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Covered wagon stopover in Taylor Ridge
Randy Boehmer, the man behind the reins, counts eight travelers, himself, four mules, two dogs and Jesus as they spread the Gospel from a covered wagon.

   Slide show Audio Slide Show  July 3, 2009
"Fat Albert" takes to the sky
"Fat Albert," the Blue Angels' C-130 support plane, takes a flight around the Quad-Cities a day before performing at the Quad City Airshow in Davenport.

   Slide show Audio Slide Show  June 20, 2009
Aledo Rhubarb Festival
The 2009 Aledo Rhubarb Festival. Full of food, shopping, hospitality, and rhubarb.

   Slide show Audio Slide Show  June 6, 2009
Moving In
The Denkmann building at Augustana College gets a new Steinway grand piano, but has to be moved into the second floor with a crane by the West Music crew and others.

   Slide show Audio Slide Show  June 1, 2009
The Family Museum's Annual Butterfly Release
Family Museum released a number of Painted Lady butterflies raised this spring in honor of Earth Day on Tuesday May 26, 2009. The Butterfly Release is an annual spring event at the Bettendorf museum.

   Slide show Slide Show  May 26, 2009
The 43rd Annual Quad Cities Criterium, May 25, 2009, in Rock Island, IL.
The 43rd annual running of the Quad Cities Criterium was held Monday, May 25, 2009, in The District of Rock Island. Riders from across the mid-west congregated in the Quad Cities to compete for cash prizes and applause from an apprciative crowd.

   Slide show Audio Slide Show  May 25, 2009
Remembering Audubon
Audubon Elementary School in Rock Island hosted an open house on Thursday, May 14, 2009, to let former students see the school building before it is closed at the end of the school year.

   Slide show Audio Slide Show  May 15, 2009
Visiting Artist: Georgie Guitar Quartet
Quad City Arts' Visiting Artist Series present the Georgie Guitar Quartet as they entertain workers on lunch break at Moline Forge on April 29, 2009.

   Slide show Audio Slide Show  May 1, 2009
Funeral for Cpl. Jason Pautsch
Cpl. Jason Pautsch was honored Tuesday by his friends and family during funeral services in Moline and at the National Cemetery on Arsenal Island.

   Slide show Slide Show  April 21, 2009
Honor Flight of the Quad-Cities
A rainy day can not stop close to 100 local veterans from visiting the World War II Memorial and other sites in Washington D.C. on April 15, 2009.

   Slide show Audio Slide Show  April 17, 2009

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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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