thebettendorfnews.com Thursday, September 25, 2008 7 Crush a Can Day Sept. 27, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Details: Family Museum, 2900 Learning Campus Drive, Bettendorf. Go green and learn about recycling to celebrate Crush a Can Day. Learn the science of can crushing and make some cool art from recycled objects.
Free with museum admission: $5 2-59 years, $2 senior citizens (60 years and older), free for museum 1 year and younger. Contact: (563) 344-4106 FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT Linda Gorham Oct. 4, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Details: Family Museum, 2900 Learning Campus Drive, Bettendorf. Get ready to chant, move and have fun with storyteller Gorham.
Free with museum admission: $5 2-59 years, $2 senior citizens (60 years and older), free for museum 1 year and younger. Contact: (563) 344-4106 Our Savior Lutheran Church Rummage Sale Oct. 3, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 4, 8 a.m.-Noon Details: Our Savior Lutheran Church, 3773 Middle Road, Bettendorf.
Proceeds go to the Lutheran Women in Mission convention to be held in Bettendorf. Contact: (563) 355-3160 MEETINGS SEMINARS FUNDRAISER Group Services Webinar Sept. 25, 2 p.m.-2:30 p.m. Details: Group Services will host a Webinar "How To Benefit By Communicating Your Benefits To Your Employees" given by Tom Schuetz, co-president of Group Services. The free Webinar is to businesses online.
For more information or to register, visit groupservicesinc.com or call (563) 332-5552. Mississippi River Parkway Commission annual meeting Sept. 25-27 Details: Isle of Capri conference center. Tourism and transportation professionals, historians; state and local officials will cel- Scale model regatta Sept. 28, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Details: Middle Park Lagoon, Bettendorf. compete on a water course marked with their captains on shore moving Models displayed throughout day at contact Richard Starr, at (309) 736-9610; 3840; David Krohn at (563) 785-6938; 8392; or Dave Wendel at (309) 795-1112. Street at Parkway Drive. ebrate 70th anniversary of the Great River Road. Friday workshops will take participants on tours to Nahant Marsh, LeClaire, Mississippi River Trail and John Deere World Headquarters.
In addition, speakers will address topics including sustainable geo tourism, National Scenic Byway Program and ancient to modern history of Upper Mississippi River. Representatives from Nature Conservancy, Mississippi River Trails board, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services, Audubon Society and U.S. Corps of Engineers will also speak. Public is welcome to attend all or part of conference.
Contact: (866) 763-8310 Cost: Senior Seminar: Combating Arthritis with Exercise Sept. 26, 2 p.m. Details: Palmer Hills retirement community, 2617 Maplecrest Road. Jan TrezAllen, Genesis rehabilitation nurse, will present. FILE PHOTO Gamblers Anonymous Meeting Sept.
30, 6:30 p.m. Details: Bettendorf Community Services Miniature scale model boats will Center, 2204 Grant St. This is a 12-step out with buoys and other hazards meeting for people or family and friends of them with radio control transmitters. people that have problems that have occurred from gambling. It is an open park pavilion.
For more information, meeting occurring week. every George Turnquist at (563) 391- Contact: (641) 777-5752 Fred Lorscheider at (563) 332- Enter Middle Park from 18th Genesis fall prevention program Sept. 30, 1 p.m. Details: Genesis Wellness Center. This eight-week program helps older adults improve their level of strength so they can Contact: (563) 332-5955 better perform daily tasks while limiting the Cost: Free risk of falls.
There will be pre-assessment and post-assessment. Seminar for Seniors: Making a DifferContact: (563) 421-1440 ence in Haiti Cost: $150 Sept. 29, 2 p.m. Details: Palmer Hills retirement community, 2617 Maplecrest Road. Registered RELIGION nurse Deb Stockdale will speak at this free community seminar for seniors.
Guests Community Bible study are asked to donate a personal hygiene Oct. 2, a.m. item for her trip to Haiti. Refreshments provided. Details: First Baptist Church, 3593 Middle Road.
Interdenominational class includes Contact: (563) 332-5955 individual study, small group discussion, Acupuncture Information Seminar teaching lecture and fellowship. A 30- Oct. 1, 6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. week study of the Acts of the Apostles will began on Sept. 4.
A children's program for Details: Healing Heart Center, 1035 Lin- infants through kindergarten is available. coin Road, Suite 202. Informal gathering A new member class will be held the first to discuss the health benefits of acupuncThursday of each month. For more inforture and learn more about Chinese medimation or to register, call Tammy Danielcine. Hosted by Lynn Carstens, licensed son, coordinator, at (563) 332-2809; Jill acupuncturist.
Call to register. Jorgensen, associate teaching director, at Contact: 563-650-6747 (563) 355-9202; or Linda Jager, teaching Cost: Free director, at (563) 332-3174. MORE ONLINE Check out a complete calendar listing at thebettendorfnews.com or qctimes.com/pages/calendar/events. You can submit your own events, too. Quad-City Cloggers beginners lessons Oct.
1, 6 p.m. Details: Square and Round Hall, 324 17th St. Weekly lessons in clogging. No partners are needed and taps not required. Smooth soled shoes that slide on wood are recommended.
First lesson is free. Contact: (563) 289-5742 Cost: $4 per class Selecting Better Hostas Oct. 3, 7 p.m. Details: Scott County Extension, 875 Tanglefoot Lane, Bettendorf. Bob Solberg, Green Hill Farms, N.C., will present "Selecting Better Hostas." Solberg is one of the country's most noted hybridizers and authorities on hosta.
Cost: Free.
