Archive for Featured
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FLAG DAY – June 14, 2010
The Flag The idea of an annual day specifically celebrating the Flag is believed to have first originated in 1885. BJ Cigrand, a schoolteacher, arranged for the pupils in the Fredonia, Wisconsin Public School, District 6, to observe June 14 (the 108th anniversary of the official adoption of ...
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A TRIBUTE to Fathers
As Samuel Clemmens, better known as Mark Twain, once said, “When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished to see how much the old man had learned in seven years.” Oh, my Papa... ...
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Race for the Cure – Get Involved!
Busy summers and busy weekends force us to pick and choose where we go and what we do. You can be sure that your participation in the Susan G. Komen Quad Cities Race for the Cure® is time well spent, particularly since up to 75 percent of the proceeds from the Race remain in the greater Quad Cities...
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Honor Flight April 2010
Submitted by Bob Morrison Development Director of Ridgecrest Village & Hub Director of Honor Flight of the Quad Cities. The WWII Memorial was dedicated to “the Greatest Generation” by President Bush in May of 2004. [caption id="attachment_1216" align="alignright" width="300" caption=...
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May Dates
By Jennifer Kohel May Monthly Observances Family Wellness Month Get caught reading Month Heal the Children Month Healthy Vision Month Motorcycle Safety Month National Foster Care Month National Mental Health Month National Moving Month National Smile Month National Stroke awareness Mo...
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Calendar of Events – May 2010
50+ Lifestyles is the place to get all the latest updates on important and fun events taking place in April. From support groups, dance classes, movies and all things in between, you can find the latest info here. Times, dates, places... Check it out! Click HERE for more Events Support Groups ...
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Who Knew? Teachers Are People Too!
By Gary Metivier Teachers can be scary. Okay, maybe a better word is ‘intimidating.’ But did you know teachers are people too? Some of them are parents. Some of them go to church. And from what I hear, all of them go to restaurants to eat from time to time and may partake in an occasional gla...
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Commemorating One Hundred Years
David W. Deuth, CFSP President, Weerts Funeral Home Growing up around his father’s furniture store in the late 1800s, young O.C. Hill was familiar with funerals – the furniture-makers also made coffins in those days. As his father prepared to retire, though, O.C. decided to pursue the big ci...
