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Blood drives set for coming weeks

MARQUETTE — Two upcoming American Red Cross blood drives have been set for Kingsford, with others in Florence, Wis., and Powers. The first will be 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday at First Presbyterian Church, 395 Hamilton Ave., and the second will be 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, July 7, at Maranatha Assembly of God, 920 S. Carpenter Ave. A blood drive also will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday at the Wild Rivers Interpretive Center, 5628 Forestry Drive in Florence. An additional blood drive is planned from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 9, at the Powers Spalding Fire ...

Open grocery bags with ease

Dear Heloise: Plastic bags are so hard to open at grocery stores, and I don’t like licking my fingers to open bags either. What I do is use water from where they spray the produce, then open the bags. It works every time! — Pamela W., via email WASH THEM YOURSELF! Dear Heloise: Mrs. ...

Career crises and workplace anxieties

Dear Annie: I’m feeling torn between pursuing my dream and maintaining my financial stability. I have a job as an accountant making six figures, but it’s boring work — so boring that I dread getting out of bed every morning. The days go by slowly, and I find myself living for the ...

Today’s Birthday

June 18, 2026 John Hogberg, Iron Mountain Terrie Rugg, Kingsford Debbie Lindgren, Niagara, Wis.

Datura to perform at Art for All on June 27

IRON MOUNTAIN — Back this year, Datura will perform live music from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Art for All on Saturday, June 27, at City Park in Iron Mountain. The 59th-annual event will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The dynamic guitar, violin, and cello trio features Thomas Niebrzydowski, ...

Area Finns to celebrate Midsummer Day

IRON MOUNTAIN — The Iron Mountain area Finnish-American Raja Ryhma will host its annual Juhannus picnic Saturday at City Park in Iron Mountain. This traditional celebration usually takes place in Finland on the longest day of the year in June, after enduring the long, dark winter that has few daylight hours between mid-December and mid-January. Some people enjoy time together on Midsummer’s Eve to have a bonfire or kokko, as it is called in the Finnish language. Others celebrate on Midsummer Day, which has the longest daylight hours of the year. Finnish settlers in the United ...