First couple of Weeks

Ethan Belby, 5 of Davenport shows Erik Belby, his dad the snow on his face after sledding down the hill tandem at Duck Creek Golf Course on Jan. 7, 2010. "It worked out perfect that we're both out," said Belby who teaches Calculus at Pleasant Valley High. ( Ryan Stone/Quad-City Times)

Caitie Hayward, 16 tries on a prom dress during the Exquisite Dress Exchange at Comfort Inn in Maquoketa, Ill. Girls came out early on Saturday to find bargains on different dresses. (Ryan Stone/Quad-City Times)

Karolyn Kruse, 18 looks at dresses with Amanda Franck, 17 (not pictured) during the Exquisite Dress Exchange on Jan. 9, 2010. Used dresses were sold to raise money for the Maquoketa Kiwanis After Prom Committee. (Ryan Stone/Quad-City Times)

Alice Sloane looks over newspapers from the 1930's at her office in Davenport's East Village. Alice and Ted Sloane donated a large collection of geneological books to the Davenport Public Library. (Ryan Stone/Quad-City Times)

Dave Schaeffer holds his one-year-old son Brayden's room at their home in Blue Grass. Schaeffer a high school art teacher spent several months working on painting the room with an outdoor rainforest theme. (Ryan Stone/Quad-City Times)

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