Archive for Personal Growth
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The 27th Annual Race for the Cure!
By Christina McNamara-Schmidt Komen Quad Cities/Marketing and Fundraising Specialist Race for the Cure is the largest fundraiser for Komen Quad Cities. Please join us on Saturday, June 11, 2016 to raise funds to fight breast cancer at our 27th annual run/walk. Register at www.kom...
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Take Time to Smell the Roses
By David W. Deuth, CFSP President, Weerts Funeral Home It seemed for some time that the mild end to the winter season would yield an early spring. Turns out that it mostly yielded, well…a mild end to the winter season. Although the snow was minimal and thus gone from the ground early this year...
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Gardening is Good for You!
By Mary Schricker Gemberling I have never questioned why I garden, but I do know that the benefits, both mental and physical, are far reaching. “We come from the earth, we return to the earth, and in between we garden.” As I write this article on a sunny mid-March day, I am ea...
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A Garden For Humanity
– Author Unknown Plant three rows of peas: 1. Peace of mind 2. Peace of heart 3. Peace of soul Plant four rows of squash: 1. Squash gossip 2. Squash indifference 3. Squash grumbling 4. Squash selfishness Plant four rows of lettuce: 1. Lettuce be faithful 2. Lettuce be kind 3. Le...
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April is National Gardening Month – Prepare Your Garden, Prepare your Knees
Many gardening tasks require knee strength and stability, whether kneeling, sitting, standing or walking. The best way to protect your knees from the stress and strain is to condition them with strengthening exercises and stretching. The muscles that protect the knees are quadriceps (front of the...
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Life is What You Make It
By David W. Deuth, CFSP President, Weerts Funeral Home Unofficially, I’m as old as the Super Bowl; we were born the same year. Many continue to postulate that Payton Manning will “retire” after the big win because, after all, he’s 39 now… Now that the Super Bowl is over, I guess I...
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Snowbirds
By Mary Schricker Gemberling We have our favorite spots, but have yet to find the ideal retirement location. But as they say, the journey is half the fun! A Snowbird is simply defined as a seasonal resident of a warmer climate. The snowbird lifestyle has existed in Europe and North America ...
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Yard and Garden: Properly Propagating Popular Plants
By Richard Jauron Iowa Stare University Extension Horticulturist Some plants are so beautiful that it’s worth the extra effort to spread them around. That’s where propagation comes in. With a little work and the proper cuttings, certain plants’ beauty can be easily shared. Here are some...
