New playground equipment takes shape at Bettendorf's McManus (Rocket) Park. The Junior League of the Quad Cities purchased and helped install the handicapped accessible play equipment.

K-8 librarians Joel Haack, Bev Anderson, and Nancy Dehner presented a PowerPoint program describing how they will reconfigure the delivery of elementary library services next year.

Possibility of a traffic light on Belmont Road and Quail Ridge Drive.

The Bettendorf Community Schools Foundation will host a "Batting for Bettendorf" fund-raising event Friday, May 10 at John O'Donnell Stadium.

River Action, Inc. President Jim Standaert presents "Eddy Awards" to recognize individuals and organizations for "going against the flow" in promoting environmental stewardship of the Mississippi River. This year's winners, presented during Earth Day clean-up at Pigeon Creek Park, Bettendorf, were: Earl Hanson School, Rock Island (education); Kunhild Blacklock (art); MetroLINK and its Channel Cat Water Taxi (river activity); City of Davenport (design work for creation of Centennial Park); Dan Carmody, executive director of Development Association of Rock Island (revitalization); and former Quad City Times reporter Barb Arland-Frye (stewardship).

Bettendorf's Splash Landing stands empty as construction work begins on renovation to replace the old aluminum pool and remedy the recurring water quality problems at the facility. The entire Splash Landing, including the children's wading pool area, will be closed all season to enable the work to be completed in time for the 2003 swimming season.

Board increases fitness center membership fees, tennis court fees

Brittany Dally, Bettendorf Middle School 8th grader, will sing the national anthem at the Quad City River Bandits game Friday, May 10 at John O'Donnell Stadium.


Dally has been singing since she was a three-year-old in Oklahoma.

She has sung often at the Bettendorf Christian Church and at school and church functions. She's also preformed with her friends in the Children's Holiday Pops for the past five years.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
BETTENDORF COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
BETTENDORF, IOWA

Unofficial* Minutes of the April 8, 2002, Regular Meeting

Public Hearing and Special Meeting follow.

The warmer breezes of spring have arrived and this year, without the threat of flooding along the Mississippi River. The Interstate 74 (Iowa-Illinois Memorial Bridge) arches toward the Illinois shore and downtown Moline.