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Less willpower, more results: the power of meal prep

MILWAUKEE — Weight loss and maintaining healthy eating habits can feel like a never-ending ride of ups and downs. If eating healthy feels like a struggle lately, it’s sometimes not about trying harder, it’s about planning smarter. Motivation can fade. Busy days happen. Stress wins. But when balanced meals are already prepped and ready to go, healthy eating stops being a daily decision and starts becoming automatic. TOPS Club Inc., the nonprofit weight-loss support organization, teaches that the secret to eating healthier isn’t extreme rules; instead, simple preparation makes ...

July 18, 2026

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Stamp club to meet Tuesday

IRON MOUNTAIN — The monthly meeting of the Northwoods Philatelic Society stamp club will be 7 p.m. Tuesday in the fellowship room of First Lutheran Church, 1210 S. Stephenson Ave. in Iron Mountain. A short business meeting and educational program will be followed by the usual informal stamp club auction. Members are encouraged to bring up to five lots for the auction, and the club will also auction lots of recently acquired stamps. The club has members from both Michigan and Wisconsin and is open to students as well as adults. They promote the fun and fellowship of stamp ...

Florence Parish sponsors Vacation Bible School

FLORENCE, Wis. — The Florence Parish will offer three days of onsite Vacation Bible School for children who will be entering first grade to the seventh grade from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, July 27- 29, at the First Presbyterian Church. Snacks and lunch will be provided. On Thursday, July 30, a school bus will transport them for a day at Fortune Lake Lutheran Camp just west of Crystal Falls. These days of fun, crafts, games, and stories will be led by Fortune Lake Camp staff, with assistance of volunteers from Bethlehem Lutheran and First Presbyterian churches. ...

IR K of C raffle tickets go on sale

IRON RIVER — The Iron River Knights of Columbus Council 2300 will conduct its 32nd-annual 20 Club Raffle. The raffle is chaired by Deacon Financial Secretary Terry Verville. The popular drawing begins Aug. 7, with the final drawing on Dec. 18. The raffle will have 20 weekly drawings that include 16 $100 winners and four $300 winners. Tickets can be purchased by mailing $20, with checks payable to the Knights of Columbus, to Art Aregoni, c/o K of C, P.O. Box 3, Caspian, MI 49915. The fundraiser will enable the council to commit to the many needs of the parish. For more ...