Archive for Family
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Helpful Holiday Solutions – Cook Once, Eat Twice Meal Ideas
By Melissa Jaeger RD, LD Hy-Vee Registered Dietician (515) 695-3773 mjaeger@hy-vee.com The holidays are busy enough without having to meal plan every night! While cook once, eat twice meal solutions might sound unachievable between the hustle and bustle of holiday events, shopping, work, ...
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Ask the Audiologist
Understanding Hearing Loss: What causes it and if I have hearing loss will it get worse? By Ali Carmichael, Au.D. Audiology Consultants, P.C. For most people hearing loss is a medical condition they are aware of and in most situations, they may even know someone with hearing loss, however, people...
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Ella’s Kitchen
Enjoy the holidays with a cup of cheer. All of these can be enjoyed without alcohol. Use sparkling water, club soda, 7-Up, ginger ale or ginger beer for the champagne or vodka. Instead of rum, use a cola, Dr. Pepper or root beer. Have a blessed December. Ella [Ella can be contacted at publisher@5...
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Ella’s Kitchen
It’s November and everything is turkey. Do you have lots of turkey leftover after the big meal? Here are some ideas to use up that turkey. My children tired of turkey soup and turkey casseroles so one year about 40 years ago, they came up with turkey nachos. It is now one of our traditions. Enjo...
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Just Saying…
The Ghosts of Turkeys Past By Q.C. Jones Nothing says November like the turkey. As a large part of my elementary education brainwashing involved dozens of exercises which revolved around this remarkable fowl. Scrounging around in that quite disorganized and junked up heap of memories called QC...
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Hostess with the Mostest: Thanksgiving Edition
By Melissa Jaeger RD, LD Hy-Vee Registered Dietician (515) 695-3773 mjaeger@hy-vee.com Hosting friends and family this Thanksgiving? Hosting can have its perks – HELLO, not having to drive in any snowy cold conditions – but it can certainly cause additional stress. While I can’t help ...
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Small Town America
Part 1 of a two-part tale of travels in scenic central Iowa By Mary Schricker Gemberling “Travel is about the wonderful feeling of teetering in the unknown”.......Anthony Bourdain Those of you who follow this publication know that Gary and I love to travel in our motor home. It gives us an ...
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15th CASI Holiday Hat Bash
By Gwen Tombergs Chair of CASI’s 2023 Hat Bash Fifteen years ago, a letter from a senior whose only Christmas gift was delivered by a CASI staff member spurred a movement. Lenora never knew how she impacted thousands of seniors who needed Christmas gifts and low-income senior services. Her let...
