Archive for News
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An Ancient Wonder
By Mary Schricker Gemberling Magic is seeing wonder in nature’s every little thing, seeing how wonderful the fireflies are and how magical are the dragonflies” ... Ama Vanniarachchy On a partly sunny day in between the raindrop...
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Iowa’s Older Iowans Beware: How to Spot and Avoid EBT Scams
By Milestones Area Agency on Aging Scammers are aggressively targeting Iowa's Older Iowans with fraudulent calls, texts, and emails aimed at stealing Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) funds used for SNAP benefits. These criminals impersonate the Iowa benefits office or SNAP customer service, tric...
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YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY West/Midwest Region
Davenport Social Security Administration 4319 N. Brady Street, Davenport, Iowa (855) 420-8556 Mon.–Fri. 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Rock Island Social Security Administration 2350 4th Avenue, Rock Island, Illinois (866) 414-9166 Mon.–Fri. 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Social Security Celebrates 90 Years...
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Calendar of Events | AUGUST 2025
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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YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY | West/Mid-West Region
Davenport Social Security Administration 4319 N. Brady Street, Davenport, Iowa (855) 420-8556 Mon.-Fri. 9 am - 4 PM Rock Island Social Security Administration 2350 4th Avenue, Rock Island, Illinois (866) 414-9166 Mon.-Fri. 9 am - 4 PM Combined Funds Move One Year Sooner to 2034; OASI...
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Just Saying…
The Great Tomato Wars of Augusts Past By Q.C. Jones The Midwest is the “home grown tomato belt” and the Quad Cities is the shiny belt buckle adorning this bright red belt. We, like every region, have our own late-summer ritual. We don’t run with raging bulls, burn giant puppets, or as Peter ...
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Kari’s Kitchen
Ranch Beer Cheese Dip Ingredients: 2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese 2 pkgs (8-oz) cream cheese 1 packet Hidden Valley Ranch Dip Mix 3/4 cup beer Chopped green onions, to garnish Pretzels, to drip Directions: Combine cheddar cheese, cream che...
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August 21 Is National Senior Citizens Day
Are you aware of any special “Day” in August? Let’s play a game. I’ll name the day, you think of the month. Here goes: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Day, Valentine’s Day, President’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, April Fool’s Day, (hope you didn’t miss that one!) Mother’s Day, M...
