Archive for Featured
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Reflections of Autumn
By Mary Schricker Gemberling “It was October again ... a glorious October, all red and gold, with mellow mornings when the alleys were filled with delicate mists as if the spirit of autumn had poured them in for the sun to drain---amethyst, pearl, silver, rose and smoke-blue. The dews were s...
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October Calendar of Events
Support Groups and Informational Seminars Quad Cities Alzheimer’s Association – 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 local address and phone: 2208 E. 52nd ...
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September is National Cholesterol Education Month
Submitted by Terry Masek, SPHR Metropolitan Medical Laboratory, PLC Do you know your cholesterol levels and do you know your risk of developing heart disease? You are often told how to improve your health through advertising, by your doctors, by your family, through articles in health-relate...
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In Honor of Grandparents’ Day
To help celebrate Grandparents’ Day on Sunday, September 7, here are some words of wisdom or little anecdotes. Can you relate to any of these? It’s amazing how grandparents seem so young once you become one. Grandpa is there to help the child get into mischief they haven’t thought of yet...
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September Calendar of Events
Support Groups and Informational Seminars Quad Cities Alzheimer’s Association – Alzheimer’s Community Education is offering a new series of educational programs. Legal/Financial Matters: Sept 17 - Geneseo Community Center - Geneseo, IL; Sept 24 - Evangelical Free Church - Clinton, IA; Sept...
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Safe Kids, Smart Parents
By Rondi Doyle Director of Community Relations Child Abuse Council Each summer, we hear tragic reports of children dying from overheated temperatures after being left in a vehicle unattended. It is critical for parents of young children not to underestimate the dangers involved. Reduce the ...
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PUBLISHER’S CORNER – Fond Memories of Burma-Shave Signs to Brighten Your Day
By Dee Deuth I give great credit for my learning to read as a child to our family vacations in August. Each year in that hot month in the 1940s, my Dad would take his one week annual vacation, and we’d travel in our Ford to great “faraway places,” usually about 200 miles from home. (Wow, ca...
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August Calendar of Events
Support Groups and Informational Seminars Quad Cities Alzheimer’s Association – Alzheimer’s Community Education is offering a new series of educational programs. The Basics: Aug 13 - Geneseo Community Center - Geneseo, IL; Aug 20 - Evangelical Free Church - Clinton, IA; Aug 28 - Black Hawk ...
