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  • Calendar of Events | March 2024 Calendar of Events | March 2024

    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...

  • YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY | Davenport, Iowa Office YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY | Davenport, Iowa Office

    By Pam Shaw Social Security District Manager Davenport Social Security Office STAY HEALTHY AND INDEPENDENT WITH THE SENIOR NUTRITION PROGRAM Are you eligible for Social Security retirement benefits or already receiving them?  Did you know that you can also receive healthy meals and other nutr...

  • Just Saying... Just Saying…

    March and one April Holiday Celebrated By Q.C. Jones As I sit down to my trusty keyboard and begin the process of writing something insanely interesting and witty about the month of March, several ideas are popping around in my mind.  First thought, I could wax elegantly on special days and weeks...

  • Nourishing Older Bodies Nourishing Older Bodies

    By Milestones Area Agency on Aging With March being National Nutrition Month, it’s the perfect time to reflect on the importance of healthy eating. As we age, nutritional needs evolve, impacting everything from energy levels and muscle strength to immune function and cognitive health. Proper nu...

  • PUBLISHER’S CORNER PUBLISHER’S CORNER

    Wisdom Teeth By Eloise Graham Why are these back molars called wisdom teeth? Do we get wiser when they come in? Do we become dumb when they are pulled? A recent visit to the dentist, then the oral surgeon, had me pondering some of these  questions as well as remembering my many hours spent in th...

  • March 15 & March 17 March 15 & March 17

    By Eloise Graham March 15 is the Ides of March. Julius Caesar was warned about doom and gloom on the Ides of March. I think most of us know a little about the story. It was not a good day for Caesar. He was assassinated! Beware the Ides of March. But what other events in history have happened on t...

  • Calendar of Events | February 2024 Calendar of Events | February 2024

    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...

  • Mardi Gras – February 13 Mardi Gras – February 13

    What is Mardi Gras? By Eloise Graham Mardi Gras is synonymous with Shrove Tuesday or Fat Tuesday. Mardi Gras is French for “Fat Tuesday.” Mardi Gras has become known to be more than just one day. It refers to the events of the Carnival celebrations beginning on or after the Christian feasts of...