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Press release submitted by city of Rock Island Update Rock Island is a segment at City Council meetings given by Mayor Dennis Pauley focusing on news in Rock Island. The video segment from the meeting is available on YouTube. Public Works Director Announces Retirement – The Public Works Director Bob Hawes announced his retirement after 31 years of service. His last day with the City will be March 15, 2013. We want to congratulate Bob after 31 years of excellent work here in Rock Island. New Library Director - The Rock Island Public Library board of trustees will host a public reception to introduce new library director Angela Campbell to the community. The reception is from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm on Wednesday, January 30, in the Community Room of the Main Library, 401 19th Street. The reception is open to the public, with RSVPs encouraged by Friday, January 25. To RSVP, please call the library business office at (309) 732-7305. Ms. Campbell began her duties at the Rock Island Public Library today, Monday, January 21. She is relocating to Rock Island after two years as director of the Glenwood Public Library in Glenwood, Iowa. Before accepting the Glenwood directorship, Ms. Campbell worked at the Davenport Public Library from 2011 to 1997. Previous Rock Island library director Ava Ketter retired in May 2012 after 14 years as director, interim director and assistant director. Please join me in welcoming Ms. Campbell to the City of Rock Island. Longview Park Playground Receives Update - A new tree-house themed playground has been installed in upper Longview Park to replace the old playground equipment. This update is part of the Rock Island Parks and Recreation ongoing playground replacement program utilizing the Amanda Beck playground fund and Gaming revenue. Users of the new playground will enjoy small and large slides, climbers and a rope bridge. Longview Park is over 100 years old and is about 40 acres large. Notable features of the historic Longview Park, located at 18th Avenue and 17th Street, include a greenhouse and conservatory, scenic views, an 18-hole disc golf course, historic lion figures and an outdoor ice skating rink. Additional features in the summer include picnic shelters, sand volleyball, basketball courts, tennis courts, flower gardens, a water fountain, and the popular Whitewater Junction Aquatic Center. Sights & Sounds - Celebrate the artistic and musical talents of Augustana students at the opening of the sixth annual Augustana Sights and Sounds exhibition at Bucktown Center for the Arts (225 E. 2nd St., Davenport) on Friday, January 25, from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. The free event will feature distinctive photography from both Augustana students and Quad-Cities high school students, in addition to video narratives by the Augustana Video Bureau. The exhibition will run through Friday, February 22. Augustana Photo Bureau students will display a series of photographs that highlight student life on the Rock Island campus, experiences in the Quad Cities and personal interests. Live music will be performed by Augustana music students. International Food Festival - The Augustana College Office of International Programs will celebrate cultural diversity through cuisine at the International Food Festival on Saturday, February 2, from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm at the College Center dining room, 3703 7th Avenue. Now in its 11th year, the festival attracts more than 500 guests who enjoy an all-you-can-eat buffet of dishes from around the world. To reserve tickets, go online to www.augustana.edu/tickets or call (309) 794-7306. Tickets are $15 for one adult, $26 for couples, $7 for children under 10, and five meal points for Augustana students. No reserved seating available. 
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Today is Tuesday, May 21, the 141st day of 2013. There are 224 days left in the year.
1863 -- 150 years ago: On Monday the 11th inst. on Center Ridge in Mercer County,some citizens got out their cannon to celebrate the taking of Richmond. The gun wasoverloaded and burst. No one was injured, but one 30-pound piece went though thesecond story of a house.
1888 -- 125 years ago: The old folks concert at the Harper Theater last night to benefit St.Luke's Cottage Hospital, attracted a large audience.
1913 -- 100 years ago: Unless depredation by vandals in Rock Island parks is halted,special policemen will be assigned to night duty to protect the flowers and other property.
1938 -- 75 years ago: Station WHBF has received a special citation from Washington forits participation in Air Mail Week, which was observed this week throughout the nation.
1963 -- 50 years ago: A 10-year high in employment in the Quad-City area was reachedat the end of the last quarter, according to an industrial employment barometer releasedtoday.
1988 -- 25 years ago: Pee Wee teams will be able to play baseball and softball as usualon Diamond Three at Dorrance Park this summer, but after that, the ball field is doomed.County crews have put the diamond back in shape after heavy trucks marred the playingfield earlier this spring. Illinois Department of Transportation crews drove onto it to makeborings for the relocation of the junction of Illinois 84 and the Port Byron-Hillsdale road.
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