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Trying out fruits at the grocery store

Dear Heloise: I read your column in the Journal Gazette of Fort Wayne, Indiana. Jim R., in Houston, wrote about people who are eating produce that they haven't purchased. But there is another view on this issue. Purchasing grapes, for example, without tasting them, often leads to sour grapes ...

When a wedding invite asks too much

Dear Annie: My husband and I are invited to my co-worker’s daughter’s midweek black-tie wedding at 3 p.m. My husband and I would need to leave work early to attend, and I feel it’s a burden to both take time off work and purchase or rent black-tie attire for a warm weather event in the ...

Today’s Birthdays

April 11, 2026 Kameron Benjamin, Iron Mountain Meghan Rossato, Norway Mikayle Faull, Green Bay, Wis. Paul Holton, Aurora, Wis. April 12, 2026 Marion Joy Bilski 93 Norway

Kiwanis Ski Club to meet Tuesday

IRON MOUNTAIN — The Kiwanis Ski Club will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the clubhouse at Pine Mountain in Iron Mountain.

Doll club to meet in Eagle River Thursday

EAGLE RIVER, Wis. — The Enchanted Doll Club of the Northwoods will meet at 1 p.m. Thursday in the meeting room of the Kalmar Community Center, 1101 N. Railroad St. in Eagle River. Judith Wainwright of Eagle River will present a program on doll artist Heidi Ott and her dolls. Ott was a Swiss doll maker who gained international fame for her dolls in the 1980s. Her company offered a variety of dolls and even doll house miniatures. Wainwright and club members will share their Ott dolls. Guests are always welcome at the doll club meetings. For more information about the program or ...

Flannel fundraiser cancelled

ESCANABA — Tri-County Safe Harbor recently announced, with regrets, the cancellation of its upcoming fundraising event, Flannel For A Cause, originally scheduled for April 25. "Despite strong community interest and support for the organization's mission, ticket sales did not reach the minimum threshold for profitability for the advance headcount with the event catering provider. As a result, the difficult decision was made to cancel the event," a news release issued this week stated. The organization provides resources and shelter to survivors of domestic abuse and has offices in ...