Enriching Our Life

Lovers Leap is one of the popular places you can visit on the cruise.

Lovers Leap is one of the popular places you can visit on the cruise.

A WALK IN THE PARK - Picture this

Lemoyne Mercer
Thursday, July 25, 2024
YOU MAY REMEMBER HEADING WEST around Chicago when it was a significant challenge for a couple decades when road construction on I-80 reduced five lanes of traffic down to one. An option we adopted traveling to Glacier NP or Yellowstone was to go through the Upper Peninsula.
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Tax efficiency in retirement

News Staff
Monday, June 24, 2024
Will you pay higher taxes in retirement? It’s possible. But that will largely depend on how you generate income. Will it be from working? Will it be from retirement plans? And if it does come from retirement plans, it’s important to understand which types of plans will be financing your retirement.
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Plan an inflation-proof family vacation

News Staff
Monday, June 24, 2024
With stubborn inflation continuing to drive up the cost of living, families are being forced to make some tough choices when it comes to the way they spend their hard-earned dollars. Many, for instance, are choosing to forego their annual family vacation to help trim the budgetary fat.
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SPIRITUALLY SPEAKING - Finding the sacred within the ordinary

Sister Mary Thill
Monday, June 24, 2024
Let us find the sacred deep within the ordinary, in the sweetness in our coffee and the bread on our table. Let us never miss a chance to praise what is good—and let the rest go by.+Donna Schaper Pleasing yourself with special treats from time to time is vital to a healthy, satisfying life….
A bighorn ram politely led his herd off the trail so we could pass.

A bighorn ram politely led his herd off the trail so we could pass.

A WALK IN THE PARK - Happy trails

Lemoyne Mercer
Monday, June 24, 2024
Sponsored by Wood County Park Districtby LeMoyne MercerRECENTLY I WAS ranting about the ever-increasing crowds in our national parks. Attendance records have been set every year since COVID even in places you never heard of.
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Social Security: maximizing benefits

News Staff
Tuesday, May 28, 2024
Most understand that waiting to claim Social Security benefits can result in higher monthly payments. However, many don’t know that there are other ways to maximize their benefits, some of which depend on their marital status.
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