Archive for Community
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Get to Know Us at Bettendorf Health Care!!
By Diana Spranger, R.N. Administrator Bettendorf Health Care As I gave you a little history last month on Bettendorf Health Care, I hope that each reader actually learned at least one thing about the facility that they did not know. I have been here nearly 13 years, and I still have people com...
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In and Out of the Quad Cities
Contributed by Gail McPike and Toni Hall They say you are what you eat, and after the past few weeks of soaking up a QCA January, we’re feeling like we’ve been on a steady diet of ice cubes and popsicles. We’ve endured snow, sleet, hail, subzero weather and all the nastiness old Mother ...
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On the Go With Joe Hutter
Seniors And Law Enforcement Together (SALT) By Joe Hutter Beware Kind Hearts Have you ever received a check in the mail from a non-profit organization made out to you? The National Breast Cancer Research Center, located in Washington D.C., sent out checks to people for $2.50 asking ...
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Foundations To Assist in Fight Against Local Hunger
A news conference was held at the River Bend Foodbank in Moline to announce a major funding gift from a local community foundation and a statewide foundation. The Moline Foundation and the Illinois Children’s Healthcare Foundation of Oak Brook, Illinois will assist in the fight against lo...
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The Universal Magic of Paints and Play-dough.
By Becky Lee Hinton Director of Marketing The Fountains Senior Living Community Look at these beautiful smiling children. What do you see? Do you see their unmistakable youthful enthusiasm and zest for life? Do you see hungry young minds eager to learn new things from new people brave enough to...
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Lighthouse Homecare
By Dan Adams Lighthouse Homecare People often ask me what we do at Lighthouse Homecare. We are a well-established homecare business which has been serving the entire Quad City area since 1999. During the past four years, our agency has created many new partnerships and added several new...
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Happy New Year from Bettendorf Health Care!!
By Diana Spranger, R.N. Administrator Bettendorf Health Care This is our first month to be a part of the NEW “50” PLUS magazine. I’ll give you a bit of history about BHCC and where we are located. For over 37 years, we have been situated in North Bettendorf. Built by a private owne...
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Ella’s Kitchen
February always makes me think of chocolate and cherries. Chocolate for Valentine’s Day and cherries, especially cherry pie, to commemorate George Washington’s birthday. Here are some recipes from various cookbooks of mine. Have a very cherry chocolaty February. - Ella Cherry Wine ...
