23
May
2006
River/Gulf Energy has announced that it plans to build an ethanol plant
in Buffalo, Iowa, near the Quad Cities. Plans call for a
100-million-gallon-per-year (MGPY) facility to be built on a 100-acre
industrial site.
This is the site of the former PCS fertilizer plant
that closed several years ago. Phase I of the development will include
a 50-MGPY plant with a barge dock to ship ethanol by river. Phase II
will include an expansion to 100 MGPY. River/Gulf Energy anticipates
using the state-of-the-art processing technology provided by Delta T
Corporation of Williamsburg, Virginia. It is anticipated that the
project will be built by Agra Industries of Merrill, Wisconsin, at a
cost of more than $100 million and will provide approximately 100 local
construction jobs. River/Gulf Energy is associated with River/Gulf
Grain Company, a Quad Cities-based grain merchandiser and river
terminal operator, as well as Alter Barge Line, which operates on the
Mississippi River. The company expects to break ground during the
second half of 2006, with production starting 15 months later. For more
information about ethanol, visit (http://www.ethanolrfa.org).
• Not enough room in your closets anymore? Parking outside because the garage is full? Let the Quad City Symphony Orchestra help you while you help students receive free music-education programs by donating new or slightly used items to the 23rd Annual Second Fiddle Sale, to be held June 23 through 25. The sale encourages donations of all household items, including tools, small appliances, furniture, electronics, and more. Opening night typically attracts more than 600 residents from within a 100-mile radius of the Quad Cities. Donations of new or slightly used merchandise will be accepted for drop-off beginning May 24. Drop-off days are Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays through June 21 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the former ShopKo building, across from Duck Creek Plaza, between Middle Road and East Kimberly Road in Bettendorf. Many volunteers are needed in the next few weeks for sorting merchandise, setting up, and selling during the event. For more information or to volunteer, call (563)322-0931 or e-mail (frontdesk@qcsymphony.com).
• The Main Street location of the Davenport Public Library has devoted a display case to historical items from the Adler Theatre. Read through the history of the theatre, see an original RKO uniform, and view photos of famous movie openings from Davenport’s history. This special display runs now through the end of June. For more information about library displays, call (563)888-3371. For more information about the Adler Theatre, visit (http://www.riverctr.com).
• Starting this month, Trinity is hosting a weekly farmers’ market at its Terrace Park campus in Bettendorf. The farmers’ market will feature products including produce, plants, pies, soups, handmade crafts and soaps, free-range chicken, jellies, and jams from 3 to 7 p.m. Mondays through October.
• Hundreds of golfers will hit the links on Friday, June 16, at the Ninth Annual Genesis Health System/Scott County Family Y Golf Challenge. The Scott County Family Y commits all of the event’s proceeds to helping those who are economically challenged and in need of YMCA services such as child care, YMCA Camp Abe Lincoln, membership, and programming. In the first eight years of the event, more than $153,000 was raised to help meet these needs. The event begins with a 9 a.m. shotgun start at Glynns Creek Golf Course at Scott County Park. The entry fee is $360 per foursome or $90 per person and includes 18 holes of golf, a steak dinner, and prizes. Registration forms can be picked up at any branch of the Scott County Family Y, or you can download the form from (http://www.scottcountyfamilyy.org).
• River Action last month handed out Eddy Awards in the categories of Art, Design, Education, Revitalization, River Activity, and Stewardship. The awards recognize “excellence in design or quality of work with a strong relationship and sensitivity to the river, and a demonstration of having gone against the current to get things done.” Winners this year included the City of Moline (for Bass Street Landing); DavenportOne (for renovation of the Redstone building with the River Music Experience project); the City of Davenport (for its riverfront skybridge); the Figge Art Museum; Matt Hammill (for broadcast journalism, particularly his “Earth Alert” series); MidAmerican Energy, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (for the Milan Bottoms Restoration Plan); the City of Bettendorf (for its new riverfront trail); and the City of Rock Island (for its Rain Gardens program). For more information on River Action, visit (http://www.riveraction.org).
• The Iowa Department of Justice has received $1.25 million to implement the Iowa Victim Information & Notification Program (IVIN). These funds were awarded by the Department of Justice’s Developing & Enhancing Statewide Automated Victim Information & Notification program. Similar programs throughout the county benefit the public by informing crime victims about their offender’s status and court events related to their case. This enables victims to fully participate in the judicial process, protect themselves from further victimization, and ensure that their rights are being upheld.
• Not enough room in your closets anymore? Parking outside because the garage is full? Let the Quad City Symphony Orchestra help you while you help students receive free music-education programs by donating new or slightly used items to the 23rd Annual Second Fiddle Sale, to be held June 23 through 25. The sale encourages donations of all household items, including tools, small appliances, furniture, electronics, and more. Opening night typically attracts more than 600 residents from within a 100-mile radius of the Quad Cities. Donations of new or slightly used merchandise will be accepted for drop-off beginning May 24. Drop-off days are Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays through June 21 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the former ShopKo building, across from Duck Creek Plaza, between Middle Road and East Kimberly Road in Bettendorf. Many volunteers are needed in the next few weeks for sorting merchandise, setting up, and selling during the event. For more information or to volunteer, call (563)322-0931 or e-mail (frontdesk@qcsymphony.com).
• The Main Street location of the Davenport Public Library has devoted a display case to historical items from the Adler Theatre. Read through the history of the theatre, see an original RKO uniform, and view photos of famous movie openings from Davenport’s history. This special display runs now through the end of June. For more information about library displays, call (563)888-3371. For more information about the Adler Theatre, visit (http://www.riverctr.com).
• Starting this month, Trinity is hosting a weekly farmers’ market at its Terrace Park campus in Bettendorf. The farmers’ market will feature products including produce, plants, pies, soups, handmade crafts and soaps, free-range chicken, jellies, and jams from 3 to 7 p.m. Mondays through October.
• Hundreds of golfers will hit the links on Friday, June 16, at the Ninth Annual Genesis Health System/Scott County Family Y Golf Challenge. The Scott County Family Y commits all of the event’s proceeds to helping those who are economically challenged and in need of YMCA services such as child care, YMCA Camp Abe Lincoln, membership, and programming. In the first eight years of the event, more than $153,000 was raised to help meet these needs. The event begins with a 9 a.m. shotgun start at Glynns Creek Golf Course at Scott County Park. The entry fee is $360 per foursome or $90 per person and includes 18 holes of golf, a steak dinner, and prizes. Registration forms can be picked up at any branch of the Scott County Family Y, or you can download the form from (http://www.scottcountyfamilyy.org).
• River Action last month handed out Eddy Awards in the categories of Art, Design, Education, Revitalization, River Activity, and Stewardship. The awards recognize “excellence in design or quality of work with a strong relationship and sensitivity to the river, and a demonstration of having gone against the current to get things done.” Winners this year included the City of Moline (for Bass Street Landing); DavenportOne (for renovation of the Redstone building with the River Music Experience project); the City of Davenport (for its riverfront skybridge); the Figge Art Museum; Matt Hammill (for broadcast journalism, particularly his “Earth Alert” series); MidAmerican Energy, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (for the Milan Bottoms Restoration Plan); the City of Bettendorf (for its new riverfront trail); and the City of Rock Island (for its Rain Gardens program). For more information on River Action, visit (http://www.riveraction.org).
• The Iowa Department of Justice has received $1.25 million to implement the Iowa Victim Information & Notification Program (IVIN). These funds were awarded by the Department of Justice’s Developing & Enhancing Statewide Automated Victim Information & Notification program. Similar programs throughout the county benefit the public by informing crime victims about their offender’s status and court events related to their case. This enables victims to fully participate in the judicial process, protect themselves from further victimization, and ensure that their rights are being upheld.
