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Life

VA volunteers give back to veterans across region

IRON MOUNTAIN — The double doors slide open and a veteran quietly walks into the Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center in Iron Mountain. The doors aren’t even closed yet and the veteran is greeted with a cheery hello by one of several red coat volunteers at the medical center. The volunteer ...

Class Get-togethers

Wednesday — Vulcan High School 1960-1965, lunch, 11 a.m., Norway Senior Center. — Crystal Falls High School Class of 1969, luncheon, 1 p.m., Amasa Sawblade. Thursday — Kingsford High School Class of 1972, luncheon, 11:30 a.m., Bob & Gerry’s, Kingsford. All classmates and ...

We’ve done everything, but it wasn’t enough

Dear Annie: My husband and I took in five siblings after both of their parents died, even though we were already raising a large family of our own. Overnight, our lives changed. The children were 7, 9, 12, 13 and 15 when they came to us, and we did our best to give them safety, stability and ...

UPPAA annual conference on Saturday in Marquette

MARQUETTE — In its constant commitment to informing regional authors and publishers of the latest changes in the publishing world and offering effective marketing and writing innovations, the Upper Peninsula Publishers & Authors Association will host its 28th-annual conference from 9:30 ...

Today’s Birthdays

May 11, 2026 Angela Nichols, Niagara, Wis. Becky Davis, Kingsford Dan Talerico, Iron Mountain