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Seniors

Senior News: Finding inner peace and joy all year long

NIAGARA, Wis. — Here we are at the beginning of another holiday season; that time of year when we work like crazy to get to the peace and joy of it all. In my younger years, when I was still working and had kids at home and a husband on the road with his job, I was a frazzled mess by the time ...

Senior News: Seven lifestyle habits to help you ‘live long and prosper’

NIAGARA, Wis. — Our lifespans have increased. It is no secret that medical advances have kept many of us living far longer than our ancestors. More is now known about the causes of disease so we can better take the steps we need to take to prevent them — or at least prevent their onset for ...

Stockbox Program offered

FLORENCE, Wis. — The Aging and Disability Resource Center of Florence County, along with the Florence County Health Department and University of Wisconsin Extension-Florence, have forged a partnership with the Hunger Task Force’s Senior Stockbox Program. The Senior Stockbox Program ...

A tool box for overcoming in uncertain times

NIAGARA, Wis. — I borrowed the title for this week’s column, and many of the tips that follow, from Michelle Obama’s book titled “The Light We Carry.” There is no doubt that we are living through very uncertain times in our collective history; spending any amount of time in front of ...

Hospital representatives speak to Golden K

KINGSFORD — Remember the cliche mentioning “The best-laid plans of mice and men?” As the Golden K members were going about their usual set-up duties, a humming sound was coming through the amplifier. Speaking into the microphone resulted in a disembodied, garbled sound. Chairman Ben ...