Archive for News
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Playing the Waiting Game
... there is little we can do about this necessary but intrusive inconvenience in our lives, perhaps we should concentrate on finding ways to be more positive about it. By Mary Schricker Gemberling “Waiting for the fish to bite or waiting for wind to fly a kite. Or waiting around for ...
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PUBLISHER’S CORNER
Thirty-Five Year Celebration By Eloise Graham This year, 50+ Lifestyles celebrates 35 years of publication. In 1987, Russ Myers of Bettendorf thought there should be a publication geared for the aging population. Sure, there was AARP the Magazine, but that was a national publication. Russ envisio...
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Knowledge is Power
We hold a monthly lecture series called Mindful Bites... In the last couple of months, we have had speakers covering Medicare, communicating with someone with Alzheimer’s, Preventing Falls – all are subjects worth listening to. By Anne Coffman Marketing Director at Ridgecrest Village One of t...
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A Pause for Poetry
By Gary Heath Poet in Residence for 50+ Lifestyles Hot Summer Sizzling Sidewalk Everything our senses detect Conceals other things. What Is, a scrim, hides the real Behind facades of what lies About us. What we hear, see, Smell, and feel, the passing ...
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Calendar of Events – June 2022
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...
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Combating Higher Food Prices
By Mike Mathews Milestones Area Agency on Aging If you’re worried about the high costs of food, you’re certainly not alone. Rising prices at the grocery store have many Americans concerned, particularly older adults who live on a fixed or limited income. According to the U.S. Department of A...
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Tassel Ridge Winery wins “Best of Class” at Wine Competition
Tassel Ridge Winery in Leighton, Iowa, recently won “Best of Class” and a Gold Medal for Iowa Candleglow® White at the International Cold Climate Wine Competition held at The Winery at Sovereign Estate in Waconia, Minnesota. Tassel Ridge 2020 Iowa Edelweiss also won a Gold Medal. “I was de...
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Taking My Own Advice
By Mary Schricker Gemberling “Advice is one of those things it is far more blessed to give than to receive” ...............Carolyn Wells While recovering from a recent back surgery I am organizing the boxes I packed away last fall during the somewhat quick sale of our home. I came across a box...
