Archive for Featured
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Ella’s Kitchen
Handy Leftover Solutions... Whether it’s from a big holiday season meal or from an everyday weeknight meal, leftovers are a common occurrence. Using leftovers, whether you have a little or a lot, can save money. It can also get your creative juices flowing and give you a feeling of accomplishmen...
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The Party with a Purpose
By Mary Schricker Gemberling This November CASI is celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Hat Bash. I have chosen to re-run an article I wrote in 2009 celebrating the success of this event! If you want to collect money, you can “pass the hat.” If you have a secret, you can “keep it under yo...
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Calendar of Events | October 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 Illowa Intergroup 24 hour (309) 764-1016 or visit www.aaquadcities.org Qu...
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Carving: “Two Birds” with One Chainsaw!
By Mary Schricker Gemberling In 2010 when Gary and I had been dating less than a year, his log home burned to the ground leaving nothing but a pile of ashes and a few charred trees. Two of the massive oaks that were closest to the flames were given only a 50/50 chance of survival by a local arboris...
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Why seniors are lining up to acquire the new Dan Dolan Homes at “The Fountains” in Bettendorf
By Dan Dolan Dan Dolan Homes It’s almost time for the Quad City Fall Parade of Homes, and this year Dan Dolan Homes is very proud to feature its latest residential addition adjacent to “The Fountains” senior residential facility in Bettendorf. These Villas at The Fountains by Dan Dolan Home...
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Calendar of Events September 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 Illowa Intergroup 24 hour (309) 764-1016 or visit www.aaquadcities.org Qu...
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Summer Parade Fun
By John & Joan Maxwell Cinnamon Ridge Farms Summer in Iowa means small town festivals, with our local town of Donahue being no exception. Held over Labor Day weekend, Donahue Frontier Days features fun community-building activities including a slow pitch softball tournament, rubber duck race, ...
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Our Beautiful Sunsets – Unfortunately at the Cost of Others
By Eloise Graham In the Midwest in the late summer, we have had some really spectacular sunsets. Brilliant oranges, reds, and yellows with a pink or peach tint. But the sights we have been able to enjoy have come at the expense of thousands in the Western States. The beautiful sights we saw were...
