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Ladies and gentlemen, start your summer: Make plans for a memorable Memorial Day
While Memorial Day weekend traditionally is the kickoff to the summer season, it's already felt like summer for a good stretch now. Through Monday in the Q-C, there already have been 11 days.......
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Country/blues singer to play RIBCO tonight
On her Facebook page, Michigan-based country singer and songwriter Rachel Brooke calls her musical genre "Country/Blues/Awesome."
Ms. Brooke -- who plays tonight at 9 p.m. at.......
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Vietnamese energy fuels global rock band
Brett Newski is a Vietnam veteran, but never has seen war in the southeast Asian nation.
The 26-year-old Milwaukee native and his band The Corruption recorded their album "Tiny.......
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R.I. actor branches out as writer, director
Curtis Lewis, of Rock Island, is just 24, but already does it all in theater -- actor, writer, director and composer.
The Rock Island High School grad (where he was a star wrestler).......
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Graffiti art to take over Figge plaza next week
If you want to see how spray-painted graffiti art is made, head down to the outdoor plaza next Thursday at theFigge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport.
Graffiti gurus Gary White, of.......
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Today is Friday, May 24, the 144th day of 2013. There are 221 days left in the year.
1863 -- 150 years ago: A military escort will be at the square at 9 a.m. tomorrow forthe funeral of Lieut. Joseph Eaton. The county judge is absent in Chicago, which willaccount for his not being in the procession.
1888 -- 125 years ago: Rock Island's City Council last night appropriated $95,000 forexpenses for the 1888 and 1889 fiscal year.
1913 -- 100 years ago: Mrs. F.W. Reimers last night was re-elected president of the RockIsland Musical Club at a meeting in the New Harper Hotel.
1938 -- 75 years ago: Seven members of Boy Scout Troop 21 got their Eagle badges lastnight. They were Ralph Hurt, Robert Nelson, Howard Schersten, Cecil Nelson, RobertFryxell, Clarence Stone and Rollin Hurt.
1963 -- 50 years ago: Mayor Morris Muhleman has resorted to a form letter in an effort toanswer objections to the wheel tax increase. "It was my hope that I could, in some way,restore the faith of the citizens in our city. In order to do this I knew I must face the factthat I would become very unpopular."All they are trying to do is protect the citizensproperty and build their town.
1988 -- 25 years ago: RICCA, the Rock Island County Council on Addictions, inconjunction with the Quad City Downs, will hold its annual "Night at the Races" June 2.The benefit "Night at the Races" will raise funds locally to assist in maintaining the twohalfway houses, New Hope Lodge (for women) and Beacon House (for men).
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