The College Board recognized Davenport's West High School as the number-one school in Iowa for its commitment to excellence and equity in education, and its access to and success in AP programs. West High was the only school recognized in the state of Iowa, and the honor was given at the Midwest Regional Forum in Chicago on February 28.

 

Issue 583 Cover We've tortured you with tiny word limits before, but this year we were in a really foul mood. So we decided to have some fun at your expense and see how many suckers would try to put "llama" and "ramekin" in a 200-word story dealing with an odoriferous canine abode and lumpy breakfast food.

Next month, Bethany for Children & Families will team up with Moline Centre Partners (MCP) to host a Clean-A-Thon in downtown Moline. Volunteers will walk the streets of downtown Moline sweeping the sidewalks, pulling weeds, and picking up trash. Since May 1, volunteers from Bethany for Children & Families and MCP have been collecting sponsor pledges per pound of trash they collect. The event will be held on Thursday, June 15, from 5 to 7 p.m. For more information, or to make a pledge, call (309)762-7804. The cleanup-effort proceeds will be divided between Bethany, which will offer a special recreational-outing opportunity for children that volunteer, and MCP to support growth, change, and beauty in the downtown area.

 

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. 
Iowa Senator Maggie Tinsman (R-Bettendorf) has been appointed to serve on the state’s Legislative Council. The Legislative Council is made up of 24 members from the Senate and House who serve as the steering committee of the General Assembly between legislative sessions. 
Rock Island’s public library was the first in the state of Illinois to open to the public – on November 25, 1872. Now a national publisher has recognized it as well. The Rock Island Public Library has won a spot in Heart of the Community: The Libraries We Love, the first book to sing the praises and show the beauty of America’s beloved public libraries.
palm_resturant-aweb11 Welcome to the spring/summer edition of the Quad Cities Dining Guide, presented by the River Cities’ Reader. We’ve contacted hundreds of local restaurants and asked them for the information that would be most useful to our readers, from kitchen hours to payment options to specialties to alcohol offerings.
• Senator Maggie Tinsman (R-Bettendorf) and the Iowa Senate honored the Scott County Medical Society for its 150 years of service to physicians and the community by passing Senate Resolution 149. Four representatives of the Scott County Medical Society were at the Capitol to be honored.
• MidAmerican Energy representatives presented a check in the amount of $296,000 to the Museum of Art Foundation Board of the Figge Art Museum on April 19. The monetary award is for energy-conservation efforts at the Figge Art Museum, located at 225 West Second Street in Davenport.
Loose Change 911 Creators: Korey Rowe, Dylan Avery, Jason Bermas

On Friday, Paul Greengrass' film United 93 opens nationwide, telling a story of bravery that this country has embraced because of the comfort it provides in the face of intense pain. On September 11, 2001, passengers on that plane stormed the cockpit and foiled a terrorist plot, in the process sacrificing themselves.

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