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Inheritance issues

Dear Annie: My parents have had property for many, many years. This property was to be divided among us kids upon their death. My father passed away, which puts my mother in charge of everything. Recently, we found out that she gave ALL this property to one of our siblings. We were always ...

Presentation Friday on growing asparagus

PESHTIGO, Wis. — An Ask a Master Gardener program on growing asparagus in Wisconsin will be presented at 1 p.m. Friday at the Peshtigo Library, 331 French St. in Peshtigo. Master Gardeners Rick Dittrich and Tim Limberg will explain what they have learned over the years about how to plant ...

Class Get-togethers

Tuesday — Kingsford High School Class of 1970, lunch, 11:30 a.m., Holiday Kitchen in Iron Mountain. Wednesday — Norway-Vulcan High Class of 1966, 11:30 a.m., Knight Owl Sports Bar & Grill in Norway. — KHS Class of 1973, dinner, 6 p.m., Bob’s Country Bar in Niagara, ...

Good Friday breakfast set

KINGSFORD — The 48th annual Good Friday Men and Boy’s Breakfast is planned for 6:30 a.m. Friday, March 29, at Venue 906, 900 W. Breitung Ave. in Kingsford. Tickets are $12 and available at the First Covenant Church in Iron Mountain.

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Comedy show at the Island Resort

HARRIS — Bonkerz Comedy Showcase returns to the Island Resort and Casino at 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, featuring stand-up comedy favorites Jon Reep, Adam Ferrara and Carla Rea, who are now easily recognized by TV and film audiences as well. Headliner Reep is a nationally touring comedian ...

Oscars get an audience bump from ‘Barbie,’ ‘Oppenheimer’

LOS ANGELES (AP) — "Barbenheimer" brought a bump not a boom to Oscars ratings. An estimated 19.5 million people watched Sunday night's 96th Academy Awards ceremony on ABC. That's the biggest number drawn by the telecast in four years. But that upward trend comes from an all-time low ...

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Senior news: The definition of good character is more important than ever

NIAGARA, Wis. — We have considered the question of character throughout our lives, whether or not we were completely aware of it. This consideration has been with us since we were children and we chose our first group of friends. It followed us when we selected our life partner. It certainly ...

Senior News: Recognizing and understanding dementia: A few facts

NIAGARA, Wis. — One of the biggest concerns for most of us as we age is the increasing threat of developing dementia. Dementia is an umbrella term under which a number of similar conditions are grouped; each condition is a bit different. Each has a different cause; some can be treated and ...

It is important to strive for optimism in our challenging world

NIAGARA, Wis. — There is no shortage of problems and challenges in our world today and no hesitation on the part of reporters and journalists to share all of the details with us through news broadcasts that seem to go on ad infinitum. While it is certainly important for us to know what is ...

Kranz, Hogan perform for Golden K

By JUDY SIELAFF For The Daily News KINGSFORD — Mild weather puts a smile on many people’s faces as they welcome the absence of snow and ice. Golden K members arrived on Monday morning with smiles on their faces and songs in their hearts, as the warmer conditions allowed for an easy ...

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Edlund — 65th

IRON MOUNTAIN — Glenn and Shirley Edlund of Iron Mountain celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary Wednesday. The couple was married on Feb. 14, 1959, at First Lutheran Church in Iron Mountain. They have four children, six grandchildren and their first great-granddaughter will arrive in ...

Four generations

Four generations of the Lefebvre family gathered for the Fourth of July parade. Pictured are great-grandmother Barbara Lefebvre of Iron Mountain, holding her great-grandson Liam Lefebvre of Washington, Ill., born Jan. 1, 2023; standing are grandfather Dean Lefebvre of Iron Mountain and father ...

Fabbri — 70th

CRYSTAL FALLS — Chet and Faye Fabbri celebrationed their 70th anniversary on July 16, 2023. They are a very well-known couple from Crystal Falls. They are the former owners of Fob’s Restaurant. Chet and Faye were blessed with four children, one son and three daughters; eight ...

Huggins, Buckman

Traverse City, Mich. — Cristina Elyse Huggins and Arthur Joseph “AJ” Buckman were married on July 16, 2022, in Traverse City. The wedding party included maid of honor Tori Huggins; best man Cody Bray; bridesmaids Kelsey Fox, Cecily Olsen, Nichole (Johnson) Gustavison, Robyn Strowenjans, ...

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Niagara students give presentation at Golden K

KINGSFORD — Life doesn’t get any better than starting the week with the Golden K. Sunshine filled the room as coffee aroma wafted through the air. Happy faces were anxious for the weekly meeting to begin. Chairman Gilbert Engel wasted no time in bringing the group to their feet for ...

Mini grant awarded

The Iron Area Health Foundation recently awarded a $500 mini grant to Aspirus Iron River for the purchase of gas cards for help with medical transportation costs for homeless patients. From left are Lyle Smithson Jr., IAHF director; Zach Hautala, IAHF board member; Taylor Taylor, Aspirus Iron ...

Engel speaks at Golden K about Almost Home Animal Shelter

KINGSFORD — Life presents many challenges every day. Some are met head-on while others require a bit of ingenuity. At times it requires thinking outside the box, like when winter events are scheduled and there is little or no snow. Communities in the U.P. have valiantly put together ...

MLS Realtors donate to Backpacks for Kids

IRON MOUNTAIN — The Greater Iron Mountain Area MLS Realtors are starting off 2024 with their first $500 donation to the First Evangelical Lutheran Church to support the Backpacks for Kids meals program. Coldwell Banker Real Estate Group selected the non-profit organization as they saw the ...

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Grace United Methodist Church changes name

NORWAY — Grace United Methodist Church of Norway has announced its official name change to have Grace Methodist Church, a congregation of the Global Methodist Church. The Global Methodist Church is the newest Methodist denomination and has joined a list of other Methodist denominations ...

Fat Tuesday dinner set

KINGSFORD — The Iron Mountain-Kingsford Knights of Columbus Bishop Baraga Council 1585 will host its annual Fat Tuesday dinner Tuesday, Feb. 13, at the hall at 520 W. Breitung Ave. Social time will be 5 to 6 p.m., with dinner served from 6 to 7 p.m. The menu will include homemade Italian ...

Breakfast on Christmas eve

KINGSFORD — The public is invited to the Balsam Street Christian Church in Kingsford on Sunday for a light breakfast at 9 a.m., followed by their morning worship service at 10:15 a.m.

Holy Spirit names fundraiser winners

NORWAY — Dave Hendrickson of Iron Mountain was the $10,000 grand prize winner in the fourth-annual Holy Spirit Catholic School raffle fundraiser. Other cash prize winners were Lisa Richards of Iron Mountain, second, $4,000; Michael Lindahl of Gladstone, third, $3,000; Ken Raiche of Norway, ...

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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 ...