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Contents

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this issue

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Katie Hansen Goes For Gold Islander Water Polo star returns in pursuit of new goals

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Are You Ready For Deployment?

Strategies for building a Deployment Toolbox

Cover Photo: The Gardner's: Attica, Ava, and ABCM Jacob Gardner celebrate his promotion to Master Chief.

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My Life: Hattie Foote Finding new ways to give thanks this season Fall Recipies Three delectable soups for your holiday enjoyment

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THE FIRST WORD

Thanksgiving is just around the corner.

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… dibs on extra mashed potatoes and gravy!

Hattie admits that Thanksgiving has grown on her … just a little bit. She also reminds us that it’s a good time to give back, and for her it’s the annual Coronado Turkey Trot … what’s your way of giving back this holiday season?

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The Arts Mean Business A study reveals the often overlooked economic benefits of arts and culture organizations Cheers! Thanksgiving With A Punch!

An apple-flavored seasonal favorite Travel Kris Grant explores the Quad Cities Island Icon The Ripple effect of Paul Louis Granger's Honor Flights

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What’s in Season Boney’s Marketplace presents the famous orange root vegetable, the carrot!

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Financial Focus What should you know about Required Minimum Distributions?

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Book Corner This month’s favorite reads from Coronado Bay Books

CHS Grad (2003) Katie Hansen shows us what we can become when we follow our passions, while Christine offers us all a little Thanksgiving PUNCH. The ARTS mean business in Coronado … and we are all richer for it. Fall into the season with some cozy soup recipes .. and while you’re at it, digest a dose of advice on healthy living from some of Coronado’s local doctors.

Coronado has a rich military tradition and we say “Thank You” to all our service members this Veteran’s Day … join us as Annie Gardner (SAFE Harbor Coronado) offers some tips to help answer the question that the families of our Veterans have to be prepared for: “Are you ready for deployment?”

Take the opportunity to get to know Coronado’s Island Icon - Paul Louis Garner, and explore the Quad Cities with Kris Grant.

As the holidays descend upon Coronado, be on the lookout for the many amazing events that fill our little piece of paradise with the sights and sounds of the season … from Small Business Saturday, to the annual Christmas Parade and Tree Lighting, ice skating at the Hotel del … and don’t forget the Coronado Philharmonia and their annual Christmas Concert … there’s a lot of fun to be had in Coronado, don’t miss any of it!

- Dean Eckenroth Jr. Editor & Associate Publisher

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MY LIFE: HAT TIE FOOTE

ThanksGIVING

By HATTIE FOOTE

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rowing up, Thanksgiving was not high on my holiday ranking list.

It wasn’t necessarily fun and sugar-fueled like Halloween, nor were there presents or magic like Christmas. Of course, it was always nice to be with family, but I was usually more than happy to get the meal over with so we could move on to putting up our Christmas tree. One particular year, we did the usual go around the table and say what you are thankful for ritual, and my grandfather decided that was the time to reveal his disdain for his recently deceased sister, which resulted in some people laughing, my grandmother furiously yelling at him, and a glass of wine flying from someone grabbing their head in disbelief.

Family dysfunction aside, that was an

entertaining dinner that went down in our family history books.

Now, as an adult, I quite enjoy this time of year. I love the time with my family, I love the food (and the fact that my mom still cooks most of the meal), and I love the traditions.

Speaking of traditions, this year is the 10th annual Coronado Turkey Trot, which is an event that is so important to us. My husband’s business, Coronado Fitness Club, has been a sponsor of this event every year, and it truly is one of my favorite ways to kick off the holiday. I like to brag to people that I start every Thanksgiving with a 5k, but I leave out the part that I’m a professional leisure stroller, not a speed racer. It’s a wonderful morning for all fitness levels, enjoying our beloved Coronado with loved ones, all for the Rady Children’s Hospital Foundation Child Life Fund.

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Just this past August, on a warm summer’s evening, the Coronado Unit of the Rady Children’s Auxiliary hosted the grooviest summer soiree.

Held in the beautiful courtyard of Christ Church, there were disco balls galore, great food and drinks, and even the game Plinko from The Price is Right! This was the first live auction I have participated in, and let me tell you, big mama was hooked. The rush I felt when I won after a bidding war was electric. In case you were wondering, I am the proud owner of a sunset happy hour cruise on Whitney and January Benzian’s Duffy boat, score! However, the real star of the night was the man of the hour, the 2023 Turkey Trot Ambassador, Jimi.

We heard from Jimi and his Child Life Specialist, Victoria, and when I tell you I sobbed my fake eyelashes off, I did.

The fabric of our community is something special. I knew Jimi’s grandmother through the gym, and I remember she told me her son, daughter-in-law, and grandchildren who were around my kids’ ages were moving to town; she was so excited. I ended up meeting Nicole outside of kindergarten pick-up and talk about a beautiful energy, I was immediately drawn to her. The pandemic then reared its ugly head, and at some point, our kids Lux and Wref were in an online class together.

Life happened quickly, and then last fall, I heard the news that is every parent’s worst nightmare: at 10 years old, Jimi had been diagnosed with AML Leukemia. I anxiously followed along a GoFundMe and got updates from Nicole’s close friends and Jimi’s grandmother. The absolute resilience of this kid is incredible,

and the positivity and faith the family maintained is inspirational. Jimi’s little brother Wref was able to be a match and donate his stem cells, which was the best-case scenario for the road to recovery. I am so proud to know this family, and they have a whole town behind them, cheering them on.

If you would like to join in on the wonderful local tradition, I am including all the information to register. Or if you are out of town, they gladly take donations as well. As I reflect on my gratitude this holiday, I am reminded not to sweat the small stuff.

Stuffing is dry? No big deal. Kids are arguing? Fine. My pants are feeling a little tight? Cool. None of it matters.

Enjoy the chaos, find some peace, and take lots of pictures. I am feeling so incredibly grateful for this special place we get to call home. Sending lots of love to you and yours, Happy Thanksgiving and justice for Green Bean Casserole! Oh, and hey Jimi, GO CHIEFS! ◆

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This Thanksgiving, I am Thankful For... (from the hearts of our littles) I am thankful for staying at home and waiting for my mom and dad.

I am thankful for Lightning McQueen Ka-chow!!

León - Age 5

Remington- Age 2

I am most thankful for my family, Jesus Christ, all the things I get, and my cat, Pineapple, and fish, Jeffrey.

I am thankful for my family and friends!

Milan- Age 7

Slater - Age 7 I am thankful for life.

Noah - Age 9 I am thankful for Daddy.

Amelia- Age 2

I am thankful for Love.

Madeleine- Age 4

I am thankful for the Navy for sending us out here on a new adventure.

Emerson- Age 6

I am thankful for mommy, daddy, Nay Nay, puppies, being silly, jammie dresses, the park, princess jelly shoes & dresses, lovey buddies,music, Jesus & super bubbly bubbles!

I am thankful to have a roof over my head and to have this beautiful island to live on! I’m also thankful for pancakes!

Ella- Age 2

Abby - Age 10

I am thankful for my friends and family and snacks!”

Evelyn - Age 6

I am thankful for Mommy, Daddy, and my sissy for all their hugs and kisses.

Charlotte - Age 6

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Katie Hansen Goes For Gold

By CLARK FAHRENTHOLD hy do we play sports?

If you polled enough people, you could probably come up with over a thousand various reasons for why folks continue to play games.

But perhaps most of all, you’d hear that it’s someone’s "love" or "passion" for their respective game that keeps them coming back for more.

It’s that same love and passion that brought 03' Coronado High School graduate Katie Hansen back to the pool to help the San Diego Shores take home gold in the 2023 Fina World Women's Master Water Polo Championships.

"It was one of the opportunities where I just had to go because it may not be something I ever get to do again,” noted Hansen. "I think a lot of things in my life so far have been fairly challenging, but it's another one of those things where I wanted to do it, and I made it happen."

Like so many others in town, Hansen's water polo career got its start in junior high under then-head coach Randy Burgess. A staple member of the varsity team as an Islander, Hansen led her teams in scoring each year and was named Union-Tribune’s Most Valuable Player. Her final season in the green and white cap would help the Islanders win a CIF title, thanks to her double-OT goal vs. Bishop's High School.

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"It's impossible to underestimate the impact that the Coronado water polo community had on not just my water polo career but my life,” Hansen said. "I'm a pediatric cardiologist as well as an exercise cardiologist, and my mission in this job is to help kids with congenital heart disease exercise safely, build a positive relationship with exercise, and get the opportunity to develop physical capabilities as well as the mental skills that come with participating in sports and exercise. That is all a direct result of the teammates, coaches, and the sport that has been so impactful in my life."

Following her career as an Islander, Hansen would earn a scholarship to play water polo at Stanford University. Hansen would continue to shine, earning all-American honors as a sophomore, junior, and senior. During the summer, she would play with the national team. Following her graduation and storied career as a Cardinal, Hansen would attend Medical School at the University of California San Di-

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ego before returning to Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford Pediatrics for her residency.

While she pursued her MD, Hansen continued to play and kept in touch with her passion for water polo. She played for the New York Athletic Club for Nearly a decade, all through her years of working, research, clinic work, pre-medical, and med-school.

"I was lucky enough to be able to take these weekends and play water polo with my best friends, and it was some of the best weekends of my life," said Hansen.

But when COVID hit in 2020, and having two kids, Hansen placed the sport she loved on the shelf. That was until she got a call from a group of former friends who were putting together a team to go play at the 23' Fina World Women's Masters Water Polo Championships.

While at first hesitant, Hansen decided the opportunity was too great to pass up. "It was gonna be a tall order because of my medical training and

having two kids, but after talking with my husband, he just told me, ‘You have to go, and we'll figure it out,’” laughed Hansen. "It's the coolest opportunity to play alongside women who I had grown up with, around, or played against for 25 years, and I could not pass it up."

After a few months of training, Hansen and the rest of the San Diego Shores team would travel to Kyushu, Japan. Once there, it would take a few games for things to click, but the team would quickly begin playing at the height of their game.

"It was sorta like getting back on the bike a little bit; we were having a lotta fun the first few games but knew we were not playing our best," noted Hansen. "But it was really fun to see how much better we got together every day, and we really gelled as a team."

The Shores’ biggest foes of the tournament would be a team from Italy, who would get the better of them in their first bout. But in their rematch in the championship, Hansen in the Shores would come out on top and

bring the Championship title back home with them.

"We never lost our excitement to win, and we were a super gutsy and gritty group who wouldn't take no for an answer. So winning that game in the finals was super fun,” said Hansen. "It felt like an NCAA championship-type game; even though we were all in our mid-30s and in a totally different phase of life, we did so much to prepare. We left it all out on the pool."

For some, winning gold like this may feel like an excellent place to call it.

But for Hansen, she views her and the team's victory as another door opening and hopes that other women see that you can still go out and compete in the sports you love, no matter your age.

"It's tough to do it all, but we can be bad-ass athletes and have long careers and have kids and have really full lives, and it can be tough to do it all,” said Hansen. "But what we all really anchor on was showing girls that this is a sport that you can play into adulthood and later in life when you have a lot of oth-

er things going on that the sport you love doesn't have to stop. If you love the game, there will always be opportunities to play.”

For the former-Islander Hansen, her water polo career is a gift that keeps on giving, and her triumph at the Fina World Women's Masters Water Polo Championships serves not only as another athletic milestone but as an example of what can become when we follow our passions. ◆

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CHEERS!

Thanksgiving With A Punch

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n 1621, Plymouth colonists shared an autumn harvest feast with Native Americans and created what is widely known as one of the first Thanksgiving holidays in the colonies. It is a tradition that lives on and has a way of creating an annual celebration that every family cherishes.

The month of November brings cool air and the changing color of leaves. But I think what people look forward to most is gathering with family and friends to eat the very best meal of the year. Families reunite to express gratitude and create closeness.

This holiday is the busiest travel day of the year across the country because it is all about being with the people you love. Generations at the same table laughing, smiling, and sharing stories while at the same time saying, “Pass the sweet potatoes.” It’s also a day when some cannot be together with family, missing those who live far away or who are serving their country, keeping us safe. I can say from experience that Coronado lends incredible support

to those apart from their family. Neighbors help neighbors by inviting them into their homes for a holiday meal and a warm hug.

November 11 is also a day of remembrance and gratitude this month. Veterans Day was made a federal holiday in 1938 to honor United States military veterans. Please take a moment to thank a veteran on this day and every day for their service and sacrifice. They have spent many Thanksgivings away from home to provide us with the freedom we enjoy.

While the turkey is roasting and (if you are like me) opening your fifth stick of butter to add to everything you are making… why not also add a great cocktail or mocktail to your Thanksgiving menu? This drink is a punch that adults and kids will love while bringing a beautiful addition to your holiday table. Enjoy this Thanksgiving drink and cherish this time with family and friends. ◆

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The Arts Mean Business

“A vibrant arts community creates a prosperous and healthy community which not only attracts visitors but serves the residents. The arts are not only good for business, they are good for the soul.”

Kelly Purvis

Coronado Arts Administrator

The Cultural Arts Commission was formed over a decade ago in 2012. One of their first endeavors was to conduct an economic impact study to gauge the impact the arts had on our local economy. In 2013 the initial results not only provided a baseline for future comparisons, but the initial results did illustrate that the arts made a significant economic contribution to the city.

In 2015 a second local study was conducted, and the results showed that the arts and culture community was growing in positive ways. Funding for the arts increased dramatically. The city provided $1.3M in

community grants and Coronado’s arts organizations increased funding sources through the County of San Diego, the Port of San Diego, and corporate sponsorships both in cash and in-kind donations. Surprisingly, the biggest increase in funding in 2015 was state and federal funding for the arts in our local schools.

By 2015 arts and culture annual events and productions more than doubled since the initial survey. In 2013 the survey did not request information from local arts organizations for internet and social media usage but in 2015 the survey showed significant participation by

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nearly all the arts organizations in Coronado. Almost every organization had created a website and was using Facebook.

Volunteerism has always been a hallmark of the community. The 2015 report documented over 1283 volunteers donating 48,516 hours per year or the equivalent of 2021 days.

Fast forward to 2020. The nation was in the throes of a pandemic, arts organizations in Coronado suffered and yet many found “creative” ways to deliver the arts and somehow all of Coronado’s arts organizations made their way through.

In 2020. as we emerged out of the pandemic the City of San Diego invited Coronado and an unprecedented six other municipalities and two cultural districts representing over 60% of the county's population to participate in the Arts and Economic Prosperity 6 (AEP6) Study.

Conducted by the Americans for the Arts it is an economic and social impact study of the nation’s nonprofit arts and culture industry.

Americans for the Arts have conducted six economic impact studies over the last three decades and it is a highly regarded model in the field of economics. It was Coronado’s first time participating in this national study.

The recently released study results show us that when we invest in arts and culture, we strengthen our economy and build more livable communities. Spending by arts and culture audiences generates business for local merchants, a value-add that few other industries can compete with.

The AEP6 study reveals that San Diego County’s nonprofit arts and culture sector is a $1.3 billion industry—one that supports

19,771 jobs and generates $320.7M in local, state, and federal government revenue. The San Diego County participants were the City of San Diego and Balboa Park Cultural District, Oceanside and Oceanside Cultural District, Escondido, Carlsbad, Encinitas, National City, and Coronado.

Nonprofit arts and culture have a powerful ability to attract and hold dollars within the community. Despite the very real obstacles presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, the arts have played a pivotal role in economic rejuvenation, fostering community cohesion, and stimulating local economies.

In the City of Coronado, 29 of the 30 total eligible nonprofit arts and culture organizations identified by the Coronado Cultural Arts Commission provided the financial and attendance information required for the study analysis—an overall impressive participation rate of 96.7%. In addition, audience surveys were collected by Arts Commissioners and volunteers at 16 different arts and culture events throughout the community in 2022.

Commissioners conducted audience surveys at Coronado’s two major parades— the Holiday Open House and the Fourth of July. They intercepted patrons at theatrical performances at the Coronado Playhouse, Lamb’s Players Theatre and the Coronado School of the Arts (CoSA). They captured audiences at a concert by the recently established Coronado Philharmonia Orchestra as well as literary events at the Coronado Public Library and the Coronado Historical Association. They even surveyed attendees at the 100th Anniversary of the Coronado Flower Show.

The results - Coronado’s nonprofit arts and culture industry generated $39.2M in economic activity in 2022. That economic activity– $13.9M in spending by nonprofit arts and culture organizations and $25.3M in event

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related spending by their audiences supported 616 jobs and generated $10.3M in local, state, and federal government revenue.

Nationally, the Arts & Economic Prosperity 6 (AEP6) study reveals that America’s nonprofit arts and culture sector is a $151.7 billion industry— one that supports 2.6 million jobs and generates $29.1 billion in government revenue.

“Arts and culture organizations have a powerful ability to attract and hold dollars in the community longer. They employ people locally, purchase goods and services from nearby

businesses, and produce the authentic cultural experiences that are magnets for visitors, tourists, and new residents,” said Nolen V. Bivens, president and CEO of Americans for the Arts. “When we invest in nonprofit arts and culture, we strengthen our economy and build more livable communities.”

And remember Coronado’s 2015 figures regarding volunteerism? Not surprisingly the

numbers increased dramatically. “While quantifying the economic impact of the arts in Coronado was the key goal of the study, and demonstrated the monetary value the arts bring to the community, what truly impressed me was the level of volunteer support in Coronado - in 2022, over 2000 volunteers donated over 85,000 hours to our non-profit organizations. This is a key contributor to the fabric that brings our community together and makes it a great place to live,” noted Cultural Arts Commissioner Chair Deb Kaller.

AEP6 demonstrates the significant economic and social benefits that arts and culture bring to communities, states, and the nation. By measuring Coronado’s arts and culture’s wide-ranging impact we can work together to secure funding, encourage our local artists and organizations, and recommend arts-friendly policies that continue to shape Coronado’s vibrant arts and culture offerings.

A link to the full AEP6 report, and a two-page economic impact summary for Coronado can be found at CoronadoARTS.com The Cultural Arts Commission will be reviewing the AEP6 at their November Special Meeting and will present to the City Council the report findings at an upcoming meeting before the end of the year.

Coronado Cultural Art Commission: Left to right: Michelle Darnell, Jeamarie Bond, Brenda Jones, Deb Kaller, Dawn Richards, Johanna Wilson and Rachel Streuber

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The carrot is a root vegetable that is thought to have originated in Persia, where it was initially cultivated for its seeds and leaves. Now, the most commonly consumed part of the carrot is the large, central root known as the taproot, from which the other smaller roots sprout.

Over the years, carrots have been selectively bred to create larger domestic carrots with a more palatable taste and texture than their wild relatives.

Carrots are known to improve vision through their healthy vitamin A dose (one large carrot can provide 100% of your daily vitamin A target). But that’s not their only health benefit. Carrots can balance out your blood sugar, aid in weight loss/weight management, help regulate blood pressure, support immunity, and may boost brain health, reduce the risk of heart disease, and even lower your cancer risk.

While you may immediately think ‘orange’ when you hear the word carrot, there are a variety of differently colored carrots, each with its own nutritional benefits. According to health.com, purple carrots contain anti-inflammatory properties; lutein (key to improving eye health) can be found most in yellow carrots; orange carrots have alpha- and beta-proteins, and black carrots contain phenolic compounds.

The peak season for carrots is October through December, making this month the perfect time to find new ways to incorporate carrots — and all their incredible health benefits — into your diet.

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Fall Into The Season With These Cozy Soup Recipes Creamy Pumpkin Soup Ingredients: • 2 whole pie pumpkins • 1 qt. vegetable or chicken stock • 1/2 c. heavy cream • 1/3 c. maple syrup • dash of nutmeg • salt to taste • Extra cream and toasted pumpkin seeds for serving Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Place pumpkins on a cookie sheet and roast them until slightly shriveled and soft. Allow to cool slightly, then slice in half and carefully scoop out seeds and pulp.

Scoop flesh into a bowl. Set aside.

In a pot, heat up the pumpkin flesh with the stock and maple syrup until simmering. Mash out the big chunks, transfer the mixture to a blender or food processor (or use an immersion blender), and puree until velvety smooth. Add cream and nutmeg, then blend again. Season with salt to taste, and enjoy!

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Broccoli Bacon Cheddar Soup Ingredients • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter • 4 slices bacon, chopped • 2 large carrots, peeled and diced • 2 large celery stalks, diced • 1 small yellow onion, diced • 1/3 cup flour • 4 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth • 2 medium redskin potatoes, peeled and diced small • 1 (16- or 12-ounce) bag of frozen broccoli crowns, diced (see note) • 1 1/2 cups whole milk • 1 teaspoon table salt • 1 teaspoon dried mustard • 1/2 teaspoon pepper • 16 ounces sharp cheddar, shredded Melt the butter in a large stockpot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the bacon and cook until fat is rendered and the bacon is beginning to crisp, about 8 minutes. Remove to a bowl with a slotted spoon, reserving as much fat in the pot as you can. Add the carrot, celery, and onion and cook - stirring occasionally - until softened, about 7 minutes. Sprinkle the flour over the vegetables and stir until no dry bits of flour remain. Pour in the chicken broth a splash at a time, stirring constantly to prevent lumps. Add the potatoes and increase heat to bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook, covered, for 10 minutes. Add the broccoli, milk, salt, dried mustard, and pepper and bring to a gentle boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook, covered, for another 10 minutes, until vegetables are soft. Remove from heat and stir in the shredded cheddar a handful at a time. Once the cheese is melted, stir in the reserved bacon.

Serve hot!

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Spicy Red Curry Beef Ingredients: • 1 (2½- to 3-pound) chuck roast, fat trimmed • 1 teaspoon kosher salt • 1 teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper • 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil • 1 to 2 (12.5-ounce cans) coconut milk • 1 to 4 cups beef stock • 1 to 2 tablespoons red curry paste • Zest and juice of 1 lime • 1 small white onion, thinly sliced • 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced • 1 6-inch piece of lemongrass, tough ends removed, smashed, and cut into 1-inch slices • 1 (1-inch) piece ginger, peeled and thinly sliced • 2 large sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed into 2-inch cubes • 2 red bell peppers, cut into matchsticks Preheat the oven to 350°F. Season the beef all over with the salt and pepper. Heat the olive oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Once the oil is glistening, add the meat and cook until browned, about 5 minutes per side. Transfer the meat to a plate.

Set aside 1 cup of the coconut milk for later use. To the Dutch oven, add the remaining cup of coconut milk, 1 cup of the beef stock, the red curry paste, lime zest and juice, onion, garlic, lemongrass, and ginger. Whisk to combine. Bring the mixture to a simmer, then return the meat to the pot along with any collected juices, nestling it into the liquid. Cover the pot and transfer it to the oven. Cook for about 2 hours or until the meat is very tender. Using tongs or two forks, transfer the meat to a plate and shred it, discarding any large pieces of fat.

To the Dutch oven, add the remaining 3 cups beef stock, the reserved 1 cup coconut milk, the sweet potato, and bell pepper. Increase the heat to high and bring to a boil, and then reduce the heat to medium-low and cook until the sweet potato is just tender, 20 minutes.

Return the shredded beef to the curry and stir to incorporate.

Serve the curry as is or spooned over cooked rice.

Top with cilantro, Thai basil, and/or Thai chilies as desired.

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What makes Miracles & More’s products different?

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I believe that taking care of your skin is more than just skin deep. It can truly affect your body, mind and soul. Our products stand out with a commitment to using only natural and cruelty-free ingredients. We craft each product based on scientific research, studies, and decades of experience, and we guarantee one thing: they actually work! Our cosmetics put us on the map, we combine luxurious shades with skin-loving ingredients like Vitamin E and Collagen, all free of Fragrance and Parabens and they are all non-comedogenic. You can trust us to deliver the miracles you deserve.

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What do you think defines a good skincare routine?

When it comes to skincare, I personally believe in the power of quality and time. Skincare should be easy, simple and clean! Just 10 minutes a day, morning and night. Cleanse, serum, moisturizer, and sunscreen.. Just make sure to carefully pick the products that’s only for your skin type. Don't waste money on unused products. Prioritize your skin!

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Welcome to Miracles & More, where we believe in the power of nature to create miracles for your skin and hair. With over 20 years of experience in crafting natural, organic, and cruelty-free skincare, haircare, and cosmetics, we're here to help you achieve your skincare goals. Visit our new store in Coronado Cays at 505B Grand Caribe CSWY and experience our miracles for yourself. Your skin and hair will thank you!

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How can I know my skin type so I can pick the right products for it?

Usually people identify the skin as one of five different types, dry, oily, combination, sensitive or normal.

Understanding your skin type is crucial when it comes to choosing the right skincare products. Unfortunately, many people incorrectly guess their skin type, for example when you see a pimple on your face, it doesn't necessarily mean you have an oily skin and a dry patch on your skin doesn’t always mean you have a dry skin. This is why we offer Skincare consultation at our store using two advanced scientific scales the “Fitzpatrick Scale” and the “Lancer Ethnicity Scale” which are both used by only skincare professionals to classify a person’s skin based on it’s texture, appearance and characteristics. This way, we can recommend a tailored skincare regimen that addresses your specific needs and concerns. You can book your skincare consultation on our website.

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In order to truly understand the claims made by any anti-aging skincare product, it's important to know that aging is influenced by various factors, both inside and outside the body. While no product can magically reverse time, using products with powerful ingredients like Peptides, Antioxidants, Alpha-Hydroxy Acids, Retinoid and Retinol, Hyaluronic Acid, Stem Cells, and Vitamins A, C, and Zinc can help prevent, slow down, and reduce signs of aging. We personally use all those ingredients in our anti-aging skincare products and all our clients are seeing visible results in reducing fine lines and signs of aging.

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Cavities, gum disease, oral cancer, but also tooth wear! Some wear and tear on teeth are normal, but many people overlook the severe consequences of worn down teeth if not prevented early. Worn teeth are common, but they aren’t necessarily “normal.”

Why are people getting more cavities today than ever before?

Due to the increased acid living in our mouths because of our (higher carbohydrate) diets and stress!

Why are dentists asking me about my sleep?

There are many correlations between the sleep you are getting, your mouth, and your overall health. The first sign of sleep apnea is often teeth grinding. Undiagnosed apnea can cause a person to mouth breathe, which causes dry mouth and increased risk of cavities, gum disease and mouth sores. And those are just the dental correlations! It’s also a life threatening disease!

What’s the common factor between gum disease, heart disease, Alzheimer’s disease, and rheumatoid arthritis?

Inflammation! Untreated inflammation of your gums can transmit to the rest of your body to cause other harmful diseases.

Is straightening teeth just cosmetic?

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Allows for non-impact exercise which provides quick relief of inflammation, spine, hip, and knee arthritis pain.

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If I use a water flosser (i.e. Water Pik), do I still need to use floss?

Flossing reaches the contact points between the teeth which essentially wipes away plaque from tooth surfaces and a water flosser flushes and rinses away plaque.

Ultimately, using both a water flosser and floss will give you the best results.

Why is my dental provider suggesting a night guard (also known as a bite guard)?

Your dentist might be recommending a night guard for a number of reasons. A guard can help protect the teeth from forces while clenching or grinding. It can also help relieve pain in your jaw joints or headaches if the pain is caused by clenching/grinding. Clenching/grinding can also cause cracked teeth or destruction to the jaw bone, resulting in gum recession or gum disease. It can also cause the premature loss of fillings or crowns.

How can I get whiter teeth?

There are many products available over-the-counter that can help whiten teeth for most people. It's important, however, to make sure they are safe. Some whitening toothpastes, for example, can cause damage to the enamel because of harsh abrasives. Being custom fitted for whitening trays at your dental office is another option that can help whiten your teeth safely.

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Should I get a flu shot?

Yes! Preventing the flu is not only important for yourself, it is also important for protecting your loved ones. We recommend that everyone 6 months and older get the flu shot.

When should I see my doctor about a backache? if your backache was caused by trauma (especially if you felt or heard a “crack” or “pop” during the injury.) You should also be seen if the back injury has lasted for greater than 6 weeks or if it is accompanied by weakness, tingling or numbness. Other red flags would be back pain accompanied by unexplained weight loss, fevers, or worsening pain at night What about for heartburn?

If you experience difficulty swallowing, food/drink “getting stuck”, or weight loss, you should be seen in the office. You should also be evaluated if your symptoms have not improved with 2 weeks of over the counter medications. If your heartburn is accompanied by chest pain, dizziness or pain radiating into the neck, jaw, back, or arms, you should be seen in the ER to rule out a heart attack.

Do I need to treat my high blood pressure even though I feel fine?

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Are You Ready For Deployment?

By ANNIE GARDNER

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he only thing that stays the same is that everything changes. It’s a cliché, but for the military, this statement often rings true. Some believe those in the military and their families get used to constant change and flux; we ‘knew what we were getting into’. However, after 23 years as a military family, I can assure you that change remains hard, and it doesn’t get easier. The good news is we learn to be masters of flexibility and adaptability. We hone our coping skills. We covet community. We find and utilize resources. We become resilient. And we become ardent champions for each other. Is it easy? No, but is it manageable? Absolutely - and it is certainly rewarding!

Our hero recently embarked on his 10th deployment. As he sailed into the sunset, I found myself reflecting on where we started and how far we have come. Deployment is still a word that is charged with heavy emotion. It means separation. It means uncertainty, anxiety, and stress. It means wearing multi-

ple hats. It means just ‘getting through’. In military towns, like Coronado, deployment is woven into the fabric of the culture and can sometimes fade into the background noise of everyday life for those not going through it. It can feel very overwhelming, lonely, isolating and depressing. But this deployment feels different for us. I realized that this time, those really big emotional swings feel manageable. In fact, as a family, we have faced this deployment with strength, confidence, and calm.

What changed? Time and experience have helped.

But the biggest thing is we have built a deployment resiliency toolbox. What is a deployment resiliency toolbox? Think of it this way: a toolbox is there for you to collect necessary items to be successful at a specific task. Over the years, you work on different projects, collect new tools, and add them to the box.

The next time you face something similar, you grab the correct tool to make the job easy and successful.

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The only thing that stays the same is that everything changes.

one day down the line, you face a situation and realize you have just the right thing for the job. This is our strategy for success. Our deployment toolbox is the same concept, but we collect and separate our ‘tools’ into three drawers: support, skills, and resources. Some tools we use every day, and some we use only when a specific situation arises; but these are the things that help us face deployment, handle transitions with grace, grow confidence, be successful, and not only survive, but thrive.

Filling a deployment toolbox can be a daunting task and it takes time if you are going at it alone. The beauty of the military community is that we have many members out there that can help give us a great start.

The first drawer is for gathering skills. The skill that I have found to be the hardest to master, but the most rewarding, is a mind shift to a growth mentality that builds mental fortitude. Success starts with positivity and training our brain to have an attitude of gratitude. It helps us address obstacles as positive opportunities instead of debilitating barriers. This means making a conscious effort to look for the good in each situation

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and finding opportunities for growth. I start everyday reading a passage from “The Daily Stoic” by Ryan Holliday to help me stay positive and remember that the way to conquer an obstacle is not to go around it, but through it. For example, instead of focusing on being alone and moping, I use deployment as a time for discovery. I have honed my Spanish, learned to sew, taken a cooking class, and learned to woodwork during different deployments. In this way, I used the time for myself to add new skills for growth and positive change. Start with a growth mind-set and face the obstacle directly.

Gathering and practicing coping skills is an important next step. Coping is a dynamic, ever-changing need. What is needed one minute may not be what is needed the next. Processing skills, physical skills, calming skills, and distraction skills are all coping skills to stock in this drawer. Processing skills help one work through situations in a systematic or soothing way, such as writing in a journal. Physical skills help work out anger, stress, and anxiety in a physical way.

A brisk walk on the beach helps center my energy. Calming skills are used when emo-

tions overflow and you need to find equilibrium. I find mindful meditation through the app Simple Habit helps calm and center me. Distraction skills help take you away from the moment. When I need a distraction, my house gets really clean as tidying and organization are the most effective distractions for me. Knowing options for coping and when to utilize each is a great way to deal with emotions and manage deployment stress. It is up to you to explore what works and add it to your repertoire.

The second drawer is filled with support.

Finding the right support is of utmost importance for deployment resiliency. Know you are never alone and find ways to connect and build community. This is the single most effective way to thrive through deployment. Support is also dynamic and unique to everyone. It is not always quick or easy. It may involve pushing out of your comfort zone and putting yourself out into the world. Remember that being uncomfortable breeds growth. Throughout the years I have pushed myself to show up to events by myself and meet new people. It felt hard at the time but pushing myself to try new things and be vulnerable spawned new friendships and helped me gain confidence.

Sometimes support may mean counseling, or a weekly manicure to treat yourself. The key to support is finding connection. Support and connection are the most meaningful and necessary tool for me, and I have worked rigorously to fill this drawer. I have regular coffee dates with friends, participate in a book club, coach my kids’ sports teams, and advise the Anchored4Life club at Silver Strand Elementary. Finding people who raise you up and support you through the celebrations and frustrations of life makes all the difference in thriving through deployment and beyond.

The last drawer of the deployment toolbox belongs to resources. Fortunately, the military has a plethora of resources to help families through deployment, and Coronado is a unique community that is flush with outlets ready to help. Military resources for

Our daughter, Attica, learning woodworking skills during a deployment.

Beach walks are great physical coping tools. Here’s the family on Coronado Beach.

counseling and support include: Fleet and Family Support ers and have their toolbox ready. With each separation our Center, Military OneSource, Navy Marine Corps Relief So- box fills up and helps prepare us to face the change. Today, ciety, FOCUS, STEP, the Armed Forces YMCA, and the USO. deployment is still hard, but knowing that we have a toolYou can also connect with your command ombudsman or box full of skills, resources, and support, it feels much more Family Readiness Group. My experience with our School Li- manageable. We are more equipped to face what will come aison Officer and Safe Harbor Coronado and the Aloha Club with an attitude of positivity, a mentality of opportunihave been invaluable resources for support and community. ty, and knowing we will push ourselves to learn and grow.

When we moved to Coronado in Today deployment means growth.

2020 our welcome from Safe HarDeployment means opportunity. bor Coronado made such a positive Deployment means resilience. DeCoping Skills impact that it inspired me to volployment means success. DeployChecklist unteer for their events and attend ment means using our toolbox of their coffee talks - which grew my skills, support, and resources to Processing Skills Physical Skills connections and resources, eventuthrive.

Use a stress ball Journal Shred paper Write poetry ally inspiring me to apply for a posiSafe Harbor Coronado provides Shuffle cards Draw tion with them. I am fortunate that low-cost counseling, youth and Exercise Create a playlist Swing on a swing Color this resource led to a huge success! parenting programs, and communiYoga Doodle Change is inevitable, but a full ty education. For more information and diverse toolbox of skills, supgo to SafeHarborCoronado.org, Calming Skills Distraction Skills Write a story Deep, slow breathing ports and resources ensures that sign up for the parenting e-newsBake or cook Take a mindful walk there is always a tool available for letter, and follow on social media @ Read Imagine a favorite place Clean the needed job. Just as a contractor SafeHarborCoronado to make sure Run water over your Complete acts of hands kindness carries their tools, families facing you never miss a Safe Harbor Event!

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- What should you know about RMDs?

You may spend decades contributing to various retirement accounts. But for some accounts, such as a traditional IRA and 401(k), you must start withdrawing funds at a certain point. What should you know about this requirement?

To begin with, the rules governing these withdrawals — technically called required minimum distributions, or RMDs — have changed recently. For many years, individuals had to begin taking their RMDs (which are based on the account balance and the IRS’ life expectancy factor) when they turned 70½. The

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original SECURE Act of 2019 raised this age to 72, and SECURE 2.0, passed in 2022, raised it again, to 73. (If you turned 73 in 2023, and you were 72 in 2022 when the RMD limit was still 72, you should have taken your first RMD for 2022 by April 1 of this year. You will then need to take your 2023 RMD by Dec. 31. And going forward, you’ll also need to take your RMDs by the end of every year.)

Not all retirement accounts are subject to RMDs. They aren’t required for a Roth IRA, and, starting in 2024, won’t be required for a Roth 401(k) or 403(b) plan. But if your account does call for RMDs, you do need to take them, because if you don’t, you could face tax penalties. Previously, this penalty was 50% of the amount you were supposed to have taken, but SECURE 2.0 reduced it to 25%.

When you take your RMDs, you need to be aware of a key issue: taxes. RMDs are taxed as ordinary income, and, as such, they could potentially bump you into a higher tax bracket and possibly even increase your Medicare premiums, which are determined by your modified adjusted gross income. Are there any ways you could possibly reduce an RMDrelated tax hike?

You might have some options. Here are two to consider:

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• Convert tax-deferred accounts to Roth IRA. You could convert some, or maybe all, of your tax-deferred retirement accounts to a Roth IRA. By doing so, you could lower your RMDs in the future — while adding funds to an account you’re never required to touch. So, if you don’t really need all the money to live on, you could include the remainder of the Roth IRA in your estate plans, providing an initially tax-free inheritance to your loved ones.

However, converting a tax-deferred account to a Roth IRA will generate taxes in the year of conversion, so you’d need the money available to pay this tax bill.

• Donate RMDs to charity. In what’s known as a qualified charitable distribution, you can move up to $100,000 of your RMDs directly from a traditional IRA to a qualified charity, avoiding the taxes that might otherwise result if you took the RMDs yourself. After 2023, the $100,000 limit will be indexed to inflation.

Of course, before you start either a Roth IRA conversion or a qualified charitable distribution, you will need to consult with your tax advisor, as both these moves have issues you must consider and may not be appropriate for your situation.

But it’s always a good idea to know as much as you can about the various aspects of RMDs — they could play a big part in your retirement income strategy.

This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones Financial Advisor.

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Ripple Effect: Paul Louis Granger Profile by TAYLOR BALDWIN KILAND Photography by JAMIE HOWREN, in partnership with the Coronado Historical Association

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t was after 11 p.m., and the streets of Hanoi were deserted. Everywhere he looked, Paul Granger glimpsed a city in disrepair: dilapidated buildings held together with bamboo scaffolding, streets strewn with potholes, and a crater large enough to hold an SUV. It was 1994: could this still be damage from the American bombing in 1972? It had been more than twenty years since the end of the Vietnam War. Relations between the United States and Vietnam were better, but they were not yet “normalized.” That would not happen for another year.

Paul’s hotel was just a few blocks from the “Hilton”—the infamous “Hanoi Hilton” prison where Paul, then an Air Force lieutenant, had been held captive for three months at the tail end of the Vietnam War. His B-52 bomber was one of the hundreds of planes involved in the massive bombing campaign over the skies of Hanoi that had been initiated by President Richard Nixon in December 1972.

Now, Paul was back in Hanoi—this time as a tourist—and he and two fellow pilots were going to attempt to get inside the prison where he had wanted so desperately to escape two decades before. Paul and his traveling companions started walking through the dark, empty boulevards of the city, which still boasted French colonial architecture. “I was really apprehensive,” Paul remembers. They passed by a few bars, but not much else. “I told the guys that

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I didn’t want to go.” But Paul Granger’s friends were adventurous and persuasive. Approaching a uniformed guard standing at the formidable entrance of the Hanoi Hilton—the French-built structure officially called Hoa Lò, which means “fiery furnace”—the three men casually asked if they could take a tour.

The guard spoke a little English and understood their request. Not surprisingly, the answer was no.

“So, we walked around the perimeter, and I showed them where I thought my room was after I got out of solitary confinement,” Paul recalls—a prison cell isolated from other men but surrounded by humanity, situated in the middle of a bustling city. Deterred from

their primary mission, the trio headed to a bar, where the patrons welcomed them warmly and spoke enthusiastically of their hopes for normalization between their two countries. It was surreal: sharing a beer with his former enemy a few blocks away from his former prison.

But the real surprise came the next day when they visited a Vietnamese army museum. Piled at the entrance was a mountain of debris, including B-52 airplane parts, the helmet of one of his friends, dog-tags, guns, artillery pieces, and a radar that was used to shoot down a B-52 on December 20, 1972, the day Paul’s plane was felled.

Then, on a wall near the artifacts was

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a poster-sized vintage photograph of seven American men taken as prisoners-of-war that day—including Paul.

There he was, pictured hours after his capture by the North Vietnamese, his arm in a sling and his face swollen from being bashed in the face by a rifle butt.

There he was, with his wartime trauma on display for the public in perpetuity.

“It was actually a good transition to realize that I was there, and that I sorta had a feeling that I was glad I was there,” Paul recalls. It had taken twenty years and a 7,700-mile flight to get there—to that place of healing. “It was closure; I could feel it.” Paul says. “I just knew I was going to be okay.”

A compact man with soft edges, Paul keeps his emotions close to the surface, and his sentiments are honest and raw. He exudes calm and balance and fortitude and a keen vision, a perspective gleaned from decades of watching the horizon—as a commercial airline pilot. Now that he has retired, he and his wife, Leslie, have continued to take many trips, including one to Tahiti on a sailboat—by themselves.

Most of the trips they take now are Honor Flights—sponsored by the organization of the same name that underwrites veteran visits to the war memorials in Washington, D.C. As volunteers, Paul and Leslie have taken veterans

on sixteen of these journeys. “Every flight has been a life-changer for us,” Paul says. Both he and Leslie have been transformed by them. But so have the veterans they escort. Paul spreads the healing that he experienced, in Hanoi in 1994, to many more war veterans.

“They walk onto the airplane at 5 o’clock in the morning, sort of slumped over, just sorta dragging in,” he relates. Maybe they are hoping for a nice vacation. Possibly they have never visited the famous war memorials in Washington. Or perhaps they are just participating in the trip because their families encouraged them to do so.

Whatever motivation gets them on that plane becomes second to the real benefit of the trip: a catharsis for all the participants—but especially for those who served in Vietnam.

Sharing a hotel room, the men reminisce about the close quarters of deployment. Visiting the Vietnam Veterans Memorial wall together, they all touch the engraved names of brothers lost. And swapping stories at the hotel bar together, they can recognize and vent about their shared experience—not just the war, but about their homecoming.

Vietnam veterans had to sneak in the back door when they came home to America. The nation wanted to put the unpopular war and its tragic ending behind it. The returning veterans were just a visceral reminder of what the nation had sacrificed—and lost. And the

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country did not want that reminder.

The U.S. soldiers who served in Vietnam were told to take off their uniforms when they arrived home.

Returning to their hometowns alone, they were unheralded, shunned, and decried. Hollywood portrayed them as damaged and shameful. An entire generation of veterans, who went to war simply because their country asked them to, was forced to nurse its war wounds alone. “Some of the men carry it with them still,” Paul points out.

But the Honor Flight visitors whom Paul and Leslie take to the World War II Memorial, the Korean War Memorial, and the Vietnam wall are greeted with a gauntlet of adult and child volunteers cheering and clapping for them. The crowds listen to the men’s stories of bravery and resilience—and forgiveness. They shed tears for the men.

They hug them. They thank them for sacrificing so much.

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ans often is stunning, Paul says: “By the end of the flight, when we bring them home, to San Diego, they come marching down”—with their heads held high. They now realize they, too, have a legacy, that their contributions were important. And their families say that after the trip they are just, well, different.

Very few of the veterans who embark on these journeys with Paul know about his life-changing flight five decades ago. Nor do they know about the life-changing flight of Paul’s father, more than eighty years ago.

Paul hails from a French-Canadian family, raised near Burlington, Vermont, where he attended a French Catholic school until he was five.

His father, Clement Granger, was a belly-gunner on a B-24 that was shot down by flack during an attack on nine oil refineries around Ploiești, Romania, in World War II. His plane was lost, but Clement managed to walk away

uninjured. With the help of the Romanian underground, he avoided capture, eventually making his way to friendly forces on foot.

Paul was not so lucky. At the end of the contentious Vietnam War, when President Nixon launched hundreds of B-52s to decimate Hanoi during the Christmas holidays of 1972 to help force the North Vietnamese back to the negotiating table, Paul was the co-pilot on one of them, and it was shot down by a surface-to-air missile. Out of a plane crew of six, only two survived the ejection and the aircraft’s ensuing crash: Paul and his navigator Capt. Tom Klomann. “I don’t know how I made it,” he exclaims. The sky that night was raining SAMs. The barrage of missiles was so dense that “you could almost walk on them.” Three of them hit his plane. Everything went black and his steering yoke froze. The bomber was in a flat spin and its right wing was on fire.

There was no choice: he flipped the switch that turned on the “eject” sign for all crew positions. “And then I went out,” he says. “And that was that.”

Taken captive for three months, Paul was released in March 1973. Along with another 590 POWs, he was greeted at home with a national celebration. The men’s release was broadcast on live television and they were feted with homecoming parades, lifetime passes to Major League Baseball, media tours, and free vacations. Paul was met on the tarmac by Leslie; two brothers, a sister, two aunts, a host of friends and neighbors; and his parents. When father and son locked eyes, the tears welled. Just before Paul’s deployment to Southeast Asia, Clement had taken out a five-dollar bill from his wallet. Tearing it in half and handing one piece to Paul, he promised him, “When you return from Vietnam, we will take these two halves and go share a beer together.”

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Book Corner WHAT PEOPLE ARE READING THIS MONTH

The Wishing Game

The Maidens

By Meg Shaffer

By Alex Michaelides

Lucy Hart knows better than anyone what it’s like to grow up without parents who loved her. In a childhood marked by neglect and loneliness, Lucy found her solace in books, namely the Clock Island series by Jack Masterson. Now a twenty-six-year-old teacher’s aide, she is able to share her love of reading with bright, young students, especially sevenyear-old Christopher Lamb, who was left orphaned after the tragic death of his parents. Lucy would give anything to adopt Christopher, but even the idea of becoming a family seems like an impossible dream without proper funds and stability.

Just when Lucy is about to give up, Jack Masterson announces he’s finally written a new book. Even better, he’s holding a contest at his home on the real Clock Island, and Lucy is one of the four lucky contestants chosen to compete to win the one and only copy. For Lucy, the chance of winning the most sought-after book in the world means everything to her and Christopher. But first, she must contend with ruthless book collectors, wily opponents, and the distractingly handsome (and grumpy) Hugo Reese, the illustrator of the Clock Island books. Meanwhile, Jack “the Mastermind” Masterson is plotting the ultimate twist ending that could change all their lives forever.

Bright Young Women

By Jessica Knoll Masterfully blending elements of psychological suspense and true

crime, Jessica Knoll—author of the bestselling novel Luckiest Girl Alive and the writer behind the Netflix adaption starring Mila Kunis—delivers a new and exhilarating thriller in Bright Young Women. The book opens on a Saturday night in 1978, hours before a soon-tobe-infamous murderer descends upon a Florida sorority house with deadly results. The lives of those who survive, including sorority president and key witness, Pamela Schumacher, are forever changed. Across the country, Tina Cannon is convinced her missing friend was targeted by the man papers refer to as the All-American Sex Killer— and that he’s struck again. Determined to find justice, the two join forces as their search for answers leads to a final, shocking confrontation.

Edward Fosca is a murderer. Of this Mariana is certain. But Fosca is untouchable. A handsome and charismatic Greek tragedy professor at Cambridge University, Fosca is adored by staff and students alike — particularly by the members of a secret society of female students known as The Maidens.

Mariana Andros is a brilliant but troubled group therapist who becomes fixated on The Maidens when one member, a friend of Mariana’s niece Zoe, is found murdered in Cambridge.

When another body is found, Mariana’s obsession with proving Fosca’s guilt spirals out of control, threatening to destroy her credibility as well as her closest relationships. But Mariana is determined to stop this killer, even if it costs her everything — including her own life.

How To Stop Time

By Matt Haig Tom Hazard has a dangerous secret. He may look like an ordinary 41-year-old, but owing to a rare condition, he's been alive for centuries. Tom has lived history - performing with Shakespeare, exploring the high seas with Captain Cook, and sharing cocktails with Fitzgerald. Now, he just wants an ordinary life.

So Tom moves back his to London, his old home, to become a high school history teacher - the perfect job for someone who has witnessed the city's history first hand. Better yet, a captivating French teacher at his school seems fascinated by him. But the Albatross Society, the secretive group which protects people like Tom, has one rule: Never fall in love. As painful memories of his past and the erratic behavior of the Society's watchful leader threaten to derail his new life and romance, the one thing he can't have just happens to be the one thing that might save him. Tom will have to decide once and for all whether to remain stuck in the past, or finally begin living in the present.

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The Quad Cities This bi-state family of communities on the Mississippi packs quite a punch of Midwestern spirit.

Story and Photographs by KRIS GRANT It’s quite unusual for a Destination Marketing Organization to cover two states, but there’s nothing usual about the Quad Cities, or, as the locals call it, QC. Here you’ll find a number of cities and communities that are centered on the mighty Mississippi River The big four of the QC are Davenport and Bettendorf, Iowa and Rock Island and Moline, Illinois.

Now add in the QC suburbs, each with a distinct character and visitor highlights. They include the Iowa communities of Eldridge, Buffalo, Riverdale and LeClaire, and way out to Walcott and its famous truck stop and truck museum to the west. Across

the Mississippi, Illinois QC communities include East Moline, Andalusia, Carbon Cliff, Hampton, Geneseo, Aledo, Milan, Rapids City, Coal Valley, Colona and Cordova.

All told, about 500,000 people live in the QC, supported by a strong industrial base that includes the Army and John Deere.

The QC is a region of America that is packed with innovation, beginning with manufacturing and extending to culinary offerings and cultural offerings. At the same time, the QC is filled with hardworking, salt-o-the-earth residents, who hold dear their cultural roots.

Let’s start exploring!

The new I-74 Bridge over the Mississippi is designed to light up in different colors every three months. The current colors are blue and white. It is also programmed to light up in special colors for federal holidays and special events in the Quad Cities, such as the John Deere Classic or Bix 7 race. It is even programmed to light up in the University of Illinois or University of Iowa colors.

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Moline and John Deere It was the John Deere Company that piqued my interest in visiting the QC. When you do as much driving across the U.S. as I’ve done over the past decade, you see a lot of those green tractors and combines and lawn mowers. John Deere Company is about as American as apple pie, ranked #84 on the Forbes 100 list.

Up to this point, their equipment has been made mostly in the United States – in Moline, Illinois, Waterloo and Ottumwa, Iowa, and also in Georgia and Louisiana. Since Deere equipment is now a global enterprise, some is manufactured in Germany. Deere is now building a factory in China, and announced in June that due to a tight labor market in the U.S., will move its cab production from its cab and tractor manufacturing center in Waterloo to Ramos, Mexico.

But let’s back way up. Who was John Deere? Deere was born in Rutland, Vermont in 1804. His father, William, was a tailor who had moved to Vermont from Canada, and married a seamstress, Sarah Yates. The Deeres had six children, John, being the youngest. Two years after John was born, the couple moved from Rutland to Middlebury, Vermont, where they established a more successful tailoring shop. But then a letter arrived from England, alluding to a possible inheritance and William left to claim it. He never returned and no one ever learned his fate.

There is no record of him landing and perhaps the ship was lost at sea, or was subject to piracy. How sad is that?

Sarah and her family struggled and John began four-year apprenticeship program in blacksmithing at age 17.

A year later he was hired to do all the fittings for a sawmill and linseed oil mill in Colchester Falls, Vermont.

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Overlook is the former home of Charles Deere.

The John Deere Pavilion showcases a full line of equipment in Moline, Illinois, still the company headquarters. firm were doomed first by fire and a lackluster economy that foreshadowed the Panic of 1837. Deere was arrested by a Leicester deputy sheriff on Nov. 7, 1936. After bailing himself out of jail, he discovered that there was a lien on his property. With debtor’s prison being a real possibility in short order, he sold his shop to his father-in-law for $200, and left his four children and pregnant wife to make his way West, promising he could call for them to come when

he had established himself. What helped his success was the invention of a self-cleaning “plough” that could cut through the thick black soil of Illinois and not stick to the plow.

He established a successful blacksmith shop, built a house and moved the family out the next year. By 1843, he was selling 100 plows a year.

Grand Detour was the western edge of “civilization” when Deere set up shop in Grand Detour, and his custom-

Above/Below: They start 'em young at John Deere! ers were the farmers of Illinois. His reputation and that of his magic plow spread fast. And in 1848, Deere made a huge decision to move to Moline, trading in the small Rock River for the mighty Mississippi.

Today, John Deere’s corporate headquarters remains in Moline and you can visit the world that Deere created at the John Deere Pavilion. Interestingly, John never lived long enough to see a tractor, but his children, especially his second son Charles, certainly did.

John Deere’s first son, Francis Albert, died suddenly at the age of 18 in the flu pandemic of 1848 and his thirdborn son died at age two. Charles, the only surviving son of the Deere’s nine children, led the company after John’s death.

Armed with his business school education, Charles established a network of independent manager-operated sales branches (a precursor of today’s franchising system) and printed catalogues of all the company’s products. Charles had brought his son-in-law, William Butterworth, into the business, as treasurer, and upon Charles’s death in 1907, William became general manager. He

would lead the company for the next 29 years, expanding it into the tractor business.

Charles also built a home in a Swiss-villa style in the hills overlooking his plant and the Mississippi River, which he aptly named “Overlook.” You can tour this home today, as well as the nearby Deere-Wiman home in the Overlook Historic District of Moline.

Both sites are operated by the William Butterworth Foundation.

Today, in addition to a full line of

agricultural equipment, Deere also produces a variety of industrial construction equipment, as well as lawn and garden tractors and tools for the homeowner. Although the industrial equipment is painted yellow, all of the rest wears the iconic John Deere green with yellow wheels, a color scheme that is recognized throughout the world.

At the Pavilion, adults and kids can climb into the cabs of tractors and combines or pose for photos inside wheels or in the giant blade of a bulldozer. Factory tours are no longer offered, even up in Waterloo, but knowledgeable docents can answer all your questions, and sell you a $1.3 million combine if you are so inclined.

Or, for less extravagant purposes, you can hop across the commons to the John Deere store. It’s pretty tempting and I was caught up in the John Deere spirit, sending my favorite two-year-old a tractor and matching pajamas. His folks can blame me if he grows up to be a farmer.

I had a pleasant stay at the Wyndham Hotel in Moline; it’s right across the street from the John Deere Pavilion.

I can heartily recommend two super good restaurants in Moline. The historic Lagomarcino’s has been making sandwiches and ice cream fountain treats and hand-boxed chocolates since 1908.

To my surprise, in the QC I found one of the best Thai restaurants I’ve run across anywhere -- the Lemongrass Café. If I lived in Moline, I’d eat there weekly: one week I’d order the spicy green curry with bamboo, chicken breast, green beans, lime leaves, basil and jasmine rice; the next week, pineapple fried rice with egg, raisins, cashews and pineapple; the next week, coconut soup with shrimp, mushrooms, galangal, lime leaf, scallion and cilantro in a coconut broth.

Lemongrass also offers a full bar, not something you usually find at Thai restaurants.

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Davenport, Iowa

On my first visit to Davenport in June, I stayed at the famous Hotel Blackhawk, named after the Sauk leader and warrior who lived in what is now the Midwestern United States.

Blackhawk was not a hereditary chief, but earned his status as a war chief or captain by his actions. During the War of 1812, Black Hawk fought on the side of the British against the U.S. in the hope of pushing American settlers away from Sauk territory. Later, he led a band of Sauk and Fox warriors against white settlers in Illinois and Wisconsin during the 1832 Black Hawk War. After the war, he was captured by U.S. forces and taken to the Eastern U.S. where he and other war leaders were taken on a tour of several cities.

Hotel Blackhawk has been host to several high-profile people including Presidents Herbert Hoover, Richard Nixon and Barack Obama. In 1915, the first seven floors (225 rooms) of the "New Fireproof Hotel Blackhawk" were completed. From the 1970s through the early 2000s, the hotel passed into several ownerships and gradually deteriorated and was then taken over by the City of Davenport. In October 2008, it entered into an agreement with Restoration St. Louis, Inc., which announced a $46 million restoration. The restoration renewed the Italian Renaissance and Art Deco design elements, added a new entrance, a restored grand lobby, swimming pool and fitness center and modern bowling alley in the basement.

The hotel reopened Dec. 15, 2010 and in 2013 it became a Marriott Autograph Collection Property. It is a AAA four-diamond property.

I enjoyed dinner at the Half Nelson in the historic Motor Row and Industrial District of Davenport. Just a block away from Hotel Blackhawk, Motor Row was named to the National Register of Historic Place in 2019. The area is truly undergoing a renaissance: just across the street from the Half Nelson, the Mississippi River Distilling Company, headquartered in the Quad City suburb of LeClaire, has set up its “downtown lounge” operations in a former Buick dealership.

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Rebecca mixes up a specialty cocktail at the Mississippi River Distilling Company’s Downtown Lounge.

I brought home two bottles of Cody Road Old-Fashioned. construction when I visited the QC a second time last month; its website is already recruiting staffers.

To be called “The Last Picture House,” the two-screen theatre will blend first-run films, arthouse, family, cult and classic cinema programming.

The 8,700-square-foot complex will also feature a social lounge, cocktail bar and rooftop screening venue and offer exclusive entertainment events.

This ambitious undertaking is the product of QC natives and successful screenwriters, Scott Beck & Bryan

Woods, the co-owners and writers/ creators of A Quiet Place with local developers Pete Stopulos and Jens Baker. A $600,000 state grant is aiding in the development of the theatre, which incorporates the best ideas that Beck and Woods had seen at theaters in their worldwide travels.

By the way, the film, A Quiet Place, starring John Krasinsky and Emily Blunt, frightened me to the core!

The Last Picture House will blend firstrun, arthouse, family, cult, and classic cinema programming with a social lounge, cocktail bar, rooftop screening venue, and exclusive entertainment events. It’s scheduled for completion by the end of the year, reason enough to visit the QC yet again.

Davenport’s Figge Museum began operations in 1925 as the Davenport Municipal Art Gallery, following the passage of a law that allowed the city to accept a gift of 330 artworks owned by a former mayor, Charles A. Ficke.

The museum opened its new all-glass building in 2005, which was named The Figge in honor of a major gift from the V.O. and Elizabeth Kahl Figge Foundation. Ficke’s collection of European, American and Spanish Viceregal art has grown over the years through donations of philanthropists and civic leaders. It now includes the Grant Wood Archive, which was my favorite part of the collection, and works by other American Regionalist artists, as well as an extensive collection of Haitian art and contemporary collections.

Another museum that I found most intriguing was to the German-American Heritage Center, occupying a building that was once the hotel housing many German immigrants who made their way up the Mississippi from New Orleans, the port that was often the gateway to America for many German immigrants of the mid-19th century.

That’s because shipping companies made the most of their American passages: immigrants came in, and cotton went out at this port! I learned much about German immigration but also U.S. immigration policy and how it has changed over the decades. Well worth a visit!

Rock Island The Rock Island Arsenal is an active U.S. Army facility, headquarters of the First Army, and is the largest government-owned manufacturing facility in the United States. It is located on a 946-acre island on the Mississippi River between the Quad Cities of Davenport, Iowa, and Rock Island and Moline, Illinois.

The Arsenal houses the Joint Manufacturing and Technology Center (JMTC), the Department of Defense’s only vertically integrated manufacturing operation. It also includes the U.S. Army Joint Munitions Command, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Rock Island District, United States Army Sustainment Command.

Not surprisingly, the Arsenal is one of the largest employers in the Quad Cities, supporting upwards of 54,000 active and reserve units, retired military, civilian employees, and family members within a 150-mile radius.

In 1969, the arsenal was placed on the National Register of Historic Places, and in 1989, the original arsenal buildings were designated a National Historic Landmark.

You may wish to tour the Rock Island Arsenal Museum and the Colonel Davenport House. But be advised that as an active military base, visitor entry requirements are strict. You’ll need to enter at the Moline gate and stop at the Visitor Control Center, at 23 Prospect Drive. There you’ll present a valid drivers license, state ID or U.S. passport and go through a quick criminal background check.

George Davenport traveled with an army expedition in 1816 to establish a frontier military outpost on the Mississippi River. That became the original Fort Armstrong that was built on this Island, part of a system of forts in the Upper Mississippi River Valley. Davenport traveled out to meet with Indians, who considered him jovial, friendly and generous, and began trading furs with them, leading to his career as a successful merchant. Chief Black Hawk and Davenport occasionally visited one another’s homes and Black Hawk is said to have found a humanity in Davenport

Alexander VandeWalle, a student at Washington Jr. High, and his finished painting of Marilyn Monroe. made his way to America, after being imprisoned on a previous trip in Russia.

He joined the U.S. Army and became a prominent settler in the Iowa Territories, particularly Rock Island and the city that was eventually named in his honor, Davenport.

While in Rock Island last summer, I attended a two-day chalk art festival, a popular annual competition for professional artists as well as students. Their paintings were quite excellent. Alas, rain was in the forecast and so the artAfter a rainstorm on Saturday night, ists diligently covered their half-comit was back to the drawing board for pleted works with tarps and heavy-duty several artists. tape. But this was quite a cloud-buster and the next morning, when they that was missing in other military offiuncovered their drawings, most were cers. The fort's most important role was damaged or at least muddied. But with keeping the peace when it served as a can-do Midwest spirit, they began the military headquarters during the Black repair work and by the end of the day, Hawk War of 1832. with nary a cloud in the sky, the works Davenport was a fascinating charshined as brightly as the artists’ faces. acter. Born in England, he eventually N O V E M B E R 2 0 2 3 | 59

LeClaire, Cody Road and Buffalo Bill One of my favorite QC destinations was LeClaire. Its favorite son was William F. Cody – Buffalo Bill -- born here Feb. 26, 1846. It’s a charming town on the banks of the Mighty Mississippi, filled with shops you won’t find anywhere else.

Here, you’ll find the Buffalo Bill Museum, which documents Cody’s life, and also houses the last working wooden paddlewheel tugboat on the Mississippi River — the Lone Star. Guests are encouraged to board the Lone Star, climb the decks, and see where the crew lived and worked.

Riverboat pilots were prominent early citizens who helped settle LeClaire, and many of their homes have been preserved throughout the town. During the latter half of the 19th century, Mississippi riverboat pilots often engaged local pilots to guide their steamships around the treacherous Rock Island Rapids between LeClaire and Davenport. It's the only spot on the Mississippi River where the waters run east to west.

The museum features a special exhibit on Philip Suiter, the city’s first riverboat pilot who was trained by French-Indian voyagers to navigate the dangerous rapids downriver from LeClaire.

In keeping with the QC’s reputation for innovation, another LeClaire native of note featured in the museum is James J. Ryan II (1903 – 1953, quite a short life). A 1920 graduate of LeClaire High School, he later attended Iowa State University and taught at the University of Minnesota. As a professor, he tested automobile safety equipment, ranging from a hydraulic bumper to seat belt designs. He is most famous as the inventor of the Ryan Flight Recorder, which was the first “Black Box” to be used in air flight recording.

But the star of the show at the museum was Buffalo Bill. In fact, LeClaire’s main street is named

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Crane & Pelican Cafe is housed in a former riverboat pilot's house Born in LeClaire, William moved Cody Road, as is the fabulous line of with his family to Leavenworth, Cody Road whiskeys featured at the Kansas. His father died when Bill was Mississippi River Distilling Company. I 11. That’s when young Bill Cody left love, love this distillery, owned by QC home to work on a wagon train and as brothers Ryan and Garrett Burchett, which features grains that are all grown a cattle driver. After crossing the Great Plains several times, he became within 25 miles of LeClaire. a fur trapper and for a short Every bottle is handtime, a California gold labeled with the batch miner. and bottle number.

He worked for the You can then go to Union from 1863 to the their website, enter end of the Civil War your batch and in 1865. bottle number After the Civil War, and learn about Buffalo Bill earned the farmers who his moniker in 1872, grew the grains! working for the U.S. I brought home Army as a scout and six bottles of these for shooting buffalo sweet and smooth and providing the meat spirits. Mississippi to railroad workers.

River Distilling He then met another Company doesn’t scout, Ned Buntline, export to California, so that’s another William F.Cody, aka Buffalo Bill who created a drama called Scouts of the reason you must travel here, preferably by car, so you too Prairie, and he, Buntline and another scout, “Texas jack” Omohundro, can bring home a case! performed on stage beginning on Dec. But, again, I digress; my apologies to 17, 1872 in Chicago. Audiences were Buffalo Bill. Let me tell you about this enchanted with their tales of the west. legend.

Buntline and Omohundro eventually left the show, but Buffalo Bill continued on, and in 1882 he introduced Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show. It was an outdoor spectacle with live buffalo, elk and cattle, and authentic cowboys and cowgirls who demonstrated bronco riding, herding and roping. The show was even invited to entertain Queen Victoria on her Golden Jubilee in 1887.

Buffalo Bill’s relationships with the American Indians evolved over time.

As an Army scout, he fought against tribes and reenacted battles as part of his Wild West show. But he also was sympathetic to the Cheyenne and Lakota tribes, whom he felt were

Antique Archaeology

entitled to defend their lands. Toward the end of his life, he became an advocate for American Indians’ civil rights.

Coming back into the present, thanks to the local LeClaire visitor center, I was pointed to a unique store, Antique Archeology, the home base for Mike Wolfe, star of the hit History Channel show, American Pickers, whom The New York Times has dubbed “The Jack Kerouac of Junk.”

Wolfe is a LeClaire native, and the main shop is his former fabrication headquarters. Wolfe often visits the store, when he isn’t “picking” on twolane roads throughout the nation.

There are now two side-by-side shops

here that offer a blend of signature merchandise and Wolfe’s often-rusted finds of the road, such as an antique popcorn popper. Visitors are invited to “make an offer” on the antique items; no such luck on the branded merchandise!

Throughout LeClaire, you’ll see a number of preserved riverboat captain homes, including the circa-1851 Dawley House that is now home to Crane & Pelican restaurant.

Daniel and Sabina Dawley raised nine children in the home. After a 30-year career on the Mississippi, owning and working on boats, Daniel retired to become the Postmaster of LeClaire. Sabina was a prominent Universalist, and citizen of early LeClaire. She hosted events at her home to make bandages for the union soldiers during the Civil War. The home is perched across a bluff overlooking the Mississippi River and boasts its original chandeliers, fireplaces, wide pine plank floors, which creaked ever so gently as they must have for over a century as I made my way to my window seat.

I enjoyed a lovely evening here, featuring delicious “from scratch” cuisine overseen by owner Mandy Harvey. Making the evening complete were the tunes of a jazz duo wafting in from the adjoining room.

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World’s Largest Truck Stop and Truck Museum On Highway 80, on the western outskirts of the Quad Cities, you must not miss the World’s Largest Truck Stop and Truck Museum! It would be hard to miss, as this 300-acre facility is about three times bigger than most truck stops, with signage to match.

Iowa 80 Truckstop began serving truckers out of a small white enamel building in 1964 before Interstate 80 was completely built. Bill Moon, a regional manager for then-owner Standard Oil, located the spot, at what is now Exit 284. Twenty years later, Moon purchased the site from Standard Oil. In addition to a number of fast-food outlets, there’s a wonderful buffet line lunch featuring “homecooked” meals daily at the 300-seat Iowa State Kitchen. After lunch, do a

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bit of souvenir shopping in this giant of a store, the largest truckers store anywhere. There’s even a dentist and chiropractors office!

Then head to the rear of the property for the star of the show – the Iowa 80 Trucking Museum.

The museum was the dream of Moon, a longtime collector of antique trucks and trucking memorabilia.

There are 100 vintage trucks on display, along with 304 petroliani signs and 24 vintage gas pumps. Petroliani, by the way, means collectibles related to the oil industry and gas stations. Some of these old trucks brought back memories of vehicles I saw on the road during the ‘50s and ‘60s. Definitely worth a visit!

IF YOU GO …

Visit Quad Cities

Attractions & Museums

Restaurants & Spirits

Your official guide to visiting the Quad Cities. Of particular interest, go to “Explore,” then “Our Communities.” www.visitquadcities.com

• Buffalo Bill Museum 199 Front Street, LeClaire www.buffalobillmuseumleclaire.com

• The Half Nelson Dinners, Tuesday - Saturday 321 East Second Street, Davenport www.thehalfnelson.com

Hotels

• Butterworth Center & DeereWiman House 817 11th Street and 1105 8th Street, Moline www.butterwortthcenter.com

• Axis Hotel by Hilton Tapestry Collection 1630 5th Avenue, Moline www.theaxismoline.com

• Colonel Davenport House Davenport Drive, Rock Island coloneldavenport1833@hotmail.com

• Hotel Blackhawk Autograph Collection 200 East Third Street, Davenport www.hotelblackhawk.com

• The Last Picture House 325 East Second Street, Davenport (opening late 2023) www.lastpicturehouse.com

• The Current Iowa Autograph Collection 215 North Main Street, Davenport www.thecurrentiowa.com • Wyndham Moline on John Deere Commons 1415 River Drive, Moline www.wyndhamhotels.com

• Mississippi River Distilling Company 303 Cody Road, Le Claire 318 East Second Street, Davenport www.mrdistilling.com • Lagomarcino’s Confectionary 1422 Fifth Street, Moline www.lagomarsinos.com

• Figge Art Museum 225 West Second Street, Davenport www.figgeartmuseum.org

Lobby, Hotel Blackhawk

• The Crane & Pelican Café Dinners, Tuesday – Saturday; Sunday brunch 127 Second Street South, LeClaire www.craneandpelican.com

• Iowa 80 Trucking Museum 505 Sterling Drive, Walcott www.iowa80truckingmuseum.com • John Deere Pavilion and Store 1400 River Drive, Moline www.visitjohndeere.com • German-American Heritage Center 712 West Second Street Davenport www.gahc.org

• Lemongrass Café 1419 Fifth Avenue, Moline www.lemongrasscafeqc.com • Bent River Brewing Company Both locations open 365 days a year!

1413 Fifth Avenue, Moline 512 24th Street, Rock Island www.bentriverbrewing.com • Whitey’s Ice Cream Seven locations in the QC www.whiteysicecream.com • Wide River Winery Vineyard and Tasting Room: 1776 East Deer Creek Road, Clinton Tasting rooms: 106 North Cody Road, LeClaire 1128 Mound Street, Village of East Davenport www.wideriverwinery.com

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