Archive for Personal Growth
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Max’s Musings
By Max Molleston We are just lucky. April column on Spring would have been “out of tune.” May as it has turned out is apropos. After all the snows are done, the east coast may be more willing to reconsider the propositions about climate change. On the other hand, could it be nature is helping m...
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The Mississippi: Servant or Master
By Jan Rittmer Ridgecrest Village resident Here at Ridgecrest Village where I live, one resident calls herself, “A river rat from down by Muscatine,” and doubts she could sleep without the river flowing nearby. One man learned to sail on Lake Davenport above Lock and Dam 15, and remembers th...
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Calendar of Events April 2018
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 bbenjamn@hotmail.com Quad Cities Alzheimer’s Association – Are you or...
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Your Advocacy
By Julie Arndt GolderCare Solutions End of Life My husband and I have recently been essentially incapacitated with a nasty flu virus. It was one of those bad bugs that stops you in your tracks and renders you weak as a kitten. It takes all your energy just to function. By functioning I mean jus...
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Max’s Musings
By Max Molleston For you readers who pay close attention to the promises I make about “next Months” subject, Spring excitement will appear in May when our greenery and selection of purchased blooms are as firm as set jello. Can we wait to make good on the winters’ pondering and all the rest? ...
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Turning Your Memories Into Memoirs
By Darrell Lietz Ridgecrest Village resident In her book, Your Legacy Matters, Rachel Freed writes, “ Imagine that you are leaving for a vacation or a business trip and you have not told your kids everything you want them to know – about you, about what matters most to you, about what you hope...
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The Fountains – The I’m Still Here® Experience
By Leah Luna Marketing Director The Fountains Senior Living I’m Still Here® is a way of experiencing the world that is far more than a list of activities. The groundbreaking approach increases meaningful engagement and quality of life while decreasing the severity of symptoms commonly ass...
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Sisters Share Breast Cancer Journey as Race for the Cure Honorary Survivor Chairs
Information from the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure Quad Cities Sisters share a lot. Quad-City area sisters Cheryl Prohaska and Donna Kinzer share something many do not - a breast cancer diagnosis - and the shared journey that accompanies it. Unique to the history of the Komen Quad ...