Archive for October, 2018
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Your Advocacy
By Jaime Long The “Passionate Patient Advocate™” Owner of GolderCare Solutions The 2 Most Important Secrets to Winning the Medicare Battle Last month, a story on local TV highlighted the plight of a Quad City family who learned after Mom died that they might lose her home to the state. ...
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Another Annual Enrollment October 15 to December 7
By Richard J. Schillig, CLU, ChFC, LUTCF Independent Insurance and Financial Advisor Time really flies when having fun!! We are having fun! We are having fun helping people with their Medicare decision. Let’s clarify - having fun is not making fun of people. But we are having fun explaining to p...
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Discovering a New Hobby in Retirement
Information from Friendship Manor Larry and his wife lived in Rock Island for over 40 years before deciding to move to Friendship Manor. They didn’t consider living anywhere else after Larry retired, and they were ready to move to a Continuing Care Retirement Community. While they didn’t know ...
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A Recipe for a Happy Marriage
By Nancy Nehlsen In 1936 fourteen-year-old Jeanne Gwyn went to the county fair with her cousin, as she did every year. Only this year was different. Selling hot dogs (and eating as many as he sold) was the cutest guy she had ever seen. Unfortunately, he had eyes for another girl at the fair. Not to...
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Snowstar-Summit Lodge, a Fun Season You don’t Want to Miss!
Snowstar-Summit Lodge has a lot happening this year! We have ziplines going in fall 2018, Cosmic tubing to come winter 2018, and of course skiing and snowboarding as usual! In addition, we are also adding several events for all ages! Check out our event calendar on skisnowstar.com or keep an eye o...
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A New Service Business Opens in the Hilltop Campus Village
Welcome to Always Plumbing, a family owned and operated business that just moved into the Hilltop Campus Village. Office Manager, Emily Johnson, has this to say about the business. “Always Plumbing is a 3rd generation plumbing company with us focusing on being able to provide the highest quality ...
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Carving: “Two Birds” with One Chainsaw!
By Mary Schricker Gemberling In 2010 when Gary and I had been dating less than a year, his log home burned to the ground leaving nothing but a pile of ashes and a few charred trees. Two of the massive oaks that were closest to the flames were given only a 50/50 chance of survival by a local arboris...
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Ready, set, go…get a head start on 2019’s Medicare open enrollment.
By Peggy Dykes Community Relations Director Milestone’s Area Agency on Aging From October 15 to December 7, you’ll have a chance to make key changes to your Medicare healthcare coverage that goes into effect January 1, 2019. Even if you’ve been happy with your current plan, it’s very impo...
