Archive for December, 2014

  • January Calendar of Events January Calendar of Events

    Support Groups and Informational Seminars Quad Cities Alzheimer’s Association – Learn about signs and symptoms, stages, diagnosis, treatment and care of Alzheimer's disease and dementia. Get support from our 24/7 Helpline,  www.alz.org 1-800-272-3900, or local address and phone: 2208 E. 52nd...

  • Ella’s Kitchen Ella’s Kitchen

    A New Year’s Toast to you: A toast to your future, a toast to your past, a toast to your friends, far and near. May your future be pleasant, the past a bright dream. May your friends remain faithful and dear to you this year. Have a blessed 2015 ~Ella [Ella can be contacted at ellaweeza@yaho...

  • FROM DREAM TO REALITY WITH  MY SOCIAL SECURITY FROM DREAM TO REALITY WITH MY SOCIAL SECURITY

    By Linda Clayton-Powell Social Security District Manager Davenport, Iowa In 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke about his dream of an America where equality was more than a concept—where it was an everyday reality. I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true...

  • News from Seniors And Law Enforcement Together (SALT) News from Seniors And Law Enforcement Together (SALT)

    By Cpl. Hank Jacobsen Davenport Police Department The holiday season is a time to be especially alert to burglars, thieves, pickpockets and cyber scams. Nothing can ruin the holiday spirit more than becoming a victim of a crime.  The following information will help limit the opportunity of a c...

  • The Importance of “The Plan” The Importance of “The Plan”

    By David W. Deuth, CFSP President, Weerts Funeral Home Recently, a news story regarding funerals aired on a local television station. The story was based on the frustrations a family was facing in securing funds for funeral expenses. We are pleased that the television station has brought to ligh...

  • COMING OF AGE ... AGAIN! COMING OF AGE … AGAIN!

    By Cristina Vital Social Security Manager Rock Island Social Security Office Think back to when you were younger. Life was simple at the kids’ table. The smell of a home-cooked dinner filling the air on a lazy Sunday afternoon and, after dinner, everyone crowding around the TV to watch the la...

  • Ask the Audiologist Ask the Audiologist

    By Emily Steffel, Au.D., CCC-A Audiology Consultants, P.C. I have difficulty hearing my television; my family complains it is too loud, but when it is softer I can’t understand what the people are saying.  What can I do? There are several options that can help make television watching easi...

  • Friendships Friendships

    By Mary Schricker Gemberling When we think of friends, and call their faces out of the shadows, and their voices out of the echoes that faint along the corridors of memory, and do it without knowing why save that we love to do it, we content ourselves that that friendship is a Reality, and not a Fa...