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‘Let’s Talk Gardening’ classes set

MARINETTE, Wis. — Northern Lights Master Gardeners and the Marinette Senior Center will continue a summer-long series of gardening classes called “Let’s Talk Gardening” on Wednesday at the center, 1603 Ludington St. in Marinette. These classes take place at 3 p.m. on the first Wednesday of the month. The final class this year will be Wednesday, Oct. 7. This series is designed to help gardeners throughout the entire growing season. September’s class will explore: harvesting, curing, and overwinter storage of vegetables; keeping garden soil alive over winter; and a ...

IC Genealogical Society meets Thursday

IRON RIVER — The Iron County Genealogical Society will meet at 1 p.m. Thursday in the J. Patrick White conference room of the West Iron District Library in Iron River. Iron Baraga Conservation District District Manager Jennifer Ann Ricker-Feak will share history on the conservation district, other districts and the dust bowl era, along with current projects. Members are reminded dues are now payable. Visitors are welcome. Meetings are open to all individuals and take place monthly in the conference room at the West Iron District Library. For more information, go to the ...

Norway Class of ’72 turns 72

Time to check out of this friendship?

Dear Annie: Seven years ago, I retired and moved to a different state. A friend of mine who lives in my old town has continuously used my new house like her personal hotel. She has family and friends in my area and will text, “Are you open to company?” when she wants to come visit. When ...

A look at how bedrooms have changed

NIAGARA, Wis. — I am a huge fan of HGTV, so when I stumbled across an article on the internet, written by Kristina Wright for History Facts at https://historyfacts.com, that discussed how bedrooms were designed in the mid-1920s, my curiosity was piqued. By that time, Americans were placing ...

RSVP speaks at Golden K