• The Davenport Fire Department will receive $227,629 in federal grants from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to increase the effectiveness of fire prevention and to support firefighter safety. Specifically, these grants help Iowa communities fund firefighting equipment, firefighter-health and -safety programs, enhancements to emergency-medical-service programs, and fire-prevention and -safety programs. DHS expects to announce grants weekly and will distribute $746 million to fire departments across the country.
• The Quad Cities Marathon, in conjunction with the Us Too Prostate Cancer Support Group and Trinity Regional Health System, is now accepting grant applications from groups working to promote prostate-cancer education and awareness. In September 2004, the Quad Cities Marathon pledged all of its proceeds to benefit education and awareness of this devastating disease. By choosing prostate cancer as its new cause, the marathon has become one of a handful of races around the country devoted to this disease. Prostate cancer is the most common type of cancer found in American men behind skin cancer, and it is also the second leading cause of cancer death in men, exceeded only by lung cancer. Prostate cancer accounts for approximately 15 percent of all cancer cases in the United States and 15 percent of male cancer deaths, according to the National Prostate Cancer Coalition. Yet, on average, only about 5 percent of federal cancer-research dollars have been devoted to beat it. The Quad Cities Marathon will offer grants in a seven-county area in eastern Iowa and western Illinois in the areas of prostate-health awareness and education, screening and early detection, education concerning treatment of prostate cancer, survivor- and family-support programs, and other programs enabling men to receive necessary prostate care. Grant applications and guidelines can be found on the Quad Cities Marathon Web site (http://www.qcmarathon.org). Applications should be sent to Trinity Regional Health System; Quad Cities Marathon Funds; c/o Laura Sinnard; 2701 17th St.; Rock Island IL 61201, no later than Monday, March 1. For further information, contact Trinity at (309)779-2971.
• On Saturday, February 5, 2005, Teen Girl Scouts earned their performing-arts badge in a workshop held at the Ballet Quad Cities studios. And on February 20, they'll get a backstage tour after a performance of Romeo & Juliet, 21st Century and Die Hochczeit at the Capitol Theatre. Junior Girl Scouts are invited to a workshop on Saturday, March 19, from 11:45 a.m. to 1:40 p.m. at the ballet's studios, where they can learn about ballroom and folk dances in ballet as well as observe the professional-company class. The BackStage Dance Experience Workshop for teen Girl Scouts will be held again on Saturday, April 2, from 1 to 2:40 p.m. Participants in both workshops will attend the 2 p.m. performance of Sleeping Beauty on Sunday, April 24, at the Adler Theatre. Ballet Quad Cities, the only professional ballet company in Iowa and western Illinois, is located at 617 17th Street, Rock Island. For more information or to register for a Girl Scout workshop, call (309)786-3779.
• Davenport will receive $1.98 million for Iowa East Central TRAIN as part of $7.8 million Iowa will receive to continue another full year of Head Start Full Year, Part Day & Handicapped Programs in Davenport, Hiawatha, and Mason City.
• The Coalition to Save Lincoln School PS04 has filed for not-for-profit status with the Internal Revenue Service. The articles of incorporation filed on January 27 with the Rock Island County Recorder state that the group will be known as the Lincoln Community Resource Corporation. The group plans to restore the 112-year-old school and transform it into a public marketplace and museum. The ground floor will host a restaurant or possibly two. The first and second floors will feature specialty shops and boutiques that open onto indoor courtyards with café tables and bistro carts. The third-floor attic will be the home of a museum that will describe the history of the school and the building. Other exhibits might focus on the Rock Island Line and the Underground Railroad.
• The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) has announced that Iowa Senate File 64, a bill to legally protect medical-marijuana patients, has been introduced in the Iowa Senate. Research suggests that cannabis is a valuable aid in a wide range of clinical applications, including pain relief, particularly of pain from nerve damage; and treatment of nausea; spasticity; glaucoma; and movement disorders. Marijuana is also a powerful appetite stimulant, specifically for patients suffering from HIV, AIDS, or dementia. Emerging research suggests that marijuana's medicinal properties might protect the body against some types of malignant tumors and are neuroprotective. Locally, Iowa has long recognized marijuana's therapeutic value - even going so far as to reclassify cannabis as a Schedule II drug under statutory law when it is used medicinally. While this legal change acknowledges marijuana's medical efficacy, it fails to protect Iowa's seriously ill patients from arrest or prosecution. For more information, look at (http://www.norml.org).
• February 13 to 19 is Child Passenger Safety Week, and SAFE KIDS Quad Cities is holding car-seat inspections at Lujack's Northpark Auto Plaza, 3700 Harrison Street, Davenport. At more than 120 Child Passenger Safety Week events across the country, certified Child Passenger Safety Technicians will perform inspections and train parents and caregivers to install and adjust their car seats properly. The SAFE KIDS coalition will conduct its checkup event on Saturday, February 19, from noon to 3 p.m. Motor-vehicle crashes are the leading killer of children under 14. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, approximately 73 percent of all child passenger restraints - more than 80 percent of car seats and about 40 percent of booster seats - are used incorrectly.
• The Quad Cities Marathon, in conjunction with the Us Too Prostate Cancer Support Group and Trinity Regional Health System, is now accepting grant applications from groups working to promote prostate-cancer education and awareness. In September 2004, the Quad Cities Marathon pledged all of its proceeds to benefit education and awareness of this devastating disease. By choosing prostate cancer as its new cause, the marathon has become one of a handful of races around the country devoted to this disease. Prostate cancer is the most common type of cancer found in American men behind skin cancer, and it is also the second leading cause of cancer death in men, exceeded only by lung cancer. Prostate cancer accounts for approximately 15 percent of all cancer cases in the United States and 15 percent of male cancer deaths, according to the National Prostate Cancer Coalition. Yet, on average, only about 5 percent of federal cancer-research dollars have been devoted to beat it. The Quad Cities Marathon will offer grants in a seven-county area in eastern Iowa and western Illinois in the areas of prostate-health awareness and education, screening and early detection, education concerning treatment of prostate cancer, survivor- and family-support programs, and other programs enabling men to receive necessary prostate care. Grant applications and guidelines can be found on the Quad Cities Marathon Web site (http://www.qcmarathon.org). Applications should be sent to Trinity Regional Health System; Quad Cities Marathon Funds; c/o Laura Sinnard; 2701 17th St.; Rock Island IL 61201, no later than Monday, March 1. For further information, contact Trinity at (309)779-2971.
• On Saturday, February 5, 2005, Teen Girl Scouts earned their performing-arts badge in a workshop held at the Ballet Quad Cities studios. And on February 20, they'll get a backstage tour after a performance of Romeo & Juliet, 21st Century and Die Hochczeit at the Capitol Theatre. Junior Girl Scouts are invited to a workshop on Saturday, March 19, from 11:45 a.m. to 1:40 p.m. at the ballet's studios, where they can learn about ballroom and folk dances in ballet as well as observe the professional-company class. The BackStage Dance Experience Workshop for teen Girl Scouts will be held again on Saturday, April 2, from 1 to 2:40 p.m. Participants in both workshops will attend the 2 p.m. performance of Sleeping Beauty on Sunday, April 24, at the Adler Theatre. Ballet Quad Cities, the only professional ballet company in Iowa and western Illinois, is located at 617 17th Street, Rock Island. For more information or to register for a Girl Scout workshop, call (309)786-3779.
• Davenport will receive $1.98 million for Iowa East Central TRAIN as part of $7.8 million Iowa will receive to continue another full year of Head Start Full Year, Part Day & Handicapped Programs in Davenport, Hiawatha, and Mason City.
• The Coalition to Save Lincoln School PS04 has filed for not-for-profit status with the Internal Revenue Service. The articles of incorporation filed on January 27 with the Rock Island County Recorder state that the group will be known as the Lincoln Community Resource Corporation. The group plans to restore the 112-year-old school and transform it into a public marketplace and museum. The ground floor will host a restaurant or possibly two. The first and second floors will feature specialty shops and boutiques that open onto indoor courtyards with café tables and bistro carts. The third-floor attic will be the home of a museum that will describe the history of the school and the building. Other exhibits might focus on the Rock Island Line and the Underground Railroad.
• The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) has announced that Iowa Senate File 64, a bill to legally protect medical-marijuana patients, has been introduced in the Iowa Senate. Research suggests that cannabis is a valuable aid in a wide range of clinical applications, including pain relief, particularly of pain from nerve damage; and treatment of nausea; spasticity; glaucoma; and movement disorders. Marijuana is also a powerful appetite stimulant, specifically for patients suffering from HIV, AIDS, or dementia. Emerging research suggests that marijuana's medicinal properties might protect the body against some types of malignant tumors and are neuroprotective. Locally, Iowa has long recognized marijuana's therapeutic value - even going so far as to reclassify cannabis as a Schedule II drug under statutory law when it is used medicinally. While this legal change acknowledges marijuana's medical efficacy, it fails to protect Iowa's seriously ill patients from arrest or prosecution. For more information, look at (http://www.norml.org).
• February 13 to 19 is Child Passenger Safety Week, and SAFE KIDS Quad Cities is holding car-seat inspections at Lujack's Northpark Auto Plaza, 3700 Harrison Street, Davenport. At more than 120 Child Passenger Safety Week events across the country, certified Child Passenger Safety Technicians will perform inspections and train parents and caregivers to install and adjust their car seats properly. The SAFE KIDS coalition will conduct its checkup event on Saturday, February 19, from noon to 3 p.m. Motor-vehicle crashes are the leading killer of children under 14. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, approximately 73 percent of all child passenger restraints - more than 80 percent of car seats and about 40 percent of booster seats - are used incorrectly.
