Menominee Department of Aging & Long Term Care

06/02/2026

If anyone needs this training here it is

06/02/2026

Enjoy your retirement & we will miss you!

06/01/2026

Before burning leaves or campfires, please call to see if there are any fire restrictions in your county.

May is Wildfire Awareness Month! With 62% of the country facing drought and higher wildfire risk, now’s the time to prepare.
1️⃣ Sign up for alerts
2️⃣ Make an evacuation plan
3️⃣ Build a go-bag
4️⃣ Protect your home with a fire buffer zone
Learn more: fema.gov/blog/wildfire-awareness-month-4-ways-get-ready-fire-season

06/01/2026

Please don’t just automatically call these places and sign up. Please give your Elder Benefit Specialist call or call 1-800 Medicare to find out if these programs are legit or is it a SCAM.

You might be offered “free” products like back or knee braces, food, or additional benefits for your Medicare number. That’s a scam.

06/01/2026

06/01/2026

Four plants in the same family. All have umbrella-shaped white flower clusters. All have divided feathery leaves. Three of them will hurt you in completely different ways.

🌿 The 3-second field check:

Is it taller than you with massive leaves? Giant hogweed. The sap causes severe blistering burns when skin is exposed to sunlight afterward. Do not touch. Do not cut. Report to your county extension office.

Are the flowers yellow? Wild parsnip. Same phototoxic sap as giant hogweed. Same burn risk. The yellow color is the diagnostic — if the umbrella flowers are yellow, don't touch any part of it.

Is the stem smooth with purple blotches? Poison hemlock. Crush a leaf — it smells musty, not like carrot. Toxic in every part of the plant. Grows in ditches and roadsides across the US.

Is the stem hairy with no blotches? Queen Anne's lace. Crush a leaf or root — it smells like carrot. Flat cluster that curls into a bird's nest shape as it dries. Not toxic.

🐾 The sequence: size first, then flower color, then stem, then smell. Four checks. Four answers.

When unsure, leave it. The safe one has a hairy stem and smells like carrot. Everything else gets distance 🌿

06/01/2026

June 5, 2026 at save a lot only happening one day. Please read what you can drop off and what you cannot.

This one is a Friday Event, in Keshena, with no charges.

05/29/2026

Planning on camping this upcoming weekend?🏕️
Know how to stay safe:

✅ Stay updated on weather conditions.
✅ Have a first aid kit with you.
✅ Know where you can find shelter if severe weather occurs where you are at.