Archive for Community
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Quad Cities Senior Olympics – June 25-26, 2010
Quad Cities Senior Olympics will hold the 20th Annual Games, June 25-26, 2010, at Augustana College and over 16 other Quad-Cities venues. There are over 90 athletic and arts (literary, heritage, performing, visual) events for participation, fellowship, enjoyment, and friendly competition. P...
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Generations Names New Executive Director
By Peggy Dykes Community Relations Director GENERATIONS - Area Agency on Aging Generations Area Agency on Aging Board of Directors has named Christa Merritt as the new Executive Director. Merritt has served as the Interim Director of Generations as of mid-January, 2010, upon the retirement o...
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Bettendorf Business Supports Bettendorf Tradition
16th Annual Run with Carl presented by Trinity Regional Health System The Run with Carl is a Bettendorf tradition – 16 years in the making. The race draws participants and volunteers from all across the bi-state area but gains significant support from Bettendorf residents, the Bettendorf Rotary...
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A TRIBUTE to Fathers
As Samuel Clemmens, better known as Mark Twain, once said, “When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished to see how much the old man had learned in seven years.” Oh, my Papa... ...
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In and Out of the Quad Cities
Contributed by Gail McPike and Toni Hall It’s June! The astronomers down at NASA might argue that summer officially begins on June 21st, but we subscribe to the June 1st theory. Our great friend Mark Martens – an Ames-based agricultural expert says summer begins the first day it turns 90 ...
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Calendar of Events
Support Groups Quad Cities Alzheimer’s Association Please call Jerry Schroeder at 563-324-1022 or 800-272-3900 for more information about programs.. Aphasia Group GENESIS MEDICAL CENTER All Aphasia Support Group meetings are held the second (2nd) Tuesday of each month. Call Linda McNeill, Spe...
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NEW HOURS AT DAVENPORT LIBRARY LOCATIONS
The Davenport Public Library is changing its hours of operation at both locations, beginning Tuesday, June 1, 2010. The change is in anticipation of opening the new Eastern Avenue Branch Library this summer. Please note the new hours for our Main Library and Fairmount Branch listed below: Main L...
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June Dates
By Jennifer Kohel June Monthly Observances Adopt a Shelter Cat Month Great Outdoors Month Dairy Month Turkey Lovers Month National Aphasia Awareness Month Potty Training Awareness Month Vision Research Month Women's Golf Month June Weekly Observances International Clothesline Week...
