Archive for Community
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Season of Giving
By Courtyard Estates of Walcott Often we hear of the holidays as “the season of giving.” In the hustle and bustle of the holidays it can be easy to forget that there is more to giving than boxes, bows, tags and shopping bags. The best kind of giving is from the heart, not the store. The b...
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Surf’s Up – Internet News
.... dedicated to providing information about the Internet. Email Etiquette Refresher Part 2 of 2 This is the second of two articles reminding everyone of the importance of etiquette when sending emails from: http://www.101emailetiquettetips.com/ By Chris Cournoyer e-mail: webmaster@ccx.n...
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Tales by Triplett – A Farewell to Autumn
By Patrick Triplett “We at 50+ are pleased to welcome Patrick Triplett to our literary contributors. Triplett has lived in Iowa his entire life. He was born in Clinton, moved to Bettendorf, and now resides with his wife in Davenport. He is the father of three sons and has three grandchildren....
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In and Out of the Quad Cities
Contributed by Gail McPike and Toni Hall The Theatre Did you know that “theatergoer” was a word? As we were writing this section we were playing around with the names of people who work around stage productions. That’s when we discovered it. Our guess is that unless you were one o...
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Ella’s Kitchen
Some of the best gifts are gifts from the heart - the ones we can make. In this economy, we can still give wonderful presents. Check out the ideas from the HyVee dietician on page 16. Give your gifts with love. Plan for a great holiday, but don't get upset if you don't complete all that you had want...
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Hat’s Off
By Dan Adams Lighthouse Homecare The first-ever Holiday Hat Bash was created to raise money for seniors gifts during this holiday season. Most likely when you read this article, the first Holiday Hat Bash will have undoubtably been a huge success. The first-ever Holiday Hat Bash was created t...
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2009 Quad City Arts Festival of Trees
"SPARKLE" Downtown Davenport will be aglow for Quad City Arts Festival of Trees, November 20-29th. Under the direction of Co-Directors, Joni Parish-Doane and Joscelyn Welshons, the goal of this year’s fundraiser is to attract more visitors and raise awareness to the programming of Quad City A...
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Construction Underway For New Dialysis Center
By Genesis Health System For more than four hours at a time, three days a week, Lewis Bell sits in a chair while a machine does the work his kidneys can no longer do. He stays upbeat despite the 14 hours a week he spends at the Edwin A. Motto, M.D. Renal Dialysis Center undergoing hemodialysis, ...
