Thanks to the members of the Davenport Elks Lodge #298, receiving a dictionary has become rite of passage for the third graders in Davenport Community School District. For over ten years, the Davenport Elks have teamed up with The Dictionary Project to promote education in their community. This fall, Project Coordinator Earl Oelerich and fellow members of the Davenport Elks Lodge #298 visited 22... Read More

he·ro /ˈhirō/, noun: a person of great strength and courage who is admired or idealized for his or her outstanding achievements or noble qualities “You don’t raise heroes, you raise sons. And if you treat them like sons, they’ll turn out to be heroes, even if it’s just in your own eyes.” Walter M. Schirra Sr., 1923 – 2007 “A hero is an ordinary... Read More