Archive for Community
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Join the Walk to End Alzheimer’s!
By Curt Ford Nash Nash Bean & Ford As the Chairman of the Greater Iowa Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association, and as an attorney who has helped many families dealing with the challenges of Alzheimer’s, I know how important it is to bring an end to this terrible disease. This month, I want ...
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In and Out of the Quad Cities: Are we Getting Buggy? The Mysteries of Summer Revealed
Contributed by Gail McPike and Toni Hall Can you believe it… our story was on the front cover of last month’s 50+ Lifestyles? We’ve been walking on air. We made sure our mothers got a copy to send out to all those aunts and uncles. We even thought about sending a copy off to our 3rd grade ...
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Yard and Garden: Tomato Disorders
By Richard Jauron Iowa State University Extension Scott County Tomatoes are the most popular vegetable crop in Iowa. Many diseases and disorders can affect tomatoes during the growing season. Iowa State University Extension specialists describe the symptoms and management of common problems. To...
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Ella’s Kitchen
In August, I like simple, quick meals – but ones that are also good for entertaining. Here are some of my favorite recipes. Hope you like them, too. Ella [Ella can be contacted at ellaweeze@yahoo.com or Ella – 50+ Lifestyles, 804 W Lombard Street, Davenport, IA, 52804]...
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Calendar of Events – August 2011
Support Groups and Informational Seminars Quad Cities Alzheimer’s Association Please call Jerry Schroeder at (563) 324-1022 or 800-272-3900 for more information about programs. Aphasic Support Group Genesis The Aphasic Support Group meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month from 2 to 3 p.m. at Ge...
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PUBLISHER’S CORNER
By Eloise Graham I can not believe that it has been three years since Jim and I purchased 50+ Lifestyles, and two years since his untimely death. In honor of those anniversaries, the Publisher's Corner this month will be excerpts from the column that he wrote two years ago about his love of the F...
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Our Bix Lives!
By Deb Williams Oakdale Memorial Gardens Blaring Band: Our Bix Lives! These words were the headlines in The Times Democrat on Friday August 6, 1971. It was the 40th anniversary of the death of Leon Bismark “Bix” Beiderbecke – and the birth of the Bix Jazz Festival. The Times article ...
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Is It Time To Move?
By Beth Maxwell GolderCare Solutions Your Advocacy Connection Offering Comprehensive Care and Financial Advocacy I think many of us reading 50+ Lifestyles share a common belief that time doesn’t want to stand still for any of us. Remember when you were a young child, and it felt as if t...
