By JOAN JOUPPI For The Daily News KINGSFORD — Stepping up to the podium, first time chairperson for the Golden K, Candy Buchcuski, met the challenge head-on. It was obvious by her leadership and ease that she is not a stranger to public speaking. With gavel in hand, she led the group ...

NIAGARA, Wis. — It has been found that what we do in our 40s, 30s, or even 20s can make a big difference down the road. “Being frail” may not sound like that big of a deal, and it is easy to assume it’s inevitable as we get older. But frailty is actually a legitimate medical condition ...

KINGSFORD — Mother Nature, Old Man Winter, and Father Time worked together last week and dropped the temperatures. Golden K members have a policy — if the students don’t going to school, the seniors don’t venture out. Jan. 20 became a “stay-at home” day. It was the perfect time ...

NIAGARA, Wis. — Many of you who, like me, came of age in the ’60s will recognize the title of today’s column as lyrics from one of Bob Dylan’s songs. And many of you, like me, may be experiencing no small bit of anxiety over the results of the presidential election, as well as feelings ...

NIAGARA, Wis. — When my husband and I were dating back in the early 1970s, we could have a pretty good time on a twenty-dollar bill. We lived 40 miles apart — he in Menasha and I in Ripon — so just the driving back and forth twice in one night took a good bit of gas. But gas back then was ...

NIAGARA, Wis. — My husband and I have been very fortunate. For two people in their early 70s, neither one of us has had a life changing medical problem. We each have had issues that have been corrected, but nothing that necessitated us to change our habits. That changed recently, and I ...