Dear Heloise: Trash cans can develop odors even after you empty them, but a quick step keeps smells under control. Sprinkle a thin layer of baking soda at the bottom of the can before adding a new bag. The baking soda absorbs odors throughout the week. After noticing lingering smells in my ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — The Iron Mountain-Kingsford General Federation of Women’s Clubs will host its 92nd-annual Senior Girls Tea at 2 p.m. Thursday at Pine Grove County Club in Iron Mountain. The club has invited 25 guests from Iron Mountain High School and 60 from Kingsford High School. Renee Strom will be the guest speaker. Emily Yonke and Melanie Sardina will serve coffee and tea. The event serves as a way to honor the female graduates of 2026.
IRON RIVER — The Iron County Genealogical Society will meet at 1 p.m. Thursday in the J. Patrick White conference room at West Iron District Library in Iron River. Wendy Graham will give a presentation on Alvin, Wis., which will include information on Alvin Spencer, whom the town is named after, along with his family and the town’s history. She will have memorabilia, family photos and town photos. Members are reminded that dues were payable Jan. 1. Visitors are welcome and meetings are open to all individuals each month at the West Iron District Library. For more information, go ...
Dear Heloise: I also miss the paper version of the news, but after getting the e-edition for a while, I find that the one big advantage of it is the ability to zoom in for larger print and to print out crossword puzzles. And I can also go back to older issues and revisit a topic. I enjoy your ...
KINGSFORD — Feeding America West Michigan will bring a mobile food pantry Wednesday, May 13, 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 is ...
Dear Annie: My husband and I have lived in our modest home for many years in a quiet, beautiful neighborhood where the houses have always felt gracious and in scale with one another. We are not extravagant people, and our little house has never been the biggest or fanciest on the block, but it ...
