Archive for December, 2016

  • Your Advocacy Your Advocacy

    By Nancy Phelps GolderCare Solutions How to Stay Home Longer “Nearly 90 percent of seniors want to stay in their own homes as they age, often referred to as ‘aging in place.’ Living under one’s own rules is a key reason for staying in one’s own home.” www.iyhusa.com/AginginPlaceF...

  • Five Secrets to Becoming the Best Version of You in 2017! Five Secrets to Becoming the Best Version of You in 2017!

    By Heather Kearney, RDN, LD Hy-Vee Registered Dietician (563) 324-9948 hkearney@hy-vee.com You may have pictured it in your head numerous times – the best version of you. The best could mean the healthiest version, the happiest version, the smoke-free version or the less-stressed version of y...

  • JANUARY 2017 Clinton and Scott County Meal Site noon meals JANUARY 2017 Clinton and Scott County Meal Site noon meals

    2) All Nutrition Centers Closed. No Home Deliveries 3) Tuna Noodle Casserole, Edamame, Peaches, M&M Cookie, Orange Juice 4) Happy Birthday – Oven Baked Chicken, Mashed Potatoes W/Gravy, Peas With Pearl Onions, Ice Cream, Cupcake W/ Frosting 5) Bean Soup, Garden Salad, Turkey, Ham and...

  • A Case Supported

    By Rev. Jon Yarian Chaplain, ACC, Genesis Grief Support The Grief Gap As a Chaplain in the Spiritual Care department of our Genesis Medical Centers, I was called on to support the families of our patients who despite our best efforts died while in our care. Those life-altering moments of crisi...

  • RSVP Lead with Experience RSVP Lead with Experience

    By Bill Sedlacek Retired and Senior Volunteer Program of Eastern Iowa and Western Illnois It’s easy to picture Sue Grove, a retired English teacher, helping out in Davenport’s Madison Elementary kindergarten classes. She just comes across as someone who will wipe noses, help with snow boots,...

  • Offline for Awhile Offline for Awhile

    By David W. Deuth, CFSP President, Weerts Funeral Home Early in the morning on the day after Thanksgiving, Linda and I were back in the car – not for Black Friday shopping as some may have done – we were headed back to Rochester so I could have another round of chemo. Things wrapped up late ...

  • A ‘Good’ New Year A ‘Good’ New Year

    By Mary Schricker Gemberling “The secret of being Happy is accepting where you are in life and making the most out of every day.” -Anonymous Whether you celebrated the first few moments or hours of 2017 with many friends or quietly with just one special someone, you probably did so by w...

  • The Hogs Are Out The Hogs Are Out

    By John & Joan Maxwell Cinnamon Ridge Farms The house was painted. The trees were trimmed. The lawn was immaculate. My mother’s hard work over the last year to prepare our farm for my sister’s wedding reception had paid off. The result of her saving flower seeds and planting bulbs was si...