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Kingsford has Hometown Heroes Banners available

KINGSFORD — Kingsford is still seeking people to purchase banners to honor veterans for the Hometown Heroes Banner Program. Forty banners will be sold at $225 each. The 30-by-60-inch vinyl banners will hang on utility poles from just before Memorial Day through Labor Day for three years, and ...

Florence center has reduced winter hours and snowshoes

FLORENCE, Wis. — The Wild Rivers Interpretive Center is reducing hours for the winter due to county budget cuts. The public can stop in to purchase gifts, licenses and trail passes or explore the brochures and displays from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Monday through Friday. The center will be ...

Donating older photos

Dear Heloise: If you are sorting through older photos (especially of buildings) and are tempted to toss them out, consider mailing them to the city or county where they were taken. Many people who own older homes or businesses would truly value a glimpse of what their properties looked like in ...

UPPAA announces annual UP Notable Books List

MARQUETTE — The Upper Peninsula Publishers & Authors Association has announced its seventh-annual U.P. Notable Books List. It includes — — “Straw Horse: A Kat Wilde U.P. Mystery” by Terri Martin; — “Superior Stories” by Helen Raica-Klotz; — “The Mysteries of ...

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Norton & Chartier to play Friday at Bimbo’s

IRON MOUNTAIN — The local acoustic duo Bob Norton and Jim Chartier will appear Friday at Bimbo’s Wine Press in Iron Mountain. Norton & Chartier will play a variety of classic rock music from 7 to 10 p.m. Bimbo’s will host a smear tournament on Sunday, Jan. 18. Everyone is ...

STEEM to appear at The Braumart on Friday

IRON MOUNTAIN — The Midwest group STEEM returns to The Braumart stage in Iron Mountain on Friday. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m., with the show to start at 7:30 p.m. The popular band features Michael Bailey of Vic Ferrari, Steve March-Torme and Michael Murphy, performing a variety of soft ...

Next Myle to ring in the New Year at The Terrace

IRON MOUNTAIN — Get ready for an unforgettable New Year's Eve celebration with Next Myle tonight at The Terrace in Gladstone. The local variety country and classic rock band will play from 8 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Eastern time. Other area entertainment includes: SANDSTONE TERRACE, IRON ...

Kennedy Center criticizes musician who canceled performance

WASHINGTON (AP) — The president of the Kennedy Center on Friday fiercely criticized a musician's sudden decision to cancel a Christmas Eve performance at the venue after the White House announced that President Donald Trump's name would be added to the facility. "Your decision to withdraw ...

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Striving for more years on this Earth

NIAGARA, Wis. — It is no secret that as we age, we begin to notice many changes in our minds and bodies. Our thoughts may become scattered. I have noticed that if I have something I want to tell my husband, I had better tell him as soon as the thought enters my head. If something happens to ...

Golden K awards two scholarships to Bay College students

KINGSFORD — A flurry of events and holiday doings had 2025 go out in a whirl. Ushering year 2026, snowfall facilitated a full swing of winter activities. Bring on the snowmobiles, as trails are groomed to perfection. Wax up those skies to enjoy the waiting trails ski trails. The most ...

Savvy Caregiver workshop offered on line

MARQUETTE — Registration is underway for Savvy Caregiver, a nationally recognized educational training program for family members caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease, dementia or memory loss and are living at home. The workshop has six weekly sessions, each lasting two hours, ...

New Year’s Eve traditions through the years

NIAGARA, Wis. — Like Christmas, every family celebrates the coming of the New Year differently. And those celebrations may change with each stage of our lives. I always enjoyed New Year’s Eve almost more than Christmas, and I still feel the same today. It is like the sigh of relaxation ...

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Doughman — 50th wedding anniversary

IRON MOUNTAIN — Connie (LaFleur) and Mike Doughman, formerly of Iron Mountain, celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary today. The couple married on Aug. 2, 1975, at American Martyrs Catholic Church in Kingsford, by the Rev. John Hughes. Attendants were the bride’s sisters, Karen Burrell ...

Engaged

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Westcott of Vulcan announce the engagement of their daughter, Katie, to Mark Hutton of Carlow, Ireland. A July 2025 wedding is planned.

Engaged

Together with their parents, Joseph Crosson and Kristen Gendron are excited to announce their engagement. Kristen is the daughter of Dr. Toby and Karen Gendron and the granddaughter of late Frank and Barbara Schinderle and late Frank and Dean Gendron. She is a 2014 graduate of Iron Mountain ...

Vivio — 50th

QUINNESEC — Hilda and Ernie Vivio of Quinnesec celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. The couple wed on June 22, 1974, in Norway. They have three children, Ed (Martin), Eric (Amy Rock) and Laura (Chris Karle); and three beautiful granddaughters, Ali and Gwen Karle and Aspyn ...

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Clothing for Warmth donations

IRON MOUNTAIN — The Iron Mountain-Kingsford General Federation of Women’s Clubs’ Clothing for Warmth project has become an annual tradition. Members purchase or make hats and mittens to be donated to Woodland Elementary in Kingsford and North Elementary School in Iron Mountain. This ...

Goodman Armstrong Creek Lions host Christmas dinner

ARMSTRONG CREEK, Wis. — The Goodman Armstrong Creek Lions Club recently hosted its annual senior Christmas dinner. Not even the chill in the air could keep the seniors from enjoying a holiday meal and camaraderie at the Armstrong Creek Community Center. Entertainment was provided by John ...

PEO Chapter AN meets Jan. 5

IRON MOUNTAIN — PEO Chapter AN will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 5, at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church in Iron Mountain. Kay Wienke will host and Christina Maki will co-host. For planning purposes, RSVP regrets only to Wienke.

AT&T, Michigan Bell Retirees to meet

IRON MOUNTAIN — The AT&T and Michigan Bell Retirees will meet for lunch at 11:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 5, at Holiday Kitchen in Iron Mountain.

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Norway church to offer a Christmas community meal Sunday

NORWAY — Grace Methodist Church of Norway will offer a free Christmas community meal from 5 to 5:30 p.m. Sunday. The menu will include barbecue pork, oven-browned potatoes, vegetable, roll and dessert. There is no cost for the dinner; a donation basket will be available. The free meal will ...

Reservations due today for free Christmas meal

KINGSFORD — The First Presbyterian Church in Kingsford will serve a free meal on Christmas Day by delivery or drive-thru pick-up only. Members of community can enjoy a free ham dinner that can be delivered directly to their homes or picked up at the church. Deliveries will begin at 11 a.m. ...

Reservations due Dec. 20 for free Christmas meal

KINGSFORD — The First Presbyterian Church in Kingsford will serve a free meal on Christmas Day by delivery or drive-thru pick-up only. Members of community can enjoy a free ham dinner that can be delivered directly to their homes or picked up at the church. Deliveries will begin at 11 a.m. ...

Free meal Thursday

IRON MOUNTAIN — A free community meal will be served at 5 p.m. Thursday at First Global Methodist Church, 106 Fourth St., which is behind the Hardee’s restaurant in Iron Mountain.

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Book Review: The Darwin Strain

Zoologist Bill Schutt and archaeologist J. R. Finch have written the final chapter in their trilogy, beginning with “The Himalayan Codex” and “Hell’s Gate” closing with the exciting finale “The Darwin Strain.” (William Morrow, 412 pages) Set in the post-World War II era, ...

Book Review: The New Girl

Gabriel Allon, Israel’s own version of master spy James Bond, has another daring mission in Daniel Silva’s latest spy thriller “The New Girl.” (Harper/475 pages) A young girl who had been attending the exclusive International School of Geneva is kidnapped. But the 12-year-old child is ...

Book Review: Never Look Back

Edgar Award-nominated author Alison Gaylin has a twisted tale of deadly family secrets in “Never Look Back.” (William Morrow, 339 pages) In the 1970s, a teenage couple, April Cooper and Gabriel LeRoy, went on a killing spree in Southern California similar to the murders committed by ...

Book Review: The Cutting Room

The team of Margaret Murphy and Helen Pepper, writing as Ashley Dyer, have their second crime novel - “The Cutting Room.” (William Morrow, 436 pages). Detectives Ruth Lake and Greg Carver are back after their debut in "Splinter in the Blood." British television viewers are captivated ...

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Annual peony pilgrimage begins to U of M arboretum in Ann Arbor

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — It’s time to peek at the peak peonies. Visitors are making the annual pilgrimage to the University of Michigan this week to see — and smell — one of the world’s premier collections of the garden plant, featuring showy red, white and pink blooms of countless ...

Gardening event set

PESHTIGO, Wis. — The Northern Lights Master Gardeners Association will sponsor an Ask the Gardner event at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 31. Attendees can learn how to successfully manage their gardens through propagation. They should meet at Northern Perennials, W5254 Loucks Road in ...

Keeping ticks out of your backyard

Backyards are ideal places to spend warm afternoons soaking up some sun. But those afternoons can quickly go off the rails when an unwelcome visitor makes its presence known. Ticks can be found throughout the world, but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notes that only a select ...

Revitalize the yard

New growth is a hallmark of spring, whether it plays out in the birth of birds and bunnies or with the returned buds on trees and plant stalks. While most greenery rebounds naturally, lawns may need a little extra TLC in order to return to their once-lush, green glory. Revitalizing a lawn ...