04 Nov 2010

GENESIS GREEN ROOF INSTALLATION COMPLETE

By Natalie Linville-Mass
On Wednesday, November 3rd, locally owned Roof Top Sedums will unveil the first LiveRoof brand green roof in Davenport on an occupied building at the Genesis East complex on Rusholme in Davenport.

Genesis is dedicating approximately 4,600 square feet of their complex to this green roof system. The installed 1x2 foot green roof modules are covering 95% of the complex immediately and the rest will grow together as the sedums establish on the rooftop over the next several weeks. These sedum modules have been growing at Roof Top Sedums' Davenport location until the time for this week's final installation which will be conducted by locally owned Roofing Technology. The Genesis East roof has three plant mix areas; a red plant mix with 13 different sedum varieties, a green mix with 11 different sedum varieties, a blended color mix with 18 different sedum varieties and three donated taller accent sedum and allium varieties.

Roof Top Sedums co-founder Teresa Nelson says, "Before my mother passed away fighting cancer, she stayed at Genesis [hospital], but had nothing but a barren roof to look at out her window. We are proud to have the chance to change this view for the patients and staff of this hospital". This green roof garden will be seen by three floors of patients at the hospital year-round. The green roof will bloom throughout the year and because there are evergreen sedums
in this mix, these green roof plants will not disappear during the winter.

In 2007, Roof Top Sedums installed a green roof at Vander Veer Park's pump house northwest of the fountain. Today, Roof Top Sedums is a Regional LiveRoof Licensed Grower servicing Iowa, Western Illinois, Eastern Nebraska, Eastern Kansas, and most of Missouri. The Genesis East green roof will be the 8th LiveRoof brand Iowa project grown by Roof Top Sedums, since March of 2007. Co-founder Roxanne Nagel explains, "We have had tremendous success in the past three years and are excited about the reputation and attention our company is getting as our business grows." For more information on projects previously grown by Roof Top Sedums or information about the LiveRoof brand green roof system, visit www.rooftopsedums.com and follow the link to www.liveroof.com.
04 Nov 2010

CONFUSED ABOUT COLLEGE FINANCIAL AID? GET ANSWERS!

By Brittany Marietta

Attention Quad City high school students!  Planning for college?  Worried about the cost?  Confused about financial aid?  Join us for a free presentation at Rivermont Collegiate!  It is possible to finance a college education without drowning in debt - but the process can seem overwhelming!

Families are invited to learn how to complete and file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), as well as address a variety of financial aid concerns.  Explore what types of assistance are available, learn about application deadlines, and get answers to all your financial aid questions!  This presentation is extremely helpful for seniors and their parents, reducing the confusion that often accompanies the financial aid process.

Plan to join us Wednesday, November 10th at 7:00 p.m. in the auditorium on the Rivermont campus, located directly off 18th Street behind K&K Hardware in Bettendorf.  This event is free and open to the community.

For additional information on Rivermont Collegiate contact Cindy Murray, Director of Admissions at (563) 359-1366 ext. 302 or murray@rvmt.org.

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Rivermont Collegiate is the Quad Cities' only independent, non-sectarian, PS-12 college preparatory school, ranked #1 on Iowa's AP Index.

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04 Nov 2010

The Canadian Pacific Holiday Train is Coming Again!

By Anne Wachal
The Canadian Pacific Holiday Train is returning to the Quad Cities on Sunday, December 5th at 2:00pm.

People in more than 40 cities and towns in eight U.S. States will again experience the Holiday Train's important mission of feeding the hungry in our communities. Headlining the Holiday Train stage in the Quad Cities is rocker sensation Kelly Prescott.

Each Holiday Train is about 1,000 feet in length with 14 decorated rail cars, including a modified box car that has been turned into a traveling stage for performers. Each train shines brightly with hundreds of thousands of modern LED Christmas lights.

This is a joint event in cooperation with the City of Davenport, Canadian Pacific and Churches United of the Quad City Area.

This year, join us near Modern Woodman Park beginning at 12:00pm and enjoy special local music talents, hot chocolate, cookies and many fun activities for children and adults alike. Bring your lawn chairs and come enjoy the holiday entertainment as we await the arrival of the Holiday Train. Festivities begin at 12:00pm and run until 3:00pm. Special handicapped parking is available.

Admission for this event is a financial donation or a can of food . All donations will go to support the hunger programs (including 26 food pantries and 3 meal sites) through Churches United of the Quad City Area. For more information, contact Anne Wachal, Program Director at 563-332-5002 or email her at:
awachal@cuqca.org.
04 Nov 2010

Free Thanksgiving Dinner

By Rev. David Revelle
Free Thanksgiving Dinner - Everyone Welcome!

When: Nov. 25/Thanksgiving Day

Where: Christian Center Church
       2103 West Third Street, Davenport, IA

Time: Noon-2:00 p.m.

We'll serve a traditional Thanksgiving meal with all the fixin's!

For reservations please call: 563-322-2959.  Thank you!
04 Nov 2010

Allegiant News: Company Offers $35 Off Roundtrip Airfare to Las Vegas with Hotel Package

By Sabrina LoPiccolo
?LAS VEGAS - Known for its great travel deals, Allegiant (NASDAQ: ALGT) is offering customers a limited-time opportunity to save even more on travel to Vegas. When purchasing an air and hotel package to Las Vegas now through Nov. 30, travelers will save an additional $35* on the airfare for travel through Feb. 28, 2011.

Markets that are eligible for the $35* savings offer to Vegas include :

·         Cedar Rapids, Iowa

·         Grand Island, Neb.

·         Great Falls, Mont.

·         Kalispell, Mont.

·         Laredo, Texas

·         Moline, Ill.

·         Northwest Arkansas

·         Peoria, Ill.

·         Wichita, Kansas

Allegiant recently announced it pledge to offer the lowest air and hotel package prices through its Allegiant Low-Price Pledge**. The Pledge** offers a guarantee to customers that if they find an air and hotel package for less, Allegiant will issue up to two free roundtrip tickets per itinerary to use on a future Allegiant flight to the same destination. Customers have up to seven days after the reservation is made to report the price to Allegiant.

With world-renowned resorts, spas, casinos and entertainment options for visitors of all ages, Las Vegas is one of the most dynamic travel destinations in the world. With an average of more than 37 million people visiting each year, the vast majority of these visitors come to experience the Las Vegas Strip. The famous 4.2-mile section of Las Vegas Boulevard is home to 19 of the world's largest hotels?each with their own unique look, atmosphere and offerings. Those looking for a more serene getaway can spend time hiking or climbing at Red Rock National Recreation Area or exploring Lake Mead and the Hoover Dam. Las Vegas truly presents a one-of-a kind vacation that can be enjoyed any time of the year.

The company offers low-cost air and hotel packages with more than 60 of Las Vegas' most exciting hotel properties including: Planet Hollywood, Wynn Las Vegas Resort and Country Club, Bellagio, The Venetian Resort & Casino, Paris Las Vegas, MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Caesars Palace, Monte Carlo Resort & Casino, The Mirage, Excalibur Hotel & Casino, New York-New York Hotel & Casino, Tropicana Las Vegas Hotel & Casino, Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino, ARIA Resort & Casino at CityCenter and Red Rock Resort & Spa. The company also provides low-cost car rental service through its partnership with Alamo Rent a Car.

About the $35* off roundtrip airfares:

Offer based on roundtrip travel, a minimum of three (3) nights, air plus hotel purchase and valid only at select Allegiant preferred hotels in Las Vegas, and select cities serviced through Las Vegas. Hotel stay must be for the entire duration of the trip, and on the same itinerary. Offer available for travel through Feb. 28, 2011, and must be booked by Nov. 30, 2010. Offer not valid on a previous reservations or airport or travel agent bookings. A maximum of three (3) passengers per itinerary are eligible for this offer. Allegiant reserves the right to alter or cancel this offer at any time. $30 off valid between Cedar Rapids, IA, Grand Island, NE, Great Falls, MT, Kalispell, MT, Laredo, TX, Moline, IL, Northwest Arkansas, Peoria, IL, Wichita, KS and Las Vegas.

About the Low-Price Pledge**:

Low-Price Pledge valid on fare plus hotel packages only. Competitive price cannot include Allegiant Air service, see www.allegiant.com for complete details.

Allegiant, travel is our deal.

Las Vegas-based Allegiant Travel Company (NASDAQ: ALGT), is focused on linking travelers in small cities to world-class leisure destinations such as Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Phoenix-Mesa, Orlando, Fla., and Tampa/St. Petersburg, Fla. Through its subsidiary, Allegiant Air, the company operates a low-cost, high-efficiency, all-jet passenger airline offering air travel both on a stand-alone basis and bundled with hotel rooms, rental cars and other travel-related services. In 2010, Allegiant was ranked number one for low-cost carriers in Aviation Week's Top Performing Airline study and ranked 25 on FORTUNE magazine's Fastest-Growing Companies list. Receive breaking news from Allegiant by visiting Allegiant's Facebook Fan Page at www.facebook.com/Allegiant or follow Allegiant on Twitter at twitter.com/allegiantair.

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04 Nov 2010

Statement on Tea Party Victories in 2010 Elections

By Levi Russell

TEA PARTY EXPRESS CELEBRATES VICTORIES

Turns Attention to 2012 Elections and Holding 2010 Victors Accountable

 

The Tea Party Express issued the following statement regarding the 2010 election victories by tea party candidates across the nation:

 

"The Tea Party Express congratulates the scores of tea party candidates who won campaigns across this country, including hundreds of candidates who were supported by the Tea Party Express and our membership.

 

"The biggest victory might be the fact that the impact of the tea party movement was so strong that everyone - even many Democrats - started adopting the messaging  and positions of the tea party movement.

 

"There weren't all that many candidates running on the platform defending tax-spend-bailout policies or big government excess, such as ObamaCare.

 

"In one race where a candidate turned against the tea party principles, and was closely linked to Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the candidate lost.  That candidate was Congressman Walt Minnick (D-Idaho) who had been endorsed by the Tea Party Express in the primary.  After he turned against the Tea Party Express, rejecting our endorsement, accepting the endorsement instead of Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and refusing to commit to the repeal of ObamaCare, the Tea Party Express endorsed his Republican challenger, Raul Labrador.  After a late blitz of radio and TV ads by the Tea Party Express opposing Minnick and supporting Labrador, Minnick found himself voted out of office once the election returns came in.

 

"There were a few races where tea party candidates came up short including Senate races in Delaware and Nevada.  In those races, the tea party candidates had to battle both the Republican and Democrat political establishments during their quests for election victory, and this is exactly as it should be.

 

"We cannot simply say that the Republican Party's preferred candidate should be the tea party candidate.  Winning Republican control of the Senate at the expense of the platform and principles of the Republican Party is no victory.  Our nation got itself into the mess we face because Republicans sold out their principles and joined Democrats in supporting the policies of tax-spend-bailout.

 

"The tea party movement will continue to hold both political parties accountable as the 2012 elections approach, and we at the Tea Party Express look forward to building on the election gains of Tuesday, to further strengthen and build the constitutional conservative constituency in the House, Senate and White House in 2012."

04 Nov 2010

Bluebox Limited's "Impulse" Invited to Screen Alongside 2010 Oscar-Winning Films

By Scott Beck

"IMPULSE" INVITED TO SCREEN
ALONGSIDE 2010 OSCAR-WINNING FILMS

Filmmakers' Short Attracts Festivals and
Top Hollywood Management Company Madhouse Entertainment

LOS ANGELES - November 1, 2010 - The Sofia Independent Film Festival hosts the European premiere of Impulse, a short thriller starring Chris Masterson. Impulse will play alongside an exclusive selection of films with an incredible line-up including Howl starring James Franco, the Coen Brothers' A Serious Man, and the Oscar®-winning films The New Tenants and Best Picture Winner The Hurt Locker. The Sofia Independent Film Festival screening will take place on November 5th, 6th, and 9th in Sofia, Bulgaria.

That same week on November 7th and 8th, the film will be featured at the Iowa Showcase Film Series during the Wild Rose Independent Film Festival (Des Moines, Iowa).

This week, Impulse writers/directors Scott Beck & Bryan Woods signed with top talent management company Madhouse Entertainment.  A production and literary company, Madhouse represents writers and directors working for major studios such as Warner Bros., Universal, DC, Rogue Pictures, Summit Entertainment, and 20th Century Fox.

Beck and Woods are currently developing a project at MTV.

About Bluebox Limited Films
Bluebox Limited Films is a production company banner established in 2001 by Iowa filmmakers Scott Beck & Bryan Woods. Bluebox Limited has produced five features and 14 shorts which have garnered success throughout the nation with MTV and Project Greenlight.

Bluebox Limited's slate includes Impulse starring Chris Masterson from FOX's hit show Malcolm in the Middle, and co-produced with frequent collaborator Christy Sullivan and producer Darren Brandl. Post-production work for Impulse was handled at George Lucas' Skywalker Sound and digital intermediate house Company 3 (Transformers 2, Star Trek). The film premiered on the closing night of the 2010 LA Shorts Fest and continues to tour the festival circuit into 2011.

As of 2010, Bluebox Limited has several projects in development including a pilot for MTV. More information about Bluebox Limited Films can be found at www.blueboxlimited.com.


About Sofia Independent Film Festival
More information about the Sofia Independent Film Festival can be found at www.soindependentfilmfest.com.


About Wild Rose Independent Film Festival
More information about the Wild Rose Independent Film Festival can be found at www.ariesworks.com.

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02 Nov 2010

Shopper's Showcase at Davenport's Bickford

By Natalie James
Davenport,Iowa. - Bickford of Davenport invites the community to a vendor based shopping event called Shopper's Showcase on November 16th 6-8pm. Vendors include Stella and Dot, 31 Bags, Mary-Kay, Uppercase Living, Scentsy, Scrapbooking, and Pampered Chef. This event is open to the public and admission is free.

Bickford's Shopper's Showcase creates an environment where people can do all of their holiday shopping conveniently under one roof with affordable, unique, and high-end gifts available for purchase. Each shopper will receive a free Bickford Reusable Shopping Bag and can be entered in a drawing to receive giveaways from participating vendors.

For more information on Bickford of Davenport Shopper's Showcase, please call 563-322-0000.

Andy Eby, President of Bickford Senior Living said, "Our Shopper's Showcase event is by far one of our favorite events! It gives our residents and the community a chance to celebrate the holiday season together through a fun and festive shopping experience."

Bickford Senior Living manages and operates over 40 Independent Living, Assisted Living, and Memory Care branches in Kansas, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Nebraska and Michigan, with headquarters located in Olathe, KS. The company was created when owners, Don & Judie Eby, were unable to find a quality assisted living residence for their mother, Mary Bickford who was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. The Bickford story is told in more detail at www.enrichinghappiness.com
02 Nov 2010

HOLIDAY COMMUNITY LUNCHEON

By Kathy Yaudas
Immanuel Lutheran Church is having a Holiday Community Luncheon on Saturday, November 13, 2010 at 11:30 a.m. Luncheon will consist of Ham, Potatoes, Vegetable, Salad, Desserts, and a drink. Cost is $6.00 per person. Door prizes will be given. Reservation are needed, please call the church office at 563-324-6431. Proceeds will go to help support various mission projects.?

Our Luncheons are open to the public, and all are welcome to join us. If you would like more information please contact the church office at 563-324-6431.

02 Nov 2010

BRIAN CUTEAN ROCK ISLAND CONCERT

By Brian Cutean
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From the Pacific Northwest, Oregon's troubadour traveler BRIAN CUTEAN (aka QTN) comes to Rock Island to celebrate the bounty of autumn. The concert is Friday November 19 at First Lutheran Parish House, 1620 - 20th St. This is an all ages event and admission will be $5 to $10 sliding scale and is not a church-related event.

QTN is a many faceted minstrel, a teller of wild tales filled with wordplay and wonder and powerful and colourful guitar chops, an award-winning songwriter-performer and an offbeat unusual and thoughtfully real voice in these days of mass-produced, unremarkable, disposable music.

After five albums and nearly 30 years of songwriting, performing metafables and stories, Cutean has released Guitarred and Feathered, a new CD of wordless acoustic guitar music for mindheartsouls to sing along with; antifrantic music that breathes and celebrates. The new disc has been garnering rave reviews and national and international airplay.

Based in the Willamette Valley of Oregon alternating between Portland and Eugene, Cutean makes annual trips to the southwest and midwest, and his concerts are community events.

With one guitar, a whirl of musical ideas and the sound of hands, wound wires and wood, Cutean weaves together instrumental songs with dynamic playing in the new CD. "The four elements I reached for in this recording, " says Cutean, "are melody, rhythm, a fun bassline and silence. This album is a breather from a world shrill with opinions, instant message me-me-me blogs and 24 hour news chatter. It is universal in every language and the stories it tells belong to us all."

Cutean writes songs like no one else's: love songs from another planet, spacious world poems, conscious wordplay meta-fables that roll off the tongue and folky jazz melodies with a gypsy blues beat and wry whole wheat sensibility. His wordless guitar stylings to provoke and inspire, his stories are laughable, affable and unforgettable; his presentation unpretentious, comfortable and unpredictable.

He has traveled the country for years playing festivals, coffeehouses, concerts, schools and gatherings. Brian's songs get airplay on radio stations the world over and he has been a guest on radio shows like the nationally-syndicated River City Folk. He is a favourite at the Kerrville Folk Festival in Texas, Oregon Country Fair and many other venues.

Newspapers have said:

  • "...The Tom Robbins of folk music" (The Carbondale Flipside)

  • "Playful, energetic and honest." (The Oregonian)

  • "QTN is the guitarist with one foot in the groove!"  (DE Knight, Seraphic Park)

  • "An unclassifiable and irreverent acoustic performer..." (The Austin Chronicle)

  • "One of our leading contemporary songsmiths and music makers" (Victory Music Review)

  • "Brian is one of those rare guitarists who possesses a 'signature touch' that can be recognized in a moment.A splendid piece of work that will always be a jewel in my collection." (Kelly Mulhollan, Still on the Hill)

  • "An adept storyteller ...[whose] lyrics run the gamut of personal reflection to commentary on social issues" (Folkwax)

  • "Introspective, satirical, delightfully absurd and always acoustically gentle to the ears..." (The Austin Statesman)

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