She taught me that the mind of a child is an amazing gift. Thanks Jaelynn Mackoski for a lesson in art." The First Friday Gallery Stroll will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. on Nov. 3.

Chrissy Block, an art teacher at Neil Armstrong Elementary School in Bettendorf, won a statewide 2023-24 Outstanding Elementary Art Educator of the Year Award. Presented annually by the non-profit ...