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Son reluctant to leave the nest

Dear Annie: I need your advice. My very musically gifted high school senior appears to want to go to college and major in music performance. But he is refusing to visit colleges. He won’t discuss why; he just gets very belligerent when the subject comes up and won’t expand on any reasons. ...

Oct. 21, 2026

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Northwoods Geology Club to meet today

FLORENCE, Wis. — The Northwoods Geology Club will meet at 6:30 p.m. today at the Wild Rivers Interpretive Center in Florence. Attendees are asked to park in the lower parking lot and enter the back door. This month’s meeting will be member stories, show and tell, and planning for next year’s field trips. This is tentatively the last meeting of 2026. Additional events will be posted on the Northwoods Geology Facebook page. Anyone interested in geology, mining history, environmental science and local mineral collecting is encouraged to attend. All meetings are open to the ...

Medicare open enrollment at CF library

CRYSTAL FALLS — The Medical Care Access Coalition will be at the Crystal Falls District Community Library from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. the final two Thursdays of October for Medicare open enrollment. They hope to handle as many people as possible in the Iron County area. To make an appointment to meet them at the library, call 906-776-5412. October also is Fee Amnesty Month at the library, plus the library is accepting canned goods in exchange for lost items. Come into the library any time during the month to have fees forgiven. The library hopes to bring patrons back to the library and ...

Surrealist art on display at Bonifas in Escanaba

ESCANABA — An unusual experience awaits visitors to the Bonifas Arts Center for the next few weeks. The current display in the Powers Gallery is “Bending Reality: A Journey through Surrealism.” Surrealism — which in visual art tends to be characterized by images that are dreamlike, ...