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K of C Council 1585’s ‘Great Spring Giveaway’

The Bishop Baraga Knights of Columbus 1585 Council has announced the “Great Spring Giveaway 2023,” donating $5,000 to several organizations in the community. They included four local Catholic parishes for Faith Formation programs, at Immaculate Conception, Queen of Peace, St. Mary and ...

Friends of Florence library rummage sale today, Saturday

FLORENCE, Wis. — The Friends of the Florence County Library will participate in the annual community rummage sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Veteran of Foreign Wars hall, 832 Quinnesec St. in Florence. This year, a large number of new items from the QVC shopping channel were ...

Another scam warning

Dear Readers: Recently, we have been getting letters from readers who say they get emails and text messages telling them that the bank has frozen their account due a number of things. Some are told there has been suspicious activity in their account or that the IRS requested that their account ...

Children’s theater workshop starts Monday in CF

CRYSTAL FALLS — Area children will have an opportunity to jump into summer and make a splash on the stage of the Crystal Theatre. A five-day free workshop beginning Monday will culminate in two performances of “The Little Mermaid”: 7 p.m. Friday, June 9, and 2 p.m. Saturday, June 10. ...

Class Get-togethers

Tuesday — Iron River High School Class of 1965, gathering for coffee, tea, hot chocolate and doughnuts, 10 a.m., The Intermisson next to Super One Foods in the Riverside Plaza, Iron River. Friday, June 9 — Kingsford High School Class of 1970, 4:30 p.m., Bartoletti’s in Aurora, Wis. ...

Reader needs help muting her mouthy mother-in-law

Dear Annie: I have teenagers who are in multiple sports. My mother-in-law is a huge fan of sports and attends most events. She gets extremely excited about the game going on and is incredibly loud — shouting during a majority of the game. For the most part, her comments are positive, but I ...