By JOAN JOUPPI For The Daily News KINGSFORD — December takes 11 months to arrive. A turn of the calendar page and December explodes and is filled with places to go and errands to run. Augment that with work and school, the tasks seem endless. We’re not done yet, though. Throw in time ...

NIAGARA, Wis. — The holiday season has officially begun. We have all enjoyed our Thanksgiving feast, maybe visited a few stores to take advantage of “Black Friday” deals, and now look ahead to Christmas. As much as we would like to relax and let the peace and joy of the season settle ...

KINGSFORD — Feeding America West Michigan is bringing a Mobile Food Pantry to Dickinson County on Wednesday. Free food is available to all households experiencing food insecurity. The location for the Mobile Food Pantry is Redemption Hill Church, 332 S. Carpenter Ave. in Kingsford. This ...

LANSING — Michigan State University Extension will offer the Healthy Lifestyle Choices: Learning Tai Chi for Better Balance and Sleep program as a great way to start out the New Year. The free virtual program will run from 7 to 8:30 a.m. Mondays and Wednesdays starting Jan. 6 through Feb. ...

NIAGARA, Wis. — For the first time in many years, my husband and I traveled to Green Bay and then on to Madison to spend time with our son and his family along with my daughter-in-law’s family. We had a wonderful turkey dinner with all the traditional trimmings and watched together as the ...

CASPIAN — The Caspian Progressive Men, in conjunction with the Iron County Golden K, will again be selling Gifts From Santa raffle tickets. The raffle offers 18 $100 cash prizes, along with two handmade quilts and gift certificates from local businesses. The drawing will take place ...