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Celebrate Cancer Survivor Night at River Bandits game

By Sharon Wren,

21 hours ago

Join Cancer Support Community Iowa & NW Illinois families at Cancer Survivor Night at the River Bandits game on Friday, August 28, as the home team takes on Beloit. The game starts at 6:30 p.m. and includes a fireworks finale. RSVP is required and includes a free ticket. Free tickets for guests are available, pending availability. There must be an RSVP for each person wanting to attend. RSVP is required and tickets are limited. This program is intended for Cancer Support Community at Gilda’s Club participants, their families and Camp Hope families

Click here to RSVP or contact the Program Team at 563-326-7504 or program@csciowaillinois.org with questions and for additional tickets.

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Before you head to the store to buy grapes again, here are 5 things that will be helpful to know. Besides the type of grape, this is the first thing I look at when shopping for grapes in the store. The freshest grapes in the grocery store are going to be ones where the stem is still green and is flexible. As the grapes age, the stem will lose its color and turn dark brown or black and become rigid. While the grapes may look and taste great, they won't last very long at that point so if you do buy them, eat them up quickly.

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