18 Jan 2013

Show Your Love for the Iowa State Fair!

By Jenna Beary

DES MOINES, IA (01/18/2013)(readMedia)-- What's not to love about the great Iowa State Fair? From funnel cakes, ferris wheels, food on a stick and free entertainment, to premier livestock events, expansive art exhibits and the country's largest state fair food department, the Iowa State Fair has something for everyone. This year, Iowans can show their love for the Fair on their tax returns and help the Fair continue on the path of preserving the historic Fairgrounds.

Look for the State Fairgrounds Renovation Check Off on line 58b of Iowa Tax Form 1040 or on line 14 of Iowa Tax Form 1040A and check off $1 (or more!) to help preserve the historic Iowa State Fairgrounds. Your gift is either deducted from your refund or added to the amount due. Contributions to the Corndog Checkoff are fully tax-deductible.

"Participating in the Corndog Checkoff is just one more way Iowans have shown their love for the Iowa State Fair. Funds raised through this program are an important part of the preservation of this great institution for future generations," said Blue Ribbon Foundation Executive Director John Putney.

Every dollar donated to the Checkoff is directly allocated to capital improvements. The Corndog Checkoff has raised over $1.7 million, and has supplemented restoration projects from the Grandstand to Ye Old Mill. In addition, funds generated by the Checkoff have helped improve the campgrounds, parking areas, sidewalks and restrooms.

The Iowa State Fair Blue Ribbon Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization. Since its inception in 1993, the Foundation has generated over $95 million for renovations and improvements to the Iowa State Fairgrounds. For more information on the Corndog Tax Checkoff, please contact the Blue Ribbon Foundation at (800) 450-3732 or email info@blueribbonfoundation.org.

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18 Jan 2013

Governor Quinn Announces Gigabit Internet Partnership with City of Evanston and Northwestern University

By Leslie Wertheimer

Strategic $1 Million State Investment Will Help Northwestern University and Area Businesses to Build Innovation Corridor, Create Jobs

EVANSTON - January 18, 2013. Governor Pat Quinn was joined today by leaders from the city of Evanston and Northwestern University to announce a $1 million state investment to help the city become an Illinois Gigabit Community, bringing ultra-high speed Internet to one of the nation's top universities and the surrounding area, home to more than 160 start-ups. This gigabit service will be crucial to developing an economic innovation corridor that will attract entrepreneurs who create jobs as they grow the next generation of world-changing companies.

Announced during Governor Quinn's 2012 State of the State Address, this investment advances the governor's efforts to encourage world-class broadband infrastructure across Illinois.

"To compete in the 21st century economy, we must have technology infrastructure that is second to none," Governor Quinn said. "Internet service that's 100 times faster than what we have today will help businesses, universities and governments to revolutionize our communities and make them stronger today and in the future."

The governor's strategic investment of $1 million will help connect fiber optic gigabit Internet service from downtown Chicago to Northwestern University, which will then place more than 400 access points in locations throughout campus and in surrounding Evanston.

This will enhance the research capabilities of Northwestern University and the ability of the city of Evanston to offer the kind of ultra-high speed Internet service that technology businesses need to start-up and grow. In addition, the capability will boost the city's efforts to create an innovation corridor that will utilize proximity to Northwestern University's extensive academic resources and robust public transportation.

"Evanston is home to over 160 technology start-ups housed in various scattered locations with limited synergistic relationships or facilities.  The awarding of this Gigabit Community Challenge Grant Award will build a direct link between technology start-up companies, Northwestern University, the city of Evanston and private investors via gigabit fiber connections. The researchers on Northwestern University's campus, workers in technology start-up companies and entrepreneurs will be able to access faster data speeds leading to greater discoveries and commercial applications," said Evanston Alderman Melissa Wynne (3rd Ward). "This award will be a catalyst allowing the city of Evanston and the state of Illinois to keep great thinkers, innovators, entrepreneurs and growing technology companies here in Illinois through a critical public-private-non-profit partnership."

"Northwestern is grateful for the opportunity provided by Governor Quinn and the state of Illinois and for the prize awarded to our community via the Illinois Gigabit Communities Challenge," said Sean Reynolds, Northwestern University's vice president for Information Technology and chief information officer.  "This support will allow the University to again partner with the city of Evanston to enhance our mutual and collective competitiveness through the advancement of technology - in this case, by advancing networking capacity to the University and the city of Evanston and the interconnection between them.  We are excited about the potential for increased reach and interactions for researchers, startup companies and other commercial and public entities throughout the city of Evanston, the Chicago area, the state and the wider connected world."

coLab Evanston is just one of many small and growing businesses that will reap enormous benefits from ultra-high speed gigabit Internet service. The company provides shared working space for companies and individual entrepreneurs who are often looking to take ideas and grow them into larger enterprises. The company acts as an incubator for innovation and provides its clients with the resources to be successful.

"At coLab, we're committed to helping professionals by giving them the tools they need to be productive and innovative," said Eric Harper, co-founder of coLab Evanston. "Gigabit will be a key benefit we offer as we strive to create an environment where ideas can turn into reality."

The city of Evanston is also collaborating with Urban Communications, Inc. to expand broadband availability to residential and small business entities throughout the city. In addition to traditional Internet, the company plans to provide other IP-based services such as VoIP, video conferencing, web hosting, disaster recovery and email.

"This project will help Urban Communications extend the benefits of gigabit Internet service to residents and businesses all over Evanston who are always searching for better technology services at a better value," said Edmund G. Urban III, CEO of Urban Communications. "We're proud to be partnering with the city of Evanston to make our community a better place to live and work."

Governor Quinn has led major efforts to improve Illinois' technology infrastructure and worked to expand broadband deployment in all areas of the state. As part of the Illinois Jobs Now! capital construction program, the Broadband Deployment Fund was used in 2010 and 2011 to jumpstart more than 4,000 miles of new fiber optic cable construction and more than $300 million in private and federal investments in Illinois. The governor previously announced gigabit investments in Aurora's public and private K-12 schools, higher education and healthcare institutions, commercial corridors and community anchors in underserved areas, and major non-profit organizations across the city as well as communities across Chicago including Hyde Park, Kenwood, Woodlawn, Washington Park, South Shore, Greater Grand Crossing, Grand Boulevard, Douglas and Oakland.

For more information on Illinois Gigabit, visit Gigabit.Illinois.gov.

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18 Jan 2013

PAY ATTENTION: GAO Releases Fiscal Report

By NoLabels.com
GAO Report Released Yesterday Goes Virtually Unnoticed; No Labels Calls for Public Airing of Fiscal Facts
Yesterday the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and the Treasury Department released the financial statements for the entire U.S. federal government's operations. Every year, the Treasury and GAO release this essential financial report. Every year, no one notices. No Labels is calling for a nonpartisan expert, like the comptroller general, to deliver a televised fiscal update that would be attended by the president, vice president, executive cabinet and members of Congress. Then each person in attendance would be required to verify the accuracy of the report by signing it. That way leaders would be forced to hear the facts and affirm that they have done so.
This year, with a debt ceiling battle and automatic across-the-board cuts approaching yet again with no solutions in sight, it has never been more important for our elected officials to agree to the facts so they can debate the issues and possible solutions. Right now, negotiations are starting with different assertions regarding where we are, where we are headed, and how we compare to other countries.
"It's time to get rid of the Democratic assertions and the Republican assertions. The American people need to see the real facts," former U.S. Comptroller General and No Labels Co-Founder David Walker says. "However, when this important annual report is released in Washington, virtually no one pays attention, and the politicians, politicos and the media revert back to the same old partisan and ideological talking points. That's why it's so important to tell the American people -- and members of Congress -- the facts, all the facts and nothing but the facts."
No Labels is a grassroots movement of Democrats, Republicans and independents dedicated to promoting a new politics of problem solving. To arrange an interview with a No Labels co-founder, please contact Kelsey McLaughlin at press@nolabels.org or (202) 588-1990. To learn more about No Labels, please visit www.NoLabels.org.
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18 Jan 2013

Rivermont Collegiate 2nd Quarter Honor Roll

By Brittany Marietta

Middle School (Grades 6-8)

High Honors

(All grades B+ or higher; B or higher for courses designated as Upper School level)

Genevieve Solange Bolger

Elizabeth Decker

Clayton Douglas

Faith Douglas

Giavanna Eckhardt

Shivani Ganesh

Andrea Gamble

Olivia Gamble

Mahum Haque

Azariah Hughes

Megan Lindle

Naina Ninan

Benjamin Nordick

Manasa Pagadala

Elizabeth Paxton

Emilia Porubcin

Maryam Rasheed

Collin Smith

Natalie Springborn

 

Honors

(All grades B- or higher; C+ or higher for courses designated as Upper School level)

Spencer Brown

Adam Chamberlain

Hema Chimpidi

Jessica Elliott

Kenton Fee

Aislinn Geedey

Mary Aisling McDowell

Carly Miller

Bhavana Purighalla

Lauren Schroeder

Timothy Jacob Vaughn

Nikhil Wagher

Jack Westphal

 

Upper School (Grade 9-12)

Headmaster's List - GPA 3.85-4.00

Adam Dada

Victoria Mbakwe

Michal Porubcin

Shravya Pothula

Kelsey Qu

Suhas Seshadri

Alexander Skillin

Loring Telleen

 

Distinction - GPA 3.50-3.84

Vishal Bobba

Rebecca Cupp

Christian Elliott

Summer Lawrence

Amanda McVey

Nathan McVey

Alejandra Martinez

Tejasvi Kotte

Margaret Martens

Darsani Reddy

Ashish Tadepalli

MingSui Tang

 

Merit - GPA 3.00-3.49

Anastasia Eganova

Ryan Howell

Hayley Moran

Nell Meier
18 Jan 2013

LeClaire Chamber ANNOUNCEMENTS - Friday 01/18/2013

By LeClaire Chamber of Commerce

January 26th - Le Claire Chamber of Commerce Annual Dinner

Steventon's -1399 Eagle Ridge Road, LeClaire.

6:00-6:30 pm - Cocktails (Cash Bar)/Silent Auction

6:30 pm - Awards

7:00 pm - Dinner

8:00 pm - Live Auction

6:00-10:00 pm - Music by Keep Off the Grass

Please RSVP by January 18 to First Central Bank, 563-289-2265, or email Debbie Mulvania, DMULVANIA@FIRSTCENTRALSB.COM - $30 per person paid in advance. Please make checks payable to: LeClaire Chamber of Commerce, PO Box 35, LeClaire, IA 52753. Please contact Debbie Mulvania by Tuesday, January 22, if you would like to donate an auction item for the Annual Dinner.

It is time again to join or to renew your membership with the LeClaire Chamber of Commerce! Please see the attached form to complete and return with your payment by January 31, 2013. Thank you for your current and past membership, and certainly let us know if you have any questions in regard to your membership or about the Chamber in general. Let's have a Great 2013!  After all - "It is all there....In LeClaire!"

CALENDAR

January 18th-21st - Be a Tourist in Your Own Backyard Weekend! Welcome visitors to LeClaire's shops, hotels, restaurants and other establishments!

 

January 19th - LeClaire Lions Club Annual Blood Drive facilitated by the Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center - 7:00 to 11:00 AM in the Bridgeview Elementary School Cafeteria. Any first-time or long-time blood donors are welcome. Snacks and beverages will be provided to donors that morning. Please contact Tony Hiatt at 563-332-0215 to sign up for an appointment to donate.

 

January 19th: Family Night - LeClaire Rec Center - Indoor Recess, Open Gym for the Whole Family, 5:30-8:00 p.m. Board games, card games, sports and more! The 3rd Saturday of each month. All events are $2 per person 4 years old and older (unless otherwise specified), concessions extra. Please check our Facebook page for updates or changes to events. Also from 3-8pm: drop in sign up for Youth soccer, volleyball, and basketball at the LeClaire Rec Center. Details and forms can be found at: www.leclairereccenter.com.

 

January 28th - Economic Development Meeting (Rescheduled due to holiday January 21st) Great River Financial - 8:00 a.m.

Save the Date
 
February 1st - First Friday - Downtown LeClaire - 5-8 p.m. Food and Beverage Samples at Mississippi River Distilling Company  www.mrdistilling.com Wine samples at Wide River Winery Serving dips paired with our award winning locally made wines. Recipes available and FREE samples. www.wideriverwinery.com Restaurants and several shops will be open late!

February 8th - Reusable Usables NEW Freezer Meal Workshop 6:30 PM.  Cooking is MUCH more fun with friends!!  Let's get together and make enough meals to fill our freezers!  Bring your bags filled with designated "protein" and other groceries. You go home with 10 meals, each feeding a family of 4-6, ready to freeze (with leftover Wildtree products to make more freezer recipes or use on your own.)  You'll also go home with side dish recipes to either accompany your freezer meals or use with other meals...and the peace of mind of knowing that dinner is already DONE!  Just thaw, cook and enjoy!   $73 (includes all Wildtree products, recipes and shipping) To register, reserve your spot by 1/23/13 and Purchase the "Crockpot Meals" Workshop by 1/23/13. Contact Kate Ramsdell ramsdellgirls@yahoo.com•www.mywildtree.com/katewildtree/ (This is an "Adults Only" event.)

 

February 9th - Trivia Night - LeClaire Civic Center benefiting the Coe Noack Memorial Scholarship. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. with trivia starting at 7 p.m. Participants may bring beer, wine, snacks and soda. Water and snacks will also be for sale. Up to eight people per table. $10 per person with a $50 table minimum. Everyone will be entered into a drawing for door prizes. Contact Chris at chris@ccx.net or 563-505-6703 for reservations or information. Don't have enough for a full table? Come anyway and we can put you on a table that needs people!

 

February 24th - The Buffalo Bill Museum will Celebrate Buffalo Bill's Birthday! 12 noon to 4 p.m. (closing). Refreshments, free admission, and a "Buffalo Bill & Annie Oakley Look-Alike Contest" for children (Judging at 2pm). Hope to see everyone there! www.buffalobillmuseumleclaire.com

FYI

Please note - the Chamber has a new email address - leclairechamber@gmail.com

 

If you would like to share information about events, promotions, news, etc., with Tourism, please send an email to info@visitleclaire.com. Your information will be shared with Shopkeepers, the Chamber and the Tourism Board and will be promoted on Facebook and in monthly emails.

 

The folks at Buffalo Bill Museum hope to see you over the winter! It is a great place to take visiting family and friends and "free admission" is a benefit of your membership! The gift shop is also a great place to pick up unique items as well as books about local history, "Buffalo Bill" sweatshirts and t-shirts, and other items you can't find elsewhere!  The museum is open daily 9am to 4pm, and Sundays 12noon to 4pm.

 

Reusable Usables Planet Green After School Classes for kids Ages 6-12. Tuesday's & Thursday's 4:00-5:30 p.m. Learn creative fun ways to respect our planet with hands on eco-friendly art and educational activities based on the Iowa DNR Planet Patrol Series. Limit 25 per class. Thanks to Iowa DNR SWAP Grant funding.

 

SERVING THE COMMUNITY AND BEYOND

Meals for Seniors at the First Presbyterian Church, LeClaire every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 12 noon. Good food and a time to visit with others. Please call 563-289-3646 and make a reservation 2 days in advance.

 

Trivia Nights in LeClaire at the LeClaire Civic Center

2013 Trivia Nights:

February 9th - Coe Noack Memorial Scholarship

March 9th - Hosted by First Presbyterian Church - Hurricane Sandy Victims

April 6th - LeClaire Little League

May 4th - LeClaire Lions

June 8th - Buffalo Bill Museum

LeClaire Trivia Nights have raised over $95,000 for local non-profit organizations! Thank you for your continued support!

LeClaire Park Board Special Events Calendar

Spring 2013 - Spring Fling Easter Egg Hunt ( Hollyhock Park )

Spring 2013 - Cinco de Mayo

May 18, 2013 -French Market Days - Plant exchange, sale benefiting Parks Dept.

Summer 2013 - City-Wide Water Explosion ( Hollyhock Park )

Summer 2013 - Bike Parade & Decorating

August 9-11, 2013 - Tug Fest

October 13, 2013 - Apple Fest

 

 

www.LeClaireChamber.com and visit the Chamber on FaceBook!

18 Jan 2013

Upcoming Performances of Ballet QC

By Ballet Quad Cities
Love Stories

Saturday,

February 16th

1:00pm & 7:30pm

Scottish Rite Cathedral

Moline, IL

 

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Cinderella

Saturday, April 20th

1:00pm & 7:30pm

Adler Theater  Davenport, IA

 

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Ballet Under the Stars

FREE PERFORMANCE

Our Gift to the Community

Friday, June 7th

Saturday, June 8th

Sunday, June 9th

Lincoln Park Theater

Rock Island, IL

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TUTU FABULOUS

* beer, spirits & wine tasting

* silent auction

up close & personal jazz performance "Black Coffee" choreographed by Margaret Huling

March 8, 2013

6:00pm

* Hotel Blackhawk, 200 E. 2rd Street, Davenport, IA

* $40 per person

* Call in your reservation today!

* 309-786-3779

18 Jan 2013

"The Duck" is Coming to Area Elementary Schools

By Ballet Quad Cities

Ballet Quad Cities professional dancers will be visiting area elementary schools in February, bringing the Olweus bullying prevention message to thousands of school children.  This in-school outreach initiative reached more than 8,500 students last year.

Following the in-school presentations, the students attend a live ballet performance of The Ugly Duckling at North High School's Holzworth Auditorium.

As part of CARE - QC, Ballet Quad Cities will present a free public performance of The Ugly Duckling on Friday, February 22nd at 7:00 pm.

For more information CLICK HERE

18 Jan 2013

Iowa Supreme Court Opinions January 18, 2013

By Iowa Judicial Branch
Iowa Supreme Court Opinions

January 18, 2013

Notice: The opinions posted on this site are slip opinions only. Under the Rules of Appellate Procedure a party has a limited number of days to request a rehearing after the filing of an opinion. Also, all slip opinions are subject to modification or correction by the court. Therefore, opinions on this site are not to be considered the final decisions of the court. The official published opinions of the Iowa Supreme Court are those published in the North Western Reporter published by West Group.

Opinions released before April 2006 and available in the archives are posted in Word format. Opinions released after April 2006 are posted to the website in PDF (Portable Document Format).   Note: To open a PDF you must have the free Acrobat Reader installed. PDF format preserves the original appearance of a document without requiring you to possess the software that created that document. For more information about PDF read: Using the Adobe Reader.

For your convenience, the Judicial Branch offers a free e-mail notification service for Supreme Court opinions, Court of Appeals opinions, press releases and orders. To subscribe, click here.

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.

No. 10-1503

GAIL BIERMAN and BETH WEIER vs. SCOTT WEIER and AUTHOR SOLUTIONS, INC.

No. 12-1567

IOWA SUPREME COURT ATTORNEY DISCIPLINARY BOARD vs. PATRICK ALEX HENRICHSEN
18 Jan 2013

New Picture Book is the Fourth in a Delightful Series for Children

By Marketing Services

Anna and Andy Hummingbird are back for more fun adventures in author Linda P. Young's latest tale

LAS VEGAS - (Release Date TBD) - Young readers, especially fans of a lovable pair of hummingbirds, have something to look forward to as author Linda P. Young brings Anna and Andy Hummingbird back in the fourth installment of her engaging series of picture books. The Adventures of Anna and Andy Hummingbird: Book 4 Stories 14,15,16,17 and 18 lets readers in the birds' fun new escapades.

In this book, The Nice Lady teaches Anna and Andy about bees and what they do. The hummingbirds also experience fear when they witness men cutting off the branches of their trees with a saw. They wonder if they are going to lose their home. The next adventures take Anna and Andy a little farther away from home and introduce them to new friends. They also get to experience for the first time, how frightening and dangerous it is to be in a storm.

Featuring vibrantly colored illustrations and a delightful plot, The Adventures of Anna and Andy Hummingbird: Book 4 Stories 14,15,16,17 and 18 will make a wonderful addition to any child's personal library. Parents can bond with their young ones as they follow the exciting adventures of Anna and Andy Hummingbird.

For more information on this book, interested parties may log on to www.Xlibris.com.

About the Author

Linda P. Young was born in Iowa City, Iowa and spent most of her life in the Midwest. She moved to Las Vegas, Nevada, twenty years ago, where she met her husband, Jerry. She owns a sign business and stays very busy with it. Her husband has worked in the woodworking industry most of his life. She wrote these books out of the enjoyment they would get watching the Hummingbirds on their back patio.

 

The Adventures of Anna and Andy Hummingbird * by Linda P. Young

Anna and Andy meet the Grandchildren Book 4 Stories 14,15,16,17 and 18

Publication Date: 10/24/2012

Picture Book; $21.99; 38 pages; 978-1-4797-2211-2

Picture Book Hardcover; $31.99; 38 pages; 978-1-4797-2212-9

18 Jan 2013

Governor Quinn Appoints Former U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald to University of Illinois Board of Trustees

By Erin Wilson

Joins Other Appointees to Boards of Trustees at University of Illinois and Northern Illinois University

CHICAGO - January 18, 2013. Governor Pat Quinn today announced several appointments to the boards of two of Illinois' top universities. Among today's appointees is former U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald, whose work prosecuting governmental corruption has protected the public interest. The governor also re-appointed several members to both the University of Illinois and Northern Illinois University boards of trustees. Today's announcement is part of the governor's commitment to strengthen higher education in Illinois.

"Patrick Fitzgerald has served the people of Illinois well and he will be an outstanding member of our outstanding leadership team at Illinois' flagship university," Governor Quinn said. "Today's appointees are talented, accomplished individuals who believe in the power of education. Together, they will help guide our universities to continued excellence."

Fitzgerald served as United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois. For his bio, click here. Fitzgerald has received numerous honors for his more than 20 years in public service including the Justice John Paul Stevens Award from the Chicago Bar Association. He was previously named "Lawyer of the Year" by The National Law Journal. A graduate of Amherst College, he holds a J.D. from Harvard Law School and currently works as partner in the Chicago office of the Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom law firm.

Governor Quinn re-appointed Dr. Timothy N. Koritz and James Montgomery to the University of Illinois Board of Trustees. Koritz is a United States Air Force Veteran and serves as staff anesthesiologist at Rockford Memorial Hospital. Koritz was previously appointed to the board in 2009. Montgomery is a long-time Chicago attorney and has served on the board since 2007. Both are University of Illinois alumni.

The governor also announced three reappointments to the Northern Illinois University Board of Trustees: businessman Robert Boey, who has served on the board since 1996; Dr. John Butler, a Chicago-area business consultant who is a NIU alumnus and has served on the board since 2007; and Wheeler Coleman, vice president and chief technology officer at Heath Care Service Corporation and former vice-president of the NIU Alumni Association, who was previously appointed by Governor Quinn in 2011.

For more information about Illinois' boards and commissions or to apply for a position, visit appointments.illinois.gov.

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