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Seniors

DICSA’s AmeriCorps plans Senior Giving Tree

IRON MOUNTAIN — This holiday season the Dickinson Iron Community Services Agency’s AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP Program will conduct its eighth-annual Senior Giving Tree. Any senior citizen in the community can be nominated for the program and nominations can be anonymous. Nominations will ...

Holidays can bring depression: Signs to watch for in older adults

NIAGARA, Wis. — Depression is a legitimate health issue that needs to be taken seriously. It robs many of us and our loved ones of the joy that could otherwise be experienced in life. Our northern climate — especially at this time of year — does us no favors. It seems that the cloudy days ...

Dementia Caregiving Series offered online in December

MARQUETTE — The Dementia Caregiving Series, a three-part online program designed for caregivers of people with dementia, will take place via Zoom from 2 to 3 p.m. Eastern time on Wednesdays from Dec. 4 through Dec. 18. The three online sessions will provide participants with basic ...

Walk of Life Pregnancy Services talk at Golden K

By JUDY SIELAFF For The Daily News KINGSFORD — The furnaces are humming their sweet melodies, bringing warmth to our hearts as the air cools. The chill doesn’t keep Golden K members away on Monday morning. Everyone arrives with a warm smile on their face as they catch up with one ...

Social Security offices transitioning to more appointment-based services

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In an ongoing commitment to serve the public more efficiently, local Social Security offices are expanding appointment-based services. By scheduling appointments, the offices will aim to reduce wait times, streamline service delivery and improve the overall customer ...

Coping with uncertainty, dealing with disappointments

NIAGARA, Wis. — We all have certain hopes and dreams about how our lives will turn out, and no one lives to old age without learning that those hopes and dreams are not always realized. Our hopes may extend beyond our own lives to the times in which we live. For example, we may have had hopes ...