Archive for October, 2013

  •  In and Out of the Quad-Cities - Girl Power on the Road In and Out of the Quad-Cities – Girl Power on the Road

    Contributed by Gail McPike and Toni Hall Girl Power on the Road Let’s start off sometime back in the days of Kennedy’s Camelot. The drab white walls around us are littered with an assortment of yellow lined paper and teacher created bulletin boards heralding the launch of the second year...

  • Iowa Hawkeye Football Iowa Hawkeye Football

    By Bob Morrison and Mary Huebbe Marketing & Development Director Ridgecrest Village Studies show the more active a senior is, the healthier and happy he or she becomes. Aging adults, when out and about, are increasing their opportunity for exercise and social interaction, while decreasing thei...

  • Single Sided Deafness and Treatment Single Sided Deafness and Treatment

    By Dr. Molly Parker Audiologist and Owner Parker Audiology, P.C. & Dr. Elizabeth Meinecke Audiologist Parker Audiology, P.C. Single sided hearing deafness can be caused by many things: congenital, acoustic tumors, viral illnesses, ministrokes, and sometimes other unknown reasons such a...

  • Popcorn Popping - Roller Skating - Stamp Collecting Popcorn Popping – Roller Skating – Stamp Collecting

    By Eloise Graham What do popcorn popping, roller-skating and stamp collecting have in common? October is the National Month for these three. But these are only three of a long list of serious, whimsical, practical and humorous topics for October National Month Day. Here is the list: Arts & Human...

  • Power Up Your Plate with Pork Power Up Your Plate with Pork

    By Dawn Blockinger, R.D., L.D.N. Hy-Vee Registered Dietician, Moline, IL Hy-Vee store 309.757.1085 E-Mail: dblocklinger@hy-vee.com October is National Pork Month and a great time to power up your plate with pork. The high quality of protein in pork may help you feel fuller longer, provide you...

  • Flying by the Seat of My Pants - PUBLISHER’S CORNER Flying by the Seat of My Pants – PUBLISHER’S CORNER

    By Eloise Graham Sitting around the coffee table with friends, the conversation turned to the Publisher’s Corner and me. Where did my ideas come from? After some lively chatting, someone blurted out, “She just flies by the seat of her pants.” I thought I knew what that meant. Maybe haphaza...

  •  A Hundred Years... A Million Changes, Part II A Hundred Years… A Million Changes, Part II

    By David W. Deuth, CFSP President, Weerts Funeral Home Last month began a multi-part series which merely scratched the surface of the manifold societal changes during the past one hundred years. We reviewed things like advances in manufacturing, increased life spans and, of course, advances in ...

  • Your Advocacy Connection - What Happens If There’s a Fire? Your Advocacy Connection – What Happens If There’s a Fire?

    By Jamie Long GolderCare Solutions and Jamieson Long & Associates Offering Comprehensive Long Term Care Solutions and Patient Advocacy What Happens If There’s a Fire? In senior and disability care, we have to think about fire safety all the time, not just during Fire Safety Month. ...