Park board to apply for grants to help fund Skate Park at Crow Creek Park and shelter, picnic tables at Hollowview Park

Crow Creek Park selected as site for new skate park

Minutes of Bettendorf Park Board meeting of March 14, 2001

New Crow Creek recreational trail construction estimated at $1.5 million; six properties acquired for riverfront trail; $50,000 pledged toward PV High School tennis court renovation, lighting project

St. Katharine's St. Mark's College Preparatory School in Bettendorf is building a $4.5 million addition which includes a media technology center, a multi-purpose cafeteria-auditorium and classrooms. Construction began last fall and is scheduled to be completed later this year.

The Mississippi River at Pidgeon Creek Park, Bettendorf, steadily rises after reaching flood stage earlier this week. The river is expected to crest next Tuesday at near record levels.

The Pleasant Valley Community School District has the following openings for the 2001 - 2002 school year:


* Journalism teacher - High School


* Spanish teacher (7-12)


* Half-time counseling - elementary


* Talented and gifted teacher (Grades 6-8)


* Information technology teacher, Grades 7-12
(Includes accounting, marketing and computer
applications)


* Secondary special education - MD


* Secondary special education - resource (prefer multi-categorical)


* Math/science (Grades 7-12)


* Extracurricular positions available


Excellent salary and benefit package in a growing 4A district.

Application deadline is April 27, 2001. If interested, please call (319) 332-5550 for a district application. Send letter of application, resume and have credentials transcripts forwarded to:


Dr. James R. Spelhaug, Assistant Superintendent, Pleasant and Valley Community

School District, P.O. Box 332, Pleasant Valley, IA, 52767. Pleasant Valley School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Make your guess as to what day the lime pile will be finally gone, and win a T-shirt if your guess is the closest. To enter, click the "win a T-shirt" graphic at right. The progress on removing the lime pile is shown below.

Recent warm weather brought the first flowers of spring. The hillside along 6th Street bursts with daffodils.

Black Hawk Junior High name change and plans for high school brick replacement on tap.

The value of new residential and commercial construction in Bettendorf totaled $10.46 million during the first three month of 2001, up nearly 70 percent from last year's $6.16 million.

While the value of new residential construction was up only 13 percent ($6.88 million versus $6.06 million for the first quarter of 2000), commercial construction was up significantly thanks to the new St. Katharine's St. Mark's College Preparatory School expansion and the new Life & Family Coalition facility.

Actual single-family residential units under construction in the first three months fell compared to last year with 29 single-family residential permits issued compared to 36 in 2000.