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Silver Threads: Get up and get moving in the summer of 2021 By Cari Rebottaro Lenawee County Department on Aging Do you have a goal of getting healthy this summer? Did this past year leave you feeling slow and groggy? Has a health concern arisen that may be resolved with some regular activity? Then it might be time to formulate a fitness plan.  Forming a plan to get — and stay — healthy can be intimidating, but with small steps, goals, friends and fun, you can be a better you. Maybe you d...

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Article content Well, everyone, we have been placed in lockdown yet again and just when we were having so much fun and adhering to all the rules. Thank goodness our weather is co-operating and we have such high temperatures and the sunshine is absolutely radiant. So, when we are given lemons, we make lemonade as we seniors have been doing for years. The local trails are all open and wildlife is out for those of us who love to walk and search for the birds. The sounds are thrilling. There are lo...

Article content Spring has finally arrived and it is so nice to see and hear the birds in the trees. The weather has been very cooperative and I am seeing people in shorts on my daily walks. Easter is right around the corner and it is early this year. Most of us have bunnies displayed in the windows of our homes and some pretty arrangements near our front doors. The roads and walkways are dry and it is easy to walk in our neighborhoods. The Silver Threads Seniors Club is quietly humming alon...