25
Oct
2005
• The Family Museum of Arts & Science in Bettendorf is now offering WiFi access to its guests. Visitors to the museum can take advantage of the wireless-Internet capabilities in the museum's Great Hall. Connecting to the Internet through the Family Museum's WiFi is as simple as going on-line with your PDA or laptop computer; no password is necessary. The Bettendorf Library has offered WiFi access since 2003. The Family Museum is open Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. Admission is $5 for people two to 59, $2 for people 60 and older, and free for people under two and members. For more information, visit the Family Museum Web site at (http://www.familymuseum.org).
• Two firefighters have graduated from the University of Illinois Fire Service Institute Firefighter II Academy. Daniel Haley of East Moline and Jason Simmons of Le Claire will serve on the East Moline Fire Department. Both participated in a ceremony conducted at the Institute's Champaign campus on Friday, October 21. They were joined by 23 fellow graduates from fire departments across Illinois. Firefighter II Academy is a six-week course designed to help firefighters develop skills and knowledge necessary for entry-level personnel to become functioning members of a fire company. The course teaches firefighters basic fire-fighting skills for single-family dwellings and commercial buildings, as well as rescue techniques.
• Illinois Senator Mike Jacobs and Representative Pat Verschoore awarded $172,730 on October 17 to 12 Quad Cities arts organizations. The money comes from grants made by the Illinois Arts Council through a statewide evaluation process. Organizations receiving grants include : Augustana College's Pulse of the River Project ($4,990), Augustana's WVIK-FM general operating support ($21,000), Ballet Quad Cities ($12,910), City Opera Company ($5,250), MidCoast Fine Arts ($6,300), Midwest Writing Center ($8,260), Quad City Arts ($81,400), Quad City Symphony Orchestra ($18,370), and Quad City Music Guild ($10,210).
• Factors affecting the quality of care provided to Trinity patients include language barriers, low health-literacy levels, and cultural differences. Trinity's parent organization, Iowa Health System, recently was one of eight organizations in the country recognized by the American Medical Association for developing exemplary programs to improve communication between health-care professionals and patients.
• Genesis will be sponsoring a week-long diabetes-awareness effort in December that will culminate with a concert by B.B. King (a diabetes survivor) at the RiverCenter in Davenport. The 80-year-old blues legend will perform on December 16, and tickets ($40 and $50) are on-sale now through TicketMaster outlets or by phone at (563)326-1111.. The week also includes educational events and diabetes screenings. For more information, call (563)421-1061.
• Progressive Action for the Common Good will host a community forum on Sunday, October 30, on the topic of of "Economic Justice: Promoting Progressive Values." The keynote speaker will be David Osterberg, director of the Iowa Policy Project, and the event will run from noon to 4 p.m. in Augustana College's Wallenberg Hall. For more information, visit (http://www.qcprogressiveaction.org).
• The Midwest Writing Center's four-part series of writing workshops covered poetry in September and short stories in October. In November, Quad Cities author Mark McLaughlin, host of the series, will present the third workshop: "Getting Published & Paid for Articles." It will take place Saturday, November 12, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Midwest Writing Center's new location in the Bucktown Center for the Arts, 225 East Second Street, Davenport. "Getting Published & Paid for Articles" will discuss such topics as manuscript format, the right editor for your submission, query and cover letters, and payment rates. McLaughlin is the author of more than 600 published short stories, articles, and poems. His articles have appeared in dozens of publications, from Writer's Digest to FilmFax to the Horror Garage music magazine. Class size is limited to the first 15 registrants. To register or for more information, call the Midwest Writing Center at (309)788-2711.
• Toastmasters International Area 94 has announced the winners of its Fall Speech Contest, which took place Saturday, October 15, at The Outing Club in Davenport. Competitions were held in the categories of Speech Evaluation and Humorous Speech. Area 94 Governor Benjamin Mangan hosted the event. Speech Evaluation contestants competed by evaluating a speech on traveling abroad by guest speaker KLJB-TV anchor Phil Doherty. Gerald Arp, President of the Toastmasters Downtown Club in Davenport, won first place, and Ann Mangan, Secretary of the Quad City Executive Toastmasters in Davenport, placed second. Gerald Arp also placed first in the Humorous Speech competition, and Mark McLaughlin, a member of Quad City Executive Toastmasters, won second place. To learn more about Toastmasters International, visit (http://www.toastmaster.org).
• Two firefighters have graduated from the University of Illinois Fire Service Institute Firefighter II Academy. Daniel Haley of East Moline and Jason Simmons of Le Claire will serve on the East Moline Fire Department. Both participated in a ceremony conducted at the Institute's Champaign campus on Friday, October 21. They were joined by 23 fellow graduates from fire departments across Illinois. Firefighter II Academy is a six-week course designed to help firefighters develop skills and knowledge necessary for entry-level personnel to become functioning members of a fire company. The course teaches firefighters basic fire-fighting skills for single-family dwellings and commercial buildings, as well as rescue techniques.
• Illinois Senator Mike Jacobs and Representative Pat Verschoore awarded $172,730 on October 17 to 12 Quad Cities arts organizations. The money comes from grants made by the Illinois Arts Council through a statewide evaluation process. Organizations receiving grants include : Augustana College's Pulse of the River Project ($4,990), Augustana's WVIK-FM general operating support ($21,000), Ballet Quad Cities ($12,910), City Opera Company ($5,250), MidCoast Fine Arts ($6,300), Midwest Writing Center ($8,260), Quad City Arts ($81,400), Quad City Symphony Orchestra ($18,370), and Quad City Music Guild ($10,210).
• Factors affecting the quality of care provided to Trinity patients include language barriers, low health-literacy levels, and cultural differences. Trinity's parent organization, Iowa Health System, recently was one of eight organizations in the country recognized by the American Medical Association for developing exemplary programs to improve communication between health-care professionals and patients.
• Genesis will be sponsoring a week-long diabetes-awareness effort in December that will culminate with a concert by B.B. King (a diabetes survivor) at the RiverCenter in Davenport. The 80-year-old blues legend will perform on December 16, and tickets ($40 and $50) are on-sale now through TicketMaster outlets or by phone at (563)326-1111.. The week also includes educational events and diabetes screenings. For more information, call (563)421-1061.
• Progressive Action for the Common Good will host a community forum on Sunday, October 30, on the topic of of "Economic Justice: Promoting Progressive Values." The keynote speaker will be David Osterberg, director of the Iowa Policy Project, and the event will run from noon to 4 p.m. in Augustana College's Wallenberg Hall. For more information, visit (http://www.qcprogressiveaction.org).
• The Midwest Writing Center's four-part series of writing workshops covered poetry in September and short stories in October. In November, Quad Cities author Mark McLaughlin, host of the series, will present the third workshop: "Getting Published & Paid for Articles." It will take place Saturday, November 12, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Midwest Writing Center's new location in the Bucktown Center for the Arts, 225 East Second Street, Davenport. "Getting Published & Paid for Articles" will discuss such topics as manuscript format, the right editor for your submission, query and cover letters, and payment rates. McLaughlin is the author of more than 600 published short stories, articles, and poems. His articles have appeared in dozens of publications, from Writer's Digest to FilmFax to the Horror Garage music magazine. Class size is limited to the first 15 registrants. To register or for more information, call the Midwest Writing Center at (309)788-2711.
• Toastmasters International Area 94 has announced the winners of its Fall Speech Contest, which took place Saturday, October 15, at The Outing Club in Davenport. Competitions were held in the categories of Speech Evaluation and Humorous Speech. Area 94 Governor Benjamin Mangan hosted the event. Speech Evaluation contestants competed by evaluating a speech on traveling abroad by guest speaker KLJB-TV anchor Phil Doherty. Gerald Arp, President of the Toastmasters Downtown Club in Davenport, won first place, and Ann Mangan, Secretary of the Quad City Executive Toastmasters in Davenport, placed second. Gerald Arp also placed first in the Humorous Speech competition, and Mark McLaughlin, a member of Quad City Executive Toastmasters, won second place. To learn more about Toastmasters International, visit (http://www.toastmaster.org).
