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• The Merry Month of May…

  By Eloise Graham May seems to have a theme all to itself – the letter “M.” May Day, Mother’s Day and Memorial Day all take place in the merry month of May. Even its birthstone is the “M”erald. (Emerald) May Day, celebrated on May 1, is an ancient Northern Hemisphere spring festival...

• Calendar of Events | April 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 Groups ...

• April Trivia Quiz

  By Eloise Graham 1) What are April’s birthstones? 2) What are April's birth flowers? 3) What does April mean? 4) Which fast food joint opened its doors for the first time on April 1955? 5) What product was banned from being advertised in the US in April 1970? 6) What annual environmental eve...

• Just Saying…

  By Q.C. Jones All Aboard the Davenport Express On April 22, 1856, the first train officially crossed the newly completed bridge spanning the Mississippi between Davenport and Rock Island. According to news reports of the day, the event was quite festive. Bands played, crowds formed, and the pund...

• A Pause for Poetry

  By Gary Heath Poet in Residence for 50+ Lifestyles.     I Am Camera I am camera, I capture time, freeze The moment, I take reality, conquer The real, wherever I go, visual Master of all around, images I store Safe at home. The world I see all mine, In vivid dramatic panoram...

• Calendar of Events | March 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...

• Beware the Ides of March

    By Eloise Graham In 44 BC on March 15, Roman Emperor Julius Caesar was assassinated. Here are some other events that have happened on March 15 throughout history. On this day in 1781, American Revolutionaries won a strategic victory over the British at the Battle of Guilford Courthous...

• PUBLISHER’S CORNER

  There Ought to be a Law! By Eloise Graham A few weeks ago there was quite an uproar about needing a law for police reform. This pertained to the four or five policemen that beat a person to death. The victim’s family wanted a law. While I definitely have sympathy and empathy for the family, I ...