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Seniors

Setting the right priorities will guide us to a better world

NIAGARA, Wis. — We are all familiar with the need to set priorities. There is always more to do than there are hours in the day so in order to live as intentionally and effectively as possible, we set about assigning a level of importance to life’s demands. Most of us learn to do this as ...

Have we become characters in the video game of life?

NIAGARA, Wis. — Catchy little title, isn’t it? I wish I could take credit for thinking of it, but once again I draw on Roy H. Williams’ Monday Morning Memo. Recently, Williams wrote about our frenetic, overscheduled lives: the causes as well as a suggested solution. For many of us, our ...

Golden K hears from St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry representatives

KINGSFORD — The Carpenters had a hit song, “Rainy Days and Mondays” with the added lyrics, “always get me down.” Rainy days may dampen the mood of the Golden K seniors, but they do not bring them down on Monday mornings as they head out for their weekly meeting. They arrive with ...

Parkinson’s group meets on Sept 28

KINGSFORD — The Parkinson Society, a support group for Parkinson’s patients and their families, will meet at 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 28, in the Fellowship Hall of the First Presbyterian Church in Kingsford. Catherine Vivio is facilitator for the group. For more information, call her at ...

Boomers still creating the need for change after all these years

NIAGARA, Wis. — Most of you reading this column are part of the baby boom generation having been born after World War II. Because of our numbers, we impacted society like no other generation before us. There were many pluses to being members of such a large segment of the population. We ...

Summer remodeling projects recall previous house repairs

NIAGARA, Wis. — When I was in grade school, our teachers usually began each new school year by having us address the topic of our summer vacation. I guess this was a way to help us close the door on summer and to mentally prepare us for the discipline of the year ahead; it helped us change ...