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Strings on the Bay: Where Music Meets Opportunity debuts today

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IRON MOUNTAIN — Bay College and the Bay College Foundation invites the community to experience Strings on the Bay: Where Music Meets Opportunity at 7 p.m. today in the lower commons of the Bay College Iron Mountain Campus. This event will bring together student stories, the impact of scholarships and live chamber music while marking the first time the longstanding Strings on the Bay series has traveled to the Iron Mountain Campus. The evening will begin with a student panel discussion, giving attendees the opportunity to hear firsthand from Bay College students about their college ...

Let them eat cake!

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Dear Heloise: In regard to Jim R.’s office birthday system, I worked at a place that only had 12 employees. On the first working day in January, a small piece of paper with everyone’s name, birthday, and favorite flavor of cake went into a bowl. Everyone would then draw a name, and you ...

Fall Fest and Quilt Auction on Saturday in Crystal Falls

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CRYSTAL FALLS — Fortune Lake Lutheran Camp will welcome the change of the season with its annual Fall Fest and Quilt Auction on Saturday. Guests are invited to a continental breakfast from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. in the camp’s dining hall. They also can check out a bake sale featuring ...

Using a downsizing service

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Dear Heloise: There are downsizing services available if you’re willing and able to pay. You can find them online. They help with decisions regarding what to donate and what to keep. The one I used even took a carload of things to Goodwill. — Dena G., via email LARD CORRECTION Dear ...

Today’s Birthdays

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Emmett Elliot Bray, De Pere, Wis. Lane Timothy Schultz, Vulcan Theresa Malone, Kingsford Emmett Bray, 4, De Pere, Wis. Annie Broullire, Aurora, Wis. Steve Hord, Iron Mountain

How to manage a bad boss

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Dear Annie: I have worked for the same company for six years and, until recently, truly enjoyed my job. I have always had strong reviews, good relationships with my co-workers and a reputation for being dependable. Eight months ago, we got a new boss, and the entire mood of the office ...