Meetings list for Monday, Dec. 17, 2012


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Posted Online: Dec. 16, 2012, 4:19 pm
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Aledo City Council, 7 p.m. at city hall, 120 N. College Ave.
Andalusia Village Board, 7 p.m. at village hall, 221 1st St.
Atkinson Village Board, 7 p.m. at village hall, 107 W. Main St.
Carbon Cliff-Barstow School Board, 7 p.m. at Eagle Ridge School, 2002 Eagle Ridge Drive, Silvis.
East Moline City Council, 6:30 p.m. at city hall, 915 16th Ave.
Hampton Village Board, 6 p.m. at village hall, 520 1st Ave.
Hillsdale Village Board, 7 p.m. at village hall, 415 1/2 Main St.
Milan Village Board, 5:30 p.m. at village hall, 405 E. 1st St.
Orion Village Board, 7:30 p.m. at village hall, 1202 4th St.
Rock Island City Council, study session at 5 p.m., council meeting at 6:45 p.m. at city hall, 1528 3rd Ave.
Seaton Village Board, 7 p.m. at the village hall, 205 Maple St.
Sherrard Village Board, 7 p.m. at village hall, 517 3rd St.
Tampico Village Board, 7 p.m. at village hall, 104 W. Market St.



















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  Today is Monday, May 20, the 140th day of 2013. There are 225 days left in the year.
1863 -- 150 years ago: A petition is being circulated asking the city council to order awell bored in Market Square. It would be a great accommodation to the public.
1888 -- 125 years ago: At 1 p.m. on May 18 the Mississippi River flooded its banks atRock Island and destroyed the warehouse of the Rock Island Lumber Co. and damagedRock Island Arsenal power plant. Total loss is estimated at $100,000.
1913 -- 100 years ago: Residents of Sough Rock Island Township are circulating apetition favoring the annexation of that area to the City of Rock Island.
1938 -- 75 years ago: A group of state members of the National Grandmothers Clubmeeting in Rock Island are making plans to petition for the observance of a NationalGrandmothers Day.
1963 -- 50 years ago: Deere and Co. reported today that its U.S. and Canadian sales forthe first half of the 1963 fiscal year set an all time record of $323,716.628.
1988 -- 25 years ago: William G. Lawrence, first administrative director, has retired fromPECO Enterprises, Inc. Prior to his service at PECO, Mr. Lawrence was the civilianpersonnel officer at the Rock Island Arsenal.






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