Archive for October, 2018

  • Tour Time Tour Time

    By John & Joan Maxwell Cinnamon Ridge Farms The chill in the air and colorful leaves usher in autumn, which at our farm not only means harvest time, but also fall harvest tours for many local grade schoolers and preschoolers. As their bright yellow school bus turns onto the lane to our fa...

  • Insured for Life Insured for Life

    By Mary Huebbe Marketing Director – Ridgecrest Village Are you insured enough? Did you purchase car insurance, house insurance and life insurance? Have you ensured your future forever? Ridgecrest Village has a Lifecare program that no one else in the Quad Cities offers. This program secures a se...

  • Why seniors are lining up to acquire the new Dan Dolan Homes at “The Fountains” in Bettendorf Why seniors are lining up to acquire the new Dan Dolan Homes at “The Fountains” in Bettendorf

    By Dan Dolan Dan Dolan Homes It’s almost time for the Quad City Fall Parade of Homes, and this year Dan Dolan Homes is very proud to feature its latest residential addition adjacent to “The Fountains” senior residential facility in Bettendorf. These Villas at The Fountains by Dan Dolan Home...

  • Be Aware of the Benefits of Screening Mammography Be Aware of the Benefits of Screening Mammography

    By David Aanestad, MD, FACS Davenport Surgical Group P.C. October is breast cancer awareness month. As a breast surgeon at the Kenneth H. McKay Center for Breast Health at Genesis, I am all too aware of the devastating effects a breast cancer diagnosis can have on a patient and their family. Altho...

  • Ask the Audiologist Ask the Audiologist

    By Margaret Christiansen, Au.D. Audiology Consultants, P.C. What are Over the Counter Hearing Aids? Recent legislation was passed that will allow a new category of hearing aids, Over the Counter (OTC) hearing aids, to be sold. The FDA is required to establish this category of hearing aids with...

  • PUBLISHER’S CORNER PUBLISHER’S CORNER

    By Eloise Graham Fifty Shades of Black “Fifty shades?” you might ask. Yes, I am sure of it. I have a black blazer that I got to wear with a pair of black slacks I already had. But when I put them together, they clashed. The slacks suddenly took on a warm, reddish black hue while the jacket h...

  • The Colors of October The Colors of October

    By Eloise Graham October is full of rich vibrant colors. The marigold, a small flower whose color ranges from a light yellow to deep gold to brilliant orange to almost a rust color, is one of this month’s flower. The other flower of the month is the cosmos, a delicate lavender to purple-pink flow...