Archive for May, 2018
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Blood Center Volunteers are Vital to Life
By Kirby Winn Director of Public Relations Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center For Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center (MVRBC), volunteers are vital to life! The Blood Center, based in Davenport, is the exclusive provider of blood and blood components to all hospitals in the Quad Citie...
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Race for the Cure
Information from the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure Quad Cities A cherished support network of family and friends helped Kewanee’s Lynette Lempke battle breast cancer in 2009. And that same group has banded together, making a huge impact on the fight against breast cancer. Lempke’s supporte...
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Publisher’s Corner
By Eloise Graham My Memories of May Flowers May Day and May Baskets Do any of you have fond memories of making May baskets, filling them with flowers and candy and then delivering them to neighbors? My mom would walk me to a neighbor’s house (I was probably pre-school) and I would sneak up to...
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May – The Emerald Month
By Eloise Graham May’s birthstone is the emerald. Mention emerald and we immediately think of that bright, deep jewel-tone green. In reality, it can come in various colors. The scientific name of the emerald is beryl or vberyllium and is mined as such. The chemical composition is Be3Al2(SiO3)6....
