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Dec
2005
• Trinity Work Fitness opened its first Trinity MedXpress on Thursday, December 15, at the Hy-Vee store located at 2351 West Locust Street in Davenport. The clinic is the first of its kind in the area, not only treating a patient's symptoms, but also focusing on education and prevention with Hy-Vee's pharmacists and a registered dietitian. The MedXpress clinic is the first of its kind in the area, following a national trend set by companies such as MinuteClinic and InterFit Health to open clinics at large retail or pharmacy chains. Total investment for the clinic was less than $10,000 because of low overhead and few startup costs. MedXpress will charge a flat $45 fee per visit and accept most major insurance plans. In contrast, visits to urgent-care clinics in Iowa are billed as an emergency room visit. The clinic will specialize in the treatment of many common ailments, including ear infections, strep and sore throat, sinus infections, urinary-tract infections, and pinkeye. Patients also can access a wide variety of preventive screenings for $15 per screening. MedXpress' hours will be 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, and noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday.
• The Family Museum of Arts & Science will have more to offer learners who are exploring the exhibit hall over winter break. Family Museum educator Miss Kim, along with museum mascots Buzz and Honey, will be in the exhibit hall on Tuesday, December 27, through Friday, December 30, from 9 a.m. to noon, sharing hands-on art projects. David Do-Right will share his "Weird Good Times" with learners in the exhibit hall from 1 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, December 27, through Friday, December 30. Exhibit-hall specials are free with admission to the Family Museum. The Family Museum is closed December 24 and 25 and January 1. For more information, visit (http://www.familymuseum.org).
• The Black Hawk College Family Literacy Program has been selected to participate in the 2005 Holiday Literacy Donation program through the Illinois Literacy Foundation and the Secretary of State's office. Through December 31, customers shopping at the Waldenbooks at SouthPark Mall will be able to donate any amount to help provide books for literacy efforts. The donation will be added to the customer's bill at the time of purchase. The 2005 Holiday Literacy Donation program enables local literacy entities to purchase merchandise and books to meet their literacy needs. The college will receive the donations January 19 at a reception in Chicago. The Black Hawk College Family Literacy Program will also be participating in a Literacy Day activity with the Waldenbooks store. Black Hawk College Family Literacy Program classes are offered at various locations for families with preschool- and elementary-school-age children. Adults can enroll in GED, ESL, or parenting classes; children are involved with literacy-based activities; and families participate in adult/child activities with free books and educational activities.
• Beginning January 1, the City of Bettendorf will offer Request Partner, a service-request program available on-line through the city's Web page at (http://www.bettendorf.org). The new service allows residents to communicate with city staff 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Individuals can use the system to create service requests or express concerns that will be routed automatically to the appropriate city department. A city staff member will then answer by e-mail or telephone, communicating the status of the request or concern. The system works like other pages on the Web site; users can navigate by clicking on links and buttons to inquire about a service or information. The Request Partner icon can be found on the city's main page. Residents who do not have access to a computer can continue to call city departments directly with their requests.
• In preparation for this year's Lighting on the Commons, Moline Centre Partners hosted a downtown window-painting contest November 11 through 18. Five local schools - Logan Elementary, Moline High School, Seton Middle School, Sherrard Middle School, and West High School - took part by each painting a storefront window. This year's theme was "Santas from Around the World." All paintings are currently displayed on Fifth Avenue between 12th and 19th streets. Depicted on the window painting are the countries of England, Belgium, Greece, Australia, and Sweden. Every school has the opportunity to win $250 for their arts program. Online voting will be held through January 5 at (http://www.molinecentre.org).
• On December 19, the wetlands by Credit Island Park in Davenport received a 27.92-acre boost because of a gift from Mel Foster Jr., chairman of the board of the Mel Foster Company. Foster also presented a $100,000 cash donation to the City of Davenport for use in developing walkways and observation decks to provide community access to the nature preserve. At several hundred acres, the Nahant Marsh is the largest urban marsh in Iowa. The property being donated is northeast of the current Nahant Marsh boundaries and adjacent to Credit Island Park.
• The Eastern Iowa Regional Housing Authority has received $61,083 from the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development. The organization will use these funds to hire a program coordinator to link participating families to the support services they need to become self-sufficient.
• The Family Museum of Arts & Science will have more to offer learners who are exploring the exhibit hall over winter break. Family Museum educator Miss Kim, along with museum mascots Buzz and Honey, will be in the exhibit hall on Tuesday, December 27, through Friday, December 30, from 9 a.m. to noon, sharing hands-on art projects. David Do-Right will share his "Weird Good Times" with learners in the exhibit hall from 1 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, December 27, through Friday, December 30. Exhibit-hall specials are free with admission to the Family Museum. The Family Museum is closed December 24 and 25 and January 1. For more information, visit (http://www.familymuseum.org).
• The Black Hawk College Family Literacy Program has been selected to participate in the 2005 Holiday Literacy Donation program through the Illinois Literacy Foundation and the Secretary of State's office. Through December 31, customers shopping at the Waldenbooks at SouthPark Mall will be able to donate any amount to help provide books for literacy efforts. The donation will be added to the customer's bill at the time of purchase. The 2005 Holiday Literacy Donation program enables local literacy entities to purchase merchandise and books to meet their literacy needs. The college will receive the donations January 19 at a reception in Chicago. The Black Hawk College Family Literacy Program will also be participating in a Literacy Day activity with the Waldenbooks store. Black Hawk College Family Literacy Program classes are offered at various locations for families with preschool- and elementary-school-age children. Adults can enroll in GED, ESL, or parenting classes; children are involved with literacy-based activities; and families participate in adult/child activities with free books and educational activities.
• Beginning January 1, the City of Bettendorf will offer Request Partner, a service-request program available on-line through the city's Web page at (http://www.bettendorf.org). The new service allows residents to communicate with city staff 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Individuals can use the system to create service requests or express concerns that will be routed automatically to the appropriate city department. A city staff member will then answer by e-mail or telephone, communicating the status of the request or concern. The system works like other pages on the Web site; users can navigate by clicking on links and buttons to inquire about a service or information. The Request Partner icon can be found on the city's main page. Residents who do not have access to a computer can continue to call city departments directly with their requests.
• In preparation for this year's Lighting on the Commons, Moline Centre Partners hosted a downtown window-painting contest November 11 through 18. Five local schools - Logan Elementary, Moline High School, Seton Middle School, Sherrard Middle School, and West High School - took part by each painting a storefront window. This year's theme was "Santas from Around the World." All paintings are currently displayed on Fifth Avenue between 12th and 19th streets. Depicted on the window painting are the countries of England, Belgium, Greece, Australia, and Sweden. Every school has the opportunity to win $250 for their arts program. Online voting will be held through January 5 at (http://www.molinecentre.org).
• On December 19, the wetlands by Credit Island Park in Davenport received a 27.92-acre boost because of a gift from Mel Foster Jr., chairman of the board of the Mel Foster Company. Foster also presented a $100,000 cash donation to the City of Davenport for use in developing walkways and observation decks to provide community access to the nature preserve. At several hundred acres, the Nahant Marsh is the largest urban marsh in Iowa. The property being donated is northeast of the current Nahant Marsh boundaries and adjacent to Credit Island Park.
• The Eastern Iowa Regional Housing Authority has received $61,083 from the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development. The organization will use these funds to hire a program coordinator to link participating families to the support services they need to become self-sufficient.
