Archive for Personal Growth
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Planning for the Unexpected
By Telly Papanikolaou Program Director, Alternatives Life’s twists and turns can take us by surprise which is why it’s important to plan for unexpected events related to health and finances. Advanced financial planning gives us control and options for effectively dealing with these possibiliti...
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The Melding of Friends
By Mary Schricker Gemberling “A good friend is a connection to life…a tie to the past….. a road to the future…the key to sanity in this crazy world.” …………..Anonymous One of the real perks of a blended marriage is the merging of new and old friends. I have often said how blesse...
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Your Advocacy
We Solve Long Term Care Problems By Kathy Nitz Lead Benefits Advocate GolderCare Solutions Funeral Planning is Financial Planning Death is not a topic that many of us want to think about or discuss but we can likely all agree that planning for what happens after we pass away can minimize the ...
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Calendar of Events March 2019
Sports, Cards and Games Cards at the Bettendorf Community Center - Bettendorf Seniors group invites anyone in the Quad Cities, age 50 or over, to join us in playing cards at the Bettendorf Community Center, 2204 Grant Street, Bettendorf We get together to play “500” every Tuesday & Thursday...
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Max’s Musings
By Max Molleston This is, by reputation a windy month. March, that is. Some of us do recall the very wintery strong as could be wind, that howled and pushed snow into new piles, as if there weren’t enough of those. Early in my poetry selections for you, I came across a book by an African-American...
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Memorable Sunsets
By Mary Schricker Gemberling In July of 2003 my cousin Joan lost her husband from a sudden death heart attack. Knowing that those first holidays without a loved one are the most difficult, I suggested that we break with tradition and go to Florida during the Thanksgiving week. It was on that trip t...
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Calendar of Events | February 2019
Support Groups and Informational Seminars Open AA Meeting – There are ongoing open meetings every Friday, Saturday or Sunday evening at 7 pm. Location: 1706 Brady Street, Suite 105, Davenport. For more information contact Illowa Intergroup 24 hour (309) 764-1016 or visit www.aaquadcities.org Qu...
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Max’s Musings
By Max Molleston I rambled around my poetry collection for this month’s poem and comments. It is February, and in 14-15 years of this effort, I may have exhausted the sweet stuff for St Valentine’s day. Digging deeper I recovered a 1900 printing (that’s right, some 119 years in the past,) of ...
