Archive for Family
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Kari’s Kitchen
Twice Baked Potatoes 2 large baking potatoes 1/2 pound lean bacon 1 /2 cups shredded mild Cheddar cheese, divided 1/2 cup sour cream 1/4 cup milk 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted 1 teaspoon dried chives 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teasp...
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Signs and Symbols of February
By Eloise Graham Amethyst is the birthstone for February. It is a purple variety of quartz. The name “amethyst” gets its meaning from the Greek amethystos which means a remedy against drunkeness. Amethysts were also believed to keep the wearer clear headed and quick witted. The Renaissance Euro...
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Calendar of Events | JANUARY 2025
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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PUBLISHER’S CORNER
The Elusiveness of Time By Eloise Graham Time definition. According to Merriam-Webster, the simple definition is “the measured or measurable period during which an action, process or condition exists or continues.” Physicists define time as the progression of events from the past to the pre...
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Ask the Audiologist
By Kevin Kock, Au.D., MPH, CCC-A Audiology Consultants, P.C. Like many people, you may feel uncertain about hearing aids and how they might help you. Perhaps you're concerned about the fit and comfort or wondering how long it will take to adjust to using them. As a licensed audiologist, I work clo...
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Elusive Inner ‘Peace’
By Mary Schricker Gemberling “Peace is the result of retraining your mind to process life as it is, rather than as you think it should be.” ... Anonymous The Holidays are full of references to peace such as ‘Peace on eart...
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Your Advocacy Connection
We Solve Long Term Care Problems Happy New Year! By Gail Glockhoff-Long GolderCare Solutions Benefits Advocate The start of a new year often inspires us to clear out the old and make a fresh start. Back when I worked at Modern Woodmen, the first Friday of January was designated as "New Year...
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A Pause for Poetry
By Gary Heath Poet in Residence for 50+ Lifestyles. Mother’s Love Every child out of her body, They all became somebody! That was her wish at their birth, Noteworthy lives on the Earth. A few gravid times she swelled, To birth she never rebelled. ...
