Archive for Community
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Ella’s Kitchen
Spring has finally arrived - a time of new beginnings. Ella's Kitchen also has a new beginning. There will be four featured cooks that will rotate monthly. This month I am introducing you to Verdene Franklin. Besides the featured recipes, I will be occasionally adding cooking short-cuts, menu planni...
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Speaking Out – Freedom and Driving
By James N. Graham, Attorney at Law Staff Contributor In the U.S., driving a car, truck, RV or motorcycle on the open road evokes freedom like nothing else. The thrill of being able to go where you want, when you want, as fast as you want in the vehicle that you want is the ideal of the freedom ...
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Alzheimer’s care
By Becky Lee Hinton Director of Marketing The Fountains Senior Living Community Safety and quality of life should be foremost in your Alzheimer’s care decision. Many people with memory disorders are able to live for years in their own home safely with help. Many people enlist the help of ...
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Speaking Out – How Much is Enough?
By Pam Brammann, R. N. I was raised in Iowa, a city girl and an American. I have always been proud to be an American. That’s why it scares me when I see a possibility of America’s demise not too far off into the future, especially if we do not change our current path of greed and selfish ...
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Marching to his own drumbeat
By Gary Metivier Ken Martin—An Everyday Hero I'll never forget hosting my first Festival of Trees Holiday Parade more than a dozen years ago for KWQC-TV6. It was heart-warming to see the huge crowds of families, the marching bands, the handmade floats, and of course the helium balloons, but ...
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Preserving those Precious Memories
By Harry G. Coin Industrial/Systems Software Architect CEO, Quiet Fountain LLC 563-332-4970 • hcoin@quietfountain.com So, there I was: just under 50 years old, looking at about 100 boxes of photographs on slides taken from the 1950s through the 1980s, holding all the memories of our pare...
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Scouting Corner – 100th year of Scouting
By Thomas McDermott Scout Executive, Illowa Council Boy Scouts of America As we at Illowa Council celebrate the 100th year of Scouting, I want to share some of the activities that our council will be doing. In February, our Cub Scout Packs held their respective Blue and Gold Banq...
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Ever Wonder?
By Kathryn Graver Community Education Coordinator Child Abuse Council Ever wonder what your children and grandchildren are doing on their cell phone or computer for hours? If you have never texted or looked at a Facebook page, take some time with someone who has and let them help you be...
