Archive for Community
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PUBLISHER’S CORNER
By Eloise Graham It’s Senior Olympics Time The Senior Olympics are not just field and track sports, they are soooo much more. Do you doodle, string beads, write poetry or prose, paint, sculpt, dance or sing? Well there is something for everyone to do at the Quad Cities Senior Olympics. A f...
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May Celebrations
By Eloise Graham May is packed full of days of celebrating. May 1st is May Day, a day to celebrate by sharing flowers, good wishes and dancing around the Maypole. International Harry Potter Day is celebrated on May 2nd. May 4th celebrates Star Wars Day - May the fourth be with you. Cinco de Mayo is...
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All You Have to Do is Ask
By Anne Coffman Marketing Director at Ridgecrest Village When you come in to visit Ridgecrest Village, we start by learning about you and what you are looking for in a retirement community. Are you looking to downsize, don’t have the mobility like you should, or tired of being alone? There are a...
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Take Time to Smell the Roses …
By Mary Schricker Gemberling “Flowers are the music of the ground from earth’s lips spoken without sound” ... Edwin Curran I am sitting by the fireplace on a chilly April day wondering what to write about this month. Many of my past Spring articles have been about gardening. Since we sold...
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A Pause for Poetry
By Gary Heath Poet in Residence for 50+ Lifestyles Childhood Creek That summer we skylarked among The willows along the creek running Through our farm. We pressed our Foreheads firm together, our eyes Taut like slings, peering into the Other’s orbs. We knew precisely what The ot...
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Calendar of Events – May 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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A Pause for Poetry
By Gary Heath Poet in Residence for 50+ Lifestyles. These Bones Will Rest These bones will rest. They Have traveled far in spite of All. These bones will rest. These bones long for home Where bones go to rest. Yes, They will rest. These bones Loved, cr...
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Ridgecrest Village Welcomes Patrick McDonald
By Anne Coffman Marketing Director at Ridgecrest Village After an extensive search led by the Ridgecrest Board of Directors, we are proud to announce that Patrick McDonald began as Executive Director of Ridgecrest Village on March 7th, 2022 The Board made this selection based on Patrick’s e...
