Archive for Community
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OCTOBER 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 484-...
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What Does October Have to Offer?
By Eloise Graham October offers its beautiful birthstones: the opal and pink tourmaline. The opal is the traditional stone for October. Opal, an iridescent stone, is in a class by itself. As a species, opal is so unique it has its own descriptive vocabulary, opalescent. More than any other gem, eac...
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Polka Anyone?
By Julie Arndt Marketing Director at Ridgecrest Village Fall is upon us. And while we may not roll out the barrel, Ridgecrest Village is planning on having a barrel of fun at our Polka Fest, coming Thursday, October 19th. Lederhosen and Alpine hats are optional, of course! Ridgecrest will be en...
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A Pause for Poetry
By Gary Heath Poet in Residence for 50+ Lifestyles. Palace of Big Feelings The palace of big feelings on the Mountain beckons us from our Valley. We climb, ascend the Mountain, cliff by cliff, we want To feel the joy up there in the high Palace. We yearn to be in the big Story there, da...
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Bites of Fall Flavor – How to Level Up Your Cheese and Cracker Game
By Melissa Jaeger RD, LD Hy-Vee Registered Dietician (515) 695-3773 mjaeger@hy-vee.com The fall season is upon us, and cooler weather brings warm gatherings with family and friends. Whether it is a holiday meal with family, a simple gathering with friends, or a game day rumble, you can’t ...
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Calendar of Events | September 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 Grou...
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A Pause for Poetry
By Gary Heath Poet in Residence for 50+ Lifestyles. Merry-Go-Round If you can’t stop a Grotesque merry-go-round, Get off if you can. Behind the hustle and Bustle, a spirit can die, Get off if you can. Scared little boy in adult skin, Scared little girl in adult skin, ...
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September Tidbits
By Eloise Graham September is the ninth month of our calendar year, even though the prefix “septa” means seven. Once upon a time the calendar had ten months. September, October, November and December were named for the seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth months. January had 90 days. It was followe...
