Archive for July, 2020
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Ask the Audiologist
By Emily Steffel, Au.D. Audiology Consultants, P.C. What are some warning signs of a hearing loss? What should I do if I notice these signs? There are many aspects of a person’s life that may be affected by potential hearing loss. Some common warning signs of possible hearing loss include i...
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A Brave New World
By Mary Schricker Gemberling Good morning readers; it nice to be back! I am awake this morning at 5:00 AM, a post-pandemic habit that seems to occur more often than not these days. I surmise it is because I am not as active, or obsessed as my friends might say, with getting things done so my slee...
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Your Advocacy Connection
By Kathy Nitz GolderCare Solutions Care Needs...It Isn’t Zero to a Hundred As of this spring, I have been working with our client’s matters for 20 years! Hard to imagine! When people call our office, oftentimes I am the person who takes the call to determine what they need and how we can h...
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Prevent Elder Abuse: Keep in Touch and Keep Watch
By Sonita Oldfield-Carlson Marketing and Public Relations Milestone’s Area Agency on Aging Approximately one in ten Americans aged 60+ have experienced some form of elder abuse. Some estimates range as high as 5 million elders who are abused each year. One study estimated that only 1 in 14 ca...
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We All Scream for Ice Cream
By Katie Schaeffer, RD, LD Hy-Vee Registered Dietician (563) 359-9323 kschaeffer@hy-vee.com You know the saying, “You scream, I scream, we all scream for ICE CREAM!” Nothing tastes more like summer than a delicious and refreshing ice cream cone on a hot day! It’s time to celebrate summer...
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Lives of Legacy
Every Monday – Wednesday from 5 to 7 pm at the Davenport Family YMCA you’ll find Lives of Legacy volunteers interacting with kids and teens helping them with reading, math, and life skills. “When a child enters kindergarten ready to learn, they are twice as likely to be able to read in thir...
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Chef Continues His Culinary Journey with Ridgecrest Village and Sodexo
By Anne Coffman Marketing Director at Ridgecrest Village Chef Donnie McDuffy’s journey started very young cooking and baking with his mother. This led to a career that spans over 30 years in the Culinary Arts. He has a long-standing professional relationship indirectly managing food services f...
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Ragged Old Flag
A Song Written by Johnny Cash (you can hear him sing it on YouTube) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ I walked through a county courthouse square. On a park bench an old man was sitting there. I said, “Your old Court House is kinda run down.” He said,...
