Archive for July, 2019
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Freedom is Not Free
By Mary Schricker Gemberling “In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be achieved.”………Franklin D. Roosevelt I have fond childhood memories of spending on the 4rth of July with my family. My dad loved to barbecue so he would fire up the grill on our patio and usually co...
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Mouth Watering Goodness
By John & Joan Maxwell Cinnamon Ridge Farms Fresh squeaky cheese curds, cheesy lasagna, an ice cream cone—what makes your mouth water? Every day, twice a day, our high-producing milk cows at Cinnamon Ridge Dairy look forward to a delicious banquet of TMR (total mix ration) designed just for ...
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Max’s Musings
By Max Molleston This is July and I am going to dedicate this Muse to the women who are 50 Plusers. This poetry is from that book I neglected for fifteen years, and discovered, and am thankful to have it this month, or subsequent months should I choose. The dedication is about what young girls did ...
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Why You Should Be a Member of CASI
(Center for Active Seniors, Inc.) By CASI CASI Center for Active Seniors An annual membership to CASI is only $30.00 a year. That is less than $3.00 a month to belong to a premier activity center. It is one of only a few nationwide that is nationally accredited. What can you do at CASI? There ar...
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What is a Cooperative?
The Crow Valley Cooperative is a 55+ upscale living community to be built near Crow Valley Golf Club in Davenport, Iowa. There are over 100 known cooperatives in the country, with 75 of them in Minnesota. Housing cooperatives, for the 55+ age group, have been around since the 1970s. A cooperative...
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Ask the Audiologist
By Emily Steffel, Au.D., CCC-A Audiology Consultants, P.C. Q: I have difficulty hearing in noisy places. Can hearing aids help with that? A: Hearing aids can help with hearing in noisy places. However, no hearing aid can make the noise go away completely. Noisy places are difficult to hear in for...
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Poor Vision and Hearing Loss; Why It’s Important To Stay On Top Of It.
By Karen McCoy Marketing Consultant at Ridgecrest Village When was the last time you had your vision checked? Or your hearing checked? If you are letting these slip through the cracks here is motivation to schedule them. Research is linking loss of this kind of sensory function to cognitive declin...
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PUBLISHER’S CORNER
By Eloise Graham The Quad City Senior Olympics celebrated its 29th Anniversary last month. I participated in the Senior Olympics last month. It was the 29th year for the event here in the Quad Cities. I entered in the literary venue. I do write this column almost every month, but I don’t reall...
