Archive for November, 2020

  • CASI Provides Grief Support During Pandemic CASI Provides Grief Support During Pandemic

    By: Kathy Malmloff, Director of Senior Services When a loved one dies, those left to mourn often find themselves entangled in a complex web of emotions and reactions. The same can be said for those who are at home during a pandemic. The emotions felt during both life-altering experiences can be ove...

  • Financial Planning Month Financial Planning Month

    By Richard J. Schillig, CLU, ChFC, LUTCF Independent Insurance and Financial Advisor November is an important month. Last month (October) was designated as “Financial Planning Month.” I am bringing this up now, a month later. As we look back a couple weeks ago our thoughts are now turning towa...

  • NOVEMBER 2020 - Clinton and Scott County Meal Site noon meals NOVEMBER 2020 – Clinton and Scott County Meal Site noon meals

    Home Delivered Meals ONLY All meal inquiries call 1-855-410-6222 Cancellations ONLY call 563-484-3108 During this time, due to COVID-19, we are not serving congregate meals, but we continue to provide home-delivered meals, (cold and frozen), to meet the nutritional needs of our seniors, and hel...

  • Just Saying... Just Saying…

    By Q.C. Jones An Age-Old Thanksgiving Question Many moons ago, we argued the question of America’s Thanksgiving Tradition. Is the tradition real or a bit of Cold War propaganda? We concluded; the Pilgrims really did have a Thanksgiving celebration and indigenous peoples were invited. Regardles...

  • Your Advocacy Connection Your Advocacy Connection

    By Gail Glockhoff-Long GolderCare Solutions Time to Rethink Holiday Traditions?? Fiddler on the Roof opens with Tevye commenting,“A fiddler on the roof. Sounds crazy, no? But in our little village of Anatevka, you might say every one of us is a fiddler on the roof, trying to scratch out a pl...

  • Ask the Audiologist Ask the Audiologist

    By Kevin Kock, Au.D. Audiology Consultants, P.C. Masks, Hearing, and Hearing Aids- Oh my! How facemasks can reduce communication. Since the start of COVID, many patients and families have been saying the same thing: “I cannot understand you with that mask on!” As a licensed audiologist, my...

  • Phone Fraud is Real Phone Fraud is Real

    By Anne Coffman Marketing Director at Ridgecrest Village There have been numerous articles and newscasts about various scams that target the elderly. Recently I witnessed firsthand how real this threat can be. I was in a local retail store in line behind an elderly lady buying a large number of g...

  • A Tribute to Max Molleston A Tribute to Max Molleston

    By Eloise Graham On October 8, 2020, we were saddened by the passing of one of our friends and contributors to 50+ Lifestyles magazine. Max Molleston had been penning poetry or sharing other poets and their works in his column in 50+ Lifestyles for over two decades. He often shared some of his own ...