Archive for History
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July Events from History
By Eloise Graham July 1776 By issuing the Declaration of Independence, adopted by the Continental Congress in July of 1776, the 13 American colonies severed their political connections to Great Britain. The Declaration summarized the colonists’ motivations for seeking independence. The Declara...
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June – Roses and Pearls
By Eloise Graham The flower for June is the rose. The rose and the shrub are of the Rosa genus. Their colors range from deep red to the palest of pink, orange hues to yellows to white. A lavender rose has ...
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Calendar of Events | JUNE 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...
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Just Saying…
By Q.C. Jones QC Goes to the Drive-In Hello everyone, it’s your old pal QC here, and I am thinking about summer. Today’s a bright sunny warm day in our Quad-Cities, and I find myself procrastinating. Allowing a few commitments to slide, I closed my eyes and conjured up the perfect summer. Un...
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Calendar of Events | MAY 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...
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PUBLISHER’S CORNER
21 Steps By Eloise Graham Peonies and irises in bloom. These remind me of Memorial Day. Family picnics at the old farmhouse in a rural community in Kansas. These remind me of Memorial Day. Placing flowers and flags at gravesites in various cemeteries. Yes, this reminds me of Memorial Day. Memorial...
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Aging and You
May Celebrations – Connections By Julie Arndt Marketing Director at Ridgecrest Village We celebrate many things in May. May Day (May 1) we celebrate the coming of summer. Many of us can recall dancing around a maypole as children and sharing little baskets of May flowers with friends. We cele...
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Calendar of Events | APRIL 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...
