Archive for March, 2017

  • In-Service Rollovers In-Service Rollovers

    By Richard J. Schillig, CLU, ChFC, LUTCF Independent Insurance and Financial Advisor Now that income tax season is over or soon to be over, let’s review another retirement planning strategy that could be very appropriate for many readers. This strategy is a little known option with 401K Plans ...

  • Death and Taxes Death and Taxes

    By David W. Deuth, CFSP President, Weerts Funeral Home Editor’s note: We are pleased to share a previous article by David Deuth from our archives. “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” This now iconic phrase is said to have been penned by none oth...

  • Johannes Bus Service Inc. is Growing Johannes Bus Service Inc. is Growing

    Information from Johannes Bus Service Inc. Johannes Bus Service, Inc. a family owned and operated school bus and charter transportation business is growing! The Johannes Family is in the process of setting up shop at a new location in West Rock Island in the Rock Island Industrial Park off of An...

  • Planting Season Planting Season

    By John & Joan Maxwell Cinnamon Ridge Farms As the earth wakes up in April, farmers have a narrow window of time to plant seeds in their fields. For my father as a young man in the 1920s, he would greet the spring breezes by tackling the fields with literal horse power. In the dark, pre-daw...

  • Max’s Musings Max’s Musings

    By Max Molleston We are all in April, the Princess of Spring, adventurous or quiet, attending her beds and branches as the season expresses earliest wishes. It seems to be the most hopeful time of all our seasons. Some of us set aside time needed to think about the “outsides” of the places we...

  • Chef D’ Cuisine Brady Moore of Rhythm City Casino Resort Chef D’ Cuisine Brady Moore of Rhythm City Casino Resort

    Ruthie’s “top” chef is delivering the freshest food in the Quad Cities with the best views. At the top of Rhythm City Casino Resort, (also known as the sixth floor) sits Ruthie’s Steak & Seafood fine dining restaurant. Chef D’ Cuisine Brady Moore delivers the freshest seafood to the...

  • Preparing your Home for “Aging in Place” Preparing your Home for “Aging in Place”

    By Alyssa Dominacki Alternatives for the Older Adult Business Development Coordinator “We just don’t know whether to move into a smaller, more accessible home as we retire or whether we should do something with our current home to make it safer as we age.” For many of us, we want to st...

  • Let’s Get Personal Let’s Get Personal

    By Carole Ferch, RDH I-Smile Silver Coordinator Scott County Health Department Do you have bad breath or know someone who does? Since it is nearly impossible to smell your own breath, how would you know if yours is offensive? One study found that 80 percent of patients visiting a dental clinic ...