Ice coats branches and berries, creating a crystal showcase of local trees and shrubs. Unfortunately, the ice coating caused damage to many trees as the first major winter storm of the season arrived. An estimated 9 inches or more of snow is expected to fall tonight (1/5) making for hazardous driving and school closings.

A light snow and much colder temperatures arrived with the first day of winter, turning the Mississippi River at Leach Park into a frosty scene. Warmer temperatures, expected to reach near 50 degrees later this week, are expected to melt the light snow which arrived Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

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MINUTES
BETTENDORF PARK BOARD
SPECIAL MEETING
NOVEMBER 30, 2004

The Bettendorf Park Board held a special meeting on November 30, 2004 at City Hall in the Council Chambers at 7:00 pm.

MINUTES
BETTENDORF PARK BOARD
NOVEMBER 10, 2004

The Bettendorf Park Board held a regular meeting on November 10, 2004 at City Hall in the Council Chambers at 7:00 pm.

Present: Kamp, Makoben, Beckman, Gackle, Glenn
Absent: None

MINUTES
BETTENDORF PARK BOARD
SPECIAL MEETING
NOVEMBER 9, 2004

The Bettendorf Park Board held a special meeting on November 9, 2004, at 4:00 pm in the Council Chambers at City Hall.

Present: Kamp, Makoben, Beckman, Gackle, and Glenn
Absent: None

Steelworkers place the roof trusses for the new Schnucks Food Store at Duck Creek Plaza, Bettendorf. The arched roofline and entryway lend an interesting architectural feature and focal point for the new store, the first Schnucks in the Quad Cities. Click the "Read More" link below for addition photos of Schnucks and the new Starbucks Coffee Shop, also a first in the Quad Cities aea.

Bettendorf overwhelmed Muscatine Tuesday (12/14) by 30 points and defeated Davenport Assumption 49-42 on the Knight's home court (12/17), but came up three points short against Rock Island Alleman in the Iowa-Illinois Shootout Saturday (12/18). The Bulldogs let a nine-point lead slip away in the third quarter and a couple last second three-point shot-attempts didn't fall. The final was 38-35. Alleman, a pre-season favorite in the Western Big Six, was led by its 6-9 postman Lance Young with 17 points. The Pioneers were coming off a blow-out loss to Moline High the night before. Bettendorf will play winless Davenport West Tuesday (12/21). Below, Bettendorf center Mike Vandello tips off the game against Alleman's Lance Young at Augustana College's Carver Center.

Unofficial Minutes of the December 6, 2004, Regular Meeting (Pending Board Approval)

1. Call to Order.

The Board of Directors of the Bettendorf Community School District, in the County of Scott, state of Iowa, met in open session according to Iowa law for their regular Board meeting at the Ray Stensvad Administration Center, 3311 Central Avenue, Bettendorf, Iowa, on December 6, 2004. President Anderson called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. and the Board recited the Pledge of Allegiance. Lynne Lindstrom, Board Secretary, verified that the meeting notice had been posted and mailed to the media as required by law.

Bettendorf opened the MAC conference schedule with a 60-47 win over 10th ranked Davenport Central on the Blue Devils' home court Friday (12/10). The Bulldogs used the strong inside rebounding and defense of Mike Vandello, Jeff Bitter and Andy Brooks to offset the big front line of Central. The first poll of the season ranked Bettendorf fourth in 4A. After an strong opening win over Cedar Rapids Washington, the Bulldogs beat Dubuque Wahlert Tuesday (12/7). Wahlert was ranked number one in 3A. The Bettendorf girls also defeated Central 35-32. For more photos, click "Read more" link below.

MEMBERS PRESENT: Regular meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by President Deborah Dayman. Members present: Barsness, Dayman, Hoffmann, Kaminski, Messman, O'Hara, Schurr. Absent: None. Also present: Jim Spelhaug, Cyndy Behrer, Mike Clingingsmith, Dick Davidson, Ray LaFrentz, Tom Gall, Dave Bulington, Evalea McBride, Christine Harvey, Brian Strusz, Jackie Puck, Cathi Betts, Gene Bolich, Maury Betzel, Kate Stangler, Don Dehner, Nancy Dehner, Robert Ofner, Bill Myatt, Jennifer Arp, Wendy DePover, Linda Goetz, Gary Barsness, Mike Zimmer, Bev Anderson, Keith Piotter, and others.