Dear Heloise: As people age, their speech starts to slur. Consonants soften; voices become monotone. The guttural parts of sound lessen. Speaking clearly to compensate for the loss of these vocal characteristics is very helpful to older folks with tinnitus and ordinary hearing loss. (This was ...
NORWAY — The Norway-Vulcan Area Schools Hall of Distinction inaugural induction ceremony is planned for Saturday, Oct. 17, at Oak Crest Golf Club in Norway. Social hour will begin at 5 p.m., followed by dinner at 6 p.m. and the induction ceremony. Dinner tickets are $30 and are on sale at the Norway Junior/Senior High School office.
CRIVITZ, Wis. — Wheel Hike Together, an adaptive hiking event, will take place today through Friday at Marinette County’s Thunder Mountain Overlook Park, which is at W14000 Thunder Mountain Road, approximately 17 miles northwest of Crivitz. This park offers 3 miles of mowed, well-marked ...
CRYSTAL FALLS — Fortune Lake Lutheran Camp will welcome the change of the season with its annual Fall Fest and Quilt Auction on Saturday. Guests are invited to a continental breakfast from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. in the camp’s dining hall. They also can check out a bake sale featuring ...
Dear Annie: I’m starting to wonder if headphones have gone out of style. Last week, I was sitting in a doctor’s waiting room when a woman across from me put her phone on speaker and had a very loud, very personal conversation for nearly 20 minutes. Everyone in the room could hear about her ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — Bay College and the Bay College Foundation invites the community to experience Strings on the Bay: Where Music Meets Opportunity at 7 p.m. today in the lower commons of the Bay College Iron Mountain Campus. This event will bring together student stories, the impact of scholarships and live chamber music while marking the first time the longstanding Strings on the Bay series has traveled to the Iron Mountain Campus. The evening will begin with a student panel discussion, giving attendees the opportunity to hear firsthand from Bay College students about their college ...
