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Pickleball keeps seniors active and fosters meaningful connections with younger generations
The Gazette· 39 minutes agoBuild pickleball courts, and people will come. “Even before the ribbon cutting there were a lot of...
Just give it a whirl
The Gazette· 29 minutes ago“We’re just tickled to death if somebody just acts like they’re interested,” said Sharon Scherbaum. Scherbaum, of northeast Cedar Rapids, is president of...
Mirrorbox Theatre’s Gold Program brings experienced performers to the stage
The Gazette· 29 minutes agoThe Mirrorbox Theatre’s Gold Program gives seniors a chance to get back on the stage — or try out...
Dolores Denson Rawson
The Gazette· 1 day agoDolores Denson Rawson Cedar Rapids Dolores Denson Rawson, 98, of Cedar Rapids, entered into Jesus’s loving arms on Saturday, May …
Hy-Vee releases statement on closures, offers ways to help people living nearby
KCRG-TV9 Cedar Rapids· 4 days agoTwo weeks after Hy-Vee announced they were closing stores that were not financially feasible,...
Yabba Dabbas owner excited for new QC fest
WHBF Davenport via Yahoo News· 2 days agoHeather Dabbas is high on a new music fest she’s cooked up for the Quad Cities. The owner of the Yabba Dabbas House of Glass (with three locations), she...
Franklin Middle School marks centennial
The Gazette· 2 days agoDick Trotter taught social studies and coached wrestling to hundreds of students at Franklin Middle School between 1960 and 1995 when he retired. Seeing...
Sounding the alarm: Iowa needs more doctors
The Gazette· 5 days agoTop health officials in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City say the state is facing a physician shortage. The problem is more acute in rural areas, which have...
Hy-Vee closings hit working-class neighborhoods hard
Iowa Capital Dispatch via Yahoo News· 4 days agoIt certainly made the news. Last week, the Hy-Vee grocery store chain announced it is closing stores in three eastern Iowa communities and recently...
LGBTQ seniors find connection and community with the Queer Elders of Iowa City
The Gazette· 29 minutes agoWhen Carla Harrigan moved to Iowa City from Chicago three and a half years ago, she left behind a...
