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Reusing greeting cards as gift tags

Dear Heloise: Saved greeting cards are cluttering up my closets — Christmas cards, birthday cards and Mother's Day cards! I have shoeboxes full of them, but some of them I can part with. So, I cut out the images on Christmas cards and write "to" and "from" on the backs to make gift tags. This ...

Class Get-togethers

Today — Kingsford High School Class of 1973, lunch, 11:30 a.m., Big 10 Sports Bar & Grill in Quinnesec. All are welcome. — KHS Class of 1968, reunion planning meeting, 6 p.m., McDonald’s in Iron Mountain. Wednesday — Vulcan High School Classes 1960-1965, lunch, 11:30 a.m., ...

Singer to visit as part of library’s reading program

IRON MOUNTAIN — The Dickinson County Library will welcome singer and performer Tom Pease back Wednesday as part of its 2025 Summer Reading Program. Pease will perform from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Dickinson County Library in Iron Mountain, and follow up with an appearance from 1 to 2 p.m. at the ...

Change up your brewing method

Dear Heloise: As a coffee professional, I’d like to add to the conversation about bitterness in coffee. The No. 1 cause of bitterness is overextraction. The brewing method determines the grind size. This is related to the length of time that the grounds remain in contact with the water. If ...

Familiarity or true connection?

Dear Annie: I wanted to follow up on a letter you published on June 21, 2025, about my complicated relationship with my sister-in-law, who I started to develop romantic feelings for after the death of my wife (her sister). Since your response, I had a long and emotional conversation with her. ...

ADRC of Florence County to have presentation on scams

FLORENCE, Wis. — The Aging and Disability Resource Center of Florence County will bring back Jeff Kersten, outreach specialist for the Bureau of Consumer Protection, to speak on scams from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 27, at the Florence Utilities Building, 501 Spring Ave. in Florence. ...