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Keeping our brain healthy more important as we age

NIAGARA, Wis. — Last week, I began the first in a series of columns dedicated to brain health; that is, keeping our brains healthy to avoid dementia in our later years. I found some great articles that I obtained permission to use on brain health, the factors that affect its health and ...

Watters presents Custer’s Last Stand program to Golden K

KINGSFORD — Comic strip Garfield always has an adverse reaction to Monday mornings. Golden K members view on Monday morning with just the opposite. It begins a new week and is a great time to share weekend activities. Coffee is brewing and stories are revolving. Tales might be about family ...

N-V Women’s Club to meet Thursday

NORWAY — The Norway-Vulcan Women’s Club will meet at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Mike’s on Main in Norway. Anyone interested in the club’s activities is invited to attend. For a reservation, call Nancy at 906-563-9156 by Monday. The club welcomed a new member, Peggy Gattra, at its ...

Family establishes Ginger Kay Weber Moore Memorial Scholarship

KINGSFORD — The family of Ginger Kay (Weber) Moore has officially established the Ginger Kay Weber Moore Memorial Scholarship to honor the life and enduring impact of a beloved educator/school counselor/coach, athlete and mother. The scholarship will be awarded annually to a graduating ...

Old friend’s insult is no joke

Dear Annie: I walked away from a 50-plus-year friendship. I’ve known “Ralph,” his wife and his kids since the late 1970s. We both worked construction. We never had a deep friendship; most men from the boomer generation don’t. Ralph has a sense of humor that others would say is ...

Poor Artists Sale taking applications for booths

HANCOCK — Artist booth applications are now being taken for the 50th-annual Poor Artists Sale, an annual juried holiday art fair hosted by the Copper Country Community Arts Council as a benefit for the Community Arts Center in Hancock. The event will be Saturday, Dec. 5, at the Calumet-Laurium-Keweenaw schools gymnasium in Calumet. To apply for a booth space, go to the CCCAC website at www.coppercountryarts.com and click Poor Artists Sale Application. Artists may also stop by the arts center during open hours to pick up a hard copy of the application. Deadline to apply is 6 p.m. ...