Annual search for the Irish Mother of the Year. All nominations must be an original letter of approximately 150 words. A nominee should be involved in family, church and community, have a good sense of humor and demonstrate her pride in her Irish ancestry. Nominations must be received by the St. Patrick Society no later than March 2, 2012. Mail nomination to: The St. Patrick Society, Quad Cities, U.S.A. at P.O. Box 4487, Davenport, IA 52808

 

Applications for the GRAND PARADE XXVll-March 17, 2012- are now available. Contact John Scally (309)-788-2341 for complete details. (The GRAND PARADE is at its limit for vehicles of any kind) Parade applications must be received by the St. Patrick Society no later than March 2, 2012.

 

The St. Patrick Society, Quad Cities, U.S.A. announces a $1000 scholarship to be awarded March 16, 2012. Applications are available from high school counselors, online www.stpatsqc.com , or from Matt Wissing at (563)-265-9353. Eligible applicants must be related to a current St. Patrick Society member and must evidence the ability to pursue a college or university education, as substantiated by grade point average, class standing and ACT/SAT scores. Involvement in extra curricular school and community activities will also be considered. Letter of recommendation from educators, counselors, employers and others are helpful. Applications are not judged on a basis of need. Scholarship applications must be received by the St. Patrick Society no later than March 2, 2012.

 

For more information on the St. Patrick Society of the Quad Cities please visit www.stpatsqc.com or visit our Facebook Page-St Patrick Society Quad Cities USA

Bettendorf – Enjoy an evening at the Family Museum for free! On Martin Luther King Jr. Day January 16, 2012, from 5:00 pm until 8:00 pm admission is free for everyone at the Family Museum located at 2900 Learning Campus Drive in Bettendorf, Iowa.

Visitors can explore agriculture and weather in Amazing Acres by making a cloud, touching a tornado, driving a John Deere combine, and shopping in the Amazing Acres Market. Little ones can play safely in PlayHouse by creating a meal in the Alphabet Kitchen, interacting with the virtual pond, and playing house. Busy Bodies has a large heart that visitors can walk through, and the rhythm of the heart may inspire some visitors to create their own rhythms in Rhythm Alley with a pentaphone. There is so much to do at the Family Museum!

For more information, visit the Family Museum`s website www.familymuseum.org.

Bettendorf – Start recruiting, start strategizing, and start preparing for the most anticipated evening of Q & A of the year - the Family Museum Trivia Night!  On Saturday, March 31, 2012, the Family Museum Foundation will host this fun and action packed evening at the Quad Cities Waterfront Convention Center. Doors open at 6:00 PM and trivia begins at 7:00 PM. There will be silent auction items to bid on and a grand raffle for thousands of dollars in prizes.

Trivia Night 2012 is the Family Museum`s annual fundraising event to support programming and exhibits at the Museum for children and families.  Cost for a table of eight people is $200 ($25 per person) and includes pizza buffet and sides catered by the Isle of Capri and a chance to finish in the top three places with guaranteed cash prizes. New this year: teams registered by February 1 will receive $25 off registration.

Last year`s event sold out, so register now by calling Jeff at 563-344-4168 or register online.

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Davenport, Iowa, January 9, 2011 - A new feature for Davenport golfers, Player Cards, are now available for sale starting today. Cards are for sale at The Rivers Edge, 700 West River Dr in downtown Davenport. The River's Edge is open from 6am to 10pm, Monday through Sunday. Player Cards are re-loadable cards for use of Green Fees, Cart Fees, and Range Fees and are valid on all 3 public courses in the city Emeis, Duck Creek, and Red Hawk Golf & Learning Center.


Cards purchased through Feb 28th 2012 will include a 10% bonus on the card, compliments of Davenport Golf. For example, a Player Card purchased for $200 will have $220 of value on the card.


Player Cards will not include concession and Pro-shop merchandise purchases and Player Cards will require a $100/minimum transaction.


Further details regarding the Player Cards are available by calling the River's Edge at 328-7275, or by visiting www.golfdavenport.com. At this time, Player Cards are only available for sale in person at the River's Edge.


"The Player Card is part of our efforts to offer more to our golf customer," according to Troy Evans, Superintendent of Revenue Facilities. "The indoor golf range we opened at River's Edge last month has been a tremendous hit, and we believe our customers will see a great value in the Player Cards as well."


Duck Creek Golf course remains open this winter unless snow covers the course or temperatures impair play on the greens.

Wallace: "Illinois has fallen into a debt spiral..."

 

Rock Island, IL...Jonathan Wallace, candidate for State Representative in the 72nd District, released the following statement after Moody downgrades Illinois bond rating again:

 

"This news is disappointing, but not surprising. Illinois has fallen into a debt spiral, and career politicians like Pat Verschoore choose to hide their heads in the sand and ignore the problem. The downgrade, coupled with unfunded pension and retiree healthcare benefits, will result in more unpaid bills. We need to start having an adult conversation about our budget priorities in Illinois or we will continue to spiral downwards towards financial ruin.

 

"The voters of the 72nd District are paying attention, and they're tired of failed policies in Springfield. We deserve better and I am committed to reforming spending and finding new ways to save money for the sake of the next generation. When elected next November, I will make balancing the budget and restoring our state's credit rating my top priority."

 

Jonathan Wallace is running for State Representative in the 72nd District. Wallace is a former Township trustee who founded his own small business and has worked in the Illinois House.

 

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The Big Dance

A dozen top high school show choirs from three states will descend on Davenport North's Paul J. Holzworth Auditorium on January 21st for one of the Midwest's premier show choir invitationals, The Big Dance.

The 15th annual event will include preliminary competition from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and finals competition beginning at 7:30 p.m.

Among the competing schools will be Bettendorf, Davenport Central, Davenport West, Iowa City High, Cedar Rapids Kennedy, Western Dubuque, Herscher (Ill.) and Bloomington (Minn.) Jefferson. Also included will be exhibition performances by North's own choirs, Northside Establishment and Center Stage.

Admission is $12 for adults, $7 for children and seniors.

For more information, contact:
Ryan Riewerts, North vocal music director       (563) 388-9884
Don Doxsie, The Big Dance co-chair      (563) 320-5002
Gale Doxsie, The Big Dance co-chair     (563) 320-5820
As you all know, the Independent Scholars' Evenings  are dedicated to promote and support the work of area Independent Scholars. Held each Thursday at 7.00 pm during a shortened academic school year, this year we are opening the spring session earlier than usual. There is no snow and the temperatures are warm enough for our regular evening sessions.

Should the weather change, of course we may resume the winter break.

Special documentary:

THRIVE.
On
Jan 12 th 2012
At
7.00 pm

THRIVE is an unconventional documentary that lifts the veil on what's REALLY going on in our world by following the money upstream -- uncovering the global consolidation of power in nearly every aspect of our lives. Weaving together breakthroughs in science, consciousness and activism, THRIVE offers real solutions, empowering us with unprecedented and bold strategies for reclaiming our lives and our future. After the presentation there will be critical analysis of the movie within the group, facilitated by Independent Scholar Michael Grady.

Please attend.  Please feel free to forward this email to your network.
These Inidependent Scholars' Evenings we sponsored by The Institute for Cultural and Healing Traditions, Ltd. a 501(c) 3 at State and Federal levels since 1996.

Please visit our website www.qcinstitute.org

Looking forward to meeting you at the ISE

(JANUARY 6, 2012) - Concordia University Wisconsin, Mequon, graduated 671 students during Fall Commencement Exercises December 17, 2011.
Among the area students receiving degrees were:

Kelsey R Lindholm of Davenport, Iowa, with a BA in Elementary Education.

Linnea E. Gallo of Moline, Illinois, with an MOT in Occupational Therapy.

Concordia's main campus is located on 200 acres of beautiful Lake Michigan shoreline. The University and its 10 educational centers and classrooms are home to 7,618 undergraduate and graduate students from 46 states and 28 foreign countries. The University offers more than 60 undergraduate majors, 14 master's degree programs, and doctoral degrees in Pharmacy, Physical Therapy and Nursing Practice.

Baldwin City, Kan. - More than 700 undergraduate, graduate and nursing students at Baker University received their degrees during commencement ceremonies Dec. 17-18 at the Collins Center.  Among the graduates is Kelsey Jurkowski of Bettendorf, Iowa with a Master of Business Administration.

Baker, the first university in Kansas, has been listed among the top schools in the Midwest in the annual college rankings by U.S. News & World Report, and selected as a top school in the Midwest by The Princeton Review. Baker has been named one of the top 100 Best Values in Private Universities by Kiplinger's Personal for combining outstanding quality with affordability.

The University serves nearly 4,000 students through the College of Arts and Sciences and School of Education undergraduate programs in Baldwin City; the School of Nursing in Topeka; the School of Professional and Graduate Studies in Overland Park, Kan.; Topeka, Kan.; Wichita, Kan.; and Kansas City, Mo.; Lee's Summit, Mo.; and the School of Education in Overland Park.

The following local students were named to the Dean's List at Gustavus Adolphus College:

Carla DeWit and Kelsey Francis, both of Bettendorf, and Samantha Good  of Rock Island.

Gustavus Adolphus College is a private liberal arts college in St. Peter, Minn., that prepares 2,500 undergraduates for lives of leadership, service, and lifelong learning. The oldest Lutheran college in Minnesota, Gustavus was founded in 1862 by Swedish immigrants and named for Swedish King Gustav II Adolf. At Gustavus, students receive personal attention in small-sized classes and engage in collaborative research with their professors. Fully accredited and known for its strong science, writing, music, athletics, study-abroad, and service-learning programs, Gustavus hosts a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa and is internationally recognized for its annual Nobel Conference.


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IOWA FALLS, IOWA - One hundred thirty-nine students have been named to the Fall 2011 (August to December) Dean's List at Ellsworth Community College. To be eligible for the Dean's List, students must have taken 12 or more credit hours during the semester (a full-time class load) and have earned at least a 3.5 grade point average while attending ECC classes in Iowa Falls or online. Part-time students are not included in this list. The staff and administration congratulate these students for their academic excellence.  Among the students awarded is Austin Smith of Davenport.

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WHITEWATER, WI - The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater announced more than 2,900 students were named to the fall 2011 Dean's List. To be eligible for the honor, students must have a 3.4 semester grade point average with a minimum of 12 semester credits and no grades lower than a "C."  Brooke M. Marriott of Moline was among the students named to the Dean's List.  The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, founded in 1868, is the fourth largest campus in the 26-campus UW System.


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