Archive for Family
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What Exactly Is Respite Care?
By Cyndi Koenes Regional Marketing & Sales Director Park Vista - North Hill Park Vista - Camanche Have you heard the term respite care and wondered what it meant and if it would ever be something you or a loved one might need? Respite care is a service you can use if you are recovering f...
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Just Saying…
The Great Tomato Wars of Augusts Past By Q.C. Jones The Midwest is the “home grown tomato belt” and the Quad Cities is the shiny belt buckle adorning this bright red belt. We, like every region, have our own late-summer ritual. We don’t run with raging bulls, burn giant puppets, or as Peter ...
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Kari’s Kitchen
Ranch Beer Cheese Dip Ingredients: 2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese 2 pkgs (8-oz) cream cheese 1 packet Hidden Valley Ranch Dip Mix 3/4 cup beer Chopped green onions, to garnish Pretzels, to drip Directions: Combine cheddar cheese, cream che...
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Milestones Meal Sites Noon Meals Schedule July 2025 – Clinton and Scott County
All meal inquiries call 1-855-410-6222 Cancellations ONLY call 563-484-3108 Mealsites are now open. Please call for required reservations 1-2 days in advance. Contact your Community Café or call 563-484-3108 Site listings: Cumberland House 332-9339, Edgewater on Third 484-3108, Eldridge 285-0...
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August 21 Is National Senior Citizens Day
Are you aware of any special “Day” in August? Let’s play a game. I’ll name the day, you think of the month. Here goes: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Day, Valentine’s Day, President’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, April Fool’s Day, (hope you didn’t miss that one!) Mother’s Day, M...
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PUBLISHER’S CORNER
Hodge Podge of Random Thoughts By Eloise Graham I am often asked where I come up with my topics for the articles. Usually, I have a thought or theme that is running around in my mind. Not this month. I hit a wall, had writer’s block, had nothing but a bunch of little ideas that really produced n...
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Your Advocacy Connection
We Solve Long-Term Care Problems Changes Ahead By Gail Glockhoff-Long GolderCare Solutions Benefits Advocate Congress has passed a new federal budget. Like many large pieces of legislation, it covers everything — possibly even the kitchen sink. Whenever a bill of this size is passed, I ...
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Older Americans Act Turns 60: A Lifeline for Iowa’s Aging Population
By Milestones Area Agency on Aging This July 2025 marked the 60th anniversary of the Older Americans Act (OAA), a landmark piece of legislation that laid the foundation for aging services in the United States. Signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson on July 14, 1965, the OAA was created to...
