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Securing your new interest

This is one in a series of staff writer Graham Jaehnig’s personal experiences as a beginner kayaker. You’ve selected a kayak, an appropriate life preserver for the kind of kayaking you envision doing; you’ve selected the best paddle for your kayaking; now it is time to think about how ...

Personal Flotation Devices can save your life when paddling

This is one in a series of staff writer Graham Jaehnig’s personal experiences as a beginner kayaker. In the last installment of the kayaking series, the topic was types of kayaks and suggestions for selecting the right one for the individual paddler. Once you have selected the kayak, It ...

Finding the right fit: balance is key

Part Three: Testing your kayak’s stability This is one in a series of staff writer Graham Jaehnig’s personal experiences as a beginner kayaker. In comparing kayaks, introductory models are said to offer more primary stability than touring and sea kayaks. There are two types of ...

Column: Child advocacy center offers pathway to healing

By Virginia Lambert, MPA, CA Director of Victim Services Copper Shores Victim Services Unit According to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, reports of “Online Enticement of Children for Sexual Acts have grown by 82% since 2021.” As we have been seeing from our ...

Kayaking: A personal adventure in getting started

Part One: Which kayak is right for you? Like so many other Copper Country residents, I’m getting older. And like so many other Copper Country residents, I’m doing it with a number of physical issues, not the least of which is having broken my lower back three times. Yet, I still have a ...

Keeping up with the changes

I’ve missed you. In November of 2021, I turned in my Family Matters column, and in all honesty, I didn’t know that it would be my last one. My plan had always been to keep writing it with my final one being a tribute to my mother when she passed. The great news is she’s alive and well ...