21 Sep 2012

Loebsack Greets Veterans and Gold Star Families of the Quad Cities Honor Flight

By Joe Hand

Presents Congressional Record Statement to Veterans

Washington, D.C. - Congressman Dave Loebsack today welcomed ninety-two Iowa veterans of the Greatest Generation and forty-three Gold Star family members to the nation's capital and presented them with copies of the Congressional Record statement he submitted honoring their service.

The group traveled to Washington as part of the Honor Flight, which is an all expense paid trip for veterans so that they can visit our nation's capital and the memorials that were built in their honor.  Today's Honor Flight is particularly notable because Korean War veterans and Gold Star families, who have lost loved ones in Iraq and Afghanistan, are also joining the World War II veterans on the trip.  The Honor Flight left from the Quad Cities Airport this morning and will return tonight.

"This is truly a special Honor Flight because it brings together World War II and Korean War veterans with families of those who made the ultimate sacrifice in Iraq and Afghanistan," said Loebsack.  "I am tremendously proud and humbled to welcome members of the Greatest Generation and our Gold Star families to our nation's capital today.  On behalf of every Iowan I represent, I thank them for their service and sacrifice."

Loebsack is an avid supporter of our veterans. As a member of the House Armed Services Committee, he has worked to increase veterans' health care and benefits funding by over 70 percent and has worked to make sure that each and every veteran is treated with the dignity and honor that they deserve.

High resolution photos are available here and here.

A copy of the Congressional Record statement can be found here.

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20 Sep 2012

Fall Festival

By Darlene Carlin

The Disciples Women of First Christian Church are having a Fall Festival on Saturday, October 27th from 9am until 3pm.

There will be a bake sale, handmade crafts, and the Unique Boutique (gently used items). Terri Lynn Nuts will be available for sale.

There will also be an a la carte soup and salad luncheon from 11am until 2pm.

ALL proceeds go to local charitable organizations and our national and international missions.

20 Sep 2012

NorthPark and SouthPark Malls to host Miss Sunburst model search and baby contest

By Aleshia Chiesa
WHO:  NorthPark and SouthPark Malls will host a Miss Sunburst model search and baby contest
on Saturday, September 29.

WHAT:  Entries are being accepted now for the Miss Sunburst model search and baby contest.
Winners will go to the state finals in May. The baby pageant is for boys and girls. The age
groups are as follows:

Baby - under one year
Tiny - 1 year
Little - 2-3 years

A king and queen will be chosen in each age group. They will receive a crown and trophy
and runners-up in each age group will also receive a trophy and crown. The model search
is for girls ages 4 - 27 years old. The age groups are as follows:

4-6
7 - 10
11 - 13
14 - 17
18 - 27

Each age group will have a group line up and optional events will be judged. After the
group lineup, each child will go on stage one at a time, with one adult and come to the
center of the stage. A winner in each age group will receive a crown and trophy and
runners-up will also receive a trophy and crown. Each contestant will receive a crown and
trophy. Entry forms are available at the Guest Service Center in front of Younkers at
NorthPark Mall and at the Mall Office in SouthPark Mall. Contact www.pageantinfo.com
or call 813-839-8054 to have all the information sent to you.

WHEN:  September 29, 2012

WHERE:  SouthPark Mall - 11am at the Younkers Court
               NorthPark Mall - 4pm at the Younkers Court

CAMERA CREWS AND PHOTOGRAPHERS WELCOME

Macerich is a fully integrated self-managed and self-administered real estate investment trust, which
focuses on the acquisition, leasing, management, development and redevelopment of regional malls
throughout the United States. Macerich now owns approximately 64 million square feet of gross
leaseable area consisting primarily of interests in 63 regional shopping centers. Additional information
about Macerich can be obtained from the Company's Web site at www.macerich.com.
18 Sep 2012

The Arc Receives $275,000 DCEO Grant

By Maureen Dickinson

The Arc of the Quad Cities Area announces the Quad Cities Chamber will conduct a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on Friday, September 21, 2012 at 1 pm at The Arc's Opportunity Center located at 5101 52nd Avenue in Moline. The Ribbon Cutting celebrates a $275,000 property reinvestment in the Opportunity Center facility. Senator Mike Jacobs of the 36 th Senate District in Illinois was instrumental in facilitating the funds on behalf of The Arc through an energy efficiency grant offered by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. The $275,000 investment converted the 40 year old HVAC system at the Opportunity Center into a geo-thermal system. The Opportunity Center houses day programs, community supports, and community employment services for 144 individuals
with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

The Ribbon Cutting is open to the public. Ambassadors from the Quad Cities Chamber, Senator Mike Jacobs, Board members of The Arc of the Quad Cities Area, The Arc's executive management team, staff, and individuals served through The Arc will be present.

The Arc of the Quad Cities Area serves more than 300 individuals with intellectual and other disabilities. Programs foster the highest degree of independence possible, offering residential services, developmental and vocational skills training, supported employment, and respite care. From its humble beginnings in the living room of a privately-hired teacher in 1952, The Arc has evolved to a $13.5 million non-profit which employs a staff of more than 250.

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18 Sep 2012

Military Retiree Appreciation Day Oct. 27 at Rock Island Arsenal

By Theresa R Fitzgerald
FORT McCOY, Wis. - A Retiree Appreciation Day will be held Saturday, Oct. 27 at Rock Island Arsenal, Ill. Retirees from all branches of the armed forces and their family members are eligible to attend. The event begins at 7 a.m. and conclude at 1 p.m. at the Post Restaurant, building 60.

Retiree Appreciation Day is an opportunity for all armed forces retirees, spouses, widows, and/or guests to receive updated information about retiree entitlement programs.

Photo identification is required for all personnel to access the installation.

Registration is required and must be submitted no later than Oct.13. The registration form is available on the Fort McCoy public website at http://www.mccoy.army.mil/Services/ACAP_Documents/HONORS_2012.pdf. Lunch is available for $11 per person; make checks payable to "Arsenal Club" and include with the registration. Registration forms should be mailed to: Retiree Appreciation Day, 916 Belmont Avenue, Davenport, Iowa 52804.

For more information, call 563-322-4823.
18 Sep 2012

Fall Frolic Dinner at the Outing Club Pub!

By German American Heritage Center
Dear Members,
Our annual member at the German American Heritage Center is on Tuesday, Sept. 18th at 5:30pm at the Outing Club in Davenport. But there is still time to RSVP!!! Call GAHC at 563-322-8844 and let us know you will be joining us!

Fall Frolic
This year is CASUAL! We will enjoy a delicious buffet of German foods including brats, sauerkraut, steak burgers, German potato salad, and more!
$40 per person

If you cannot attend, please consider a donation. We use the proceeds from this fundraiser to continue to bring you quality programs and exhibits!
Sincerely,

The Staff and Board of Directors
German American Heritage Center
18 Sep 2012

The Social Impact of Digital Media

By Narveen Aryaputri
In the last 20 years, the computer science technologies have expanded
sufficiently to grasp most of our information media, including music,
movies, and books. Come and join a discussion of the impact of this
assimilation upon copyright law, the political system, and the
entertainment industries. This discussion will include a special focus on
The Pirate Party, Bittorrent, the DMCA, and the value of the public domain.
By Charles Fisher.
Charles has his engineering degree from the University of Iowa and is a published author with books written in the techincal field of computer science. Charles is with Info Systesm at Alcoa and is a resident of Rock Island.
Independent  Scholars Evenings. 7.00 p.m.
1530 Fifth Avenue.  Moline. Illinois
Doors open at 6.30 p.m.
Free and open to the public.
Dress code: business casual.
Elevators are located through the 16th. Street entrance.
The Institute for Cultural and Healing Traditions, LTD is a 501(c)3 at State and Federal level organization under US laws since 1996.
Please visit www.qcinstitute.org to see our archives.
The Institute for Cultural and Healing Traditions, Ltd.
18 Sep 2012

NAACP To Host 75th Annual Freedom Fund Banquet

By Shirleen Martin
Local Chapter Looks to Empower Voters During This Important Election Year
SEPTEMBER 14, 2012 DAVENPORT, IA - The Davenport NAACP will hold it's 75th annual Freedom Fund Banquet Saturday, September 15th at The Lodge,located at 900 Spruce Hill Road in Bettendorf.  The theme for this year's banquet is "Your Power.  Your Decision.  VOTE." and the keynote speakerwill be Dr. Jerome Reide, Regional Field Director of the NAACP, prominent lawyer, and leading social advocate.  There will also be a Youth Forum held Fridayat the Carriage House in Moline, IL starting at 3:30.
The Freedom Fund Banquet will start promptly at 6:00 PM with a social hour, followed by the dinner at 7:00 PM.  Single seat tickets for the event are $40.00per person and can be purchased by contacting Shirleen Martin at (563) 386-1500 or (563) 386-7096.
About The NAACP
The mission of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate race-based discrimination.  Our vision is to ensure a society in which all individuals have equal rights without discrimination based on race.
17 Sep 2012

Quad Cities Cruisers Give Thousands of Dollars to 3 local organizations

By Rick Martin
The biggest car enthusiast club in the Quad Cities Area, the Quad Cities Cruisers are presenting Arrowhead Ranch, Viet Nam Veterans Chapter 299 and QC Crimestoppers each a check for $2500 this coming Saturday night, September 15th at the JC Penney Parking lot of South Park Mall in Moline, IL.

There will be hundreds of classic cars on display at this event as well as many food vendors and special interest vendors.  The Viet Nam Veterans Chapter 299 will present our nation's colors promptly at 6pm and the check presentations will happen immediately after that.

For more information please feel free to contact Quad Cities Cruisers President, John Bain at 563-505-6965.
17 Sep 2012

Tradition of Literary Artistry Continues with Augustana's River Readings

By Rick Martin

Augustana College is excited to be hosting renowned poet Carl Phillip as part of its River Readings program.

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Rock Island, IL/ Sept. 12 2012 -Augustana College will continue its River Readings program on Thursday, Sept. 20 with poet Carl Phillip. Phillips will discuss his work and career and do a free reading followed by a reception and book signing. The event will be held at7 p.m. in Wallenberg Hall inside Denkmann Hall (3520 7th Ave). Every reading is open to the public and the campus community alike.

"The River Readings gives both students and members of the Quad Cities community a chance to meet, face to face, with internationally renowned authors. It's not every day we get the opportunity to talk to someone whose work will appear in literature textbooks for generations to come." - said Dr. Kelly Daniels, River Readings coordinator and assistant professor of English.

Phillips is the author of numerous books of poetry, including Quiver of Arrows: Selected Poems 1986-2006 and Riding Westward. His collection The Rest of Love won the Theodore Roethke Memorial Foundation Poetry Prize and the Thom Gunn Award for Gay Male Poetry.  His book Pastoral won the 2001 Lambda Literary Award for Gay Poetry, and in 2002 he received the Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award for The Tether. In 2006, he was named the recipient of the Fellowship of the Academy of American Poets.  Phillips is currently a Professor of English and of African and Afro-American Studies at Washington University in St. Louis, where he also teaches in the Creative Writing Program.  A few copies of Phillips's books, Double Shadow and Quiver of Arrows, will be available for purchase after the reading

For years Augustana has brought writers of poetry, fiction, and literary nonfiction to campus from all corners of the country to present their work in a free reading on campus.  In the past, Augustana,has invited Marvin Bell, Simon Ortiz, Gerald Stern, and Jill Essbaum to share their work.  Later in this academic year, Augustana will host fiction writers Peter Geye on Thursday, Nov. 29 and Donald Ray Pollock on Thursday, Apr. 18.

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