55+ Connections: Week of 6/24/24
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From Soil to Soul: The Healing of Gardening
Monday, June 24
6 PM
North Liberty Community Food Pantry – Growing Together Garden
Led by Scott Koepke, these inspirational sessions offer food for thought on how nurturing biodiversity in the garden can help heal peoples’ mental and physical challenges. We build from the ground up, exploring, with specific stories, nine life skill seeds that are cultivated in the act of gardening: Hope, Balance, Patience, Resilience, Trust, Humility, Listening, Gratitude, and Peace. Just as the lesson of compost teaches us that we can transform old life into new life, we can also experience the wisdom that Hort Heals Hurt.
Recurs every 2 weeks.
Questions? Email [email protected] or call (319) 626-2711.
55+ Connections: Tuesday Gathering
Tuesday, June 25
10:30 AM
North Liberty Library – Meeting Room CD
It’s time for book club! We’ll be discussing The Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee.
For July we’ll be reading and discussing The Guncle by Steven Rowley. There will be copies available at the library for check out.
Join us each week for a social gathering full of activities and friendly conversation – board games, puzzles, art, book discussions, and more! No registration required.
Bascis of Wills & Revocable Trusts
Wednesday, June 26
11 AM
North Liberty Library – Meeting Room CD
Join us for our Lawyers in Libraries Program sponsored by The Iowa State Bar Association’s Legal Access Committee. This program will focus on the powers and limitations of a last will and testament, the basics of probate, information on how court costs are calculated and an overview of how trusts work and when it may be helpful to use one. Lawyers in Libraries is a joint effort by The Iowa State Bar Association, the State Library of Iowa, Iowa Legal Aid and the Polk County Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project to help provide free legal information to Iowans across the state. This spring and summer, lawyers are making one-hour presentations followed by question-and-answer sessions at local public libraries throughout the state.
Reading Party
Thursday, June 27
6 PM
North Liberty Library – Magazine Lounge
Need an excuse to sit down with a good book? Come read with us in the library! Dive into your book for an hour’s time, concluding with sacks, refreshments, and discussion of your book. Share your thoughts, impressions, and favorite passages. Did you laugh, cry, or unravel a mystery? Let the bookish banter flow!
55+ Connections: Friday Lunch
Friday, June 28
11:30 AM
North Liberty Rec Center – Classrooms 3 & 4
China Garden is set to cater this week. After lunch Denise Fuller from Horizons will be teaching us about the 12 Biggest Scams. Registration for lunch is $5 and required for all who attend. Participants must register before noon on Thursday, June 27th. Call the Rec Center to register (319)626-5716 or go online to your RecDesk Account and register yourself.
Film Fridays at the Senior Center
Friday, June 28
2 PM
Iowa City Senior Center – Assembly Room or Room 302
Come watch a free movie at the Iowa City Senior Center!
June 28 – Ordinary Angels (2024)
Inspired by the incredible true story of a hairdresser who single-handedly rallies an entire community to help a widowed father save the life of his critically ill young daughter.
Ranshaw House Concert Series
Fridays in June and July
6 – 8 PM
Ranshaw House Lawn – 515 Community Dr. North Liberty
Catch up with friends and socialize as a community Friday nights in June and July on the Ranshaw House lawn. Bring a picnic, BYOB and enjoy live performances from local musicians on the historic house’s front porch.
June 28th performer: YesterNite
70s pop funk songs, covering artists like Tower of Power, the Blues Brothers and Stevie Wonder.
Johnson County Be SMART Gun Ownership
Beginning today, June 17, community members can pick up free gun locks at the Treasurer’s Office, currently located in the Johnson County Health and Human Services Building, 855 S. Dubuque Street, Iowa City, and at the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office, 511 S. Capitol Street, Iowa City. No age limit or proof of residency is required, and there is a limit of three locks per visit.
The Be SMART program was launched in 2015 to promote responsible gun ownership to reduce child gun deaths. The program helps adults normalize conversations about gun safety and take responsible actions that can prevent child gun deaths and injuries.
The program encourages parents and adults to:
- Secure all guns in their home and vehicles
- Model responsible behavior around guns
- Ask about the presence of unsecured guns in other homes
- Recognize the role of guns in suicide
- Tell your peers to be SMART
For more information about the Be SMART program partnership with Johnson County, click here.
