Today's Birthdays
June 5, 2026 Pat Inglese, Felch Township Todd Kraemer, Faithorn Chris Colavecchi, Iron Mountain Loretta Schultz, Norway Tom Tlougan, Florence, Wis. Donna Sjoquist, Amasa
Iron Mountain/Norway summer concerts slate return for 2026
NORWAY — Thursday daytime and evening concerts will return this summer to the music stage in the McGee Johnson Park in downtown Iron Mountain and the City of Norway’s downtown bandshell, respectively. The free concerts begin Thursday for both Music in The Park and Out To Lunch, with ...
Reader writes in with comments
Dear Heloise: Physical newspapers and the people who deliver them aren’t gone. I receive our local paper seven days a week, as well as the Wall Street Journal six days a week. I live in New Orleans. And what’s with pinning socks together? You take them off, fold them, unfold them to wash ...
A birthday card full of questions
Dear Annie: My sister and I have not spoken in three years following a falling-out over our mother’s estate. I won’t rehash the details — suffice it to say, neither of us came out looking entirely clean. We were never close growing up, but we were friendly enough as adults, and I miss ...
Area’s young actors needed for ‘Frog Prince’ at Crystal Theatre
CRYSTAL FALLS — Area students will have the opportunity to spend part of their summer break learning theater skills and performing on stage when Crystal Theatre hosts the Missoula Children’s Theatre production of “The Frog Prince.” The free five-day theater workshop, open to students ...
Mobile food pantry in Kingsford on June 10
KINGSFORD — Feeding America West Michigan will bring a mobile food pantry Wednesday, June 10, to Redemption Hill Church, 332 S. Carpenter Ave. in Kingsford. Free food will be available to all households experiencing food insecurity. The drive-thru food distribution begins promptly at 11 a.m., with registration at 10 a.m. at customer vehicles. Arrival prior to registration is not necessary. A household is eligible for the supplemental food provided by the mobile food pantry if it already receives food assistance — such as SNAP, WIC, SSI — and meets federal income guidelines, or ...