Archive for Community
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Small Town America Part 2
Continued from our November edition, Part 2 of “Small Town America” completes the tale of our travels to central Iowa with our Wisconsin friends Barb and Jerry Heumann. By Mary Schricker Gemberling The Delicious Apple - Just over 150 years ago Jesse Hiatt and his wife Rebecca arrived in Madi...
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Just Saying…
Santa is real - Important Memories from a Small Town Christmas By Q.C. Jones Yesterday, while cleaning out my basement, I came face-to-face with a plastic tote full of Christmas decorations. In amongst the mishmash of frayed wires, and fragments of broken oraments, I spied an ancient Santa. He...
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December – A Month Filled with Festivals
By Eloise Graham Many religious groups and secular groups have significant celebrations this month, so I thought I would explore some of them. The Jewish festival of Hanukkah begins at sundown on Thursday, December 7 and lasts for eight days, ending the evening of December 15. Hanukkah means “de...
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Finding Comfort and Joy in Remembrance
By Devin Hansen Milestones Area Agency on Aging For those who have lost a close family member, the holidays are an especially hard time. And not just the celebration itself, but the little things that remind us of that person. The scent of a certain candle, the feel of a favorite blanket. Hearin...
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NOVEMBER 2023 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 call for required reservations 1-2 days in advance. Contact your Community Café or call 563-484-3108 Site listings: Buffalo 381-4594, Cumberland House 332-9339, Edgewater on Third 48...
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Calendar of Events | November 2023
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 Gro...
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It’s Time to Think About Winter Preparations
By Devin Hansen Milestones Area Agency on Aging It seems like summer just ended, but the snow and freezing temperatures will soon be here. Now is a great time to prepare for winter and all of the challenges that this beautiful season brings with it. Here are some steps to take now before Jack F...
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CASI – Grateful for All Its Blessings
By Laura L. Kopp, MS CASI President/CEO As we enter the season of thanks and giving, I give pause to appreciate all the blessings bestowed upon CASI this past year. While we faced diversity like never before through funding cuts, staff changes and losses, we also were blessed by the outpouring o...
