At Davenport Parks and Recreation, we strive to constantly improve the experience of our customers at each of our parks facilities and golf courses.  As a part of reaching that goal, we are inviting citizens to a presentation and discussion on a new trend around the country called "FootGolf".  This possible addition to our community is an opportunity to increase participation and revenues for the golf facilities, as well as provide a great new activity for many ages and families.  Please join us to learn more about this new sport.

We welcome your feedback to help us provide a better experience at Davenport Golf Courses and Park Facilities.

The meeting and presentation will be at:

5:30 pm

Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Nighswander Junior Theatre

Annie Wittenmyer Complex

2822 Eastern Avenue, Davenport, Iowa 52803

If you have questions about the meeting, please contact Parks and Recreation at 563-328-PARK (7275).

Workers Memorial Day Calls for Good Jobs and Safe Jobs for All Working People

[Bettendorf, IA]-Workers, community members and local officials will gather at the United Steelworkers Local 105 Hall for a Workers Memorial Day Service to commemorate those who have suffered injuries or illness or died on the job and to call on Congress to create and maintain safe jobs for all working people.

The service will be held on April 26, 2014 at 10:30am, with the hall opening at 10:00am. The USW Local 105 Union Hall is located at 880 Devils Glen Road, Bettendorf, IA

USW Local 105, IBEW 1379 and ALCOA Davenport Works leadership invite Quad City area working families to join us in a national observance of Workers Memorial Day. This is a time for working families and union members to commemorate sisters and brothers who have died or been injured on the job.

In 2012, the Department of Labor reports that a combined 229 workers were killed on the job site in Illinois and Iowa, in addition to 170,500 reported workplace injuries. These numbers are simply unacceptable. 2013 workplace fatality and injury statistics are not yet available.

Janice Payne will sing a solo and members from AFM Local 67 will play TAPS.  Refreshments will be served after the service.

For further information, please contact Mike Nicholas, USW Local 105 Financial Secretary, at 563-355-1181.

April 14, 2014

Downtown Davenport Cleanup Day

What: Downtown Cleanup Day

Where: Downtown Davenport and Bettendorf IA Date: Friday, April 25

Time: Davenport 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Bettendorf- 8 a.m. - 11 a.m. Davenport Registration: www.DowntownDavenport.com

Bettendorf Registration: www.Bettendorf.org/downtowncleanup or call (563) 344-4084

Event Description

Davenport

• The Downtown Davenport Partnership, a division of Quad Cities Chamber, is hosting its annual Downtown Cleanup Day Friday, April 25. More than 150 volunteers will grab gloves and trash bags as they set out to clean the streets in preparation for summer crowds and festivals.

• Volunteers will be treated to free tickets to a River Bandits game and a post-cleanup party. Downtown Cleanup Day is part of the nationwide initiative, The Great American Cleanup. The Waste Commission of Scott County's iLivehere program donates bags and gloves for all volunteers.

• Volunteers can sign up by visiting www.DowntownDavenport.com and clicking the link to the volunteer signup sheet. Download the form and return to us at 130 W. 2nd St., Davenport, IA 52801.

• The Downtown Davenport Partnership (DDP), a division of Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce, is a non-profit organization focused on the strategic growth and beautification of historic downtown Davenport. As administrators of the Self Supporting Municipal Improvement District, DDP provides leadership and advocacy for downtown economic development, planning, cultural vitality, events, marketing, and clean-and-safe initiatives.

Bettendorf

• The City of Bettendorf will also host its annual Downtown Cleanup Day on Friday, April 25th from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Volunteers will meet at 8 a.m. for a light breakfast (sponsored by Ascentra Credit Union) before setting out to clean up the downtown. Volunteers will receive free tickets to the River Bandits game on Saturday. Volunteers are asked to park in the back of the parking lot behind the Alter Building at 2117 State Street.

• The annual Downtown Cleanup Day is part of the nationwide initiative, The Great American Cleanup. The Waste Commission of Scott County's iLivehere program donates bags and gloves for all volunteers.

• Volunteers can sign up by visiting www.bettendorf.org/downtowncleanup and clicking the link to the volunteer signup sheet. To register, print the form and return it to the City Hall Annex, 4403 Devils Glen Road, Bettendorf, IA 52722, c/o Patty Copeland or call (563) 344-4084.

Sponsors

BETTENDORF, IA - As it prepares to host the Eighth Annual Lobsterfest, the Bettendorf Rotary Club will strive to continue the history of its "party with a purpose" that provides the community with direct grants and scholarships (www.bettendorfrotary.com/lobsterfest).

The New England-style lobster boil is set for Saturday, June 14th - 5:30 to 10 PM - at Rivermont Collegiate, 1821 Sunset Drive in Bettendorf. Tickets are priced at $75.00 each or a table of eight for $520.00 (a savings of $10 per ticket). They can be purchased by calling (563) 445-4264 or visiting www.bettendorfrotary.com/tickets. The event is open to the general public.

Thanks to funds raised at last year's event, the Bettendorf Rotary Club's Charitable Giving Board awarded direct grants to area charities totaling $23,000. The club also awarded $7,000 in scholarships to students pursuing higher education. Both totals were record amounts.

Similar levels are the goal again in 2014 because of major sponsorships from THE National Bank, Humana Health, Ascentra Credit Union, Professional Touch Cleaning, Weerts Funeral Home, Iowa American Water, McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home, RJS & Associates, Bowe Machine and Werner Restoration. Community awareness is heightened through media sponsors Mediacom/OnMedia, Quad-City Times and WOC News Talk 1420 AM.

Another important service component is delivered through a relationship with Scott Community College's Culinary Arts program led by Chef Bradley Scott (http://www.eicc.edu/future-students/our-programs/culinary/index.aspx). Besides helping to prepare the meal, it also makes further scholarship opportunities available for SCC students.

Finally, the event welcomes several groups such as the Culinary Kids of Family Resources, Inc. and Boy Scout Troop 24 that assist other volunteers in delivering the fresh meal of Maine lobsters.

The Bettendorf Rotary Club (www.bettendorfrotary.com), chartered on May 22, 1957, has more than 100 members fulfilling the Rotary motto of "Service Above Self" in a variety of local, regional and national community volunteer projects. The club meets each Wednesday at Noon at Fortune Garden Restaurant, 2211 Kimberly Road, Bettendorf. In addition to the website, you can find the club on Facebook (www.facebook.com/bettendorfrotary).

Bettendorf Rotary Club is part of Rotary International (www.rotary.org), founded in 1905 by Paul Harris, a Chicago businessman and University of Iowa alumnus. The international organization, now based in Evanston, IL, has more than one million members participating in 32,000 clubs located in more than 200 countries.