Archive for Community
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Calendar of Events – July 2022
If you have an upcoming event that you would like published, please mail info to: 50+Lifestyles, P. O. Box 2125, Davenport, IA, 52809 Attn: Eloise or email: publisher@50pluslife.com Attn: Eloise. Please submit by the 10th of the month prior to the month you want activity listed. Support Groups ...
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The Little Brown Church in the Vale
By Mary Schricker Gemberling “History is a story written by the finger of God.” ... C.S. Lewis Gary and I have driven the 300 mile journey to Dodge Center Minnesota many times since his daughter and family moved there just over 10 years ago. At exit 220 on US 63 there is a small sign identify...
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JULY 2022 Clinton and Scott County Meal Site noon meals
All meal inquiries call 1-855-410-6222 Cancellations ONLY call 563-484-3108 Mealsites are now open. Please contact your local Milestones Community Cafe for a reservation. Site listings: Buffalo 381-4594, Cumberland House 332-9339, Edgewater on Third 484-3108, Eldridge 285-0123, CASI 386-7477, Lu...
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PUBLISHER’S CORNER
Thirty-Five Year Celebration By Eloise Graham This year, 50+ Lifestyles celebrates 35 years of publication. In 1987, Russ Myers of Bettendorf thought there should be a publication geared for the aging population. Sure, there was AARP the Magazine, but that was a national publication. Russ envisio...
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Calendar of Events – June 2022
If you have an upcoming event that you would like published, please mail info to: 50+Lifestyles, P. O. Box 2125, Davenport, IA, 52809 Attn: Eloise or email: publisher@50pluslife.com Attn: Eloise. Please submit by the 10th of the month prior to the month you want activity listed. Support Groups...
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You Don’t Have to Be Lonely
By Anne Coffman Marketing Director at Ridgecrest Village There have been many songs written about being lonely. We all experience periods of loneliness in our lives. As we age, however, it can become detrimental to our mental and physical wellbeing. A study done by Brigham Young University shows ...
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A Pause for Poetry
By Gary Heath Poet in Residence for 50+ Lifestyles. I Drive Into The Westering Sun When you see the truck loading, You will know I am far from here. I drive toward the westering sun, Wherever the sun takes me. As long As I have the sun before me, I am n...
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Where Did June Gets Its Name?
By Eloise Graham There are two theories as to how the name of June came about. The first is that June was named after the Roman goddess Juno. She was the goddess of marriage and the wife of the supreme deity Jupiter. The second theory comes from the Latin word iuniores, meaning “younger ones” a...
