Archive for History
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Everything is Relative!
By Mary Schricker Gemberling Our lawn is brown and brittle; my garden plants puny and wilted; the pond seven feet shallow and the heat oppressive! I find myself, in the middle of July, wishing for the chilly feel of autumn and the briskness of winter!!! “Mercury soars to 104 F; Farm outl...
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August Birthstones
By Eloise Graham The most popular birthstone for August, peridot (pronounced pair- a – doe,) is a gem primarily made up of two minerals: fayalite and forsterite. Fayalite has a high iron content and forsterite a high magnesium content. It is the iron that gives the stone its greenish hue. ...
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Intouch Adult Day Veterans share stories and experiences
By Pam Berenger Community Liaison Intouch Adult Day and Home Care Services The sights of a cloudless night sky dotted with men on gliders floating off course and of bodies floating off one of Normandy’s beaches, killed not by an enemy bullet, but by the weight of their waterlogged and over...
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July Dates and Facts
By Eloise Graham July’s birthstone is the ruby, so named because of its red color. The word “ruby” is derived from the Latin word “ruber” meaning red. The ruby is considered one of the four precious stones, together with the sapphire, the emerald, and the diamond. July’s flow...
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June Dates and Facts
By Eloise Graham June is bustin’ out all over…or so goes the Rodgers and Hammerstein song! June is busting with birthstones! Three different ones, to be exact. The pearl, which has been used as adornment for centuries; Alexandrite, a relatively modern stone that was first discovered in Ru...
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Honor Flight News
By Bob Morrison Development Director of Ridgecrest Village If you haven’t heard, local community leaders have created a chapter of the Honor Flight Network, called Honor Flight of the Quad-Cities. It all started at Ridgecrest Village in Davenport when William Shore, a resident WWII Veteran as...
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May Dates and Facts
By Eloise Graham Welcome to the merry month of May! The birthstone is the emerald, and the flower is the Lily if the Valley. May Day, the first day of May, is a frivolous celebration of dancing around a flagpole, flower baskets and candy. The month ends with the Memorial Day weekend, a solemn ce...
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The Ration Stamp – PUBLISHER’S CORNER
By Dee Deuth, CSA Weerts Funeral Home SPRING! It’s the time of renewal and the rebirth of nature. A time for warm breezes, the smell of newly turned earth, rain and the first brave flowers peeking through to greet the sunshine and you. I recall the story my mother’s friend told of her e...
