Dear Heloise: I’m a volunteer at a local shelter for animals. We are bursting at the seams with cats, dogs, ferrets, large birds, snakes, and an assortment of other pets that are no longer wanted for one reason or another. We’re not unusual, because there are animal shelters all across ...
Dear Annie: My husband passed away in April after suffering for many years from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. I was his caregiver for over a year, along with hospice. It was very hard on me. Since he passed, I have been lost, depressed and have a lot of anxiety. I don’t have much ...
NIAGARA, Wis. — I had a telephone conversation recently with my youngest son — now 48 years old — during which he echoed my own recent thoughts about life. He explained that he now recognized that the way in which a person approached life depended very much upon the phase of life in which ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — The Carmelite Fall Festival is planned from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 21-22, at Carmel of the Holy Cross Monastery in Iron Mountain. The event will feature baked goods, arts, crafts, basket raffle and plate lunch including the Sisters’ famous bread that ...
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Rock band Counting Crows will perform a free concert for “Kickoff Weekend” beginning at 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, outside Lambeau Field in the stadium’s northwest side parking lot. The concert is presented by SiriusXM, Ticketmaster and Polaris. Parking for ...
Island Resort & Casino Harris (1-877-ISL-SHOW) Headlining at the Island Showroom: Sept. 14 — Bonkerz Comedy Showcase featuring Jon Reep, Adam Ferrara and Carla Rea, $30. Oct. 4 — The Heart of Rock & Roll: Tribute to Huey Lewis & the News, $20. Oct. 5 — Magic Man: ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — There will be music at the Sandstone Terrace in Iron Mountain starting today. Today, Norton & Chartier of the local area will play variety classic rock acoustic music from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday is Johanna Johnson and the Backyard Band with variety acoustic music from 6 to ...
CRYSTAL FALLS — Crystal Theatre will welcome Brass Roots Trio, a unique and widely acclaimed ensemble, to the stage at 7 p.m. Friday in Crystal Falls. With a variety of instruments — trumpet, flugelhorn, French horn, Native American flute, vocals and piano — Travis Heath, Douglas ...
NIAGARA, Wis. — I had a telephone conversation recently with my youngest son — now 48 years old — during which he echoed my own recent thoughts about life. He explained that he now recognized that the way in which a person approached life depended very much upon the phase of life in which ...
CRYSTAL FALLS — Fortune Lake Camp will begin a new season of bimonthly events for senior adults Monday. The events will begin with coffee fellowship at 10 a.m. and will conclude by 2 p.m. A timely topic after Crystal Falls’ annual Humongous Fungus Festival, the upcoming Senior Day ...
By JOAN JOUPPI For The Daily News KINGSFORD — The air-conditioned First Presbyterian Church in Kingsford was the ideal place for the Golden K meeting on Monday morning. The great hall in the back of the church accommodated the group as they proceeded. Chairman Brett Calcari opened with ...
NIAGARA, Wis. — It is no exaggeration to say most of us believe that our world is a difficult place right now with so many challenges that are too big for any one person to make a difference. It is discouraging, to say the least, and scary as we wonder when “things will get back to what ...
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 ...
ESCANABA — Michelle Oakley and Duaine Williams were united in marriage on Monday, May 13, 2024, at noon in the heart of Escanaba. The two were married by the county clerk Nancy Przewrocki. Michelle and Duaine’s witnesses were Hailey Williams and Tonya Vincent Todd. Michelle’s ...
Brian and Rachael Gray of Ishpeming are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Caylie Jayde Gray, to Andrew James Kangas, son of Kevin and Mary Kangas of Norway. Caylie is a 2011 graduate of Westwood High School and received her bachelor of science in speech language and hearing ...
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 ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — The next meeting of PEO Chapter AN will be at 6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 16, at the home of Alene Lake. Barbara Forgette is the co-hostess. Members are asked to let them know if unable to attend. They are looking forward to a new season.
IRON RIVER — The Iron County Genealogical Society will meet at 1 p.m. Thursday in the J. Patrick White Conference Room of the West Iron District Library. Members and guests are encouraged to bring in recent finds to share, whether they are oral, postcards, letters, articles, photos, ...
By JOAN JOUPPI For The Daily News KINGSFORD — The air-conditioned First Presbyterian Church in Kingsford was the ideal place for the Golden K meeting on Monday morning. The great hall in the back of the church accommodated the group as they proceeded. Chairman Brett Calcari opened with ...
CRYSTAL FALLS — The North Country Cruisers Car Club meets at 7 p.m. the second Monday of each month at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2891 in Crystal Falls. The group meets through October and will start again in May.
IRON MOUNTAIN — The Carmelite Fall Festival is planned from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 21-22, at Carmel of the Holy Cross Monastery in Iron Mountain. The event will feature baked goods, arts, crafts, basket raffle and plate lunch including the Sisters’ famous bread that ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — The Carmelite Fall Festival is planned from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 21-22, at Carmel of the Holy Cross Monastery in Iron Mountain. The event will feature baked goods, arts, crafts, basket raffle and plate lunch including the Sisters’ famous bread that ...
CRYSTAL FALLS — The annual Pie Social, sponsored by United Methodist Women, will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Christ United Methodist Church, 500 Marquette Ave. in Crystal Falls. They will serve a slice of pie and complimentary beverage for $4. They will also have whole pies ...
NORWAY — Grace Methodist Church in Norway will offer a free community meal from 5 to 5:30 p.m. Sunday. The menu will be spaghetti and meatballs, garlic bread and dessert. There is no cost for the dinner. The free meals will be available for takeout at the church parking lot. ...
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 ...
Spring marks the return of flowering plants and warm weather. And homeowners know that spring also ushers in the return of home renovation season. Homeowners undoubtedly have an extensive list of projects on their to-do list this spring, and that may include helping their lawns and gardens ...
If you’d like to install a raised bed but don’t have the resources to build one, you can achieve the same effect by growing your plants in straw bales. It’s also a great option for those with poor soil or who don’t have a patch of dirt to call their own. Typically used as Halloween ...
Gardening is a rewarding hobby that pays a host of significant dividends. Many people love gardening because it allows them to spend time outdoors, and that simple pleasure is indeed a notable benefit of working in a garden. But the National Initiative for Consumer Horticulture notes that ...
Grace Zinke tends to plants at Tony’s Green Thumb, 3920 D Road in Bark River. She has worked at the greenhouse for more than four years. Tony’s is celebrating 62 years of business. They offer a variety of annuals, perennials, vegetables, herbs, unique and custom planters and hanging ...