NIAGARA, Wis. — The Niagara Senior Center will have its all-you-can-eat spaghetti fundraiser from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Monday. Cost is $5, and includes salad, garlic bread, dessert and beverage. There also will be a 50-50 drawing. No reservations are needed. For more information, call the ...
Are you changing your name? If so, let Social Security know so we can update your information, send you a corrected card, and make sure you get the benefits you’ve earned. To change your name on your card, you must show us documents proving your legal name change and identity. If you are ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — “Do you have any ‘Sweetest Day’ cards?” It was a couple weeks ago that I was asked this question, but when the lady who spoke the words in my shop looked at me, I had to shake my head. For a card shop, you’d think we’d have all the cards for all the days, but we ...
Elaborate toys, busy schedules and video games have left children with fewer opportunities for imaginative play. Researchers say changing the way children play has changed their emotional and cognitive development. Neuroscientist Adele Diamond and psychologist Deborah Leong have good news by ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — A friend asked me this week if I was getting tired yet, since I was the only one working in the store six days a week and running all the behind-the-scenes work and books. I smiled and said no, not yet, and that it was actually really satisfying to me. I told her I was tired ...
By JOAN JOUPPI For The Daily News KINGSFORD — The sun comes up in the east and sets in the west. Whether is shows itself or not, we know that will happen. Arriving at the First Presbyterian Church in Kingsford, it slowly becomes apparent there will be changes to the usual schedule. ...
By EDWARD CARIUTY Social Security district manager in Escanaba Social Security and Medicare have worked side by side for decades. Both programs have improved the quality of life for millions of Americans. Social Security reaches almost every family and, at some point, touches the ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — The Acoustic Music Jam will be 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Crystal Lake Senior Center in Iron Mountain. For more information on the event, call 906-774-7724.
IRON MOUNTAIN — There is a show on television called “This is Us.” Personally, I find that it is one of the most accurate portrayals of life that has ever been written and played out on the big screen. The show follows a set of triplets and begins every season on their birthday. In the ...
KINGSFORD — The Golden K meeting began as usual with Ben Determan serving as chairman. Alyce Derwinski was ready to begin playing the piano and noticed her director, Al Calcari, was nowhere to be seen. With a quick search he was found and got right to work leading the group singing. The ...
There isn’t much time left. Children can help clean up the garden and prepare for winter. Then there is one last thing to teach children about gardening before winter sets in: planting bulbs for spring time magic. Children will need gloves, small shovels or large spoons, garden bulbs, a ...
FLORENCE, Wis. — Falling is the leading cause of accidental death among Wisconsinites 65 or older. Six out of every 10 falls happen at home. Among older adults, falls are the leading cause of injury-related deaths, unintentional injuries and hospital admissions for trauma. Falls can take a ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — Due to the grand opening this past week of my store, Mully and Mo’s, I was unable to write a full article, but I wanted to draw your attention to a few special events taking place at the nursing homes this week. Contact the homes with any further questions you may have; a ...
By JOAN JOUPPI For The Daily News KINGSFORD — Take one piano player, Alyce Derwinski; one music director, Al Calcari; a room full of seniors ready to sing — even dance a little — mix that with chairman Ben Determan and you have a Monday morning with the Golden K. As the music begins ...
KINGSFORD — Joseph and Carmeline (Ganga) Ivacko of Kingsford recently celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary. They were united in marriage on Aug. 28, 1948, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Iron Mountain. The couple made their home in Kingsford, where they raised three ...
FLORENCE, Wis. — More evidence points to the importance of routine eye exams, not only to pinpoint potential conditions of the eye, but also to serve as windows to diseases that affect the entire body. Now, more than ever, it is essential to make and keep annual eye exams, as they can help to ...
FLORENCE, Wis. — Florence County’s University of Wisconsin-Extension’s Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Program will host its first gathering from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 22, at the Florence Elementary School Library. Grandparents Raising Grandchildren and other non-parental ...
Families have little time left to teach young children the science and art of leaves. For these activities you’ll need a bag, variety of leaves, paintbrush or sponge, paper, paper plates, heavy book, clear packing tape, and white craft glue, and smart phone or camera. While walking with ...
FLORENCE, Wis. — The Aging and Disability Resource Center of Florence County will sponsor a Welcome to Medicare seminar from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19, in the second floor conference room at the Florence County Courthouse. Janice Jonet, Florence County elder benefits specialist, ...
By JOAN JOUPPI For The Daily News KINGSFORD — Although daily life obligations keep us all busy, you must have noticed or at least felt the effects of the weather changing. Fall is here and the landscape is bursting with color. A couple of rather cool nights reminds us to be ready, as ...