One year of driving the clover forward: Michigan 4-H license plate celebrates first anniversary
LANSING, Mich. — Last April, the Michigan 4-H community celebrated a milestone decades in the making: the launch of the Michigan 4-H license plate. One year later, Michigan 4-H continues to celebrate the plate’s existence and the potential it holds for the program. Available through the Michigan Secretary of State, a portion of each 4-H license plate sold and renewed benefits Michigan 4-H Youth Development. “The Michigan 4-H license plate has been a dream of our 4-H professionals and families for several decades,” said Quentin Tyler, director of Michigan State University ...
Area Finns to celebrate Midsummer Day
IRON MOUNTAIN — The Iron Mountain area Finnish-American Raja Ryhma will host its annual Juhannus picnic on Saturday, June 20, at the City Park in Iron Mountain. This traditional celebration is usually takes place in Finland on the longest day of the year in June, after enduring the long, dark winter, which has few daylight hours between mid-December and mid-January. Some people enjoy time together on Midsummer’s Eve to have a bonfire or kokko, as it is called in the Finnish language. Others celebrate on Midsummer Day, which has the longest daylight hours of the year. Finnish ...
Handling plastic produce labels
Dear Heloise: How can I deal with plastic produce labels that won't break down in compost? — Gordon C., in Corona, California Gordon, these stickers cause a lot of trouble for anyone who composts. Plastic fruit labels refuse to decompose, so you'll find them scattered in your finished ...
Prepping for the next morning
Dear Heloise: Before I go to bed, I spend about 3 minutes preparing for the next morning. I set up the coffee maker, put anything that I need to take with me by the door, and leave out anything I’ll need on the counter rather than tucking it away in a cabinet. It isn’t a dramatic change, ...