Archive for December, 2014

  • Better Hearing Means Better Balanace Better Hearing Means Better Balanace

    By Dr. Molly Parker Audiologist and Owner Parker Audiology, P.C. Dr. Alison Soto Audiologist Parker Audiology, P.C. Hearing aids may do more than just help us hear. They may also give us better balance. Imbalance is a concern of millions of people worldwide. Balance can be related to inner ea...

  • Giving Tuesday” and “Holiday Mail for Heroes Giving Tuesday” and “Holiday Mail for Heroes

    By RSVP Staff Retired and Senior Volunteer Program of Eastern Iowa and Western Illnois You’ve probably heard of “Black Friday,” the first shopping day after Thanksgiving. Maybe you’ve even heard of “Cyber Monday” for online shoppers, but have you heard of “Giving Tuesday”? “Giv...

  • Home Care–Not Just for the Elderly Home Care–Not Just for the Elderly

    By Jan Lawrence Choice Home Health Care When home care is mentioned do you automatically think about who needs it?  Your neighbor who recently had knee surgery and her family lives out of town, your brother in law who can no longer go safely down the basement steps to do his laundry or your nie...

  • Warm Up A Cold Winter’s Day With Some Hot Jazz! Warm Up A Cold Winter’s Day With Some Hot Jazz!

    By Laura Hozak Secretary, Catfsh Jazz Society Do you like the music of days gone by?  If so, you are in luck, The Catfish Jazz Society can help you out of the winter doldrums with music you can dance to (if you don’t have 2 left feet like me) or just sit back, relax, and listen. The Catfish J...

  • Who is Paying the Bill?? Who is Paying the Bill??

    By Richard J. Schillig, CLU, ChFC, LUTCF Independent Insurance and Financial Advisor “The Marketplace” is the name given to the state insurance exchanges mandated by the Health Care Reform Act passed into law in 2010. Provisions of the Affordable Care law required states to establish Insuran...

  • Reminiscing at Ridgecrest Reminiscing at Ridgecrest

    By Mary Huebbe Marketing Consultant Ridgecrest Village Ridgecrest Village is so much more than most people imagine. We have the whole realm of Senior Care, starting with Independent living going all the way through to end of life care.  We have a wide array of elder care activities. We work ha...

  • Could 2015 be a Confusing Year? Could 2015 be a Confusing Year?

    Contributed by Gail McPike and Toni Hall It’s 2015; let us be amongst the last to welcome you to the New Year. Humor us as we fast forward from our last time together. Christmas parties at home, work and a couple of friend’s houses were good for a few thousand extra calories.  Christmas Eve...

  • The Durable  Power of Attorney The Durable Power of Attorney

    By Ryan Denman Duffy Law Office For most people, the durable power of attorney is the most important estate planning instrument available – even more useful than a will. A power of attorney allows a person you appoint (your “attorney-in-fact” or “agent”) to act in place of you (the “...