08 Jul 2003

Breast Cancer License Plates Now Available

By Joe Collins
• Iowans can now buy breast-cancer-awareness license plates from their county treasurer's office. The plates bear an image of a pink ribbon and the words "Breast Cancer Awareness" and "Early Detection Saves Lives.
01 Jul 2003

John O'Donnell Stadium Renovation Begins

By Administrator
• John O'Donnell Stadium renovations have started. The first phase of the renovation includes the closing of Beiderbecke Drive from Gaines Street around the Peterson Pavilion in LeClaire Park. This will facilitate the construction of the earthen berm that will encircle the outfield and protect it and the facility from damage during a flood as well as create a grassy, park-like seating area.
24 Jun 2003

Generations Helps with Elderly-Driver Study

By Joe Collins
• Seventeen percent, or nearly 336,000, of Iowa's licensed drivers are age 65 or older. Generations Area on Aging is one of five organizations around the nation that will soon test a new approach to older-driver safety - one that encourages communities to think more broadly about how America's growing elderly population should get around.
24 Jun 2003

Requiem for a Grove

By Judith Malone
The final chapter of a Rock Island County saga wraps up on Saturday, June 28, with a public auction of the contents of Poplar Grove. The secluded riverfront tavern was operated for nearly 80 years in the same location by the Bernard family of Moline.
17 Jun 2003

Iowa Phases Out Food-Stamp Coupons

By Joe Collins
• Iowa began phasing out the use of food-stamp coupons on May 21. New recipients in Linn and Jones counties have begun using a new debit-like card to receive their benefits. The transition to the use of the new card is set to take place in one-month intervals.
17 Jun 2003

"New Urbanism" Takes Center Stage in Prairie Heights

By Administrator
In two weeks, the Davenport city council will take a largely symbolic vote on the mixed-use development with the romantic-sounding name Prairie Heights, on the land formerly known as 53rd and Eastern. That will be one of the earliest - and easiest - steps in what's expected to be an arduous process for the city council.
10 Jun 2003

Iowa Special Session Ends with Economic-Development Package

By Joe Collins
• The contentious Iowa legislative special session ended with approval of a $503-million economic-development package. In the budget year that begins July 1, there is $45 million for business development, $2.5 million each for loan guarantees and marketing, $5 million for workforce training, $6 million for university research and development, and $500,000 each for the cultural trust fund and state parks.
03 Jun 2003

Quad City Botanical Center Opens Garden for Physically Challenged

By Joe Collins
• Enthusiasts of gardens for physically challenged people will soon have a new one to enjoy at the Quad City Botanical Center in Rock Island. The garden is funded by a $40,000 grant from the Scott County Regional Authority and in-kind services provided by area businesses.
03 Jun 2003

The Mississippi's Trash Man Extends His Reach

By Administrator
In the classroom of the 42-foot-long barge/houseboat that serves as the operations center of Living Lands & Waters, the 40 or so teachers assembled in the Quad Cities last Friday were naturally disappointed when told at the beginning of the day that Chad Pregracke would not be joining them just yet.
03 Jun 2003

Cuisine and Cooking Take Center Stage at Mardi Gras

By Jeff Ignatius
Two years ago at Gumbo Ya Ya, the festival included a kids' cooking clinic with Chef Eudell Watts III, at which children learned to make gumbo. But adults were drawn as much as children, and therein was the germ of an idea.

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