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City of Ecanaba social district boundaries changed

By R. R. Branstrom Daily Press Staff Writer ESCANABA — The Michigan Liquor Control Commission has approved the City of Escanaba’s social district, which has been amended since it was first proposed by the Downtown Development Authority (DDA) and approved by the Escanaba City Council. Though suggested boundaries originally included the marina, that area is now excluded; the district’s easternmost boundaries will now end at the block where Lake Shore Drive meets Ludington Street. To the west, it extends all the way to Lincoln Road, which is farther than initially proposed ...

Area school closures, delays for Monday, March 31

Area schools closed Monday, March 31: Beecher-Dunbar-Pembine, Wis. Bishop Baraga Catholic School, Iron Mountain Breitung Township Schools, Kingsford Dickinson-Iron Technological Center, Kingsford Florence, Wis. Forest Park, Crystal Falls Goodman-Armstrong Creek, Wis. Holy Spirit, Norway Iron Mountain Niagara, Wis. Norway-Vulcan North Central, Powers North Dickinson County West Iron County, Iron River Woodland Child Care, Kingsford Two-hour delay: Bay College Iron Mountain (opens at 10 a.m.)

Wax on, wax off

Dear Heloise: Your method of removing wax from candlesticks for Stacy M., in Royal Oak, Michigan, was to use a hair dryer on medium heat. I find that putting the candlesticks in the freezer (usually overnight) allows you to remove the now frozen wax with a flick of your nails. Good luck with this idea. — Vicky L., Hendersonville, North Carolina Vicky, yes, freezing wax is another method that works well. — Heloise ALARMS FOR THE HEARING-IMPAIRED Dear Heloise: Reading the letter from Margaret, in California, about being able to hear alarm clocks reminded me that smoke alarms can ...

Panama stuns US 1-0 on Waterman’s late goal, eliminating Americans from CONCACAF Nations League

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Cecilio Waterman scored a stunning goal in the fourth minute of second-half injury time, and Panama beat the three-time defending champion United States 1-0 on Thursday night to reach the CONCACAF Nations League final. Waterman took a pass down the right side from Adalberto Carrasquilla in front of a packed-in U.S. defense and fired a perfect right-footed diagonal shot past Matt Turner into the far left corner. Waterman's 11th international goal, on Panama's only shot on target on the night, advanced the Panamanians to a final Sunday against Mexico or ...

Tonje scores 32 , Wisconsin tops MSU

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — John Tonje scored 32 points and grabbed seven rebounds to help No. 18 Wisconsin beat No. 7 Michigan State 77-74 on Saturday in the semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament. John Blackwell added 14 points as the Badgers (26-8) won for the third time in four days. They will ...

Donaldson’s court-length drive sends Michigan past Maryland

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Tre Donaldson drove the length of the court and scored on a layup with 0.4 seconds left to give No. 22 Michigan an 81-80 victory over No. 11 Maryland in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals Saturday. Donaldson finished with 12 points and nine assists, but the heavy lifting ...