Archive for July, 2011

  • Look for the Fun in Life Look for the Fun in Life

    By Diana Spranger, R.N. Administrator Bettendorf Health Care The month of July has arrived once again, and it’s truly beginning to feel as though summer is here. We had plenty of rain in June, and with lots of warm nights, “can’t you just hear that corn growing?” That’s what my dad ...

  • Seeing and Looking Your Best Seeing and Looking Your Best

    By Peter Fries, M.D. Eye Surgeons Associates “The eyes are a window to the soul.” – Proverb “What the eye does not admire, the heart does not desire.” – Proverb “For Your Eyes Only.” – Sheena Easton “Brown Eyed Girl.” – Van Morrison Eyes have been the th...

  • Quilts: May all your ups and downs in life be with needle and thread. Quilts: May all your ups and downs in life be with needle and thread.

    By Nancy Stockwell Marketing Consultant Ridgecrest Village In a fast-paced world filled with ready-made conveniences, sometimes we overlook the hand-crafted beauty and simple functionality of something as common as quilts. A beautifully crafted quilt is truly a work of art. Certainly it could ...

  • Summer Treats:  A Look at Nutrition Summer Treats: A Look at Nutrition

    By Abby Boardman Olivet Nazarene University Student Intern Child Abuse Council Warm weather equals ice cream and picnics furnished with grilled hot dogs, chips and any other junk food you have been waiting all winter long to enjoy in the sun. But with the rise in our nation’s obesity awa...

  • One in a Million; Parenting your Grandchildren One in a Million; Parenting your Grandchildren

    By Curt Ford Nash Nash Bean & Ford Nancy’s grandchildren moved into her home when her daughter and son-in-law were both deployed overseas. In little under six weeks, she went from occasional babysitter to sole caretaker for the children. The move not only elevated Nancy from grandparent t...

  • PUBLISHER’S CORNER PUBLISHER’S CORNER

    By Eloise Graham I can not believe that it has been three years since Jim and I purchased 50+ Lifestyles, and two years since his untimely death. In honor of those anniversaries, the Publisher's Corner this month will be excerpts from the column that he wrote two years ago about his love of the F...

  • Ask the Audiologist Ask the Audiologist

    By Janet Liddicoat, Au.D., CCC-A Audiology Consultants, P.C. In the summer time my hearing aids cut out when I am working outside, why is that? As we all know, the summers here by the Mississippi River are hot and humid. Every time I put a hearing aid on a patient I always recommend that the...

  • Our Bix Lives! Our Bix Lives!

    By Deb Williams Oakdale Memorial Gardens Blaring Band: Our Bix Lives! These words were the headlines in The Times Democrat on Friday August 6, 1971. It was the 40th anniversary of the death of Leon Bismark “Bix” Beiderbecke – and the birth of the Bix Jazz Festival. The Times article ...