Archive for November, 2017
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Christmas Past
By Mary Schricker Gemberling “There is no ideal Christmas; only the one Christmas you decide to make as a reflection of your values, desires, affections, & traditions.” Bill McKibbon Christmas traditions h...
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The Christmas Present That Said, “Moo-ey Christmas!”
By John & Joan Maxwell Cinnamon Ridge Farms Growing up on a farm, Christmas was a time of great celebration. Since our cows needed to be milked every day, even on Christmas, we didn’t venture away from home. Instead, extended family all traveled “over the river and through the woods” t...
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Be a Friend of CASI
By Laura Kopp CASI President/CEO Center for Active Seniors, Inc. (CASI) Dear Friend, They say it takes a village to raise a child. But who takes care of the villagers once they have raised our children? More than 3.5 million adults will turn age 65 this year. By the year 2025, 1 in 4 adults ...
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Take Control of Holiday Stress, Time and Money
By Dawn Dunnegan and Laura Sternweis Iowa State University Extension and Outreach “As the holiday season quickly approaches, holiday stressors tend to sneak up as well. These additional commitments for time and money can zap the happy from the holidays,” says Dawn Dunnegan, a human sciences ...
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Getting Prepared
By Mary Huebbe Marketing Director Ridgecrest Village According to the calendar, winter is a month away. Outside it feels like it’s already here. It was summer and then it wasn’t. Fall, my favorite time of the year, was gone in a blink. So how should we prepare for winter? We all know about...
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PUBLISHER’S CORNER
By Kari Smith Thirty Years and Counting Please take a moment and think back to what was going on in your life in 1987. Were you in school? Were you married? How old were your children? Do you remember that in 1987: The cost of a U.S. Postage Stamp was $.24 The Y...
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Ask the Audiologist
By Laura Mergen, Au.D., CCC-A Audiology Consultants, P.C. WAX, huh, good God, y’all, what is it good for? Absolutely SOMETHIN’! Sometimes it seems like people are obsessed with their ear wax: how much they have, what color or consistency it is, and how to clean it out of their ears. When I te...
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What is Your Favorite or Most Memorable December Date?
By Eloise Graham Each month always has certain dates that stand out more than others. Some dates are personal and only important to you or your family, other dates are shared by the masses. Such a date, shared by the whole world, is December 7. It was on this date in 1941 that Pearl Harbor was bom...
