Archive for Community
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Trinity Pathway Hospice and Palliative Care Programs Celebrate National Caregivers Month
By Sandie Nichols, LCSW Manager of Palliative Care and Social Services Trinity Visiting Nurse & Homecare Association It is an interesting coincidence that November is both National Hospice and Palliative Care Month and National Family Caregivers Month. Chances are that as we age, we will ...
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Why you should not let the “fear” of moving delay your senior housing decision.
...And what we can do to help. By Dan Dolan Dan Dolan Homes What will we do with all our stuff?” That is often the first expression of concern that I hear when a potential buyer of one of our senior-friendly homes thinks they may want to make the move. And the feeling of apprehension i...
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Meatballs, pajamas, and snowflakes at the Putnam!
By Lori Arguello, Director of Marketing Putnam Museum and IMAX Theatre, Davenport November is all about fun for families at the Putnam IMAX! Experience everything from six-story family-friendly flicks to pajama parties to snowflake science! Trek over to the Putnam for days and nights of fun at...
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In and Out of the Quad Cities
Contributed by Gail McPike and Toni Hall At Stitches Midwest Back in the sixties Dr. Timothy Leary coined, “turn on, tune in…”. For those of us “turned on and tuned in” to knitting, Stitches Midwest in Schaumburg, Illinois is the Super Bowl, World Series and Oscar’s all rolled in...
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Pay it Forward
By Mary Schricker, SRES Realtor - Ruhl&Ruhl Real Estate A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step‚” – Confucius We are fortunate to live in such a charitable community. This time of year it begins with the Hunger Drive. I remember being impressed during my years of teac...
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Ella’s Kitchen
I once heard about five women that got together once a month for a meal. One lady brought a soup or appetizer for ten. Another lady brought meat or main course entree for ten. The third and fourth ladies brought side dishes, each for ten. The fifth lady brought a sweet of some sort. (All of these it...
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On The Go With Joe Hutter
Seniors And Law Enforcement Together (SALT) By Joe Hutter One of the items the Iowa Attorney General’s Office advised consumers about was to be on the watch for hidden fees connected to credit cards and also to be aware of “add on” items such as credit card protection plans and insuranc...
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Remember This??
By Courtyard Estates of Walcott The kids are back in school, State Fair is over and soon the leaves will be changing colors, so we know what’s not far behind….. Winter! Icy roads, sidewalks and windshields; bitter cold trips to the mailbox; cold & flu season and the dreaded frozen pipes or po...
