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Summer camp July 23-27 at Deere-Wiman House, Moline
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Press release submitted by Deere-Wiman House and Butterworth Center. Summer camp July 23-27 at Deere-Wiman House, Moline, will give local children the chance to step back into life in the 1800s. Activities will include loading a wagon, making rag rugs, cooking pioneer foods, making and playing games from the 1800s, writing with a quill pen (using ink made from berries), making salt maps, exploring genealogy and making gravestone rubbings. The camp is open to children ages 10-12 and is limited to 25 participants. Cost is $75 which includes lunch, snacks, supplies and all activities. Because the program is subsidized by the William Butterworth Memorial Trust, the camper fee remains low. Daily drop-off is between 8:30 and 9 a.m. at Deere-Wiman House, 817 11th Ave., Moline. Pick-up time is 3 p.m. at the Deere-Wiman House. On the last day of the camp, Friday, July 27, campers' parents and guardians are invited to attend a 2 p.m. program to see what children have learned during the week. For information or to register, call (309) 743-2701, or e-mail gsmall@butterworthcenter.com. Registration may also be conducted online at www.butterworthcenter.com 
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Today is Saturday, May 18, the 138th day of 2013. There are 227 days left in the year.
1863 -- 150 years ago: A large variety of children's wagons and gigs have arrived in thecity and are being sold at war prices.
1888 -- 125 years ago: All Rock Island retail houses, with the exception of a clothingstore and a jewelry store, have agreed to early closing hours during the summer months.The store will be closed at 8 p.m.
1913 -- 100 years ago: Baseball enthusiasts in Rock Island are attempting to raise$20,000 to keep the Island City Park open, despite the fact that the city has no franchise inorganized baseball this year.
1938 -- 75 years ago: The organization of a third rural young people's unit will beundertaken tomorrow night at the Milan Presbyterian Church, with Mrs. Mildred K.Wellman, home advisor, and Robert Smith, county farm adviser in charge.
1963 -- 50 years ago: Deere & Co. will begin a "big switch" on its telephone systemMonday morning. The extension numbers of all 1,600 telephones on the firm's EastMoline and Moline exchanges will be changed Monday morning.
1988 -- 25 years ago: East Moline's June Jamboree VI -- Nostalgia Days, will seemlike a '60s revival with the appearance of stars like Bobby Vee, Freddie Cannon, PeterNoone, Turtles, The Grass Roots and Lou Christie. This year's festival has beenexpanded to five days, June 22-26, at the Northeast Park complex.
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