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Fall 2020 Awards
RDA Grant Recommendations Cycle 58 Organization Name Proposal Title Recommend River Bend Foodbank Cold Storage Expansion$ 50,000 Quad Cities Chamber Foundation - Iowa DDP Ambassador Pilot Program$ 50,000 Scott County Housing Council Rehab of single/multi family housing for low income households$ 50,000 River Action, Inc. Historic First Bridge North Pier Project (Phase 2)$ 50,000 Friends of the Quad Cities Visit Quad Cities (VQC) Economic Recovery Through Tourism$ 50,000 Center for Active Seniors, Inc Operaton Support$ 50,000 Eastern Iowa Community Colleges Urban Campus$ 50,000 Humility Homes and Services, Inc. Downtown Davenport Street Outreach: Bridge to Pay For Success$ 45,000 Friendly House New Passenger Buses Project$ 40,000 Putnam Museum and Science Center Partnering for Access Inclusion and Representation (PAIR)$ 38,500 QCON- Alternatives QCON-Hub$ 35,000 Mississippi Bend AEA Special Events Committee David E. Lane Coats for Kids$ 30,912 QCON- Alternatives QCON-SEAP$ 30,000 Figge Art Museum Figge Scheduled Exhibition and Program Support $ 26,262 City of Riverdale Air Compressor $ 26,000 SALVATION ARMY FAMILY SERVICES Emergency Shelter Assistance$ 25,000 Scott County Housing Council Support for Winter Emergency Shelter (WES) Plan- Year Two $ 25,000 NAMI Greater Mississippi Valley Re-establishing NAMI's Front Door$ 25,000 WIU Foundation forf WQPT QC PBS WQPT PBS - Fundraising support through membership challenge grant.$ 25,000 QC Community Broadcasting Group, Inc. COVID-19 MEDIA MITIGATION PROJECT$ 25,000 Dress for Success Quad Cities -
The Annals of Iowa for Their Critiques
The Annals of Volume 66, Numbers 3 & 4 Iowa Summer/Fall 2007 A QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF HISTORY In This Issue J. L. ANDERSON analyzes the letters written between Civil War soldiers and their farm wives on the home front. In those letters, absent husbands provided advice, but the wives became managers and diplomats who negotiated relationships with kin and neighbors to provision and shelter their families and to preserve their farms. J. L. Anderson is assistant professor of history and assistant director of the Center for Public History at the University of West Georgia. DAVID BRODNAX SR. provides the first detailed description of the role of Iowa’s African American regiment, the 60th United States Colored Infantry, in the American Civil War and in the struggle for black suffrage after the war. David Brodnax Sr. is associate professor of history at Trinity Christian College in Palos Heights, Illinois. TIMOTHY B. SMITH describes David B. Henderson’s role in securing legislation to preserve Civil War battlefields during the golden age of battlefield preservation in the 1890s. Timothy B. Smith, a veteran of the National Park Service, now teaches at the University of Tennessee at Martin. Front Cover Milton Howard (seated, left) was born in Muscatine County in 1845, kidnapped along with his family in 1852, and sold into slavery in the South. After escaping from his Alabama master during the Civil War, he made his way north and later fought for three years in the 60th U.S. Colored Infantry. For more on Iowa’s African American regiment in the Civil War, see David Brodnax Sr.’s article in this issue. -
Uptown Girl: the Andresen Flats and the West End by Marion Meginnis
Uptown Girl: The Andresen Flats and the West End By Marion Meginnis Spring 2015 HP613 Urban History Goucher College M.H.P Program Consistent with the Goucher College Academic Honor Code, I hereby affirm that this paper is my own work, that there was no collaboration between myself and any other person in the preparation of this paper (I.B.1), and that all work of others incorporated herein is acknowledged as to author and source by either notation or commentary (I.B.2). _____________ (signature) ___________ (date) The Andresen Flats The Andresen Flats and its neighborhood are tied to the lives of Davenport, Iowa’s earliest German settlers, people who chose Davenport as a place of political refuge and who gave and demanded much of their new community. At times, their heritage and beliefs would place them on a collision course with fellow citizens with different but equally deeply felt beliefs. The conflicts played out against the backdrop of national events occurring less than a hundred years after the city’s founding and just a few years after the Andresen was built. The changes that followed and the shift in how Davenporters lived in their city forever altered the course of the neighborhood, the building, and the citizens who peopled both. Built by German immigrant H. H. Andresen in 1900, the Flats dominates its corner at Western Avenue and West 3rd Street in downtown Davenport. The city is located at one of the points where the Mississippi River’s flow is diverted from its north/south orientation to run west. -
St. Ambrose University (The “University”) Is a Private, Catholic, Coeducational, Liberal Arts Institution of Higher Education
Current Situation General: St. Ambrose University (the “University”) is a private, Catholic, coeducational, liberal arts institution of higher education. The University is organized as an Iowa nonprofit corporation and is a tax-exempt charitable organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The St. Vincent’s Center campus of the University is located at 780 West Central Park (this is the address of the Diocese of Davenport) and is bounded by Assumption High School to the west, the Duck Creek Parkway to the north, West Central Park Avenue to the south and residential neighborhoods and the Western Avenue alley to the east. Enrollment: The University’s enrollment has increased 19.2% since 2001, but total enrollment (FTE) has actually decreased 4.7% since 2007. The undergraduate enrollment has mirrored these numbers with total undergraduate enrollment increasing 27.3% since 2001 and decreasing 3.06% since 2007. Graduate enrollments are down 5.2% since 2001 and down 10.9% since 2007. A chart showing total enrollment, undergraduate enrollment and graduate enrollment is shown below: Future Projections In the spring and summer of 2010 the University went through a Strategic Enrollment Planning process to answer the question of how big the University should become over the next ten years (until 2021). This process was facilitated by Noel Levitz, a noted enrollment management firm. The end result of this process was a 2021 enrollment target of 4,250 students. The changes in enrollment are projected to be as follows (with 2010 as a base): Undergraduate - 2010 enrollment of 2,575 students to 2,750 students, a 6.8% increase. -
Ask the Enemy: Iowa's African American Regiment in the Civil War David Brodnax Sr
The Annals of Iowa Volume 66 | Number 3 (Summer 2007) pps. 266-292 Will They Fight? Ask the Enemy: Iowa's African American Regiment in the Civil War David Brodnax Sr. Trinity Christian College ISSN 0003-4827 Copyright © 2007 State Historical Society of Iowa Recommended Citation Brodnax, David Sr. "Will They iF ght? Ask the Enemy: Iowa's African American Regiment in the Civil War." The Annals of Iowa 66 (2007), 266-292. Available at: http://ir.uiowa.edu/annals-of-iowa/vol66/iss3/3 Hosted by Iowa Research Online “Will They Fight? Ask the Enemy”: Iowa’s African American Regiment in the Civil War DAVID BRODNAX SR. SOME FIFTY YEARS AGO Dudley Cornish’s groundbreak- ing book, The Sable Arm, called attention to the extent and im- portance of the African American military presence in the Civil War.1 But with the exception of the famous 54th Massachusetts Infantry, whose service was later dramatized in the film Glory, the nation’s individual African American regiments have not, as a rule, attracted much serious historical research. Iowa’s African American regiment, the First Iowa Volunteers (African Descent), later redesignated the 60th United States Colored In- fantry, has suffered from that general neglect. The first historian to take note of the regiment was Hubert Wubben, who recorded the existence of the “First Iowa African Infantry,” as he termed it, but little more. He wrote only that it was organized in 1863 and that it “saw no combat, but per- formed guard and garrison duty in St. Louis and in other parts of the lower Mississippi Valley.” This brief summation hardly did justice to the regiment’s experience, but at least Wubben provided a reference citing official records where materials for 1. -
Duck Creek Watershed Management Plan 2011
Duck Creek Watershed Management Plan 2011 Duck Creek Watershed Management Plan The publication of this document has been funded in part by Scott County the Iowa Department of Natural Resources through a grant Soil and Water from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under the Federal Nonpoint Source Management Program (Section 319 Conservation of the Clean Water Act). District Length of Plan: 9 + years (additional years determined after year 9) Date of Approval: 2011 1 Date of Re-evaluation: June, 2014, 2017 & 2020 Duck Creek Watershed Management Plan 2011 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Duck Creek Watershed Plan was created with the support and input from the following individuals: Partners of Scott County Watersheds (Duck Creek Watershed Management Plan Advisory Council): Jane Weber, Scott County SWCD; Wally Mook, Bettendorf Public Works, Director; Jim Hoepner, Davenport Resident; Patty Copeland, LeClaire Resident and Bettendorf Public Works; Harlan Meier, Local Farmer; Dr. Ellen Kabat-Lensch, Scott Community College; Paul Loete, MSA Professional Services; Mike Clarke, Davenport Public Works, Director; Barney Barnhill, Davenport Alderman; Dean Mayne, Bettendorf Alderman; Jeff Liske, Scott County Board of Supervisors; Tim Huey, Scott County Planning & Development; Larry Thompson, Davenport Resident and Brian D. Bowman, Quad Cities Home Builders Association Iowa Department of Natural Resources: Charles Ikenberry, TMDL Project Manager, Watershed Improvement Section; Jeff Berckes Water Quality Improvement Plan (TMDL) Program Coordinator, Watershed -
Your Babythe Way Raising
Raising your baby the way APRIL 2010 100 Acts of Green for Earth Day Consider the bean Spring clean your yoga mat radishmagazine.com Five P’s of nutrition Season Opens April 15th See the Colors of Spring Allens Grove Greenhouse • Special Events • Gardenscapes • Annuals • Perennials • Herbs • Vegetables Shop at Our Greenhouse A leisurely drive in the country only 10 minutes from the Machine Shed Virdi Eye Clinic and iLASIK Center: Restaurant… for an We will help you to see and live life to its fullest. experience different Offering a full spectrum of general and specialty from the rest. ophthalmological care for adults and children. Greenhouse Hours: • All-Laser iLASIK • Multi-Focal Lens M•W•Th•F•Sat. 9 a.m.-6 p.m. • Cataract Surgery Implantation Sun. Noon-5 p.m. • Astigmatism • Affordable Eye Glasses Closed on Tuesday Correction & Contacts Visit Our Booth At the Virdi Eye Clinic and iLASIK Center, we are driven at the by our commitment to providing the highest quality Downtown Davenport eye-care in a compassionate and ethical environment. Freight House Call to set up an appointment at our Illinois or Iowa locations. Farmers Market: Dr. Navaneet S.C. Borisuth, M.D. Ph.D. Tues. 3-6 p.m. & Dr. Abby Thomas, O.D. Dr. Ammie M. Chizek, O.D. Sat. 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Dr. Stacie Setchell, O.D. Convenient Locations: 27345 Allens Grove Road • Donahue, Iowa Rock Island • Muscatine 309-788-5524 www.allensgrovegreenhouse.com LASER VISION CENTER Davenport Location: 2533 E. 53rd Street • Suite 2 563-843-2248 1-877-846-5762 563-359-3357 Featured MetroLINK employee Carlos Sanchez, Senior MetroLINK Operator MetroLINK is a member of The Friends of Radish, a special group of community-minded businesses that are helping to spread the word about healthy living from the ground up. -
Membership Join | Renew
TO JOIN TO My/Our total contribution $ PAYMENT OPTIONS (Choose one option below AND withdrawal date, if applicable): MAIL Check MEMBERSHIP Please deposit my enclosed check through form completed Birdies for Charity YES NO Credit Card (select option below) One time only Annually (card will be run this month each year until canceled) Monthly payments of $ on the 1st 15th VISIT 563.345.6638 (Membership Desk) GET MORE FROM YOUR 225 West Second Street (circle one) VISA MC AMEX DISC MEMBERSHIP! BE A DONOR. Davenport, Iowa 52801 Museum Store Store Museum CARD NUMBER Members at the $125 Benefactor level and above MUSEUM HOURS support the museum with a portion of their donation EXP DATE CVC# Tuesday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. benefiting exhibitions and programming through the Wednesday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Debit bank account annual fund. As an added bonus for their support, Thursday 10 a.m.-9 p.m. One time only donors enjoy even MORE benefits! Benefits include: Friday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Annually (card will be run this month CALL Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. yearly until canceled) Reciprocal benefits to over 900 museums Sunday Noon-5 p.m. Monthly payments of $ and institutions through the North American Monday Closed 563.345.6638 563.345.6638 on the 1st 15th Dubuque Reciprocal Museum (NARM) Association. These IOWA Maquoketa Rockford The museum is closed Cedar Rapids Clinton reciprocal institutions can be found in all 50 states Des Moines QUAD Independence, Thanksgiving, Iowa City CITIES ILLINOIS ROUTING NUMBER and in 5 countries. -
Grant Number Organization Name Year Code Amount Awarded
(Page 1 of 98) Generated 07/01/2019 11:08:29 Grant Year Amount Organization Name Project Name Number Code Awarded 65 NOAH'S ARK COMMUNITY COFFEE HOUSE 4 $12,000.00 Neighborhood Advocacy Movement (1) 65 NOAH'S ARK COMMUNITY COFFEE HOUSE 5 $23,000.00 Neighborhood Advocacy Movement II 89 Bettendorf Park Band Foundstion 2 $6,500.00 Park Band Equipment 86 LECLAIRE YOUTH BASEBALL INC 3 $15,000.00 Field Improvement 16 LECLAIRE YOUTH BASEBALL INC 94 $1,500.00 Upgrade & Repair Baseball Field 604 WESTERN ILLINOIS AREA AGENCY ON AGING 96 $5,000.00 Quad City Senior Olympics 119 WESTERN ILLINOIS AREA AGENCY ON AGING 97 $5,000.00 Quad City Senior Olympics (2) 16 WESTERN ILLINOIS AREA AGENCY ON AGING 5 $3,000.00 RSVP - Upgrading of Sr. Choir Bells Encouraging the physical development of students: New playground at 047 Lourdes Catholic School 19 $10,000.00 Lourdes Catholic School 7 EAST DAVENPORT PONY LEAGUE 94 $2,000.00 Garfield Park Dugout Repairs 58 Alternatives (for the Older Adult, Inc.) 5 $1,900.00 Tools for Caregiving 48 Alternatives (for the Older Adult, Inc.) 8 $120.00 Tea For Two Fundraiser 046 Alternatives (for the Older Adult, Inc.) 18 $127,500.00 QCON HUB 65 HERITAGE DOCUMENTARIES, INC. 7 $10,000.00 Movie: When Farmers Were Heroes 85 HERITAGE DOCUMENTARIES, INC. 9 $15,000.00 The Andersonville of the North 17 HERITAGE DOCUMENTARIES, INC. 12 $15,000.00 Video: The Forgotten Explorer 29 HERITAGE DOCUMENTARIES, INC. 14 $10,000.00 East Meets West: The First RR Bridge 16 LIGHTS! RIVER! ACTION! FOUNDATION 91 $10,000.00 Centennial Bridge Lights Maintenance -
Marion Meginnis HP 601 December 3, 2014 Term Paper Intent and Outcome: a River Town Retrieves Its Past in 1979, Davenport
Marion Meginnis HP 601 December 3, 2014 Term Paper Intent and Outcome: A River Town Retrieves Its Past In 1979, Davenport began a massive multiple listing effort to nominate properties to the National Register. For Iowa, the effort was unprecedented; it was the first such nomination to be approved by the state and its scope was larger than that of any other Iowa municipality.1 When completed in the 1980’s, more than half of all Iowa National Register properties were located in Davenport.2 In many cities across America, the 1966 passage of the National Historic Preservation Act, the development of state historic preservation offices and enthusiasm for local history surrounding the nation’s Bicentennial celebration triggered local preservation efforts like Davenport’s. Other factors impacting cities and society in the 1970s and 1980s were also in play--a shrinking downtown and move to the suburbs, new voices in the political arena, aggressive transportation planning and dramatic shifts in the area’s economy-- that helped and hindered historic preservation in the old town by the Mississippi. For those whose lives were touched by the effort in Davenport as activists, politicians, business people, journalists, or citizens, what occurred…or is remembered today…varies over the two decades being explored. Davenport is a Mississippi River town platted in 1836 by French/Native American trader Antoine LeClaire. Its geography confuses the unfamiliar since it is sited at one of the few places where the great river flows west. So what would be “west” for most Mississippi River towns is Davenport’s “north.” Any discussion of the city must include a mention of its Iowa and Illinois sister cities. -
Midwest Art History Society Conference, April 2, 3, 4, 2009
Number 35 Fall 2008 NE W SLETTER Midwest Art History Society Conference, April 2, 3, 4, 2009 - Kansas City, Missouri The Midwest Art History Society’s 36th annual meeting will venues, a short distance away, are the Liberty Memorial (a fabulous convene April 2, 3, 4, 2009, in Kansas City, Missouri. The confer- Art Deco structure and the only WWI memorial and museum in ence is co-hosted by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art and the the country), the Negro Leagues Baseball Hall of Fame, and the Jazz University of Missouri, Kansas City. Conference sessions and Hall of Fame. activities will take place at The Nelson-Atkins Museum. The conference hotel is the Raphael Hotel—a charming, historic, Participating partners in the MAHS conference are the H & R European-style hotel on the Country Club Plaza, located just a Block Artspace, the Spencer Museum in Lawrence, Kansas, and the 15-minute walk from The Nelson-Atkins Museum. One of Kansas Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art. City’s most popular destinations, the Plaza offers a wide selection of restaurants and shopping, as well as sev- At The Nelson-Atkins Museum, the eral venues featuring Kansas City jazz. conference will take place both in the original 1933 William Rockhill The conference overlaps with First Nelson Building and the new, award- Fridays, a festive evening on the first winning Bloch Building designed Friday of each month when the galleries by Steven Holl. This will be a great in the Cross Roads art district open their opportunity to see the Museum’s doors and the streets fill with crowds of encyclopedic, world-class collections art enthusiasts. -
City of Davenport WRR19-002
Davenport Sponsored Project Application Concept DUCK CREEK WATERSHED ASSESSMENT SUMMARY This sponsored project application focuses on the Duck Creek watershed and urban runoff and bacterial impairment issues being experienced therein. A watershed assessment, called the Duck Creek Watershed Management Plan (DCWMP), was completed for Duck Creek in 2011 (Appendix A). The DCWMP illustrates a correlation between impervious surface and bacterial loads. The sub-watersheds with the highest bacterial loads are the ones with the most impervious surface area. Therefore, addressing urban runoff from impervious surfaces is a key focus of this application. Duck Creek Watershed – Bacterial Impairment The Duck Creek Watershed is located entirely in Scott County, Iowa. The watershed encompasses the urban sectors of the city of Davenport, the city of Bettendorf and rural Scott County (see Figure 1). Duck Creek is not supporting two of the intended uses of the stream: primary contact recreation (Class A1 use) and children’s recreation, (Class A3 use). Primary contact recreation includes activities that involve direct contact with the water such as swimming and wading. Children’s recreation is similar, but specific to activities or locations where children contact the water. Neither designated use is currently supported in Duck Creek due to high levels of indicator bacteria called Escherichia coli (E. coli) measured in the stream. High E. coli levels in a waterbody can indicate the presence of potentially harmful bacteria and viruses (also called pathogens). Humans can become ill if they come into contact with and/or ingest water that contains pathogens. Sources of bacteria in the Duck Creek Watershed are as follows: 1.