Salute
‘Do it for the kids’
Humming and jibber-jabbering to herself like a typical 2-year-old, the blonde-haired girl holds a calculator up to her ear like a cell phone.
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007 vehicle is a license to make $$$
Dear Doug: I thought you might like seeing a few of the cars I played with when I was a kid. They were made by the Corgi Co. I have a dozen or so and I still have the box for the James Bond car. Are these real valuable?
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Rivermont Collegiate honor roll
These students were named to the honor roll for the first quarter 2009 at Rivermont Collegiate, Bettendorf:
Nov 16, 2009 | 11:00 am | Loading…
Riverdale High School honor roll
These students were named to the honor roll for the 2009 first quarter at Riverdale High School, Port Byron, Ill.:
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Governor recognizes Iowa volunteers
Iowa Gov. Chet Culver honored community volunteers and organizations at the annual Governor's Volunteer Awards
Nov 10, 2009 | 9:15 am | Loading…
Survey says … old tools could have great value
Dear Doug: Pictured below are two pieces of surveying equipment my father acquired at an estate sale in Davenport in the early 1980s. The compass is marked "G. F. Heisely Harrisburg," and the transit is marked "W. J. Young maker Philadelphia." They both appear to be brass…
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Historic site salutes an early champion
Visit the Indian museum at the Black Hawk State Historic Site in Rock Island and you may notice a plaque hanging on a wall that praises the contributions of one John Hauberg.
Nov 10, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…
QC TLords paintball
The QC TLords paintball team placed second in the United States Paintball League 2009 Las Vegas World Championship. The event was played at the Riviera Hotel on turf with mesh around the grandstands to provide a front-row view without the audience having to fear getting hit by stray paintbal…
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Rock Island High School honor roll
These students were named to the honor roll for the 2009 first quarter at Rock Island High School:
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Iowa State University scholarships
The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Iowa State University, Ames, recognized more than 390 scholarship recipients for the 2009-10 academic year. Area recipients included:
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