Enjoy “Whacked at the Wedding” this weekend at Skellington Manor in Rock Island! Cost is $49.95 per person includes buffet dinner and show. Reservations Required. Note* Bar available for adult beverages (21 plus with proper ID) Doors open at 6p, salads served 6:30p, show starts promptly at 7 p.m. Adult Themed Comedy -The evening begins […]
Edison’s Chess Team competed in the IESA State Chess Tournament this past weekend! They competed in 8 matches each on Friday and Saturday. Some of these students had never played Chess until this year when they joined the Chess Club – a part of the 21st CCLC Lights On For Learning Programs at Edison. They […]
The Middle East is erupting in violence. People are protesting. We’ve got two senile people running for president. And yet we’ve got bigger things to worry about, people! Like this: A TIME TRAVELER FROM THE YEAR 2485 IS PREDICTING THE WORLD IS GOING TO END!!!! When???? When???? When?????? Well, glad you asked, because it allowed […]
On February 7, 2024, Rock Island Economic Growth Corporation d/b/a Economic Growth Corporation (GROWTH) reached a monumental milestone by successfully closing on the complex financing needed to signal commencement of construction for the historic, adaptive-reuse redevelopment of McKee Hall/Hostetter Hall and Dezendorf Hall within Shimer Square. This achievement marks the official start in transforming McKee […]
Rock Island High School INCubadatoredu students have been busy! Last Thursday RIHS team The Swaver was the opening act of Fortress Bank’s 2nd annual Bank Tank Entrepreneur pitch competition. The team represented represented the district very well. Swaver is a product you put in your toilet tank that reduces the amount of water flushed, thereby […]
Shoutout to Rock Island’s Edison Junior High wrestling team who competed in regionals this weekend! It was a great day for the Eagles and we are extremely proud of all of our wrestlers for a great season! Also a big thank you to our coaches, Coach Corlett and Coach Quick for all their hard word […]
Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) are announcing $602,799 for the Regional Office of Education (ROE) #26 to expand distance learning opportunities to students in rural communities. “Creating opportunities for our neighbors who live in our rural communities remains a top priority for me,” said Sorensen. “This investment from […]
Rock Island High School held a Black History Program yesterday for the students. Rocky’s African American Heritage Club puts together an outstanding program every year. This year’s theme was Come Jam with Us: Music is Food for the Soul. Several of the guest performers are Rocky Alumni!
Check out these Spring Intersession Camps our friends at Spring Forward are providing for Rock Island students! Sign your student up here – https://www.springforwardqca.org/
I always love it when a batcrap crazy conspiracy theory gets trumped by an even more insane one, and so, imagine my surprise and delight this week. I’d already been getting ready to write about the conspiracy theories surrounding the death of Queen Elizabeth, which included her being a lizard person, her being a clone, […]
