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July 6, 2026 Emma Jane and Justine Geldmeyer, Niagara, Wis. Connie Johnson, Norway Joyce Williams, Sagola Tommy Peltoma, Crystal Falls

GFWC hosts Girls Tea for IM and Kingsford seniors

IRON MOUNTAIN — The 92nd-annual Senior Girls Tea, hosted by the Iron Mountain-Kingsford General Federation of Women’s Clubs, took place May 7 at Pine Grove Country Club in Iron Mountain. Eighty-five seniors from Iron Mountain and Kingsford High School were in attendance. Guest speaker ...

Cleaning screened porches

Dear Heloise: The cottonwood trees are busy shedding at this time of year. My husband and I have a screened-in porch. He’d spend hours and use up lots of lake water when washing the screens after the shedding was done. When he passed away, I knew that I wouldn’t be unable to do this task ...

Being needed isn’t the same as being valued

Dear Annie: I am the person everyone in my family calls when they need something. I babysit, drive relatives to appointments, host holidays and lend money when someone is in a bind. I rarely complain because I love my family and want to be helpful. A few weeks ago, my sister called me in a ...

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are married

NEW YORK (AP) — Adam Sandler officiated at the marriage of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce at Madison Square Garden on Friday night. Swift's brother Austin Swift served as her man of honor, and Kelce's brother and podcast co-host Jason Kelce served as the groom's best man. The event ...

Madison Square Garden abuzz with eager Swifties

NEW YORK (AP) — Amanda Powell flew a thousand miles from Little Rock, Arkansas, to the heart of New York City for just one reason: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding. She and two friends came "just to celebrate Taylor's wedding and congratulate her on her big day," she said. Powell ...