KINGSFORD — The family of Joan Hoffman has established a new scholarship in her memory. Hoffman worked for Breitung Township Schools for 24 years, wearing many hats during this time, before becoming librarian at Kingsford High School. As an avid reader, she spent her summers hunting for ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — Artists are being sought for the 55th annual Art for All show, planned for Saturday, June 25 at City Park in Iron Mountain. Nearly 50 artists will exhibit distinctive art in an outdoor show that appeals to artisans across the country. It attracts works ranging from painting ...
Dear Annie: I had a high school boyfriend 47 years ago but left him. He came to my house the day before I was marrying someone else and begged me not to marry him, but I did. Long story short, after getting divorced, I tried to find him, but I couldn’t. I married again and got divorced again. ...
Dear Annie: I have been married for more than 24 years, and we have three wonderful daughters. My husband has always been a wonderful father and an OK husband. However, he has always treated me with a lot of disrespect, and over the years, I always brushed it off because he was such a great ...
NIAGARA, Wis. — Every New Year’s Eve, my husband and I celebrate the coming of the new year with our best friends. We used to travel out of town to make the weekend really special and enjoyed picking a new destination each year. Now that we are older, and after a snow-filled trip to ...
NIAGARA, Wis. — With January, along with snow and chest freezer cold, comes the opportunity to set new goals, chart a new course, adopt a new attitude, and maybe even open our minds to new ideas. The entire year stretches out in front of us with all kinds of time to make changes. Our paths ...
KINGSFORD — The sun welcomed Golden K members for their first meeting of the New Year at the First Presbyterian Church in Kingsford. Chairman Bill Roberts raised his gavel to bring members to their feet for the weekly opening ceremony. Reciting “The Pledge of Allegiance” reminds ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — Pickleball is coming to the Northern Lights YMCA Dickinson Center. Beginning with the start of the YMCA’s winter session, open pickleball will be played twice a week. “Pickleball is a growing sport, suitable for people of all abilities, and it is extremely popular in our ...
Niagara Lions Club treasurer Dan Decker is shown presenting a $250 check to Niagara teacher Maryellen Allred to help finance Niagara students’ participation in the 2022 Great 8 Games. This is an annual event bringing together many students from Niagara, Wis., and area Michigan schools ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — The monthly meeting of the Northwoods Philatelic Society stamp club will be 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Fellowship Room at First Lutheran Church at 1210 S. Stephenson Ave. in Iron Mountain, between Domino’s Pizza and Slumberland Furniture. A short business meeting and ...
FLORENCE, Wis. — Northern Saddle Club is having its annual winter meeting and potluck dinner at 6 p.m. Friday at Homestead Town Hall in Homestead, Wis. The club is a family-oriented trail riding group that works with the Florence County Forestry and Parks Department to establish ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — The Run Iron Mountain Road and Trail Half Marathon made its largest donation yet to Dickinson County Cancer Unit Loan Closet, in the amount of $27,000. This is the ninth annual donation to the DCCLC, bringing the total donation of $133,500 to the DCCLC The Dickinson ...
Lee and Lisa Niven of Dunbar, Wis., and Jody and Sally Kalkofen of Goodman, Wis., announce the engagement of their children, Ally Niven and Trevor Kalkofen. Ally is a 2018 graduate of Beecher-Dunbar-Pembine High School and will graduate from the Milwaukee School of Engineering with a bachelor ...
NORWAY — On Nov. 30, 1946, at St Paul’s Methodist Church in Norway, Don Johnson and Shirlee Ross were married. Attendants were Edith Hansen, friend of the bride, and Curtis Johnson, brother of the groom. They settled in Norway and made a home for their three children, David, Candy and ...
SAGOLA — Robert and Margaret (Miller) Johnson of Sagola recently celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary. They were married Nov. 3, 1951, in Crystal Falls, with a reception at the Mansfield Hall. Bob and Margaret are members of Grace Presbyterian Church in Sagola. They raised four ...
KINGSFORD — A free Emergency Preparedness Fair will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb., 5, at the Kingsford Middle School Gym, 445 Hamilton Ave. Sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, the event will include children’s activities and interactive ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — A free community meal will be served at 5 p.m. Thursday First United Methodist Church, 106 Fourth St., behind the Hardee’s restaurant in Iron Mountain. Social distancing will be observed.
IRON RIVER — Grace Covenant Church will host a service of healing and lament at 6 p.m. Thursday in the lower auditorium. The service will start with Taize music, time for sharing stories/anointing with oil and praying for each who wish to participate. For a number of people, the ...
FLORENCE, Wis. —The First Presbyterian Church in Florence, Wis., will have a dedication service and open house Sunday to celebrate its recent renovation. The congregation invites everyone to join in a special worship and dedication service at 11 a.m. First Presbyterian’s interim pastor, ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...