Two Rivers YMCA Offers Wellness Opportunities in Downtown Moline Centre

Stop in and check out the facilities on Tuesday, March 1 from 12 Noon until 1pm

at the Sylvan Boathouse, 1701 - 1st Avenue

Long before Ronald Reagan became the 40th President of the United States he began a broadcasting career in Davenport, IA. In June of 1932 Ronald "Dutch" Reagan began broadcasting sporting events at WOC radio. In honor of what would have been his 100th birthday the US Postal Service has issued a special stamp honoring Ronald Reagan. On Thursday, February 24, 2011, WOC will host a special event commemorating the new Reagan stamp and his time at the radio station.

The USPS has created a special cancellation stamp honoring President Reagan's start with WOC. A limited number of commemorative envelopes in a protective sleeve featuring the special cancellation will be offered to the public for $5 will all proceeds going to Gilda's Club.

The event will begin at 8:30am and be carried live on WOC's "Morning Report". There will be a special proclamation from the City of Davenport, an interview with Davenport Postmaster Anthony Harris and a proclamation from the City of Davenport.

The public is invited and a special birthday cake will be served.

For more information contact Dan Kennedy at 563-344-7143 or at dankennedy@clearchannel.com .

8th Annual Quad Cities Henry Farnam Dinner

Celebrating Railroads and Railroading

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Friday evening, March 11, 2011

Radisson Quad City Plaza, 111 East 2nd Street, Davenport, Iowa

5:00-6:30 Displays/Cash Bar; 6:30 Dinner; 7:30 Program

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The featured speaker at this year's event will be Henry Posner III, Chairman of the Railroad Development Corporation, an international railway investment and management company, and the Iowa Interstate Railroad (IAIS), a 592-mile (954 km) regional carrier connecting Chicago, the Quad Cities, and Omaha. More information on Mr. Posner can be found here:

http://www.rrdc.com/mgmt_bio_posner.html

Posner will give an illustrated presentation on:

A Bridge to the Future

Iowa Interstate, the Quad Cities, and the U. S. Rail Industry

Iowa Interstate's predecessor, the Rock Island Lines, has a rich history (including the first railroad bridge to cross the Mississippi and Abraham Lincoln defending the railroad). Recent railroad history has been even more dramatic with the transition from regulation and bankruptcy to deregulation and sustainability. From the ashes of the Rock Island, the IAIS was formed at the grassroots level by rail users and state transportation people. The company today stands as an industry success with rebuilt infrastructure, new locomotives, and a broad portfolio of customers, many locating on the line precisely because of its status as an independent railway company. The proposed Amtrak passenger route to the Quad Cities is possible because the IAIS survived as a freight carrier.

Posner's presentation will be preceded by a pictorial history recalling the golden age of passenger rail service in the Quad Cities by Curtis C. Roseman and John Wetzel. The event will also include a variety of railroad-related displays.

Each person registered for the 2011 Farnam Dinner will receive a free pass to the Figge Art Museum exhibition Tracks, which features railroad photographs from the George Eastman House Collection. A raffle will be conducted; prizes will include tickets for railroad excursions to be held in association with the July 2011 Train Festival in Rock Island.

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2011 Henry Farnam Dinner

Registration Information

Dinner and program $40 per person; $375.00 for a reserved table of ten

Register online at: www.riveraction.org

or contact the Farnam Committee:

Curtis or Libby Roseman 309 764 6122 or croseman@usc.edu

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2011 Henry Farnam Dinner Supporters:

River Action

Figge Art Museum

Train Festival 2011

Dispatch/Rock Island Argus

City of Rock Island

Chippiannock Cemetery Heritage Foundation

Quad Cities Convention and Visitors Bureau

East Moline, IL/January 28, 2011 - Chad Pregracke's Quad Cities-based environmental group needs volunteers to help in a project to improve the future of area waterways. Living Lands & Waters, an East Moline, Illinois non-profit organization is planning to distribute 100,000 free oak tree saplings in April as part of LL&W's "MillionTrees Project." The goal of the project is to improve the health of rivers in the Midwest, by re-establishing hardwoods that have been depleted by over-harvesting, flooding and disease.

Volunteers, including families with children, are invited to take part in tree wrapping events being held throughout March. "Wrapping 100,000 trees takes a lot of work" said Chad Pregracke, founder and President of Living Lands & Waters. Pregracke adds, "It's a great venue to help the community and educate people on why trees are important."

Trees provide shelter and nut-bearing hardwoods are a viable food source for wildlife and migratory birds. Slow-growing hardwoods like oaks have a harder time re-establishing themselves without help, and are often crowded out by faster growing species, like cottonwoods, willow and silver maples. Re-establishing hardwoods help increase biodiversity, reduce erosion and run-off and improve water and air quality.

Individual registration is not required, but strongly encouraged. Groups of 5 or more must pre-register. Volunteers can stay for an hour or all day. For questions or to register, please contact Ashley Stover at Ashley@livinglandsandwaters.org or at 309.737.5913.

Tree wrapping events will occur at the following places and locations:

QCCA Expo Center, Rock Island:

Volunteers should show up at the North Hall of the QCCA Expo Center, 2621 4th Avenue, Rock Island.

LL&W Headquarters@ (17624 Rte. 84 N, East Moline, IL)

-March 1-5, 8am - 5pm -March 14-17, 8am - 5pm

- March 7-12, 8am - 5pm -March 28 - April 2, 8am - 5pm

Volunteers will be asked to help with the following: bundling trees in newspaper, placing trees in bags, tying, tagging, or organizing them. Participating children MUST be supervised. Volunteers are asked to wear warm and comfortable clothes that can get dirty.

Trees will be distributed in April to individuals, families, agencies, business and organizations throughout the Midwest. The saplings will also be distributed to the general public during the QCCA Lawn and Garden Show, March 25-27^th on a first come, first served basis. The goal of the MillionTrees Project is to grow and plant 1 MILLION trees.

Anyone interested in volunteering or reserving free oak saplings for planting may contact MillionTrees Project Coordinator, Ashley Stover at Ashley@livinglandsandwaters.org or at 309.737.5913. More information on the MillionTrees Project can be found at www.livinglandsandwaters.org/milliontrees.

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