Iowa Public Radio station 90.9 FM is back to full power after experiencing a major transmission line failure Saturday, February 7. Due to the extensive damage to 90.9 FM which serves eastern Iowa repeater stations receiving their signal from 90.9 FM, including 89.7 FM and 98.7 FM in Dubuque, 94.5 FM and 102.1 FM in the Quad Cities, and 88.9 FM and 101.7 FM serving Des Moines, were also affected. 90.9 FM returned to low power on February 17, restoring service to much of eastern Iowa and to repeaters in Dubuque and Des Moines.

The transmission line that extends the length of the 2,000 foot tower west of Walker failed about 1,000 feet above the ground, according to Wayne Jarvis, IPR director of network operations. Last summer, the original thirty year old transmission line was replaced and the February failure in the new line appeared to be due to design and manufacturing issues in the new line components. The manufacturer cooperated with IPR to correct this massive failure.

Before returning to normal power, all one hundred of the transmission line's seventeen foot sections had to be disassembled, replaced or cleaned and inspected. Most sections had to be cleaned on the ground and then reassembled on the tower. High winds, snow and freezing rain had limited work to one or two days a week delaying the return to full power.

A tower crew restored the signal to low power on February 17 through an auxiliary antenna, followed by periods off the air for transmission line repair. After line reassembly, nitrogen was run through the antenna to remove any moisture that had built up during the repair period. Then the entire line and antenna were electronically swept to detect any faults. The crew finished repair and final testing on Tuesday, March 17, returning 90.9 to full power.

Iowa Public Radio informs, enriches and engages Iowans through radio programming and other media. Iowa Public Radio includes the WOI Radio Group (Iowa State University, Ames), KUNI-KHKE (University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls), and KSUI-WSUI (University of Iowa, Iowa City).

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Please join us on Thursday, March 5 for an unprecedented ONE NIGHT event.

In honor of International Women's Day, CARE and the ONE Campaign will present A POWERFUL NOISE Live in 450 movie theatres nationwide. This one night event will begin with our acclaimed documentary, A Powerful Noise, which follows three women from different countries who overcome seemingly insurmountable odds to bring lasting solutions to their communities.

A POWERFUL NOICE Live will be shown at Cinema53 in Davenport. Visit (http://www.fathomevents.com/upcoming/locations.aspx?eventid=769&zip=52804&eventdate=3/5/2009) for more information.

Immediately after the film, a town hall discussion with Madeleine K. Albright, Natalie Portman, Nicholas Kristof, Christy Turlington Burns and Dr. Helene Gayle will be broadcast live to all theatres. The event begins at 7:30pmET/6:30pmCT/5:30pmMT/8pmPT (taped).

Purchase tickets, check out our resources, event planning guides and more by visiting (http://apowerfulnoise.org). Find a participating theatre near you and participate in our exciting new ticket challenge where you can earn free tickets to A POWERFUL NOISE Live!

Davenport, IA -QCSO guest piano soloist Louis Schwizgebel-Wang is conducting a piano Master Class this Saturday, January 31, at 1 p.m. The class takes place in Madsen Hall at St. Ambrose University, 518 West Locust Street, Davenport. The Master Class will feature piano students selected from Level E in the Iowa Music Teacher Association auditions. Comments will be offered by Louis Schwizgebel-Wang with a question and answer session at the end. All ages are welcome to attend
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UPTOWN BAR AND GRILL Bettendorf, Iowa
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BHS Class of '89 Reunion Davenport, Iowa
Valparaiso University's premier concert band, The Chamber Concert Band, conducted by Dr. Jeff Doebler, is happy to have Davenport native Jason Davis among it's members.  Davis is a meteorology major and the sophomore is the son of Larry and Mary Davis.

Davenport, IA - What could be better on a cold mid-winter night than a warm evening of Mozart! The Quad City Symphony celebrates the 253rd birthday of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart with its annual Mid-Winter Chamber Music concert at the Outing Club in Davenport on Saturday, January 17, at 8 pm. The concert features Concertmaster Allen Ohmes, Associate Concertmaster Dawn Marino-Ohmes, Principal Viola Deborah Dakin, new Principal Cello Hannah Holman, and, for his first time performing cello in the Quad Cities, new Music Director Mark Russell Smith. The evening repertoire will include Mozart's Quartet in B-Flat Major and Schuberts's String Quintet in C Major.

You can turn the evening into a feast for your taste-buds as well as your ears with a pre-concert dinner at the Outing Club, available for $30. The cash bar opens at 5:30, with dinner served at 6:30. The dinner includes hearts of romaine with fresh mozzarella and roasted red peppers with stone ground mustard vinaigrette, tenderloin of pork with caramelized onions and Sonoma kiln-dried apricots, sweet carrot reduction, wild mushroom risotto, broccolini, and cherry bon bon with Grand Marnier crème anglaise.

Tickets for this concert can be purchased at www.QCSymphony.com or by calling 800.982.2787. Dinner reservations should be made directly through the Outing Club at 563.324.5284.
ImageRude Punch is set to release their second CD in February. They have been working hard in the studio the past couple of months and the new record promoses to be some of their best work yet. From harder rock to melodic reggae ballads, the new release has a little something for everyone. Rude Punch is planning a midwest mini tour to support the release, starting with a huge CD release party at The Redstone Room in Davenport, IA on February 21. Their friends from Nebraska, Vibenhai will be sharing the stage with them in what will be the biggest party to hit the Redstone Room ever. Plan on attending and being a part of this incredible event. For details, please visit their websites, www.rudepunch.com or www.myspace.com/rudepunch or feel free to contact Jeff at jeff.jager@cexp.com. We look forward to seeing you all there!

Press Release:

Children's Book:

Sammy & Robert's Animal Adventures

By: Darcie Mae

8.50x11inches

32 pages

ISBN# 1-60703-987-7

www.publishamerica.com

http://sammyandrobert.tripod.com

In this second book in the series, Sammy & Robert's Animal Adventures, there are two stories. The stories are written in the same fun, rhyming way as the first story. These stories are longer and there are more illustrations. Sammy & Robert Visit A Farm will teach children about farm animals, their babies, their pens, foods they eat, and sounds they make. Sammy & Robert Visit A Zoo will teach children about some mammals as well as herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores. Educators and caretakers of children, grandparents and parents, and even children themselves will enjoy hearing or reading the Sammy & Robert stories.

Darcie Mae lives happily with her husband in Solon, Maine. She continues to write and draw any time she can. She is also enjoying sharing and reading her books with children. Look not only for her Sammy & Robert children's books, but her Mother Mouse children's books as well.

Sammy & Robert (Book 1) ISBN# 1-60474-811-7

Mother Mouse (Book 1) ISBN# 978-0-9817521-8-1

All books are available on the web at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and on many other websites. You can also have your favorite book store order the books for you.

Darcie Mae Fortin Pen Name: Darcie Mae 47 West Road Solon, Maine 04979  thepeablys@tds.net

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