Archive for Community

  • Ella's Kitchen Ella’s Kitchen

    Last month I started a tour of different dough or pastry wrapped foods stuffed with meat, cheese or vegetable fillings. Recipes for Pierogi from Eastern Europe and Ravioli from Italy were given. Now we will travel to other parts of the world for more recipes. Many of these can be purchased already m...

  • NOVEMBER 2016 | Clinton and Scott County Meal Site noon meals NOVEMBER 2016 | Clinton and Scott County Meal Site noon meals

            1) Savory Mushroom Chicken Breast, Confetti Wild Rice, Orange Almond Sala, Asparagus, Strawberry Applesauce 2) Happy Birthday - Andy’s Meatloaf, Mashed Potatoes W/Gravy, Peas With Pearl Onion, Ice Cream, Cupcake W/ Frosting 3) BBQ Shredded Chicken ...

  • Senior Secret Santa Senior Secret Santa

    By Kathy Horrell CASI Director of Senior Services The holiday season is the time of year when we think of those who are less fortunate. Most of our thoughts and donations go to organizations that support children, families and the homeless. But each year hundreds of Quad City area older adults...

  • Think Big/Shop Small – Small Business, that is Think Big/Shop Small – Small Business, that is

    Saturday November 26, 2016 is merchants small business day. The Hilltop Campus Village encourages you to support the small businesses in the area. There are many unique, one-of-a-kind shops and eateries just waiting for you to explore! Want something to tickle your funny bone? Visit Superstars an...

  • November is Family Caregiver Month November is Family Caregiver Month

    By Peggy Dykes Community Relations Director Milestone’ Area Agency on Aging A woman with a weary look and disheveled hair is typical of the many “sandwich generation” caregivers who come into our office for information and assistance. She is determined to care for her 87-year-old mother w...

  • Veterans Day at Ridgecrest Village is something to talk about! Veterans Day at Ridgecrest Village is something to talk about!

    By Karen McCoy  Marketing Director Ridgecrest Village We celebrate Veterans Day every year, but how many of us actually know where the holiday came from? Most people know that Veterans Day is a day to honor Americans who have sacrificed their lives for our country, but there is more to the sto...

  • BIX Bistro - Davenport's Dining Room BIX Bistro – Davenport’s Dining Room

    By Cathie Lienen Director of Sales & Marketing Hotel Blackhawk Fall brings beautiful colors, cooler temperatures, football, hockey and pumpkin spice everything! A unique time of year that’s gone way too fast for many of us. Bix Bistro (located inside Hotel Blackhawk) is offering more choi...

  • PUBLISHER’S CORNER PUBLISHER’S CORNER

    By Eloise Graham Election Day My first presidential election in which I was eligible to vote was 1968. I lived in Michigan at the time. To become registered, my husband and I went to this little farmhouse out in the country and showed our drivers licenses. We then voted. That was sure different t...