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  • Yard and Garden: Hanging Basket Considerations Yard and Garden: Hanging Basket Considerations

    Factors to consider when shopping for your next hanging basket By Aaron J. Steil Iowa State University Consumer Horticulture Extension Specialist In spring and early summer, garden centers are filled with hanging baskets. These colorful containers make great gifts. In this article, horticulturist...

  • What Registered Dietitians Want You to Know! What Registered Dietitians Want You to Know!

    By Hannah Anderson MA, RDN, LDN, CLS Hy-Vee Registered Dietician (515) 695-3602     hannah.anderson1@hy-vee.com June is Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month. During this time there are many things you can do as an individual and in your community to promote brain health and increase awaren...

  • Calendar of Events | MAY 2024 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...

  • Aging and You 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...

  • Ask the Audiologist Ask the Audiologist

    May Is Better Hearing Month – Have you had your hearing checked lately? By Shelby Garrison, Au.D. Audiology Consultants, P.C. Preparing for a Comprehensive Audiological Evaluation: A Patient’s Guide A comprehensive audiological evaluation is a crucial step in understanding and addressing hea...

  • Colorful and Edible Colorful and Edible

    In Loving Memory ... The following is a repeat of an article that first appeared in the March 2009 edition of 50+Lifestyles. We present this encore in loving memory of the author, Shelli Tague, a former proofreader of 50+Lifestyles, who recently passed at the age of 98. She loved the many aspects o...

  • Gearing Up for the  33rd Annual QC Senior Olympic Games  May 18–June 1, 2024 www.qcsogo.org Gearing Up for the 33rd Annual QC Senior Olympic Games May 18–June 1, 2024 www.qcsogo.org

    By Rhonda Elsbury Board Member [caption id="attachment_14989" align="alignleft" width="225"] A medalist in the cycling event.[/caption] We are gearing up for the 33rd Annual QC Senior Olympic Games, and we’re excited to gather again, see friends, make new friends, award medals, and cheer ...

  • YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY | Rock Island, Illinois Office YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY | Rock Island, Illinois Office

    By Cristina Vital Social Security Manager Rock Island Social Security Office PROTECTING YOURSELF FROM QR CODE FRAUD Quick Response codes, better known as QR codes, are a very popular way to get information. QR codes are scannable barcodes that will direct you to a website. However, scammers ...