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  • Kari’s Kitchen Kari’s Kitchen

    There’s nothing like ice cream on a hot summer day. Satisfy your summertime sweet tooth with these delicious ice cream desserts. Fried Ice Cream Bars 1/2 c butter 2 c crushed cornflakes 1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon 3 Tbsp sugar 1 3/4 c heavy whipping cream 1/4 c evaporate...

  • Your Advocacy Connection Your Advocacy Connection

    We Solve Long Term Care Problems By Gail Glockhoff-Long GolderCare Solutions Benefits Advocate Is It Time to Simplify Your Life? We have all heard Ecclesiastes 3:1-2 “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time t...

  • Shots & Myths: Separating Vaccination Fact  from Fiction About Vaccinations Shots & Myths: Separating Vaccination Fact from Fiction About Vaccinations

    Contributed by NCEA - National Center on Elder Abuse Vaccinations are crucial in safeguarding public health, though prevalent myths and misconceptions cause many elderly people to remain hesitant about getting vaccinated.  Let's address some common concerns and separate fact from fiction to empo...

  • You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know! You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know!

    By Sue Fleischman Rector CASI Director of Development I find myself using that odd statement more and more in my life as I continue to be amazed at all of the things I continue to discover that I had not known.  I have been associated with CASI since my Mother was involved back in the early 200...

  • The Economic Impact of an Aging World The Economic Impact of an Aging World

    By Richard J. Schillig, CLU, ChFC, LUTCF Independent Insurance and Financial Advisor Spending on programs for an aging population is already straining economies throughout the world, and the economic pressure will increase as populations continue to age. During the week of June 10, 2024, French m...

  • Enjoy Sweet Corn Season This Summer with Some Practical Tips Enjoy Sweet Corn Season This Summer with Some Practical Tips

    By Dan Fillius Iowa State University Commercial Vegetable and Specialty Crop Specialist The middle of summer is officially here and so is sweet corn season. With the unusual weather events this year, Iowans can still expect to see an abundance of their favorite sweet corn variety. When is swee...

  • Is August the Dog Days of Summer? Is August the Dog Days of Summer?

    By Eloise Graham As Eloise takes some well-deserved time away, please enjoy an encore appearance of this informative and entertaining column from her archives. The Dog Days of Summer “The Dog Days of Summer” definition by Merrimack-Webster says the “dog days” is a period of time between...

  • Ask the Audiologist Ask the Audiologist

    By Kevin Kock, Au.D. Audiology Consultants, P.C. What Happens When I Get My Hearing Tested? When people think about how well they hear, they may have trouble describing it. As an audiologist who works with people with hearing loss every day, I work with them to describe their situation and find...