Old lady of the sea aims for Florida swim again
Stella Taylor, 56, known as the old lady of the sea, plans a May attempt to swim from the Bahama chain to Florida’s Gold Coast. A seasoned marathon swimmer, she trained 7000 meters daily under coach Bob Duenkel and already holds multiple endurance feats, including Lake George and Loch Ness swims.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Stella Taylor
Atlantic Ocean
Bahamas
Taylor
Florida
Gold Coast
Bob Duenkel
Northeast High School
Bristol
England
United States
Aswan Dam
Egypt
Hall of Fame
Riding Rock
Bimini
Orange Cay
Gulf Stream
Nyad
Activities at senior centers this week and center hours
A district list of senior centers details daily activities and hours. Witwer center schedules quilting, crafts, bridge and meals. St Marks offers senior-robics. Salvation Army center features exercises and sewing. Marion Ambroz Lincoln and Iowa City centers list dances, crafts, games, movie viewings, concerts, and health services with contact numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army Community Center
C Ave
Marion Senior Center
Lincoln
18Th Avenue
Ninth Street
Newts
Iowa City Senior Center
South Linn St
Iowa City
Aarp Community Service Committee
University Bridge Club
Linn County Congregate Meals Menus For Older Adults
Menus for Linn County congregate meal sites this week list dishes for each day from Monday through Sunday at multiple centers. Meals are for persons 60 and older and spouses. reservations and site phone numbers are provided for Witwer Jane Boyd Lincoln St Mark's Marion Center Point Central City Springville Lisbon Palo locations.
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Solon
N. West
Linn County
Witwer
Witwer Senior Center
Second Ave
Ninth Street
Lincoln
Jane Boyd
St. Mark’s United Methodist Church
Johnson Ave
Marion Community Center
10Th Ave
Marion
Center Point Community Center
Franklin St
Central City Community Center
Springville Community Center
Lisbon United Methodist Church
Mount Vernon St. John’s Catholic Church
Palo School
Birthday notices honor Mr and Mrs Brehm at Zion Lutheran Shellsburg
The couple will celebrate their 90th and 80th birthdays with an open house at Zion Lutheran Church Shellsburg next Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. Written notices must be submitted to the Lifestyle office by noon Monday for publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Brehm
Zion Lutheran Church
Shellsburg
Lifestyle Office
Fear of aging persists in modern gerontology view
Laura Freid of Bostonia Magazine notes fear of aging remains despite higher living standards for seniors. The issue argues elderly Americans are better educated, affluent, healthier, and well served, and urges placing geriatrics and gerontology at the center of health care.
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Laura Freid
Bostonia Magazine
United States
Freid
Bostonia
Boston University
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The
Legal Council
Martha Quint
Edith Atkinson
Odean
Ambroz Senior Center
Mount Vernon Rd
Fifth St
Brehm
Aarp Picnic
American Association of Retired Persons
Bever Park
Bishops Cafeteria
Lindale Mall
Dave Olson
Bankers Life Com
Princer Financial Services Corporation
Bisho
Bankers Life A
David L. Olson
Brenton Financial Center
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Balic Warners
Olga Playtex
Maidenform
Finance Group
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