United We Stand By Darlene Stern This week we’re celebrating the Fourth of July, honoring the founding of this nation. The history of God’s hand in the founding of our nation is long, but much of it has been deleted from our memory banks in the history textbooks. Secular authors of the new era have no confidence in a Divine Director involved in our affairs. They apparently do not

Snapshot Wisconsin The next Evening Exploration at the Kettle Moraine State Forest Northern Unit is a program on the exciting new Snapshot Wisconsin Citizen-based Monitoring project. The presentation will be held on Thursday, July 11, from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. at the Ice Age Visitor Center located at N2875 Highway 67, Campbellsport, which is a half mile west of Dundee. The program is free, but

Partnering To Save Lives: Do Good. Feel Good. Give Blood! Many openings are still available for blood donors at the June 26 American Red Cross Kewaskum Community Blood Drive, being hosted by Peace UCC in Kewaskum. The event, which runs from 1 p.m.-6 p.m. on Wednesday, June 26, is fully accessible from the south parking lot on Highway 28, two blocks east of Highway 45. For more information or directions, please call 262-626-4011.

A Column By Kewaskum Librarian Lori Kreis Aging is an ongoing process and no matter how much effort was put into seeking the fountain of youth, it has not been found. Physically active older adults help keep the body from progressing quicker through the aging process. Incorporating exercise into your daily routine has been proven to slow bone loss, lower your heart disease risk and increase blood flow to your brain, which betters your brain function and reduces stress and depression. In addition to physical activity, keeping cognitively active can keep the body young. A study from the Rush Memory and Aging Project in Chicago showed that cognitively active seniors, whose average age was 80, were 2.6 times less likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease and dementia than seniors with less cognitive activity. Although research has revealed that those with more education and intellectually stimulating careers have a lower risk of dementia, it has also been proven that starting to engage in exercising your brain at any age will help slow the process of aging. Yep, the librarian is referring to lifelong learning again.