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Check Out The Tower Times Online
Mark Kane, Public Affairs
GRAPHIC of the Tower Times Online ROCK ISLAND, IL -- The Tower Times has been renovated to bring information of interest to District employees in a broader and more timely medium ... as an information gateway via the Internet.
     
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December 2005 Tower Times
Mark Kane, Public Affairs
Cover of December 2005 Tower Times Rock Island, Ill. -- The December 2005 Tower Times is now available. Check it out by clicking on Full Story below:

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October/November 2005 Tower Times on the 'Net
Mark Kane, Public Affairs
October/November 2005 Tower Times Rock Island, Ill. -- The October/November 2005 Tower Times is available on the Internet. Check it out by clicking on Full Story below:

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July/August 2005 Tower Times on the 'Net
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June 2005 Tower Times on the 'Net
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May 2005 Tower Times on the 'Net
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March/April 2005 Tower Times on the 'Net
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February 2005 Tower Times on the 'Net
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January 2005 Tower Times on the 'Net
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December 2004 Tower Times on the 'Net
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October/November Tower Times on the 'Net
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August Tower Times on the 'Net
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July Tower Times on the 'Net
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June Tower Times on the 'Net
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June 2004 Tower Times Rock Island, Ill. -- The June Tower Times is available on the Internet. Check it out by clicking on Full Story below:

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May Tower Times on the 'Net
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May Tower Times ROCK ISLAND, Ill. -- The May Tower Times is available on the Internet. Check it out by clicking on Full Story below:

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April Tower Times on the 'Net
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February/March Tower Times on the 'Net
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January Tower Times on the 'Net
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December Tower Times on the 'Net
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Tower Times on the 'Net
Mark Kane, Public Affairs
Click here to see the October/November Tower Times. Rock Island, Ill. -- The October/November Tower Times is on the Internet.
     
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Tower Times on the 'Net
Mark Kane, Public Affairs
August/September Tower Times Rock Island, Ill. -- The August/September Tower Times is on the Internet.
     
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Tower Times on the 'Net
Mark Kane, Public Affairs
July Tower Times on the Internet Rock Island, Ill. -- The July Tower Times is on the Internet.
     
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January/February Tower Times
Mark Kane, Public Affairs
Cover - January/February Tower Times Rock Island, Ill. -- The January/February Tower Times is now available via this web site. Starting with this issue of the Tower Times, the Internet version features information that is not available through the print edition.

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December Tower Times Hits the Streets
Mark Kane, Public Affairs
Cover - December 2002 Tower Times. Rock Island, Ill. -- The December issue of the District's newsletter, the Tower Times, hit the streets Dec. 6, and is currently available on the Internet. Check out the online version by clicking on the full story.

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Saylorville Lake Marks 25 With a Bang
Mark Kane, Public Affairs
A group of children put the finishing touches on their sandcastle tribute to Saylorville Lake's 25-year anniversary. Photo by Kelly Ulrick-Blackledge, park ranger, Saylorville Lake. Saylorville Lake, Iowa -- This summer, Saylorville Lake hit the quarter-century mark since opening the reservoir to public recreation in 1977.
     
      On Labor Day weekend, the lake capped off their 25-year anniversary celebration with the glare of fireworks.

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Boating, Water Safety ... Past to Present
John Punkiewicz, Operations Division
John Punkiewicz, left, instructs Kate Soska, Coralville Lake, on proper backing procedures during a boating safety class held last summer. Photo by Mark Kane. ROCK ISLAND, ILL. -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is the largest provider of water-based recreation in the country, and Corps visitation is second behind the U.S. Forest Service.
     
      We have more visitors than the National Park Service and what makes this even more amazing is that the Corps of Engineers only has 2 percent of the federal lands in its inventory. That translates into a lot of water-based recreation.

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March Tower Times Hits the Streets
Mark Kane, Public Affairs
March Tower Times cover. Major rehabilitation at Lock and Dam 12 didn't keep this fisherman from casting for a big catch below the dam during a brisk, but sunny, Dec. 17 morning. Photo by Mark Kane. Rock Island, Ill. -- The March issue of the District's newsletter, the Tower Times, hit the streets March 8, and is currently available on the Internet. Check out the online version by clicking on the full story.

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February Tower Times Hits the Streets
Mark Kane, Public Affairs
February Tower Times Cover. Rock Island, Ill. -- The February issue of the District's newsletter, the Tower Times, hits the streets Feb. 8, and is currently available on the Internet. Check out the online version by clicking on the full story.

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January Tower Times on the 'Net
Mark Kane, Public Affairs
January 2002 Tower Times cover. Rock Island, Ill. -- The January issue of the District's newsletter, the Tower Times, hit the streets Jan. 11, as well as the Internet. Check out the online version by clicking on the full story.

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Lock & Dam 12 Gets Facelift
Public Affairs Office
The structures maintenance crew monitors the miter gate as it is being lifted out the lock. Photo by Dena McClurkin, Public Affairs. Bellevue, Iowa -- On Dec. 17, contractors and Corps' employees started the final phase of the rehabilitation on the 65-year-old Lock 12 as a part of the Corps' $42 million rehabilitation project.
     
      "Contrary to popular belief the locks don't last forever," said Bill Gretten, Operations Division. "They usually have a life span of 50 years, but we are trying to build another 25 years of life back into these locks."

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December Tower Times Hits the Streets and the 'Net
Mark Kane, Public Affairs
2001 December Tower Times cover. Photo by Dena McClurkin, Public Affairs. Rock Island, Ill. -- The December issue of the District's newsletter, the Tower Times, hit the streets Dec. 19, as well as the Internet. Check out the online version by clicking on the full story.

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THE BIG BUCKS
Mark Kane, Public Affairs
District Engineer Col. William Bayles spills out the dough! Rock Island District, Clock Tower Building -- District Engineer Col. William Bayles spills out the dough to District Combined Federal Campaign Chairman George Hardison, Operations Division, Nov. 16, keeping his promise to donate $500 to the CFC if the District exceeded the 50 percent participation goal.
     
      The District also exceeded its monetary goal of $50,000 for this year's campaign. Final contributions are still being counted, but will be announced in next month?s Tower Times.

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Corps Day 2001
Mark Kane
Corps Day 2001 Rock Island, ILL. -- The Rock Island District's 135th Anniversary, Corps Day 2001 celebration visually displayed in pictures. Corps Day took place June 14, at Memorial Field, on the Rock Island Arsenal.

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Safety Can Be Fun
Ron Fournier
Diane Venenga, police officer, North Liberty, Iowa, speaks with children about bicycle safety at Sugar Bottom Campgroud, Coralville Lake. ROCK ISLAND, ILL. -- If safety is a learned habit, the young campers at Coralville Lake are off to a good, safe start. As part of the never-ending quest to assure the recreation safety of all campers, Park Ranger Jeff Nelson organized a special event at Sugar Bottom Campground.

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District Awarded for CFC Participation
Ron Fournier
Combined Federal Campaign Award Logo ROCK ISLAND, ILL. -- The Combined Federal Campaign is well known within government service, but the magnitude of the planning that it takes to accomplish a successful campaign is not.
      The District was challenged by the district engineer to improve our participation percentages from 26 percent to 50 percent, to beat our previous year's record contribution of $28,000, as well as to make it fun.

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