04 Nov 2003

Bettendorf Looking at Allowing Deer Hunting

By Joe Collins
• Bambi might not be safe in Bettendorf anymore. Because of a rapidly growing deer population, city officials are looking at allowing deer hunting on farmland within Bettendorf limits. Some residents have had as many as 25 deer in their backyards at any given time, and property damage in Scott County from deer/vehicle crashes is the third highest in the state.
28 Oct 2003

Putnam and IMAX Honored with Tourism Award

By Joe Collins
• The Putnam Museum & IMAX Theatre in Davenport has been honored as the 2003 Iowa Tourism Attraction of the Year at the annual Iowa Tourism Conference in Des Moines. The Putnam Museum was chosen from among several entries in the category for communities with a population more than 10,000 people.
21 Oct 2003

Funding Helps Davenport Library Get New Look

By Joe Collins
• The Davenport Public Library will be getting a new look with the idea of creating a more inviting and efficient atmosphere. A new browsing area will be located in the center of the library's first floor - the first thing one sees on entering the building - to allow easier access for the public to find the latest bestsellers and other current-interest materials.
14 Oct 2003

Habitat for Humanity Breaks Ground on 29th Home

By Joe Collins
• Habitat for Humanity-Quad Cities has broken ground for its 29th home, at 615 Seventh Street in Rock Island. This will be the organization's eighth home in Rock Island. This home is for partner family Amos Sr. and Natoshia Johnson and their children Amos Jr.
07 Oct 2003

MED-FORCE Introduces New Helicopter

By Joe Collins
• MED-FORCE began a new era in air-ambulance service with the recent unveiling of a new helicopter. Quad City Helicopter EMS has purchased a new, lighter helicopter that combines advanced design and avionics with outstanding maneuverability and a unique rotor system that makes the Eurocopter EC135/T2 the quietest helicopter in its class.
30 Sep 2003

Local Artist Receives International Award

By Joe Collins
• Bettendorf artist Steve Sinner won a special citation and trophy in the 2003 International Cheongjui Craft Biennale held in September in Cheongjui, South Korea. His winning work, entitled Dancers & Warriors II, is a 27-inch-by-9¼-inch-diameter maple vessel featuring figures of dancers and warriors in silver leaf and patina.
23 Sep 2003

Scott County Updates Property Tax System

By Joe Collins
• A major property-tax-system conversion is currently underway in Scott County involving multiple county departments and offices and an outside vendor, Incode-CMS from Ames. Scott County is converting from a 30-year-old in-house-developed property-tax system to a third-party computer-application system based on current technology and computer programming.
16 Sep 2003

Quad Cities Convention & Visitors Bureau Adds to Web Site

By Joe Collins
• The Quad Cities Convention & Visitors Bureau (QCCVB) has added new features to its Web site at (http://www.visitquadcities.com) to provide more information. These new developments provide an extra convenience to travel writers and journalists as well as tourists coming to the Quad Cities area.
09 Sep 2003

Bettendorf Approves Stormwater Tax

By Joe Collins
• The Bettendorf City Council has unanimously approved establishing a stormwater utility to pay for a federally mandated stormwater- discharge permit. The federal government now requires municipalities to regulate the amount of pollution discharged in stormwater and monitor and inspect facilities that release stormwater.
02 Sep 2003

Habitat ReStore Gets New Look

By Joe Collins
• The Habitat ReStore is now presenting an improved image to the community, thanks to the work of two young Quad Cities artists. Earlier this summer, Nancy Foster, a ReStore director, approached students employed in the Quad City Arts Metro Arts program.

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