Posts Tagged Quad Cities
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Announcing Memories in the Making 2012
By Kirsten Adams Lighthouse Homecare Many of you may remember that our first ever Quad-Cities Memories in the Making® was held at our Lighthouse Homecare's office building in Rock Island last June. Traditionally, most first year events often start out slow and take years to gain momentum. This...
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In and Out of the Quad Cities – What We Learned
Contributed by Gail McPike and Toni Hall What We Learned Learning is a critical component of life. Lifestyle gurus tell us; folks with a plan for continuous intellectual growth occupy the ranks of the happiest and healthiest folks on the planet. Furthermore, those who share this psychological...
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Choices in Senior Living
By Roger Brann Administrator Bettendorf Health Care Seniors today are fortunate that there are so many choices in senior housing today. The choices for senior housing have changed significantly over the years. Back in the 1990s, seniors had basically two choices; either live at home or move...
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Seniors waiting to make home choice likely to pay more. Still time to save.
By Dan Dolan Dan Dolan Homes I’ve been intrigued recently by the late-night online auctions of foreclosed Florida real estate. For one thing, it’s hard to believe that new homes selling for $230,000 to $250,000 as recently as 2008 would now be sold at auction for around $90,000, including m...
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Remember a Senior
By Mary Schricker A little over three years ago, a group of five individuals met over early morning coffee to discuss ways to raise money to buy Christmas gifts for Quad-City seniors. Just two months later, the first annual Hat Bash was held at CASI. The event raised over $8,000, money that was...
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In and Out of the Quad Cities
Contributed by Gail McPike and Toni Hall Gail and Toni Resolve to..... January 2012 A couple of years ago, we documented our trip to the great Mayan ruins deep in the jungles of southern Mexico. Even though this trip lacked funding from the National Geographic Channel, we did our level best...
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Electronic Eye Wear is Coming to the Quad Cities
By Mike Snell Eye Surgeons Associates A new device is joining smartphones, iPads and music players: electronic eyeglasses. Arriving in late November, Eye Surgeons will be the first and only optical department in the Quad-Cities to offer emPower! eyeglasses, the biggest optical advance in over ...
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In and Out of the Quad Cities – It’s Thanksgiving Time in the Quad-Cities
Contributed by Gail McPike and Toni Hall November seems to be one of those twix seasons – sandwiched between Halloween and the holidays like yesterday’s turkey between two of slices of stale toast. Let’s face it – nothing much happens until the last week of November. But once things cran...
