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MEDIA RELEASES - 2009

Date Issued

11/18/2009 Rock Island Beautification Commission Announces Holiday Lighting Contest
11/17/2009 Holiday Refuse, Yardwaste, and Recycling Schedule
11/16/2009 Celebrate Family Reading Night with a Pajama Party @ Your Library
11/16/2009 Winner of 2009 Snow Plow "Roadeo"
11/13/2009 U.S. Census Bureau Will be Testing in Rock Island for 2010 Census Positions
11/11/2009 Snow Plow “Roadeo”
11/11/2009 Railroad Crossing Repair at 42nd Street West and Andalusia Road (IL92)
11/09/2009 Holiday Refuse, Yard Waste, and Recycling Collection Schedule
11/09/2009 Fall for November and December Events at Your Library
11/03/2009 Free Leaf Bag Distribution Sites
11/03/2009 Rock Island Residents Can Dispose of Home Health Waste Nov. 9 and 16
11/03/2009 Rock Island Parks and Recreation Event - How to Look 10 Years Younger
11/03/2009 Rock Island Parks and Recreation - Holiday Market
11/02/2009 U.S. Census Bureau Will be Testing in Rock Island for 2010 Census Positions
11/02/2009 Fright Night Costume Winners Announced

10/26/2009 Rock Island Schwiebert Riverfront Park Naming and Dedication Ceremony
10/21/2009 Fright Night in the District
10/21/2009 Rock Island Schwiebert Riverfront Park Dedication
10/12/2009 Etiquette for Youth
10/12/2009 Day Retreat to Relax and Re-energize
10/08/2009 RIFAC Groundbreaking
10/08/2009 Holiday Refuse, Yard Waste, and Recycling Collection Schedule
10/08/2009 Rock Island City Council Sets Goals
10/01/2009 RIFAC to Break Ground on New Addition
10/01/2009 Tree Donation

09/30/2009 Rock Island County Area Drop-off Recycling Program Launches "No Glass" Restriction
09/30/2009 Free Leaf Collection Program
09/28/2009 Due to chance of rain the Fall Community Garage Sale
09/24/2009 Mystery Club
09/23/2009 Live! @ Your Library Music Series Concludes Sept. 29
09/23/2009 Rock Island Parks and Recreation hosts: Chicago Theater Trip – The Mel Brooks Musical “Young Frankenstein”
09/22/2009 Rock Island Receives $3,133,000 in Neighborhood Stabilization Program Funding
09/17/2009 Rock Island Preservation Commission Identifies Rock Island’s 100 Most Significant Unprotected Structures
09/14/2009 Rock Island Parks and Recreation Activities
09/09/2009 Fire Hydrant Flushing Program
09/09/2009 Curbside Yardwaste Collection Program Discount for Fall 2009
09/08/2009 2010-2011 CDBG & Gaming Requests Release
09/08/2009 “Lincoln Lives” Series Features “Mrs. Lincoln”
09/03/2009 Holiday Refuse, Yardwaste, & Recycling Collection Schedule
09/03/2009 Rock Island Library Celebrates The Very Hungry Caterpillar
09/03/2009 Mondays Rock at the Rock Island Public Library
09/02/2009 Verschoore & Jacobs Secure $877,000 for City of Rock Island to Resurface Turkey Hollow Road

08/31/2009 Rock Island Labor Day Celebrates 25 Years
08/28/2009 Bark in the Park – a Day of Entertainment for Every Dog
08/28/2009 Wiffle Ball Tournament
08/26/2009 Pooch Plunge
08/21/2009 Cool Beanz Opens
08/21/2009 Distric Retail Grants Available
08/21/2009 Public Meeting for Douglas and Old Chicago Parks
08/17/2009 Refuse and Yardwaste Disposal Changes
08/14/2009 Rock Island Labor Day Parade Deadline for Entries Approaching
08/14/2009 Group Fitness Instructor Certification Workshop
08/12/2009 Quad-Cities-Wide Emergency Response Exercise Planned for Aug. 13
08/11/2009 2009 Citizen of the Year – Category Winners
08/05/2009 Human Rights Commission Hosting Public Forum
08/04/2009 24th Street Water Main Installation and Resurfacing Project at 18th Avenue
08/04/2009 Rock Island Viaduct Closure

07/31/2009 Schools Open Monday August 3rd
07/31/2009 Neighborhood Partners Knowledge Through Neighbors Task Force is Offering Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University
07/28/2009 2010-2011 CDBG & Gaming Application Release
07/24/2009 Riverfront Park Agreement between City of Rock Island and Modern Woodmen of America
07/23/2009 Officer Doug Williams, 2009 Police Officer of the Year
07/23/2009 Lieutenant Jon Briggs, 2009 Firefighter of the Year
07/22/2009 Rock Island Parks and Recreation Activities
07/21/2009 Live! @ Your Library: New Music Series Starts August 11 at Rock Island Public Library
07/21/2009 Rock Island Mayor Swearing In Ceremony
07/16/2009 MLK Family Fun Day
07/16/2009 Library Survival 101 Topics
07/14/2009 Artist’s Reception is July 23 at Rock Island Library
07/10/2009 2009 Mayoral Election
07/08/2009 24th Street Now Open for Traffic

06/26/2009 Durbin: Senate Committee Approves $3.45 Million for Illinois Projects
06/26/2009 Holiday Refuse, Yard Waste, & Recycling Collection Schedule
06/24/2009 23rd Annual Family Fun Day Celebration on Saturday, July 4th
06/17/2009 Recycled Float Race!
06/16/2009 Railroad Crossing Repairs at Ridgewood Road and Andalusia Road
06/11/2009 It’s a Jungle in Here! Summer Reading Unleashes the Wild Side of Your Library
06/01/2009 Rock Island Beautification Commission Announces 35th Annual “Tell On Your Neighbor” Contest

05/26/2009 Old Chicago and Douglas Park Planning Sessions
05/26/2009 Starlight Revue Concert Series
05/22/2009 Holiday Refuse, Yard Waste, and Recycling Collection Schedule
05/20/2009 Precautionary Water Boil Order Notice Cancelled
05/18/2009 Whitewater Junction will open for summer season this Saturday, May 23rd at 10am!
05/18/2009 Precautionary Water Boil Order Notice
05/14/2009 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report
05/14/2009 Rock Island Awarded Enviromental Assessment Grant
05/05/2009 Free Library Programs Pay Off During Tough Times

04/30/2009 Ribbon Cutting Scheduled for Office Machine Consultants
04/30/2009 Skellington Manor Banquet & Event Center Opens
04/21/2009 Heads and Tales to Appear at Rock Island Public Library
04/16/2009 Expressions of Life Chiropractic Studio Hosts Grand Opening
04/15/2009 Downtown Parking Meetings
04/13/2009 Rock Island Parks and Recreation Activities
04/09/2009 RI Armory Demolition Makes Way For Riverfront Park
04/08/2009 Fire Hydrant Flushing Program
04/06/2009 El Dia Celebrates Children’s Reading and Hispanic Culture
04/06/2009 Rock Island Armory Demolition Ceremony Announced
04/02/2009 Library Shred Days help you dispose of personal papers safely
04/01/2009 Free Leaf Collection Program

03/30/2009 Library Adjusts Fees for New Fiscal Year
03/26/2009 New Program - Good Cents
03/25/2009 Golf Courses to Open
03/25/2009 New “Mechanic” Sets Up Shop at Rock Island Public Library
03/25/2009 Will the Real Lincoln Please Stand Up? “Lincoln Lives” Program Considers Abe’s Changing Popular Image
03/25/2009 Rock Island Parks and Recreation offers the following Special Event: Spring Egg Hunt!
03/24/2009 Iowa State University 2009 Solar Decathlon Team to visit Rock Island
03/24/2009 Rock Island Citizens Asked to Participate in Earth Hour
03/20/2009 Army Corps of Engineers Approves Armory Park Project
03/18/2009 City of Rock Island Reminds Citizens of Burn Ban
03/10/2009 Rock Island Library Intersession Programs
03/06/2009 eCommunications for Organizations

02/19/2009 Rock Island Parks and Recreation Activities
02/11/2009 Industrial Pretreatment Awards Program
02/10/2009 Pipeline Reloaded Performs Two Shows at the Rock Island Library
02/10/2009 Rock Island Library Makes 2009 the Year of Lincoln

01/27/2009 See a free film and vote for the “best of the year”
01/23/2009 Artspace Returns to Rock Island
01/20/2009 Rock Island Parks and Recreation Activities
01/20/2009 Rock Island Parks and Recreation Department is Accepting Program Assistance Requests From Area Organizations
01/16/2009 2009-2010 One Year Action Plan Public Hearing
01/14/2009 26th Annual Memorial Service
01/14/2009 2008 Commercial Beautification Awards
01/14/2009 Parking on Snow Routes
01/12/2009 Got e-mail? Get Notified
01/12/2009 Get on Board With Winter Reading @ RIPL
01/12/2009 Children's Library Events Cure Winter Cabin Fever
01/08/2009 Ganson’s Neighborhood Bakery and Café Ready to Open
01/06/2009 Rock Island Parks and Recreation Activities

      

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