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Brackett scholarships in Norway awarded for 2026

NORWAY — Six seniors from the Norway Vulcan Area Schools Class of 2026 have been selected for the Curtis J. Brackett Memorial Foundation’s annual scholarships. The scholarship committee determined each graduate met the established criteria to receive $2,000. – The Curtis J. ...

Stamp club to meet Tuesday

IRON MOUNTAIN — The monthly meeting of the Northwoods Philatelic Society stamp club will be 7 p.m. Tuesday in the fellowship room of First Lutheran Church, 1210 S. Stephenson Ave. in Iron Mountain. A short business meeting and educational program will be followed by the usual informal stamp club auction. Members are encouraged to bring up to five lots for the auction, and the club will also auction lots of recently acquired stamps. The club has members from both Michigan and Wisconsin and is open to students as well as adults. They promote the fun and fellowship of stamp collecting. ...

Class Get-togethers

Wednesday — Kingsford High School Class of 1968, luncheon, 11:30 a.m., Holiday Kitchen in Iron Mountain. — Norway-Vulcan High School Class of 1966, lunch, 11:30 a.m., Knight Owl Sports Bar & Grill in Norway. — Iron Mountain High School Class of 1970, luncheon, 11:30 a.m., Carlos Cantina in Iron Mountain. Thursday — KHS Class of 1965, lunch, 11:30 a.m., Carlos Cantina in Iron Mountain. Friday — KHS Class of 1973, luncheon, 11:30 a.m., Big 10 Sports Bar & Grill, Quinnesec. All are welcome. Monday, June 22 — Norway High School Class of 1961, lunch, 11:30 a.m., ...

KHS scholarship checks available

KINGSFORD — Kingsford High School announces the schedule for scholarship recipients to pick up their checks at the high school. Scholarship checks can be picked up during these days/hours: — Monday through Thursday: 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 2:30 p.m. (Offices are closed at noon for lunch.) — Fridays: 8 a.m. to noon. Recipients should refer to the reminder letter previously sent regarding documents that must be brought to the office to obtain the scholarship checks. Any questions regarding this process can be directed to the KHS Counseling Office at 906-779-2670, ext. 4.

Repelling squirrels from birdseed

Dear Heloise: My husband enjoys feeding birds. We also have a lot of squirrels. The squirrels used to climb up the pole and eat the birdseed. So, he put a slinky on the pole, and the squirrels won’t climb up the pole anymore. Problem solved! — Margaret, in Griffith, Indiana BATHROOM ...

The 20th century emergence of the teenager

NIAGARA, Wis. — I read an interesting article recently, which explained that the term “teenager” did not become part of the national vocabulary until 1913. Prior to the recognition of the teenager as its own segment of the population, people were categorized as either children or adults. ...