Oscoda senior news for July

By Suzanne Barker, Director of the Oscoda County Council on Aging.

crews and their heavy equipment were made available through the Great Lakes Forest Fire Compact, a mutual aid agreement between Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan, and the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Manitoba.

For a complete timeline of the blaze visit UpNorthVoice.com.

Welcome July! It has been warm these last couple weeks of June. The heat is likely to continue through July. Please make sure you are drinking plenty of water, and not staying out in the hot sun too long. Heat exhaustion or heat stroke can take you by surprise if you are not careful. Wear light colored clothing, take your walks, or do your gardening in the early morning hours or in the evening when the sun is not as hot.

Some signs of heat exhaustion are feeling weak or faint, have a weak but fast pulse or heart rate, are sweating heavily, feel nauseous, or have cold clammy skin. If you have any of these signs, find some shade or go inside to be in the air conditioning or sit in front of the fan. Anything you can do to help your body cool down.

If you feel your body temperature is elevated, you have a rapid strong pulse or heart rate, feel foggy, begin to vomit, or have hot, red, skin, these are signs of heat stroke. You should seek medical attention. The senior center has air conditioning if you need a cool place to visit.

The food drops this month are the Golden Grocery Giveaway Program (senior cheese box) on Tues. July 25 from 10 – 11 a.m. The Together We Can Food Pantry will be on Thurs. July 20 from 11: 30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. They ask that you bring ID to show you live in the county and a banana box if you have one. If they run out of food, they will be gone before 2:30. Both food drops are located at the fairgrounds.

The council’s monthly board meeting will be on Mon. July 10 at 1 p.m. Members of the public are welcome to attend.

Sat. July 15, we are planning a Summer Craft Fair in the parking lot at the Senior Center. We are still working on trying to get more vendors to commit to setting up. If you are interested or know someone who is, please give us a call for more information. If we do not have enough vendors, we will have to cancel.

The exercise class takes place on Tues. mornings from 10:30- 11:30 a.m. It’s a fun class with some great music.

July’s Full Moon, also called the Buck Moon, will be shining for us on July 3.

There is always at least one thing to be grateful for each day. Have a wonderful month and keep smiling! Pass along the smiles to brighten someone else’s day too. A small kind gesture goes a long way. We are all struggling with something.

CLEAR LAKE

Clear Lake Bar

COMINS

The Woodworkers Shoppe

Fairview Eagles/Comins Eagles

Comins Market

FAIRVIEW

BP/Deli

Pines Golf Course

Club House

Mr. Bill’s Market

The Family Bookshelf

Fairview Food Market

Fairview Hardware

Fairview Family Restaurant

FREDERIC

Beacon & Bridge

Frederic Inn

A Better Place Bakery

GRAYLING

Two River Deli

7-Eleven

Blarney Castle-EZ-Mart

Forward Shell

The Medicine SHOPPE

Old Lumberyard Shoppe

Goodale’s Bakery mi brew/Michigan Brew

Grayling Rest.

Artisan Village/Coffee by Steph

Bears Den Pizzeria

Tip’n the Mitten & Flowers by Josie

Charlies Corner

Super 8

Marathon

Family Fare

Crawford County Library