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Community spaghetti dinner on Wednesday

NIAGARA, Wis. — There will be community spaghetti dinner from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Niagara Elderly Services Mealsite, 569 Washington Ave, Niagara. Dinner includes spaghetti with meat sauce, salad, dinner roll and dessert, coffee, water or lemonade. Cost is $8. There will also be basket raffles and a 50/50 drawing. The event is a fundraiser for the Marinette County Elderly Services.

DCCC children’s chorus Christmas Concert rehearsals begins today

KINGFORD — The Dickinson County Community Chorus will begin its children’s chorus rehearsals for the annual Christmas Concert from 6:30 to 7 p.m. today at the Presbyterian Church in Kingsford. They will rehearse on Tuesdays through October and November in preparation for the annual DCCC Christmas Concert, set for Nov. 30 and Dec. 1. Students from kindergarten through sixth grade with excellent behavior, unchanged voices and the ability to sing in tune are eligible to participate. The children will be under the direction of Dawn Kranz. For more information, email Kranz at ...

Post 50 to host fish fry Friday

IRON MOUNTAIN — The Uren-Cooper-Johnson American Legion Post 50 of Iron Mountain will host a fish fry from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Friday at the hall. Customers will have a choice of walleye, three-piece cod, eight breaded shrimp or five-piece Alaskan walleye (pollock). The meals will also include fries or homemade chips, baked beans and cole slaw. Dine-in or takeout is available. For more information or to place an order, call 906-774-5797. The post will host weekly fish fries at the hall at 916 River Ave.

More his roommate than his wife

Dear Readers: After my column in response to “Worried Daughter,” who was concerned that her widowed mother was becoming increasingly isolated and dependent two years after her husband’s death, readers wrote with thoughtful suggestions. Thank you to all, but especially to two readers for ...