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Mobile food pantry on Wednesday in Kingsford

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 ...

Tai Chi program offered online starting in January

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. ...

I was especially thankful this Thanksgiving holiday

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 Progressive Men selling Gifts From Santa raffle tickets

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 ...

History revisited: Five myths about the first Thanksgiving

NIAGARA, Wis. — The story surrounding our American Thanksgiving holiday is based on what has traditionally been considered the first Thanksgiving in 1621, celebrated by the English settlers who arrived on the Mayflower in 1620 and the Indigenous people who helped them learn to survive in ...

Basanese discusses scammers to Golden K club

By JOAN JOUPPI For The Daily News KINGSFORD — Flashing lights Monday morning meant city plows were out and about clearing roads. There was much excitement all around as many welcomed a long awaited Yooper winter. Snowmobilers, ski hills, and hunters might have been thrilled more than ...