Archive for Community
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A Pause for Poetry
By Gary Heath Poet in Residence for 50+ Lifestyles. Scales The scales, they sway in the breeze, They waver, they shake in the Storms through the years and over The millennia. The scales rebel, They try to even out and balance For the people, the scales that Weigh our lives, yet never ba...
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PUBLISHER’S CORNER
By Eloise Graham Let’s Have Some Summer Fun Test your knowledge on this bit of trivia. After the Lone Ranger saved the day and rode off into the sunset, the citizens would ask, “Who was that masked man?” Invariably, someone didn’t know. But he always left something behind. W...
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Calendar of Events | June 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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Mental Health Advice
By Mike Mathews Milestones Area Agency on Aging May was Mental Health Month in America. It serves a great opportunity to not only bring awareness to various mental health issues, but also recognize and support our own mental health. For the senior population, this is more important than ever. Ac...
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National Camping Month
By Mary Schricker Gemberling “Wander Often, Wonder Always”......Anonymous Those of you who have followed my articles know how much I enjoy traveling in the RV. Last Thursday we headed to the Quad Cities for our 2023 inaugural camping trip to celebrate Mother’s Day with our Iowa kids and gran...
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A Pause for Poetry
By Gary Heath Poet in Residence for 50+ Lifestyles. Sugar Estate Life is good on the sugar estate, So lush, resplendent, so sweet, That estate just over the near Beyond. Dreams cavort and Gambol on that near far sugar Land, they ramble the candy Land every nigh...
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Aging and You
Living in a Senior Community is Different for Everyone By Julie Arndt Marketing Director at Ridgecrest Village Being an advocate for older adults, I have enjoyed educating consumers about different ways to look at their options as they age. Moving to a senior community is a big decisi...
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Just Saying…
Professor Harold Hill was Wrong – The Case for Pool Halls By Q.C. Jones A quick refresher, Professor Hill was the conman hero of the long-running Broadway hit “The Music Man” which ironically was set in River City, Iowa. You know the guy, fond of saying, “Trouble with a Capital T and that ...
