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'Season of Light' opens Saturday at Augie
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Augustana College's John Deere Planetarium, 820 38th St., Rock Island, will present "Season of Light," its annual holiday program, from Saturday, Dec. 8, through Friday, Dec. 14. The show will start at 7 p.m. weekdays and 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. "Season of Light" is a multimedia planetarium show led by Dr. Lee Carkner, planetarium director and associate professor of physics at Augustana. The show uses the planetarium sky projector, astronomical images, music and narration. "All of this is projected onto a 30-foot dome to tell the story of how our holiday traditions are connected to the sky above," Dr. Carkner said in a press release. "Our show explains the seasons and the winter constellations, and speculates about the Star of Bethlehem," Dr. Carkner said. Just outside the planetarium in the Getz-Rogers Gallery, full-color images from the Hubble Space Telescope and a quarter-ton piece of the Canyon Diablo meteor will be displayed with interpretive information. The nearby Fryxell Geology Museum also will be open to the public, from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. weekdays and from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. The planetarium's doors will open 15 minutes before each show. Latecomers will not be admitted, and the show is not recommended for children seven and younger. Admission is free, but reservations are requested. To make reservations, call (309) 794-7327 during weekday business hours. 
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1888 -- 125 years ago: With the Mississippi River at 18 feet above the low water stage,Rock Island is waging a valiant fight to keep the river from flooding the entire city.
1913 -- 100 years ago: Approval has been given by the city commission for paving 45thStreet between 7th and 11th Avenues.
1938 -- 75 years ago: Herndon Wright, of East Moline, has won the discus-throw title, by aheave of more than 140 feet, to set a new high school record at Champaign.
1963 -- 50 years ago: With the Selective Service Law recently extended by Congress forfour more years, Mrs. Hazel Doris reminded young men that they must register withinfive days after attaining their 18th birthday.
1988 -- 25 years ago: Over 500 Quad-Cities area retired volunteers were honoredrecently for their community services at a Retired Senior Volunteer Program luncheonat Palmer Auditorium in Davenport. Guest speaker, William Moffitt, director of productengineering of Deere & Co., spoke about leadership and stressed the importance ofcommunity volunteers.
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