Immanuel Lutheran Church & Preschool is having their Annual Neighborhood Ice Cream Party on Sunday, August 23rd 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. There will be Ice Cream, Hot dogs, Chili dogs, Popcorn, Pop, and Lemonade; Live music, Games, and much much more for all our neighbors in the West end!

Live Music will be provided by the Band "Smile", wide variety of ice cream flavors to choose from, face painting, games for children & adults, and fun. All food items will be priced at $.50 each; upon registration everyone will receive 3 FREE tickets for the food items of your choice! Come and join your neighbors and friends for some great family fun! This event is outdoors; feel free to bring a lawn chair or blanket. In case of rain event will be held indoors.

This is open to the public, and all are welcome to join us. For more information please contact the church office at 563-324-6431.

As a fundraiser for the Mississippi River Eco-Tourism Center, the Clinton County Conservation Foundation is hosting a fishing tournament. The Rock Creek Catfish Classic wil be held on Saturday, August 30th at Rock Creek Marina near Camanche, Iowa.

Event registration and rules are available at: Rock Creek Marina, any Clinton County Conservation office location, or at  www.missecocenter.org.

The primary purpose of the Clinton County Conservation Foundation Board is to raise, procure and manage funds for the betterment of conxervation and environment education in collaboration with the Clinton County Conservation Board for the benefit of the citizens of the Clinton County area.

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MOLINE, ILLINOIS - WQPT, Quad Cities PBS will host the 10th Annual Brew Ha Ha at LeClaire Park in downtown Davenport on Saturday, September 19th from 1 to 5 p.m.

The annual tasting event will celebrate its 10th Anniversary and will feature tasting a variety of brews and cheeses.

Musical performances by Minus Six will take place from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. and 3:30 to 5:00 p.m., and Penguins Comedy Club will present Dwayne Clark at 2:30 p.m. to bring the "ha ha" to Brew Ha Ha. The always popular Sports Corner will feature big screen televisions to catch Saturday's sports action. Admission to the Brew Ha Ha includes an event program, unlimited tasting, and a commemorative tasting glass.

"As we did last year, we are limiting the number of attendees" said event coordinator, Bea Brasel. "

Presenting Sponsors for Brew Ha Ha are Old Chicago, Rock 104.9, Rhythm City Casino and the River Cities' Reader along with KWQC, Pratt Audio Visual & Video Corporation, Dimitri Wine & Spirits, Inc., Glazer's Distributors of Iowa, Wolfe Beverage, Vanguard Distributing, Midwest Originals Booking, Penguin's Comedy Club, Cabot Cheese, Downtown Partnership, City of Davenport, Hawkeye Ice, Iowa American Water, Millennium Waste, Quad City Golf Cars and Sunbelt Rentals.

Tickets for Brew Ha Ha are $20.00 prior to the event and $25.00 at the gate. Tickets may be purchased at the WQPT offices, Old Chicago in Bettendorf, CO-OP Records in Davenport and Moline or at www.wqpt.org. Attendees must be 21 or older. Children in strollers and animals will not be admitted. Feel free to bring your own lawn chair.

Brew Ha Ha is a fundraising event to support WQPT, the local public television station located in Moline, Illinois.

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Policy Forum Begins at 10 a.m., Thursday, Aug. 13 at Lewis and Clark Community College

Godfrey, Ill. - The National Great Rivers Research and Education Center's (NGRREC) Annual Conference will culminate on the campus of Lewis and Clark Community College as conference attendees present recommendations related to sustainable practices in the Mississippi River Basin to key elected officials and decision makers. The Policy Forum will begin at 10 a.m. in the Commons, on the College's Godfrey campus.

NGRREC's conference entitled "Visions of a Sustainable Mississippi River" will take place Aug. 10-13 in Collinsville and on the College's campus. The conference has attracted more than 200 diverse participants with interest in the nation's largest river. Participants include stakeholders in the recreational, navigation, and agricultural sections, as well as researchers and natural resource professionals.

"Through conference presentations, panel discussions and workshops, our conference attendees will formulate new and useful insights and recommendations on four issues critical to the sustainable management of the Mississippi River and the human communities that depend on it," Dr. John Chick, NGRREC affiliate and organizer of the conference, said.

The four issues to be presented at the conference include Ecosystem Services and the Economic Value of the Mississippi River; Floodplain Connectivity, Flood Control and Hydrologic Regime; Ethanol Production and the Mississippi River; and Clean Water and the Mississippi River - Uses and Threats.

Policy makers in attendance at the Aug. 13 Policy Forum will include Congressman Jerry Costello (Illinois), Congressman John Duncan (Tennessee), Brigadier General Michael Walsh and members of the presidentially appointed Mississippi River Commission, Tinka Hyde, Water Division Director , U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5,  William A. Spratlin, Water, Wetlands, and Pesticides Division Director, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 7, Illinois Department of Natural Resources Director, Marc Miller, and Colonel Thomas O'Hara. Other invited guests include Illinois Governor Pat Quinn, members of Congress' Mississippi River Caucus, representatives of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and other key policy makers and legislators dealing with environmental and river-related issues.

The conference is hosted by NGRREC and The Nature Conservancy. This year's keynote address will be given by Alexandra Cousteau, granddaughter of the legendary Jacque-Yves Cousteau and founder of Blue Legacy International. Cousteau will present "This Blue Planet" beginning at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 12 in the Hatheway Theater on the College's campus. The event is free and is open to the public.

For more information on the conference contact Chick at 618-466-9690.

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