illinois 61244 or call (309)796-0170.

East Moline Foundation Board Chairman Doug Reynolds noted, "Hungry children will be fed, students will be inspired, and the needy clothed, thanks to the gifts that have been received, and those yet to come. We are grateful for the generosity of our neighbors that brings hope and a higher quality of life to many others in our community. "

The East Moline Foundation, East Moline, Illinois founded in 2011, is affiliated with the Moline Foundation as a community foundation which provides grants to health, human services, education, workforce development, the arts and other charitable organizations which benefit the citizens of East Moline and the surrounding area, including the Quad Cities region. The East Moline Foundation receives and administers charitable gifts & works with citizens to achieve their dreams to improve the community.

Officers and members of the East Moline Foundation include : Doug Reynolds, Chairman, Bob Baecke, Vice Chairman, Bill Phares, Secretary-Treasurer, Pat VanBruwaene, Larry Anderson and Terry Brahm.

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"If you need something fun to do this Friday, June 20th, come on out to Ca'd'Zan in Cambridge to see Duane Cliatt play! Hailing from Nashville, the heart of country music, Duane boasts one of the most unique, incredible voices you'll ever hear, and you'd be doing yourself a disservice not to see what all of the fuss is about. A tour tested artist, he's shared the stage with The Allman Brothers, Michael Bolton, and Brett Michaels, so you know you're gonna get your socks knocked off. The show starts at 7, and you better get there early so you can snag a good place to watch!

The first 10 people to the door will get a free copy of Duane's album, "Sweet and Simple," and be sure to follow him on twitter at www.twitter.com/duanecliatt to talk with Duane and stay up to date! Tickets are $10."

"Hollywood in the Heartland" explores history of Iowa and Iowans in the movies

Tom Arnold appearance, film series and related programming

(DES MOINES) - Gov. Terry E. Branstad and Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds were joined at their regular weekly press conference today by Department of Cultural Affairs Director Mary Cownie to announce a blockbuster exhibition, "Hollywood in the Heartland," will open this month at the State Historical Museum of Iowa. The State Historical Museum is a bureau of the State Historical Society of Iowa, a division of the Department of Cultural Affairs. 

"I'm pleased to announce another great exhibit - "Hollywood in the Heartland" - launching at the State Historical Museum," said Branstad. "Hollywood in the Heartland explores our legacy with the silver screen from the late 1800s to today's movies and filmmaking and I invite all Iowans to visit the State Historical Museum to see this blockbuster exhibit."

"I'm excited for this exhibit to open because it offers an opportunity for movie buffs, historians and family members of all ages to learn about Iowa's connections to the movie industry," said Reynolds. "This exhibit not only showcases our past, it also points us to the future where new movie and media production technologies are generating more opportunities for creativity, growth and expansion. The Governor and I invite audiences of all ages to come see it beginning on June 27th."

"Hollywood in the Heartland" is a 6,400 square-foot exhibition that shows how Iowa and Iowans have been portrayed on film, uncovers the beauty of Iowa's historic theaters and their role in Iowa communities, and the people who have made an impression on-screen and behind the scenes. The exhibition will include distinct areas tracing Iowa's stage and screen heritage from opera houses and Vaudeville performances to Iowa filmmaking today.

"When it comes to the movies, the best ones capture our common bonds as people," said Cownie. "This new exhibit reflects the contributions Iowa and Iowans have made in bringing magic to the movies in Hollywood."

During the press conference, Branstad and Reynolds offered a glimpse at what the exhibit will include, including the Academy Award won by Iowa native Cloris Leachman for Best Supporting Actress in "The Last Picture Show" (1971).

Other artifacts to be on display include :

• During opening weekend, Donna Reed's Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in "From Here to Eternity" (1953)
• A 1933 copy of Phil Stong's "State Fair" and a ticket from the 1945 World Premiere of "State Fair" in Des Moines.
• A uniform from "The Music Man" in 1962
• Props from "Cold Turkey" in 1971
• A replica 1919 Chicago White Sox uniform from the "Field of Dreams" in 1989
• And we have a bicycle used by Meryl Streep in "The Bridges of Madison County" in 1995

Personalities included in the exhibit will be novelist Oscar Micheaux, the Blank and Fridley families, and actors from across the state. Featured actors and actresses will include Leachman, Reed, John Wayne and Ashton Kutcher, among many others.

The exhibit will also look at the role of historic theatres in Iowa communities including Fort Madison, Charles City, Missouri Valley, Dubuque, Sioux City, Des Moines and other towns and cities.

"Hollywood in the Heartland" is supported by the State Historical Museum's exhibit partners Iowa Historical Foundation, Iowa Public Television and Produce Iowa - the State Office of Media Production and exhibit sponsors Bravo Greater Des Moines, Humanities Iowa and the Fred Maytag Family Foundation.

The schedule of opening weekend programs follows:

Friday, June 27

"Hollywood Backstories with Tom Arnold" presented by Produce Iowa

10 a.m.  - FREE

Join Iowan Tom Arnold at the State Historical Museum as he kicks off opening day of the new exhibition, Hollywood in the Heartland. Tom will talk about his rise from Ottumwa to Hollywood and everything in between. And as a writer, producer, actor and comedian, he has a lot of stories to tell. Tom has been in over 120 film and television projects including True Lies, Nine Months, and Mike Myers' documentary released this month, Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon. In addition to hosting CMT's top-rated My Big Redneck franchise, Tom has also been on a comedy stand-up tour throughout the US over the past year, and we are excited to welcome him back to Des Moines.

Exhibit Tour with Museum Staff

1 and 3 p.m. - FREE

Experience "Hollywood in the Heartland" with a free guided tour from State Historical Museum staff.

Music Man Matinee - FREE

1 p.m. - Doors open

1:15 p.m. - Discussion

1:30 p.m. - Movie

Attend a short preview discussion and a screening of "The Music Man" (2 hrs, 55 min). Question and Answer session to follow movie.

Saturday, June 28

Exhibit Tour with Museum Staff

10 a.m. and 1 p.m. - FREE

Experience "Hollywood in the Heartland" with a free guided tour from State Historical Museum staff.

Iowa's Opera Houses and Movie Theatres

11 a.m. - FREE

Iowa has the full range of historic entertainment venues from opera houses located in small towns across the state to the grand movie palaces in our largest cities. This presentation from Historian Ralph Christian and Architectural Historian Paula Mohr of the State Historic Preservation Office will tell the fascinating story of how and where Iowans enjoyed various forms of entertainment from early settlement to the multiplexes of today.

Children's Activities

11 a.m.-2 p.m. - FREE

Make flipbooks, storyboards, and movie posters and decorating stars.

Adam Van Wyk

2 p.m. - FREE

Adam Van Wyk will talk about animated films. Van Wyk worked on "Despicable Me," "Despicable Me 2" and "Ice Age," among others, and is a Des Moines-based voting member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences.

Iowa Stars Trivia Game

3:30 p.m. - FREE

Find the Iowa stars in the new exhibit and answer questions.

Sunday, June 29

Exhibit Tour with Museum Staff

1 p.m. - FREE

Experience "Hollywood in the Heartland" with a free guided tour from State Historical Museum staff.

19th Century Projected Entertainment (Humanities Iowa)

2:30-4 p.m. - FREE

Join Michael Zahs as he shows some of the world's oldest films known to exist. The films were originally shown by Frank and Indiana Brinton in small town opera houses or at Chautauqua gatherings. Some of their magic lantern slides and early movie presentations will be part of Zahs discussion. See story from USA Today.

All events are at the State Historical Museum, 600 E. Locust Street in Des Moines. Visit www.iowahistory.org or call 515-281-5111 for more information.

Quad Cities hits four home runs in a game for the first time since July 12, 2012

DAVENPORT, Iowa (June 15, 2014) - Tyler White smashed two home runs and Chase McDonald and Brian Holberton each added another as the River Bandits pounded the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 13-2 Sunday at Modern Woodmen Park.

Quad Cities hit four home runs in a game for the first time since July 12, 2012 at Lansing and for the first time at home since August 31, 2011 against Clinton.

With Quad Cities up 7-2, White led off the seventh with a home run onto the left field berm. Holberton followed with a double before Wisconsin reliever Harvey Martin got Thomas Lindauer and Jake Rodriguez to pop out and line out to short, respectively. However, Martin then yielded an RBI double to James Ramsay, who drove in two runs with a walk in a 3-for-5 day, to make it 9-2. Chan-Jong Moon walked and then Brett Phillips singled to left to plate Ramsay, making the score 10-2. Quad Cities batted around in the inning, scoring three runs on four hits while leaving the bases loaded.

As he did in the seventh, White led off the eighth with his second home run of the game. Again a Wisconsin reliever, this time Rodolfo Fernandez, got the next two batters before giving up a single to Rodriguez, a walk to Ramsey and a two-run double to Moon to make the score 13-2.

The River Bandits got the scoring going on McDonald's three-run shot way out to left-center in the first. The first baseman would finish 2-for-3 with two walks, one of six Bandits to accumulate multiple hits in the outing. All nine starters in the Quad Cities lineup reached base at least once.

Holberton's leadoff shot out to right in the third made the score 6-0 River Bandits. Holberton was one of three Bandits with three hits along with Ramsay and Rodriguez. Ramsay scored four runs in the game, becoming the first Quad Cities player to do so since Carlos Correa accomplished the feat on April 21, 2012.

Armed with a 6-0 lead, Michael Feliz (3-1) continued to rip through the Wisconsin lineup. The right-hander went five innings, only allowing two unearned runs on six hits. He didn't walk a batter and struck out four. Jandel Gustave worked the final four scoreless frames for Quad Cities to earn his first save of the season, scattering four hits with a walk and three punchouts.

Clint Terry (0-1) took the loss for Wisconsin, surrendering six runs on six hits with four walks and no strikeouts in just two innings. Wisconsin snapped their four-game winning streak to go to 36-33 and Quad Cities finished the first half of the season above .500 at 35-34.

UP NEXT: The River Bandits are home at 7 p.m. Thursday for Modern Woodmen Night and Pack the Truck Night benefiting the River Bend Food Bank. 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.