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Courtesy is required in shared spaces

Dear Annie: I go to the same nail salon every few weeks, and lately I’ve noticed something that is driving me crazy. Almost every time I’m there, someone is talking loudly on their cellphone, watching videos without headphones or having a FaceTime conversation while the rest of us are ...

Carmelite Monastery to have its Fall Festival this weekend

BREITUNG TOWNSHIP — White tents will appear on the grounds of the Carmelite Monastery this weekend signaling the 75th-annual Fall Festival fundraiser for the Sisters of the Monastery of the Holy Cross. The event runs from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the monastery at the ...

Class Get-togethers

Today — Vulcan High School Classes 1960-1965, lunch, 11:30 a.m., Long Branch Saloon in Faithorn. Friday and Saturday — Kingsford High School Class of 1968, 58th class reunion celebration, 7 p.m., Recreation Lanes in Iron Mountain, for a class member mixer. The reunion will continue on Saturday, Sept. 12, with dinner at 5 p.m. at Pine Grove Country Club in Iron Mountain for classmates and their guests. Wednesday, Sept. 16 — Norway-Vulcan Class of 1966, lunch, 11:30 a.m., Knight Owl Sports Bar & Grill in Norway. Thursday, Sept. 17 — Norway High School Class of 1973, ...

Using a salad spinner for delicates

Dear Heloise: I had a salad spinner that I never used. It had been a Christmas gift. One day, as I was hand-washing some delicate items, I wondered how I was going to get all the water out of these items. Then it came to me — use the salad spinner! I put the items in there and pressed the ...

Zonta Club new officers and members

The Zonta Club of Iron Mountain-Kingsford recently received new members and installed officers at their annual dinner at the El Capitan in Spread Eagle, Wis. Being installed as new Zonta Club officers, from left are Vanessa Larsen, past president, standing in for Debb Hoseit, secretary; Nancy ...

How to declutter without starting a war

Dear Annie: I am desperate to declutter our house, but my husband has a very hard time letting go of anything. Our closets are overflowing, the garage is packed, and we have boxes of things we haven’t opened in years. There are old tools, clothes that no longer fit, broken electronics, ...