NEW YORK — Those mysterious debt collectors who call insisting you’ll be in legal peril if you don’t pay them big bucks are in hot water themselves, accused in a nationwide crackdown of harassing and threatening consumers including seniors, often about debts that don’t actually ...
ISHPEMING — Dennis Tasson has worn many hats over the years. A longtime teacher, school administrator and volunteer, the Ishpeming native has certainly made his mark on the community. That’s why he was recently recognized as one of the recipients of Grow & Lead: Community and Youth ...
What is it? Smart911 is a service that allows residents to create a free Safety Profile for their household that includes any information they want 9-1-1 and first responders to have in the event of an emergency. Then, when anyone in that household dials 9-1-1 from a phone associated with ...
Forsyth Township senior center Brian Veale, director fsc@forsythtwpmi.org 165 N. Maple P.O. Box 668 Gwinn, MI 49849 Phone: 906-346-9862 Fax: 906-346-5913 Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Service areas: Forsyth Township Ewing Township Sands Township Skandia Township Turin Township Wells Township West Branch Township City of Ishpeming senior center Elyse Bertucci, director iscdir@sbcglobal.net 700 E. North St. Ishpeming, MI 49849 Phone: 906-485-5527 Fax: 906-485-5527 Hours: 8 a.m.to 4 p.m. Service areas: City of Ishpeming Champion ...
LAKE CHARLES, La. — Virtual reality isn’t just for gamers. The same technology that lets users battle monsters in mythical worlds is proving useful for local residents diagnosed with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. Katrina Dunn, executive director of The Verandah Retirement Community, said their residents began using Oculus Quest virtual reality headsets just before the coronaviris pandemic hit. “It’s a headset they put on that goes around their head and over their eyes and it’s like they are looking at a TV screen up close but it is interactive with them,” Dunn ...
