Courtesy photo On Saturday, Sept. 16, the Wells Lions Club cooked food for the End the Silence fundraiser located at the Miracle of Life Building on the Upper Peninsula State Fairgrounds. The club also donated $750 to the nonprofit. Shown from left to right are Lion Pat Rudden, Lion Jim ...

Only 3 in 10 Medicare beneficiaries shop around during open enrollment, according to a 2022 analysis from KFF, a health policy nonprofit — and only 1 in 10 Medicare Advantage enrollees voluntarily switch plans. But a 2020 analysis of Medicare Advantage plan choices by the National Bureau of ...

Dear Heloise: I always thought that I just needed to clean the filter in my small air conditioner unit monthly with a vacuum until I read the user manual for it. After removing the front panel, I realized that more extensive cleaning needed to be done; there was quite a bit of dust and grime in ...

Dear Annie: My sister and her husband are both in their mid-80s and live on a farm. He is disabled. They insist on retaining horses and livestock, which my frail 90-pound sister feeds daily. On a recent visit, I observed her moving amongst the animals without her hearing aids and without her ...

Lord’s Acre Auction FAIRBANKS — The annual Lord’s Acre Auction will take place on Saturday, Oct. 14 at the Fairbanks Township Hall in Fayette. The bake sale will begin at 11 a.m. and the auction will start at 11:30 a.m. There will be lots of items up for auction from handmade items, ...

ESCANABA — New President, Melissa Bonifas-Ness of Escanaba was installed as president of the Kiwanis Club of Escanaba during the club’s meeting on September 28. Also installed were Vice President Peggy Ramsden and Treasurer Pat Rudden. In addition, Gina Laur and Mike Markwell will serve ...