Health And Fitness
GIVE LOCAL WITH LIFESERVE BLOOD CENTER
Each year, more than 500,000 lives are positively impacted across Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota because of LifeServe Blood Center blood donors.
It takes less than one hour to give blood and in that... Red Ribbon Week
As parents it is easy to feel overwhelmed by all the different things that we are supposed to teach our children. We know we need to talk to our kids about drugs and alcohol, but when is the right... Celebrating 5 Years of Survival
5 Pink Pumpkins
Five years ago, I was diagnosed with Stage 2 Breast Cancer at Virginia Gay Hospital. Over the next two years, I wrote about the interesting ways I found to thumb my nose at some of... National Teen Driver Safety Week, October 15-21, 2017, "The Haunting Reality of Teen Driving"
This week and every week, parents should have conversations with their teens about the important rules they need to follow to stay safe behind the wheel. These rules address the greatest dangers for t...
VPRD registration for upcoming Fall Aqua Aerobics Sessions
The Vinton Parks & Recreation Department continues to accept registrations for our upcoming Fall Aqua Aerobics session held Sunday and Wednesday evenings at the Iowa Braille School's indoor pool.C...
November WOW Newsletter
In this November 2017 WOWnewsletter you will find featured:
·Aquafaba"The Magical Bean Juice
·Recipe for Chickpea Cookie Dough
·Have a Happy Food-safe Holiday Season
·Fall into Physica...
Prevention"s Power of Consistency
Mahatma Gandhi has been quoted as saying "you must be the change you want to see in the world" but being an agent of change is never easy. In fact, making a positive difference in our commu...
Breast Cancer Survivors to meet, Monday, Oct. 9
By Janet Woodhouse
Breast Cancer Survivorswill meet at 5:30 Monday, October 9 in the Windsor Manor dining room for dinner and conversation. Our guest speaker will be Stacey Hodges from Virginia Gay...
October WOW Newsletter
By Rachel Wall
Attached you will find the online edition of the October WOW newsletter. This edition features:
·"Instant Pot" might help you eat healthier
·Recipe for Red Beans and Ric...
To the Editor: Medical organizations say GOP plan would reduce number of insured Iowans
By Mike Riege, Administrator, Virginia Gay Hospital
Many of us in health care are disappointed that we have to ask, yet again, for concerned citizens to contact Senators Grassley and Ernst regardin...