Archive for July, 2014
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July Calendar of Events
Support Groups and Informational Seminars Quad Cities Alzheimer’s Association – Alzheimer’s Community Education – Learn about signs and symptoms, stages, diagnosis, treatment and care of Alzheimer's disease and dementia. Get support from our 24/7 Helpline, www.alz.org 1-800-272-3900, or...
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Your Advocacy Connection – How Can Summer Enhance Quality of Life?
By Gail Glockhoff-Long GolderCare Solutions Offering Comprehensive Long Term Care Solutions and Patient Advocacy Summer is finally here. I look forward to summer because I enjoy gardening and love the taste of radishes and carrots straight from the garden. My father’s parents were fruit and...
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RSVP – Lead With Experience: The Value of Volunteerism
By Bill Sedlacek Retired and Senior Volunteer Program of Eastern Iowa and Western Illnois I recently heard (admittedly second or maybe even third hand) that our lawmakers charged with difficult budgetary decisions have been asking, “How necessary is it to fund organizations such as RSVP, sinc...
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Ella’s Kitchen
I recently went to a potluck and took a Pea and Green Bean side dish. I had many requests for the recipe, so I am sharing below. The original is called Spring Pea with Walnuts, but I made some alterations, so I have included both recipes. I am also sharing a couple of new takes on tinfoil dinners. T...
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The Hilltop Campus Village Celebrates its Fifth Anniversary
Five years ago this month, the Hilltop Campus Village became a Main Street Iowa District designated as an Urban Commercial Neighborhood. The Hilltop Business Association had been active in the area for a number of years, working at revitalizing the economic and residential area north of 6th Street a...
