Photo by John Schultz/QUAD-CITY TIMES Central's McKinzie Jackson is called for pass interference at the goal line against North Scott's Dan Roling during first half action.
The Laakes moved this storage shed from the Blue Grass, Iowa, farm where Wendi grew up. They painted it yellow to match their house, trimmed it with old porch columns and installed a window. Curt also built a pergola, an open roof of rafters supported on columns.
Photos by Larry Fisher/QUAD-CITY TIMES A pink clematis and pink rose climb one of the trellises Wendi installed on the east side of their home. She spotted the trellises at an estate sale they were up in the rafters of the garage, and the owner sold them to her for $5.
Mike Kroening of Davenport West and North's Martin Olawami stretch over the last hurdle Friday at Iowa Class 4A boys and girls district track meet at Pleasant Valley.
Portriat of Hal Bateman, sophomore and point guard for Central high school basketball, with his cell phone and basketball at the Davenport gym on February 14. Batman's voice message on his cell phone identifies him as "The Chosen One."
(Lauren M. Anderson/QUAD_CITY TIMES) Davenport Central sophomore is wily and fast, and is one of two big-time scorers for the MAC-leading Blue Devils.
Members of the Davenport Central High School yearbook staff work with computers and digital cameras to produce a version of the annual far different from the 1908-09 publication, a copy of which was found recently at a garage sale.
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