Kiwanis gourmet nuts and tins now available

GLADWINThe Gladwin Kiwanis Club has received the shipment of gourmet nuts for this holiday season.These are quality nuts with no peanuts added and make excellent gifts. Also available are decorated tins of assorted chocolate covered goodies.

View from the comfy chair

One Saturday morning, as I woke from my morning nap in my “Comfy Chair,” I decided that today, I would take on the formidable chore of cleaning the barbecue grill. After last winter, spring, summer, and a long Fall this year, it’s time for a deep cleaning of epic proportions.

Amazing Glory Church worship schedule

BEAVERTONThe Amazing Glory Church worships every Sunday at 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. They are located at 2388 M-18, Beaverton.For more information call Apostle Brenda Smith at 989424-1326 or Pastor Steven Price at 989-948-0539.

Blood Drive slated

GLADWINThere will be a blood drive on November 27 at MyMichigan Medical Center Gladwin Community Education Room, 515 Quarter St. From 1:30-6 p.m.

Donuts and Doulas event slated

GLADWINAfree event, Donuts and Doulas, for those who are expecting a baby, just gave birth, or are breastfeeding will be at the Gladwin County Baby Pantry, 121 E.Cedar Ave., on November 27, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Free contraception resources are now available at over 300 locations across Michigan

LANSINGovernor Gretchen Whitmer announcedGmore than 300 locations across the state now have free contraception resources available for Michigan families through the Take Control of Your Birth Control program.

Annual Gladwin County Winter Carnival slated

GLADWINThe third annual Gladwin County Winter Carnival will take place on January 17, 2025 at the Knights of Columbus Hall, located at 751 M-18, from 3-6 p.m. The event includes free hats, gloves, and scarves. There will also be a storytime by the Gladwin County District Library from 3:30-3:45 p.m.

Hangin’ on Cedar buck pole upcoming

GLADWINThe fourth annual Hangin’ on Cedar buck pole and beer tent is slated for Saturday, November 23 at Riverwalk Place, 777 W. Cedar Avenue. Deer harvested from November 15-23 are eligible.Deer drop off begins at 12 p.m., and must hang until 9 p.m.

“Ask Bill G.” office hours for November

LANSINGState Representative Bill G. Schuette will host “Ask Bill G.” office hours meetings in Midland and Beaverton on Friday, Nov. 22, continuing his commitment to being available to people and communities he serves in the Legislature.

Doctor recommends bisphosphonates due to high frax score

DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m an active, 5-foot-2-inch, 125-pound, 72-year-old Caucasian woman without a history of known osteoporotic risk factors, other than demographic ones. I exercise daily, eat calcium through food, take 2,000 units of vitamin D, and follow a Mediterranean-style diet.