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Today in Births history. The Dispatch and The Rock Island Argus Sunday, March 2, 2008 Q-C Area Daily Planner Claudia Loucks correspondent Males step up for fashion show Dwayne 'Dwana' Croegaert, left, will be escorted by Mary Thompson at the 'Womanless Fashion Show' fundraiser planned by staff at Hillcrest Home, rural Geneseo, from 5 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 8, at the Moose Lodge, Geneseo. The evening includes a meal, homemade soups and desserts, and a fashion show with male models. There will be raffle drawings and a silent auction.

Tickets for children 10 and younger and no younger. All proceeds will be used to expanding the dining room at Hillcrest. Richmond Hill Players will hold open auditions, 2-4 p.m. today and 7-9 p.m. Monday at Geneseo High School, 700 N.

State St. Four productions include three comedies and a thriller. Roles are for ages teen to elderly. Call (309) 944-2244. Geneseo Kiwanis Club annual Pancake Day, 7 a.m.

to 1 p.m. at the Moose Lodge, 1025 S. State St. Proceeds will go toward club projects, including Boy Scouts, Fun Day at the Geneseo Swimming Pool, the Doo-Dah Parade, scholarships, spastic-paralysis research, Key Club and Builders' Club. Soup supper, 4-7 p.m.

at the Eliza Community Center. Admission is by donation. There will be vegetable beef soup, chili and homemade desserts. Kodi Lynn and the Terrill Sisters will entertain. Proceeds will be used to send Westmer Fellowship of Christian Athletes members to a weeklong camp in July.

QCCA RV Camping Show, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., QCCA Expo Center, 2621 4th Rock Island. $1 for ages 6-16. (309) 788- 5912. Soup-dinner benefit for Brandon Ballard (cancer patient), 11 a.m.

to 2 p.m., Masonic Lodge, 109 1st St. Andalusia. $3 for ages 12 and younger. "Tea for Two" parties (Alternatives for the Older Adult fundraiser), 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

(kids and adults), 3-5 p.m. (adults only), University Club, 1518 5th Moline. $20; $15 for seniors, $12 for kids. (309) 277-0167. Writing workshops by Felicia Schneiderhan: "How To Write an Essay the Fun Way," noon to 2 p.m.

($20, for kids); "Building a Novel From the Ground Up," 3-6 p.m. ($50, for adults); Midwest Writing Center, 225 E. 2nd Davenport. (563) 324-1410. Reception for "Young Artists at the Figge" exhibit, 1 p.m., Figge Art Museum, 225 W.

2nd Davenport. (563) 326-7804. Henry County fair queens' dress sale (American Cancer Society fundraiser), 1-4 p.m., Geneseo Community Center, 541 E. North St. More than 100 pageant and prom dresses in all sizes.

(309) 944-5695. Passion of Christ Tour, 1:30 p.m., Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd Davenport. Free with museum admission. (563) 326-7804.

Felicia Schneiderhan reading, 7 p.m., Butterworth Center, 1105 are $6 for adults, $3 charge for children 2 and help pay for the cost of Moline. (563) 324-1410. The Buddy Holly Story" tribute), 5:45 p.m., preby buffet; Circa '21 Dinner 1828 3rd Rock Through March 22. (309) ext. 2.

Austin Band, Polka Club of dance, p.m., Coli116 E. Bryant Walcott, $7. (309) 526-8848. Symphony Orchestra, conductor Mark Russell 2 p.m., Centennial Hall, College, Rock Island. Conversations begins at 322-0931.

I Kay Retzl, Men and Gals Club dance, 6-9 p.m., VeterForeign Wars Post 1303, 9th Rock Island. for members. (309) 786- River Cities Sunday Night p.m., Center Seniors 1035 W. Road, Davenport. $7..

235-5242. Horticulture Class, UniverIllinois Extension, 7-9 p.m., Botanical Center, 2525 Rock Island. $3 for Master Gardeners and MasNaturalists. (309) 796-0512. True Blue Monday, p.m., Mojo's, River Music 129 Main Daven(563) 326-1333.

(traditional Jewish music), Mondays Concert Series, 6 Davenport Library, 321 Main Museum, 2900 Learning Drive, Bettendorf: "From There," through May 25. IMAX Theatre, 1717 W. Davenport: "I Am Legthrough March 13; "U2 3- through March 13; "The Alps: of Nature," through May Museum, 1717 W. 12th Davenport: "BJ and Mabel's Adventure." College Art Gallery, Hall, 638 40th Island: "Ordinary Beijinger's Photographs by Chinese Pho(309) 794-7231. Hawk College ArtSpace we Room 131, Building 4, 34th Moline: paintings Abdul-Musawwir.

(309) Trinity BirthPlace www.trinityqc.com/birthplace (309) 779-2000 Baby of the week, Leah Jane DeCook Daughter of Kim and Eric DeCook TRINITY Born Feb. 15, 2008 HEALTH TOWA SISTER 8th "Buddy: (musical ceded Playhouse, Island. 786-7733, Mike lowa seum, lowa. Quad City guest Smith, Augustana Concert 1. (563) John and Dance ans of 3715 $3.50 6798.

Dance, Singles, for Active Kimberly (309) Monday Home sity of Quad City 4th active ter Ellis Kell's noon-1 Experience, port. Gail Karp Main p.m., St. Free. Family Campus Here to Putnam 12th end," Giants 15. Putnam Egyptian Augustana Centennial Rock Life: tographers." Black Gallery, 6600 by Najjar 796-5471.

Trinity 7th Street BirthPlace, Moline Adams, Heather, and Pence, Justin, Bettendorf; boy Tuesday, Feb. 26. Nowak, Amber and Brent, Rock Island; girl Thursday, Feb. 21. Perez, Sarah and Eric, Moline; twin boys Tuesday, Feb.

19. noon made by Sheriff Kittilsen and several deputies. 1933 75 years ago: Police today were investigating the theft of a number of bottles of milk in the neighborhood of 42nd street and 4th avenue, Rock Island. For several mornings, the bottles have been removed from porches after being left there by dairymen. 1958 50 years ago: An entire wall of the East Moline water pumping station constructed in late 1955 was pushed out by the force of five feet of water that accumulated in the building as the result of a 12- inch main break.

1983 25 years ago: Local recyclers cashed in 13.6 million aluminum cans during 1982 at the recycling center operated by Skills Inc. Daily Record Marriage licenses Rock Island County Scalf, Samuel, and Monroe, Tina, both of East Moline. Shelton, Gerold, and Hermens, Amanda, both of Moline. Henry County Escobar-Mendez, Humberto, and Jones, Amber, both of Kewanee. Dissolutions Rock Island County Grueber, Paul, Carbon Cliff; Sara, Moline; May 1989.

Ibarra, Jose, Cassandra, both of Moline; September 2005. Coombs, Walter, Andalusia; Marta, Rock Island; August 1986. Henry County Jacobs, Berry, Georgena. Court dispositions (Information is provided by the criminal divisions of respective county court houses. Listings include names, birth dates, addresses, offenses and court costs, fees of Corrections.) Rock County Felonies Wagner, Randy of 2715 5 Rock Island; charge dismissed Nov.

9 on grams 15 less than 100 grams less than 5,000 grams and armed I. Pullman, Michael Delvar, of 2724 6th Rock Island; misdemeanor guilty finding entered Nov. 13 on physical contact. Not and included finding entered on aggravated officer. Ross, Tavarious of 606 8th Rock Island; charge dismissed Nov.

9 on 15 less than 100 grams Rock Island County Misdemeanors Watkins, Amelia 4-9; $425 court costs, 24 months DOC. Jones, Tonya of 520 S. Chestnut Princeton, felony guilty finding entered Jan. 17 on two counts possession of controlled substance and misdemeanor guilty finding entered on possession of drug paraphernalia; $3,476 58 days credit time served, 84 months probation with special conditions, drug treatment. Misdemeanor charge dismissed on possession of drug paraphernalia.

Whiteside County Felonies Chrisopulos, Nick address not listed; charge dismissed Dec. 19 on three counts bad than $150 or 2nd offense. Monarrez, Jose of 311 Ave. Sterling; guilty finding entered Jan. 2 on grams; $3,171 30 days periodic imprisonment, 30 months probation with special conditions.

Edeus, Joseph of 1108 W. 6th Rock Falls; guilty finding entered Jan. 2 on operated $3,510 court costs, one year DOC, restitution. Fire calls Moline Friday The department responded to eight medical calls. 10:15 a.m., 11-74 Bridge, vehicle accident 3:04 p.m., 53rd Avenue, vehicle accident 7:46 p.m., 3710 39th Ave.

Drive, false alarm Saturday The department responded to one medical call. East Moline Saturday The department responded to six medical calls. p.m., 647 15th stove fire. report Road Ongoing Avenue of the Cities, Moline, Interstate 74 overpass lane closure, for bridge repair, expected to take from eight to nine months to repair. 34th Avenue bridge, Moline, closed at Black Hawk College between 60th and 70th streets; completion expected as soon as weather allows.

of 227 35th St. Apartment Davenport; guilty finding entered Jan. 16 on resist peace employee; $537 Weger, Lukas Austen, of 2621 11th Moline; withheld judgment with supervision Feb. 4 on liquor by minor; $335 six months supervision. Wells, Mario, of 223 46th Moline; guilty finding entered Jan.

22 on obstruct officer; $200 Henry County Felonies Ingram, Levi of 201 Jackson La Fayette, charge dismissed Jan. 28 on convic less than $300. Jean, Randy of 1508 43rd Rock Island; guilty finding entered Jan. 25 on driving Stebic asks court to 1 return items seized during search for wife PLAINFIELD, Ill. (AP) The husband of a suburban Chicago woman who's been missing for nearly a year is asking a court to force police to return guns and cars seized by investigators.

Craig Stebic, whose wife Lisa was last seen in late April, hopes Will County Judge Richard Schoenstedt will order police to return 24 guns, a Chevrolet pickup truck and a Saturn Ion. "Mr. Stebic has remained patient for more than nine months without making a request for the return of his vehicles and firearms," said lawyer George Lenard. "However, we now feel that it is time to have that property returned." Craig Stebic has been named a "person of interest" in the search for his 37-yearold wife, and police have said they believe the mother of two was a victim of foul play. Craig Stebic has not been charged connection with the case, which is still classified as a missing person's investigation.

Stebic's request on Thursday came one day after Green From Page C1 Rev. Grant said Americans represent 5 percent of the world population, but consumes 25 percent of the Earth's resources. "The future generations won't even know what they are missing." He told the audience they need to preserve ecosystems, not only resources. Rev. Grant said as humans, we have a right to expect to flourish and to use nature to sustain ourselves.

"This is moral," he said. However, because we have the ability to choose, we should not choose Kosovo From Page C1 her mother, a large black and blue bruise on her forehead from the soldier's gun. "I was scared," she said. "Scared for my mom. Afraid they were going to kill." Her family suffered under the communist rule of Josip Tito after World War II and the autocratic rule of Slobodan Milosevic in the 1990s.

Her late father served time in prison under Tito when it was the former Yugoslavia. Cousins died in prison; others simply disappeared. More than a decade ago, Ms. Jakupi's cousin was home with his three boys at dinnertime in Kosovo. Soldiers came in their house, and the boys were taken.

They have never been found, Ms. Jakupi said. The country is 90 percent ethnic Albanian. It hasn't been under Serbia's control since 1999. The region has been a place of conflict for centuries, dating from the Ottoman Empire.

Back in 1999, NATO, under the leadership of then General Wesley Clark, stopped Serbian crackdowns on ethnic Albanians. The air strikes halted the aggression, but left Kosovo under the tenuous rule of the United Nations. At the restaurant, Ms. Jakupi talks about Kosovo and its potential for economic and polit- Moline police searching for BB gun vandals who hit 31 vehicles Moline police are looking for vandals responsible for damaging several vehicles with a BB gun this week. There have been 31 reports since Monday of vehicles with their windows shot out, said Moline police Lt.

Jerome Patrick on Friday. He did not provide additional information about the case. The city recently had a similar spree in which multiple cars were damaged by a pellet or BB gun. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Moline police at (309) 797-0401 or Quad City Crime Stoppers at (309) 762-9500. Lincoln Library gets bust, documents about history of New Philadelphia Schoenstedt ordered police to return items seized from another suburban Chicago man who also is suspected in the mysterious disappearance of his wife.

On Wednesday, Schoenstedt said police had 30 days to return guns and computers to former Bolingbrook police officer Drew Peterson. Peterson's wife Stacy disappeared this fall and he's been named a suspect in the case, which police say is a possible homicide. Drew Peterson has not been charged with any wrongdoing. Meanwhile, Lisa Stebic's friends and family said they're planning a charity walk next month to mark the one-year anniversary of her disappearance. Family spokeswoman Melanie Greenberg said Lisa Stebic's parents developed the idea for the fundraiser that will benefit, local domestic violence prevention agencies.

"It's been a difficult year for them," Greenberg said. "But I know that the warmth of the community is going to do so much for them." ecological destruction. "Ecological devastation has been going on since there have been humans," he said. He asked why is it people should care? "We have an obligation to help nature because we screwed it up. If you make a mess, you clean it up," he said.

"We have to bear more of the weight, share more of the burden. We can also soften it for future generations," Rev. Grant said, adding that it will take more than one person working to a difference. It will have to be done collectively and institutionally. "Our social and economical ical stability in the future.

Meanwhile, the sound of plates and silverware mix with the voices of diners. It's busy, and the customers are relaxing in booths. The stability of life in the Midwest and the unrest an ocean away brings a mixture of emotion for Ms. Jakupi. The declaration of freedom has come with no guarantees.

Serbia does not want to give up Kosovo, a country rich in minerals, Ms. Jakupi said. Russia supports the Serbian leadership; the United States and European Union countries support Kosovo's independence. Just a few weeks ago, she watched ethnic Albanians shouting in the streets, "Thank You USA," "Thank You USA." They were dancing and singing. A large cake was carried into the streets in Pristina.

Serbs have since protested, attacking U.N. police and the Mom Pop's General Cable Store 1459 303rd St. Sherrard, IL (309) 593-9220 SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -It's farmland now, but the west-central Illinois town of New Philadelphia and its famous founder are getting special recognition at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library. A.

bronze bust of. Francis "Free Frank" McWorter, the first African-American credited with legally founding a U.S. town, along with historical volumes about the town's history were donated Thursday to the Springfield museum. "Free Frank is a symbol of hard work, perseverance, dedication, education and inner strength," said sculptor Shirley McWorter-Moss, who is also McWorter's great-great-granddaughter. "What better place to have Free Frank installed than the house of Abraham Lincoln?" McWorter, who died in 1854 at the age of 77, was born in South Carolina and was moved to Kentucky by his master.

He purchased his freedom in 1819 and moved to Illinois in 1830. Six years later, after investing his wages by purchasing land in a largely undeveloped area of Pike County, he founded New Philadelphia the first town to be registered and platted by an African-American. Today Hammond-Henry Hospital, Geneseo Nimrick, Amanda, and Walton, Jason, Colona; boy Thursday, Feb. 28. Park, Kim and Justin, Annawan; boy Wednesday, Feb.

27. Today is Sunday, March 2, the 62nd day of 2008. There are 304 days left in the year. 1858 150 years ago: The dry house of Mr. Osborne in Moline, containing a large quantity of wagon material, caught fire and was speedily consumed.

The loss is about $300, a small loss in itself, but a serious one to Mr. Osborne, This is not the first time he has suffered a fire. 1883 125 years ago: At the meeting of the Liquor Dealers Association yesterday afternoon, the secretary was instructed to appoint a committee which will watch the interest of the organization in the forthcoming city election. 1908 100 years ago: Rock Island was purged of a gambling den after a spectacular raid yesterday after- infrastructures will have to change," he said. "Doing the right thing is its own reward." Rev.

Grant said he's been asked if he is hopeful, and said we are only starting to turn the corner. "The scale of the converging ecological crisis is vast." He also said the time we have to turn the corner is breathtakingly brief. Some people say it is already too late. "I believe we are essentially good," Rev. Grant said, adding when you know good, you respond with good.

"When faced with crisis, we tend to respond selflessly, even heroically." U.S. embassy in Serbia, damaging a portion of the embassy by fire. There is unrest. Eventually, Ms. Jakupi hopes there will be some sort of peace after centuries of fighting.

She believes it is possible for different ethnic groups to co-exist." "We want to keep everyone there," Ms. Jakupi said of Kosovo. "I came to America. I love it so much. They treat you nice." As for Kosovo, Ms.

Jakupi said the future looks better." "It's good," she said at the restaurant. "Thank God. I thank America. It makes me cry. "We have freedom now.

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