17
May
2005
• The Quad Cities Convention & Visitors Bureau has announced that it has opened a new visitors center in the Village of East Davenport. The new center is located in the Little Stone House at 2208 East 11th Street. The Visitors Center will be a resource for guests to find information on the Village of East Davenport, as well as the entire Quad Cities. Unique items and Iowa products can be purchased in the Iowa Peddler Too gift shop located there. The center is open Thursday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in May and Wednesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. until 4:40 p.m. the rest of the summer. The phone number is (563)326-0623. The center was made possible through a donation by the Junior League of the Quad Cities as well as a grant from the Riverboat Development Authority. For more information on the Quad Cities area, contact the Quad Cities Convention & Visitors Bureau at (562)322-3911 or visit its Web site at (http://www.visitquadcities.com).
• In a continuing effort to reduce stormwater runoff, the City of LeClaire is installing a permeable parking as part of its levee improvement. River Action will provide funding for the permeable paving project. Conservation Design Forum's final design consists of approximately 5,500 square feet of permeable paving, which will have the capacity to hold approximately 13,000 gallons of stormwater at any one time. River Action and the the City of LeClaire are sharing the costs of the project, with River Action contributing $45,000 and LeClaire contributing $22,500. Completion is expected by October 15.
• Trinity College of Nursing & Health Sciences has received a five-year accreditation from the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) for its Bachelor of Science in Nursing completion program. CCNE ensures the quality and integrity of baccalaureate- and graduate-education programs preparing effective nurses. For more information about Trinity College, call (309)779-7700.
• Iowa will receive $3.25 million in federal funding for economic-redevelopment and environmental-cleanup projects throughout the state through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The Brownfields Economic Redevelopment Initiative is designed to empower states, communities, and other stakeholders to work together in a timely manner to prevent, assess, clean up, and re-use brownfields. Included is $600,000 for Davenport to assess local hazardous substances at and clean up Meyer and Zenith properties.
• David Purdy, a lock operator for the Rock Island District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, was presented the Secretary of the Army Award for Valor at an award ceremony held at the Pentagon on May 9. Purdy earned the award for aiding in the recovery of a deck hand who had fallen from a barge at Lock & Dam 15 on July 7, 2004. He did not hesitate to risk his own life in an attempt to rescue the individual who had fallen into the turbulent waters of the Mississippi River. The Secretary of the Army Award for Valor was established by the Army's Institute of Heraldry to acknowledge civilian employees and private citizens who perform an act of heroism or sacrifice, with voluntary risk of personal safety in the face of danger either on or off the job. Purdy is originally from Davenport and currently lives in Aledo, Illinois. He continues to work as a lock and dam operator for the Corps at Lock & Dam 17 in New Boston, Illinois.
• Men and women ages 18 to 50 newly diagnosed with depression who also have a family history are invited to participate in a study. Participants must have a parent with depression as well as a parent or sibling who has received treatment for depression. The study will involve a diagnostic interview, several memory tests, and a collection of salivary samples at home. Compensation is provided. For more information, call (888)850-8531.
• The City of Bettendorf has announced that a siren has been placed at the Pleasant Valley Fire Station, 24495 Valley Drive. This siren will be activated along with other sirens on the Bettendorf network in the event of a tornado warning. The Bettendorf network is tested at 10 a.m. on the second Tuesday of every month, weather permitting.
• The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) has reported that the U.S. Senate has approved the supplemental military spending bill to which the REAL ID Act has been attached. The legislation mandates federal identification standards and requires state DMVs, which have become the targets of identity thieves, to collect sensitive personal information. Legislators in both parties urged debate, and more that 600 organizations opposed the legislation. For more information, look at EPIC's National ID Cards and REAL ID Act Web site at (http://www.epic.org/privacy/id_cards/).
• In a continuing effort to reduce stormwater runoff, the City of LeClaire is installing a permeable parking as part of its levee improvement. River Action will provide funding for the permeable paving project. Conservation Design Forum's final design consists of approximately 5,500 square feet of permeable paving, which will have the capacity to hold approximately 13,000 gallons of stormwater at any one time. River Action and the the City of LeClaire are sharing the costs of the project, with River Action contributing $45,000 and LeClaire contributing $22,500. Completion is expected by October 15.
• Trinity College of Nursing & Health Sciences has received a five-year accreditation from the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) for its Bachelor of Science in Nursing completion program. CCNE ensures the quality and integrity of baccalaureate- and graduate-education programs preparing effective nurses. For more information about Trinity College, call (309)779-7700.
• Iowa will receive $3.25 million in federal funding for economic-redevelopment and environmental-cleanup projects throughout the state through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The Brownfields Economic Redevelopment Initiative is designed to empower states, communities, and other stakeholders to work together in a timely manner to prevent, assess, clean up, and re-use brownfields. Included is $600,000 for Davenport to assess local hazardous substances at and clean up Meyer and Zenith properties.
• David Purdy, a lock operator for the Rock Island District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, was presented the Secretary of the Army Award for Valor at an award ceremony held at the Pentagon on May 9. Purdy earned the award for aiding in the recovery of a deck hand who had fallen from a barge at Lock & Dam 15 on July 7, 2004. He did not hesitate to risk his own life in an attempt to rescue the individual who had fallen into the turbulent waters of the Mississippi River. The Secretary of the Army Award for Valor was established by the Army's Institute of Heraldry to acknowledge civilian employees and private citizens who perform an act of heroism or sacrifice, with voluntary risk of personal safety in the face of danger either on or off the job. Purdy is originally from Davenport and currently lives in Aledo, Illinois. He continues to work as a lock and dam operator for the Corps at Lock & Dam 17 in New Boston, Illinois.
• Men and women ages 18 to 50 newly diagnosed with depression who also have a family history are invited to participate in a study. Participants must have a parent with depression as well as a parent or sibling who has received treatment for depression. The study will involve a diagnostic interview, several memory tests, and a collection of salivary samples at home. Compensation is provided. For more information, call (888)850-8531.
• The City of Bettendorf has announced that a siren has been placed at the Pleasant Valley Fire Station, 24495 Valley Drive. This siren will be activated along with other sirens on the Bettendorf network in the event of a tornado warning. The Bettendorf network is tested at 10 a.m. on the second Tuesday of every month, weather permitting.
• The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) has reported that the U.S. Senate has approved the supplemental military spending bill to which the REAL ID Act has been attached. The legislation mandates federal identification standards and requires state DMVs, which have become the targets of identity thieves, to collect sensitive personal information. Legislators in both parties urged debate, and more that 600 organizations opposed the legislation. For more information, look at EPIC's National ID Cards and REAL ID Act Web site at (http://www.epic.org/privacy/id_cards/).
