Archive for March, 2019
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The Melding of Friends
By Mary Schricker Gemberling “A good friend is a connection to life…a tie to the past….. a road to the future…the key to sanity in this crazy world.” …………..Anonymous One of the real perks of a blended marriage is the merging of new and old friends. I have often said how blesse...
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Your Advocacy
We Solve Long Term Care Problems By Kathy Nitz Lead Benefits Advocate GolderCare Solutions Funeral Planning is Financial Planning Death is not a topic that many of us want to think about or discuss but we can likely all agree that planning for what happens after we pass away can minimize the ...
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Why seniors are lining up to acquire the new Dan Dolan homes at “The Fountains” in Bettendorf
By Kevin Dolan Dan Dolan Homes It’s almost time for the Quad City Spring 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 ...
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Louis Comfort Tiffany: Treasures from the Driehaus Collection
Information from The Figge Art Museum [caption id="attachment_10580" align="alignright" width="265"] Tiffany Studios, Group of lamps (birds-eye detail), photograph by John Faier, © 2013 The Richard H. Driehaus Museum[/caption] Through May 19, the Figge Art Museum is hosting the special exhibi...
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Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure Quad Cities
Information from theSusan G. Komen Race for the Cure Quad Cities The Komen Quad Cities Race for the Cure is embarking on an important milestone~ 30 years of celebrating survivorship and raising funds in the fight against breast cancer. The Race has named Lisa Craig, 59, of Moline, as the honorar...
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April – A Month for Diamonds
By Eloise Graham Diamonds are a girl’s best friend - or so the saying goes. The diamond is the birthstone for April. Chemically speaking, it is merely carbon whose atoms are arranged in a crystal structure called a diamond cubic. A big chunk of black coal is also chemically carbon but with a dif...
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PUBLISHER’S CORNER
By Eloise Graham National Library Week - April 7 - 13 I recently saw a quote by David McCullough that said, “I think the public library system is one of the most amazing American institutions. Free for everybody. If you ever get the blues about the status of American culture there are still mo...
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Calendar of Events March 2019
Sports, Cards and Games Cards at the Bettendorf Community Center - Bettendorf Seniors group invites anyone in the Quad Cities, age 50 or over, to join us in playing cards at the Bettendorf Community Center, 2204 Grant Street, Bettendorf We get together to play “500” every Tuesday & Thursday...
