Dear Heloise: When telemarketers call your house, answer by spelling "stop" out loud. I thought that I would try this one day because this is what I get told when I receive spam text messages. Our phone rarely rings anymore. Hope this works for others! — Kelly, in Anaheim, California Kelly, ...
Dear Annie: My husband confided to me that his mother had an eating disorder in the past, and there are possible signs she may have relapsed. When she visits us, she will exercise for hours daily, regularly disparage her physical appearance and skip meals claiming that she is “too bloated” ...
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HOUGHTON – Isle Royale National Park will expand its Artist-in-Residence programs this summer in coordination with America250 celebrations. The three programs offered will include — — Established Artist-in-Residence program, started in 1991; — Teen Artist Exploration, started in ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — Upcoming entertainment at casinos in the region includes: Island Resort & Casino Harris (1-877-ISL-SHOW) Headlining at the Island Showroom: Feb. 27-28 — Kansas, $60 March 13-14 — Great White/Slaughter, $60. March 27 — Zoso — the Ultimate Led Zeppelin ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — The Green Bay, Wis.-based acoustic artist Leo Gorzinski will appear Saturday at the Moosehead Bar and Restaurant at Norway Mountain in Norway. He will play a variety of acoustic music starting at 3:30 p.m. Other area entertainment includes: BIG 10 SPORTS BAR & GRILL, ...
ESCANABA – Former Escanaba resident Barbara Porter – working under the professional name “Porter Kelly” — appeared in the season premiere of “The Pitt” (HBO Max) on Jan. 8, playing a patient named Margaret “Hail Mary” Walker. Porter is scheduled to appear in an upcoming ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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.
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 ...
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 ...
EAGLE RIVER, Wis. — The Enchanted Doll Club of the Northwoods will host its first meeting of the new year at 1 p.m. Thursday in the meeting room of Kalmar Community Center, 1101 N. Railroad St. in Eagle River. Nancy Mansavage and Judith Wainwright will present a program on the Daisy Kingdom ...
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 ...
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 ...
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.
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 ...
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. ...
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. ...
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.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...