Archive for June, 2010

  • Everyday Hero: Bob Juarez Everyday Hero: Bob Juarez

    By Gary Metivier The Story behind the Hero I was watching my son playing baseball when I looked over and saw a man struggling. He was in a wheelchair working his way from the parking lot to the baseball diamond where his team was warming up for a game. He spun the wheels around the rain-rutte...

  • Quad Cities Senior Olympics - June 25-26, 2010 Quad Cities Senior Olympics – June 25-26, 2010

    Quad Cities Senior Olympics will hold the 20th Annual Games, June 25-26, 2010, at Augustana College and over 16 other Quad-Cities venues. There are over 90 athletic and arts (literary, heritage, performing, visual) events for participation, fellowship, enjoyment, and friendly competition. P...

  • Generations Names New Executive Director Generations Names New Executive Director

    By Peggy Dykes Community Relations Director GENERATIONS - Area Agency on Aging Generations Area Agency on Aging Board of Directors has named Christa Merritt as the new Executive Director. Merritt has served as the Interim Director of Generations as of mid-January, 2010, upon the retirement o...

  • Tales by Triplett - GRAND-PARENTHOOD Tales by Triplett – GRAND-PARENTHOOD

    By Patrick Triplett After having experienced being both a parent and grandparent I can say without hesitation there is no comparison. Parenthood is hard. It's about rules, discipline, teaching and sometimes having to play the role of bad guy even when it breaks your heart. Grandparenthood, on th...

  • The Ashes of our Heritage The Ashes of our Heritage

    By Mary Schricker, SRES Realtor Ruhl&Ruhl Real Estate They have stories to tell, and we need to learn to listen. My challenge to you as readers is to take the time to listen and record the stories of your fathers and grandfathers before they are lost. ...

  • Healthy Dads are Happy Dads – Father’s Day 2010 Healthy Dads are Happy Dads – Father’s Day 2010

    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 Grilling can be a much healthier option.... Father's Day is a day honoring Dads everywhere, celebrated on the third Sunday of June in 52 of the world’s countr...

  • Surf’s Up – Internet News  Surf’s Up – Internet News

    By Chris Cournoyer e-mail: webmaster@ccx.net Domain: www.ccx.net Keeping Your Computer Safe, Secure and Updated With continually expanding hard drive space, your computer can hold a lot of personal information. You depend on security programs to keep that information safe. Perhaps you alr...

  • Max’s Musings    Max’s Musings

    By Max Molleston The summer blooms in floral and other excitement as we celebrate local events and the national holiday, Independence Day. Names. We name everything. We give nicknames when our recollections fail on names. Our grandaughters are Jamie and Sydney. They are twins, and those were...