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  • Kari’s Kitchen Kari’s Kitchen

    Slow Cooker Pulled Pork 1/2 onion, finely chopped (optional) 3/4 cup ketchup 3 tbsp. tomato paste 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar 1 tsp. paprika 1 tsp. garlic powder 1 tsp. mustard powder 1 tsp. cumin 1 (3- to 4-lb.) pork shoulder, trimmed of excess fat Buns, for se...

  • APRIL 2024 Clinton and Scott County Meal Site noon meals APRIL 2024 Clinton and Scott County Meal Site noon meals

    All meal inquiries call 1-855-410-6222 Cancellations ONLY call 563-484-3108 Mealsites are now open. Please call for required reservations 1-2 days in advance. Contact your Community Café or call 563-484-3108 Site listings: Cumberland House 332-9339, Edgewater on Third 484-3108, Eldridge 285-...

  • April Is for Diamonds April Is for Diamonds

    By Eloise Graham Diamond is the birthstone The gem diamond is the birthstone for April. Chemically speaking, it is merely a piece of carbon whose atoms are arranged in a diamond cubic. A big chunk of black coal is also chemically carbon but with a different structure to the atoms. Russia mines ...

  • PUBLISHER’S CORNER PUBLISHER’S CORNER

    NATIONAL VOLUNTEER MONTH By Eloise Graham April recognizes all those who give of their time and energy during National Volunteer Month. Who is a volunteer? A volunteer is a person that does something for other people or for an organization, willingly and without being forced or paid to do it. What...

  • Aging and You Aging and You

    Thrive, not just Survive By Julie Arndt Marketing Director at Ridgecrest Village For the most part we have been fortunate to enjoy a relatively mild winter this year, yet the promise of warm rains and the smell of spring keeps many who have been homebound and isolated focused on better days ahe...

  • Ask the Audiologist Ask the Audiologist

    Taking Care of Little Ears: Helping Children with Hearing Loss By Kevin Kock, Au.D. Audiology Consultants, P.C. To help a child grow and develop, their ability to hear plays a crucial role in their journey. As parents and grandparents, you care deeply about the well-being and success of your chil...

  • YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY | Rock Island, Illinois Office YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY | Rock Island, Illinois Office

    By Cristina Vital Social Security Manager Rock Island Social Security Office SLAM THE SCAM: HOW TO SPOT GOVERNMENT IMPOSTERS Do you know how to spot a government imposter scam?  We continue to raise public awareness about Social Security-related and other government imposter scams during the ...

  • Fall in Love with Seafood Fall in Love with Seafood

    By Hannah Anderson MA, RDN, LDN, CLS Hy-Vee Registered Dietician (515) 695-3602     hannah.anderson1@hy-vee.com Did you know that almost 90% of Americans do NOT meet the recommended intake for seafood? With seafood’s myriad health benefits, I encourage you to “Go Fish!” and add seafood ...