Archive for History
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PUBLISHER’S CORNER
1973 – It Was a Very Good Year Highlights of the History of the Quad Cities from 1973. By Eloise Graham Many of you probably know that CASI (Center for Active Seniors Inc.) was started in 1973. They have been celebrating their 50th Anniversary this entire past year. Some members formed teams an...
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Just Saying…
The Science of Predicting the Future By Q.C. Jones As we move forward in January, I have been suffering flashbacks to my early childhood and my first conscious encounters with the launching of a new year. Thinking about one’s childhood is a strange phenomenon. While I am pretty sure I heard the ...
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Calendar of Events | December 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...
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December – A Month Filled with Festivals
By Eloise Graham Many religious groups and secular groups have significant celebrations this month, so I thought I would explore some of them. The Jewish festival of Hanukkah begins at sundown on Thursday, December 7 and lasts for eight days, ending the evening of December 15. Hanukkah means “de...
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PUBLISHER’S CORNER
Historic Palmer Residence: Christmas Memories and Traditions By Alana Callender When you reach the crest of Brady Street hill, on your left is the Palmer residence, a stately Second Empire style home at 808 Brady, built in 1874. Drs. Mabel and B.J. Palmer bought the house in 1912 and added the wra...
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Small Town America Part 2
Continued from our November edition, Part 2 of “Small Town America” completes the tale of our travels to central Iowa with our Wisconsin friends Barb and Jerry Heumann. By Mary Schricker Gemberling The Delicious Apple - Just over 150 years ago Jesse Hiatt and his wife Rebecca arrived in Madi...
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A Pause for Poetry
By Gary Heath Poet in Residence for 50+ Lifestyles. I Am the Sea I am the sea. I roll in on waves from the Briny deep, salty to the taste in mouths Of swimmers in my tides. I have my Moods and currents, warm and cold. I Bring weather to the continents and fish To dinner t...
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Calendar of Events | November 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 Gro...
