How to support a loved one with breast cancer

Someone is diagnosed with breast cancer every day. The World Health Organization says breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among women around the world, as well as a leading cause of cancer death. Unfortunately, roughly half of all breast cancers occur in women with no specific identifiable risk factors beyond age and sex, so there may be no warning signs that a cancer diagnosis is coming.

Kiwanis Corner

Kiwanis Club will begin selling Gourmet Nuts for $25 at the end of October. If you want to help, come be a part of our team.

The gold standard

GRAYLING – Veterans matter. That belief has guided Kirtland Community College to earn Gold-level status for the third time in four years from the Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency (MVAA). This distinction signals Kirtland’s continued dedication to ensuring veterans have the resources, opportunities and respect they deserve.

It’s Firewood Month

Most people don’t spend much time thinking about firewood. If it’s split and dry, it’s good to go, right?

Law enforcement officers visit the Brook of West Branch

Law enforcement officers from the Rose City Police Department, Ogemaw County Conservation District and West Branch Police Department visited the Brook of West Branch Wednesday, Oct. 15, to share coffee and donuts and visit with residents.

The final quarter

The ink was barely dry on my last column when I noticed the seasonal shift. The days are getting shorter; the nights are getting colder. The leaves are either not green or not there. It’s time to trade windbreakers for down coats and cotton blankets for wool comforters. It’s time to have gloves on hand and an ice scraper at the ready.