Archive for November, 2010

  • November Dates & Facts November Dates & Facts

    By Jennifer Kohel Besides giving thanks, voting and honoring Veterans, November is: Aviation History Month, Diabetes Awareness Month, Georgia Pecan Month, Native American Heritage Month, Peanut Butter Lover Month, Sleep Comfort Month, Vegan Awareness Month Daily Observances All Saint’...

  • Did You Know? Book Listeners Have More Options

    By Lisa Lockheart Publicity/Outreach Liason Rock Island Public Library Many audiobooks are now coming out in MP3 compatible formats. This is a full audiobook on a single CD. MP3 compatibility means you can transfer the audio file to your computer, and then onto an MP3 compatible music play...

  • Maintenance Calls..... Maintenance Calls…..

    By Betty Sands HOMZ Management Corp. We at HOMZ Management could not be more pleased with the great maintenance staff that keep things in tip top shape in our properties. Never is there a time that a leaky faucet has to drip for days before it’s fixed. One day, and John at Edgewater on Th...

  • People, Patents, Progress... and Now a Place People, Patents, Progress… and Now a Place

    By Julie L. Forsythe Talent Pool Director Midwest Intellectual Property Management Institute The Midwest Intellectual Property Management Institute (IPI) now has a place for its assets – people and patents – to comingle in a secure and nurturing environment. After completing the refur...

  • On the Go With Joe Hutter On the Go With Joe Hutter

    Seniors And Law Enforcement Together (SALT) By Joe Hutter In the media, we have all heard of the millions of dollars lost to Medicare fraud. When you get the envelope from the National Government Services, with information on services you received from various medical services, check the...

  • Let’s Remember to Give Thanks Let’s Remember to Give Thanks

    By David W. Deuth, CFSP President, Weerts Funeral Home Believing in the promise of a better life in a new land with a new form of government, a group of like-minded people came together and took the chance to separate from the Church of England. They set out to cross the ocean in pursuit of...

  • Hilltop Campus Village – Rich with Opportunites Hilltop Campus Village – Rich with Opportunites

    By Scott Tunnicliff Program Director Hilltop Campus Village In our changing economy, people often spend time waiting for things to return to “normal”, not realizing that circumstances have changed circumstances for the long-term. To mix a transportation metaphor, while waiting for the ...

  • Scouting Corner – Year of Celebration

    By Thomas McDermott Scout Executive, Illiowa Council Boy Scouts of America Scouts put the OUTING in SCOUTING We are fast approaching the end of our Year of Celebration. Here in Illowa Council, we have one young man that knows how to really celebrate this year. Zac Greve, an Eagle Scout ...