Archive for June, 2010

  • Publisher’s Corner - June is Bustin’ Out All Over Publisher’s Corner – June is Bustin’ Out All Over

    By Eloise Graham As a youth, I thought it my duty to run around the house singing this Rodgers & Hammerstein classic at the top of my lungs! I would do this all day on June 1. Drove my parents crazy. My mother knew then that I was no Beverly Sills, but that didn’t deter me from belting out that...

  • Who’s Really In Charge? Who’s Really In Charge?

    David W. Deuth, CFSP President, Weerts Funeral Home The second article in a series intended to help readers gain a better understanding of things most people never think about – until it’s time to plan a funeral. Last month’s introductory article to this series established a few key poi...

  • Bettendorf Business Supports Bettendorf Tradition

    16th Annual Run with Carl presented by Trinity Regional Health System The Run with Carl is a Bettendorf tradition – 16 years in the making. The race draws participants and volunteers from all across the bi-state area but gains significant support from Bettendorf residents, the Bettendorf Rotary...

  • FLAG DAY – June 14, 2010 FLAG DAY – June 14, 2010

    The Flag The idea of an annual day specifically celebrating the Flag is believed to have first originated in 1885. BJ Cigrand, a schoolteacher, arranged for the pupils in the Fredonia, Wisconsin Public School, District 6, to observe June 14 (the 108th anniversary of the official adoption of ...

  • A TRIBUTE to Fathers A TRIBUTE to Fathers

    As Samuel Clemmens, better known as Mark Twain, once said, “When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished to see how much the old man had learned in seven years.” Oh, my Papa... ...

  • In and Out of the Quad Cities In and Out of the Quad Cities

    Contributed by Gail McPike and Toni Hall It’s June! The astronomers down at NASA might argue that summer officially begins on June 21st, but we subscribe to the June 1st theory. Our great friend Mark Martens – an Ames-based agricultural expert says summer begins the first day it turns 90 ...

  • The Best Buying Opportunity For Senior Housing The Best Buying Opportunity For Senior Housing

    By Dan Dolan Dan Dolan Homes Some thoughts on why this may be the best buying opportunity for senior housing to be available for a long time‚ – and what to do about it. My building materials supplier recently told me prices are NOT dropping any further and there’s evidence of increase...

  • Dieting Is NOT the Answer Dieting Is NOT the Answer

    By Robert J. Scranton, D.C. Fibromyalgia Centers of America Cleansing is the process of detoxifying the body. A body cleanse rids the body of accumulated harmful substances including toxins. Cleansing can lead to improved health because a detoxified body is able to heal from a variety of common...