Archive for Community

  • Fall in Love with Food Again Fall in Love with Food Again

    By Nina Struss RDN, LDN Hy-Vee Registered Dietician (515) 695-3779 nstruss@hy-vee.com Valentine’s Day often comes to mind when we think of February, but did you know that it’s also American Heart Month? February is dedicated to raising awareness of heart disease, the number one killer of bo...

  • Winter Blues or Depression? Winter Blues or Depression?

    By Mike Mathews Milestone’s Area Agency on Aging February can be a tough month for anyone. After months of grey skies and frozen ground, spring still feels as if it may never arrive. It’s easy and quite common to experience the “winter blues.” particularly in difficult times like these. ...

  • FEBRUARY 2021 Clinton and Scott County Meal Site noon meals FEBRUARY 2021 Clinton and Scott County Meal Site noon meals

    Home Delivered Meals ONLY All meal inquiries call 1-855-410-6222 Cancellations ONLY call 563-484-3108 During this time, due to COVID-19, we are not serving congregate meals, but we continue to provide home-delivered meals, (cold and frozen), to meet the nutritional needs of our seniors, and help...

  • The Hilltop is Alive, With the Sound of Music The Hilltop is Alive, With the Sound of Music

    The Deanery, so named because it had been used as the residence of the Bishop of Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Davenport, is located at 1103 Main Street right in the heart of the Hilltop Campus Village. It will be renamed the Deanery School of Music. Hannah Holman, a cellist with the Quad Ci...

  • 2020 –  A Year Like No Other 2020 – A Year Like No Other

    By Mary Schricker Gemberling It has been nine months since the term ‘Pandemic’ became a household word. On January 9, 2020, the World Health Organization( WHO) announced a mysterious Coronavirus-related Pneumonia in Wuhan, China. On January 20, three additional cases of the virus showed up in ...

  • Ella’s Kitchen Ella’s Kitchen

    Are you cooking for only one or two. Entertaining and large family gatherings will still probably not happen for a few more months. Did you know that your muffin tin just might be your new best friend? Meatloaf in individual portions. Freeze the little servings for later. Or a breakfast casserole o...

  • PUBLISHER’S CORNER PUBLISHER’S CORNER

    By Eloise Graham Looking Forward into the Future While Reminiscing of the Past. The month of January is named for the Roman god Janus. It is said he could see forward into the future while looking at the past. So we, too, must keep moving forward embracing the future while nostalgically remember...

  • A Pause for Poetry A Pause for Poetry

    By Gary Heath Poet in Residence for 50+ Lifestyles.         The Fish That Swam Away   The heat, so cruel, so torrid, Tortured us last summer, Slathered us in unrelenting Sweat. It was a summer to   Forget. The lake at our cabin Glared silver in the...