Archive for May, 2015
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The Right Question
By David W. Deuth, CFSP President, Weerts Funeral Home After nearly 27 years as a funeral director, I’ve become accustomed to the certain curiosity that people seem to have with the work that I do. You might imagine the questions I am asked: “What’s the craziest thing that’s ever happen...
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In and Out of The Quad-Cities
The Sweet Smell of Ice Cream, Firecrackers and Grandma’s perfume June holds some of the fondest memories of life. Somewhere deep down in the darkest recesses of our consciousness lies the joy of bidding our teacher good-bye and rushing out to embrace summer. We’re not speaking of the poli...
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Elder Rights Program
By Peggy Dykes Community Relations Director Milestone’ Area Agency on Aging Each year, an estimated 1 to 2 million older adults face injury, exploitation, or other mistreatment in the U.S. in the form of financial, physical, sexual, or emotional abuse or neglect (According to the National Cou...
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Everything Dutch
By Mary Schricker Gemberling Amsterdam brings to mind many different images for those who have never visited. I envisioned the idyllic world of tulips, wooden shoes, and windmills. It was that and much, much more that I saw on our recent river boat cruise from Holland to Belgium. What I didn’t ...
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Community Partners Make RSVP Volunteer Recognition a Success
By Dave Layton Retired and Senior Volunteer Program of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois RSVP volunteers were honored in grand style at two great events supported by the efforts of many business and non-profit partners. They were treated to great food, fun entertainment and an outstanding master...
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Did you know that regardless of age, income and education level most Americans are still illiterate? Health illiterate that is…
By Marie A. Wisely Choice Home Health Care Inc., CPHQ-Agency Administrator Health literacy is defined as “The degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions.” Health literacy i...
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Clinton and Scott County Meal Site noon meals
1) Loose Meat Sandwich On Wheat Bun W/ Ketchup And Mustard, Crunchy Apple Coleslaw, Tropical Fruit, Oatmeal Cookie 2) Tomato Soup, Egg Salad on Wheat Bun, Sun Chips, Applesauce, Snicker Doodle Cookie 3) Happy Birthday – Oven Baked Chicken, Mashed Potatoes W/Gravy, Peas With Pearl Onions , Cupc...
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TRIAD– Helping Prevent Crimes Against Seniors
TRIAD, a cooperative effort of Quad City law enforcement agencies, senior citizens, and senior organizations, is focused on reducing crimes against our most vulnerable citizens: you – our seniors. Triad is a nationally recognized organization that is lead locally by the Scott County Sheriff...
