To everything there is a season whether as expressed in the song by the Byrds, words written by Pete Seeger or the Biblical reference. All good things come to an end! “To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven. A time to be born and a time to die…” So, it is with us. It’s time for us to turn the pages over to others. In so doing, this will be the last issue of 50 Plus MarketPlace News by this publisher!
50 Plus Staff Farewell Wishes!
Changing demographics, the ever-shifting print landscape, along with the evolution of more technology (e.g., AI) calls for a different form of communication. We realize many readers enjoy holding a printed publication while others prefer online
news. Health challenges among our staff have added to this decision!
As mentioned in our January 2025 edition, our younger readers from 50 to 80 years have shifted to reading the news online using their smartphones and tablets. The latest technologies have made it possible for our younger readers to adapt to the changing media conditions.
I thank our staff for their dedicated and many hours of service in creating an informational and the best resource for our senior community. Without them, our paper could not have been successful. I had the pleasure of working with three graphics
designers, many sales personnel, over 30 column writers and five printers since I started the newspaper.
Additionally, I thank our many writers who have provided our readers with beneficial and insightful news through their specific columns. As many of our readers have indicated, “The column writers at 50 Plus News have provided a wonderful service to our community. Many writers have helped us with their thoughtful and helpful columns!”
I appreciate our many distributors. They have delivered our paper to the many retirement communities, hospitals, medical facilities, restaurants, senior centers, and many other facilities for you to enjoy our newspaper!
We have attended over 70 resource fairs, trade shows, and coalition partners along the Front Range over the many years of our operation. We have been a sponsor at many of these events and appreciated working with these organizers to promote their beneficial events to the senior community!
And last, we thank our wonderful advertisers who made it possible for our readers to enjoy our newspaper for 33 years! I hope our readers will continue doing business with them! Our gratitude extends to the over 100 Front Range retirement communities, county wide Area Agencies on Aging, and cities and towns over these three decades. They have provided information, sponsored resource fairs and encouragement as we facilitate the telling of their stories.
As we sign off, we do so with gratitude for your immense reader and advertiser support. It’s been a wonderful journey from our beginning in May 1991 where “mother-in law” research (e.g., focus groups and forums) resulted in the previously named publication – Seniors Market Place News. Realizing seniors didn’t like that title, we shifted to what you know now as 50 Plus MarketPlace News!
My wife, Marty and I, along with our staff wish you the very best blessings in the future. May these be your best years yet to come! Remember to keep telling your stories and remain in good health! Happy springtime holidays to you and your families!
With gratitude,
Robert A. Trembly II
Publisher