Archive for Featured
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What is a Hero?
There is something about Mary! By Gary Metivier The word Hero is overused these days. That is a comment I have heard from a lot of people—and it happens to be a comment I agree with. That said, I firmly believe we have everyday heroes all around us. There are many people in the QCA that have...
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Hats Off to “Hats”
By Mary Schricker, SRES Realtor Ruhl&Ruhl Real Estate If you want to collect money, you can “pass the hat.” If you have a secret, you can “keep it under your hat.” If you want to compete, you can “toss your hat into the ring.” From the Fedora made famous by Bogart in Casablanc...
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Thank You to our Readers for another great year of 50+ lifestyles!
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Publisher’s Corner – CHRISTMAS
By Eloise Graham What is “Christmas?” Is it a time for family and friends? Eating too much turkey or pie? Singing carols? Sledding? Buying gifts? Feeling pressure? Remembering the past? Celebrating Christ’s birthday? For me it is HOPE. Let’s look at the history of Christmas. The O...
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Tales by Triplett – A Farewell to Autumn
By Patrick Triplett “We at 50+ are pleased to welcome Patrick Triplett to our literary contributors. Triplett has lived in Iowa his entire life. He was born in Clinton, moved to Bettendorf, and now resides with his wife in Davenport. He is the father of three sons and has three grandchildren....
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2009 Quad City Arts Festival of Trees
"SPARKLE" Downtown Davenport will be aglow for Quad City Arts Festival of Trees, November 20-29th. Under the direction of Co-Directors, Joni Parish-Doane and Joscelyn Welshons, the goal of this year’s fundraiser is to attract more visitors and raise awareness to the programming of Quad City A...
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Memories of an Honor Flight
David W. Deuth, CFSP President, Weerts Funeral Home It was meant to honor them. Their service. Their valor. Their sacrifice. And the freedom they fought to protect. Nearly 200 of us – both veterans and guardians – boarded a chartered 737 jet early Saturday morning, October 10, 2009 at the...
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What an AG-Xperience!
By Gary Metivier Many of us drive by corn and soybean fields everyday—but in our busy world we don’t always have the chance to talk to our children about it. That is where ag in the classroom comes in. The brakes of the buses grinding to a halt were the first sounds. The swoosh sound that...
