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Avoid cheap weight-loss gimmicks

Today’s Sound Off is about all of the weight-loss ads we see on TV and on our mobile devices: Dear Heloise: I’m tired of all the scam ads I see for weight-loss gimmicks on TV, on my computer and in magazines. Someone is always selling some “cure” for those of us who need to drop some ...

‘Make a Veteran Smile Campaign’ underway

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Veteran Homes’ “Make a Veteran Smile Campaign” encourages Michiganders to spread holiday cheer by sending a letter, banner or food tray liners with coloring or personal messages to veteran members. “Sending a letter to our members is another way the ...

One stepmother’s advice for getting along with ‘new family’

Dear Annie: I regularly read your well-written columns and always enjoy them. Keep up the good work! I only wanted to mention one thing after noticing that the issue of second wives and stepdaughters has come up more than a few times. It’s not uncommon that a man’s daughter resents the ...

Other woman in husband’s past may become daughter’s teacher

Dear Annie: Seventeen years ago, my husband had an emotional affair with his co-worker. I confronted her when it started (she texted him after finding out we were having marital problems) and told her to please stay out of my personal life. However, the texts and happy hours between them ...

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‘Murder With Grace’

The Iron Mountain High School Drama Club will present “Murder With Grace,” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday in the high school auditorium. Tickets are $10 for adults, $7 for students and free for children 5 and under. “Murder With Grace” is a comedic mystery set in Regency, ...

Breast cancer fundraiser planned Saturday in Iron Mountain

IRON MOUNTAIN — The Maxx Entertainment Center of Iron Mountain will host Upper Peninsula Breast Fest starting at noon Saturday, featuring music by Robbie Irish, Sugar in the Rye, Dave’s Not Here, Midwest Crew, Tested by Animals, Fatwood, French Irish Coalition, Brad Wickesberg and Ghidora. ...

Symphony on the Rocks returning to Braumart

Symphony on the Rocks will return to the Braumart in Iron Mountain on Friday, Dec. 1, bringing to life music by The Beatles, Led Zepplin, Pink Floyd, The Doors, Imagine Dragons and many others, with holiday music mixed in between. The singers are backed by a full symphony. Doors open at 6:30 ...

Veterans Day Celebration Saturday in Kingsford

KINGSFORD — There will be a Veterans Day Celebration from 2 p.m. to midnight Saturday at Venue 906 in Kingsford. Free meals will be served to all veterans with valid ID. There will be 50-50 and raffle drawings, and a silent auction that ends at 7 p.m. Those entered must be present to ...

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Senior News: Finding inner peace and joy all year long

NIAGARA, Wis. — Here we are at the beginning of another holiday season; that time of year when we work like crazy to get to the peace and joy of it all. In my younger years, when I was still working and had kids at home and a husband on the road with his job, I was a frazzled mess by the time ...

Senior News: Seven lifestyle habits to help you ‘live long and prosper’

NIAGARA, Wis. — Our lifespans have increased. It is no secret that medical advances have kept many of us living far longer than our ancestors. More is now known about the causes of disease so we can better take the steps we need to take to prevent them — or at least prevent their onset for ...

Stockbox Program offered

FLORENCE, Wis. — The Aging and Disability Resource Center of Florence County, along with the Florence County Health Department and University of Wisconsin Extension-Florence, have forged a partnership with the Hunger Task Force’s Senior Stockbox Program. The Senior Stockbox Program ...

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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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Post 145 breakfast on Sunday

NORWAY — The American Legion Post 145 of Norway will host an all-you-can eat breakfast from 8 to 11:30 a.m. Sunday. The menu includes scrambled eggs, sausage, pancakes, French toast, hashbrown potatoes, toast, coffee, milk, juice and fruit salad. Cost is $9 per person; children 6 and ...

Story shared of great-grandson’s recovery

KINGSFORD — Monday found the Golden K seniors scurrying through the crisp morning. They were searching for a warm cup of coffee to help shake off the chill. Chairperson Kathy Jo Anderson hurriedly rang the bell and brought the group to their feet. Continuing this nostalgic momentum, Alyce ...

Mansfield Pioneer Church Christmas Service on Dec. 12

MANSFIELD — Mansfield Pioneer Church will host its annual Christmas service starting at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 12. Guest officiant will be the Rev. Vicky Prewitt, pastor of Christ United Methodist Church in Crystal Falls. “Everyone is welcome to attend this candle-lit, old-fashion ...

Amberg auxiliary donates to VA

Members of the Amberg, Wis., American Legion Auxiliary delivered donations to the Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center on Nov. 15, to be distributed to the residents of the Community Living Center and inpatient patients. Donated items include puzzle books, back scratchers, razors, hand sanitizer ...

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Mansfield Pioneer Church Christmas Service on Dec. 12

MANSFIELD — Mansfield Pioneer Church will host its annual Christmas service starting at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 12. Guest officiant will be the Rev. Vicky Prewitt, pastor of Christ United Methodist Church in Crystal Falls. “Everyone is welcome to attend this candle-lit, old-fashion ...

Come to Supper meal planned on Monday

FLORENCE, Wis. — The monthly Come to Supper free meal at the First Presbyterian Church in Florence is set for Monday. The dinner with a beverage and dessert will be served from 5 to 5:45 p.m. in Fellowship Hall at the church. The church is handicapped-accessible and help is available ...

Post 50 fish fry tonight

IRON MOUNTAIN — The Uren-Cooper-Johnson American Legion Post 50 will host a fish fry from 4:30 to 7 p.m. today at the hall, 916 River Ave. in Iron Mountain. The dinner will include a choice of half-pound of smelt or eight fried shrimp, along with french fries, baked beans and ...

Holy Spirit school doing annual raffle fundraiser

NORWAY — Tickets for the fourth-annual Holy Spirit Catholic School raffle fundraiser are still available. The 50-50 drawing raises $40,000, with half going to school and the other half awarded. Grand prize is $10,000; second is $4,000; third is $3,000; fourth is $2,000; and fifth is $1,000. ...

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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 ...