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Held back by husband’s fears

Dear Annie: My husband is a kind, funny and intelligent man, but at dinner parties he has one habit that is starting to drive me crazy: He talks way too much. He loves telling stories, and once he starts, there is almost no stopping him. A simple story about running into an old friend can ...

Funday horse event Saturday in Sagola

SAGOLA — A non-profit Funday Horse Show, hosted by Clover Kids Friends Society, will take place Saturday at Blue Spruce Stables, W8793 Johnson Lane in Sagola. Registration starts at 8:30 a.m., with show starting at 9:30 a.m. Cost is $25 per class. Age divisions are 12 and younger; 13 to 19; and 20 and older. Classes in order are: egg and spoon; barrels; flag; plug; apples and crackers, 12 and younger; ribbon race; keyhole; handy horse; and stick pony, 12 and younger. Coggins is required and will be checked. Out-of-state health certificates are required as well. For more ...

Today's Birthdays

Sept. 16, 2026 Jim Anderson, Kingsford Kevin Fraker, Kingsford Darlene Dunkes, Iron Mountain George Nanninga, Aurora, Wis.

Doll club to have first fall meeting

EAGLE RIVER, Wis.— The Enchanted Doll Club of the Northwoods will have its first fall meeting at 1 p.m. Thursday in the meeting room of the Kalmar Community Center, 1011 N. Railroad St. in Eagle River. Dawn Brogle of Eagle River will present a program on royalty with dolls representing kings, queens, princes and princesses, real and fictional. Attendees are invited to come to the meeting wearing their tiaras and sharing their royal dolls as well. For more information about the program or the Enchanted Doll Club, contact Judy Wainwright at 715-482-9804.

Tub lift gives senior independence

Dear Heloise: Recently, you published a comment and question about someone who needed help getting into and out of a bathtub. But after they checked the prices for tubs that you can walk into, they decided not to consider this and figure out a different way to bathe. My mother has always ...