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Cash prizes for Dickinson Library Summer Reading

IRON MOUNTAIN — The Dickinson County Library’s Summer Reading Program has started. All ages may stop in at any of the three library sites to sign up and get a registration bag filled with fun freebies and a Summer Reading goal card to fill out and return for a chance to win lots of prizes. Goal cards for pre-kindergarten and older that are returned before Sunday, Aug. 2, will be entered into a drawing for $500 to a local business of their choice. The program is sponsored by the Friends of the Library. The library thanks Norway Dairy Queen, Norway McDonald’s, and Iron ...

Old Victoria celebrates Log Cabin Day on Sunday

ROCKLAND, Mich. — Take a step into the past from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern time Sunday at Old Victoria’s Log Cabin Day Heritage Celebration in Rockland. The free event celebrates Michigan’s Log Cabin Day with an open house of the restored miner’s cabins that were originally built in 1899 to house workers of the Victoria Copper Mining Company. Visitors can hear stories of the lives of the miners and their families while touring the restored hand hewn log cabins and grounds. The day features fresh, made-from-scratch cinnamon rolls that are baked on site by volunteers in the ...

Checking in on elderly loved ones

Dear Heloise: I read a letter about keeping track of elderly people who live alone and their pets. A friend of my mother's was left three days after having a stroke before someone found her. After this, I began calling my mother daily at 8 a.m. She'd answer and say, "I don't know anything," ...

Cornered by my sister’s constant invitations

Dear Annie: I moved to northern Florida over a year ago to help care for my parents. My sister has lived in southern Florida for many years, and for as long as I can remember, nearly every conversation with her includes the same question: “When are you coming down?” Before I moved here, ...

Today’s Birthdays

June 23, 2026 Dean Varda, Vulcan Matthew Malone, Norway Eleanor Malone, Iron Mountain Matt Mulka Iron Mountain Jill Mondloch, Fence, Wis.

Using single-ply versus multi-ply

Dear Heloise: Apparently, there’s truth to the saying, “You’re never really too old to learn new things.” Several months ago, at the tender age of 77, I learned that I’d been purchasing the wrong type of toilet paper for decades. I accidently purchased a no-frills, plain ol’ roll ...