Archive for Community
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Just Saying…
The Great Tomato Wars of Augusts Past By Q.C. Jones The Midwest is the “home grown tomato belt” and the Quad Cities is the shiny belt buckle adorning this bright red belt. We, like every region, have our own late-summer ritual. We don’t run with raging bulls, burn giant puppets, or as Peter ...
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Kari’s Kitchen
Ranch Beer Cheese Dip Ingredients: 2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese 2 pkgs (8-oz) cream cheese 1 packet Hidden Valley Ranch Dip Mix 3/4 cup beer Chopped green onions, to garnish Pretzels, to drip Directions: Combine cheddar cheese, cream che...
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Milestones Meal Sites Noon Meals Schedule July 2025 – Clinton and Scott County
All meal inquiries call 1-855-410-6222 Cancellations ONLY call 563-484-3108 Mealsites are now open. Please call for required reservations 1-2 days in advance. Contact your Community Café or call 563-484-3108 Site listings: Cumberland House 332-9339, Edgewater on Third 484-3108, Eldridge 285-0...
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August 21 Is National Senior Citizens Day
Are you aware of any special “Day” in August? Let’s play a game. I’ll name the day, you think of the month. Here goes: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Day, Valentine’s Day, President’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, April Fool’s Day, (hope you didn’t miss that one!) Mother’s Day, M...
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PUBLISHER’S CORNER
Hodge Podge of Random Thoughts By Eloise Graham I am often asked where I come up with my topics for the articles. Usually, I have a thought or theme that is running around in my mind. Not this month. I hit a wall, had writer’s block, had nothing but a bunch of little ideas that really produced n...
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Milestones Mealsites Schedule July 2025
All meal inquiries call 1-855-410-6222 Cancellations ONLY call 563-484-3108 Mealsites are now open. Please call for required reservations 1-2 days in advance. Contact your Community Café or call 563-484-3108 Site listings: Cumberland House 332-9339, Edgewater on Third 484-3108, Eldridge 285-0...
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Kari’s Kitchen
Slow Cooker Chicken Tacos Ingredients: 1 (15-oz.) can tomato sauce 2 Tbsp chili powder 1 Tbsp cumin 1 Tbsp Kosher salt 2 tsp paprika 1 tsp black pepper 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped 6 large, boneless skin chicken breast (about 4 pound) Tortillas of you...
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Eleven Special Days in July
By Eloise Graham Editor-in-Chief July 1 - Creative Ice Cream Flavors Day This is a perfect time to be going out for ice cream. Forget the chocolate and vanilla. Try something new. In the Philippines they have crocodile egg ice cream. In Tokyo you can get raw horse flesh flavored ice cream. Okay, ...
