Posts Tagged Quad Cities
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In and Out of the Quad Cities
Contributed by Gail McPike and Toni Hall They say you are what you eat, and after the past few weeks of soaking up a QCA January, we’re feeling like we’ve been on a steady diet of ice cubes and popsicles. We’ve endured snow, sleet, hail, subzero weather and all the nastiness old Mother ...
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Finding Inspiration in Tragedy
By David W. Deuth, CFSP President, Weerts Funeral Home Eight years ago, on February 1, 2003, 16 minutes before it was scheduled to land, the Space Shuttle Columbia broke apart in the skies over west Texas, killing all seven crew members on board. A stunned nation – yes, a stunned world ...
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Foundations To Assist in Fight Against Local Hunger
A news conference was held at the River Bend Foodbank in Moline to announce a major funding gift from a local community foundation and a statewide foundation. The Moline Foundation and the Illinois Children’s Healthcare Foundation of Oak Brook, Illinois will assist in the fight against lo...
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PUBLISHER’S CORNER – Save the Date
By Dan Adams Please allow me to introduce you to Memories in the Making. Memories in the Making is an art program for individuals with Alzheimer's disease or related dementias that brings comfort and joy through the process of creating watercolors. Alzheimer's disease brings with it a consta...
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Why Should You Get a Flu Shot
By Carla Popp, RN, BSN, MBA Trinity VNHA Executive Director, Private Duty & Community Services Flu season in the Quad Cities region typically begins about mid-December every year. For the week ending December 11th, the CDC reported seasonal flu activity in Illinois and Iowa as local, meani...
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Iowa & Illinois Agencies Collaborate For – Caregiver Connection
By Leslie Thompson Public Relations Manager, Alternatives for the Older Adult Being a caregiver to a family member or friend is rewarding and yet stressful. “Reach Out for Help” was the theme for November’s Family Caregiver Month and to assist Quad Cities family caregivers, a collabo...
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In and Out of the Quad Cities
Contributed by Gail McPike and Toni Hall Gail and Toni extend Holiday Cheer ... this time by a full 6 days We know that many of you have this preconceived notion that big time travel correspondents like us operate with a cadre of support staff. You know –administrative assistants to ...
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PUBLISHER’S CORNER – Pay It Forward
By Dan Adams & Mary Schricker - Realtor - Ruhl & Ruhl Real Estate The holiday season brings out the giving spirit in all of us. Every year individual citizens, as well as offices and businesses across the Quad Cities contribute thousands of dollars in gifts, toys, and food baskets to...
