YMCA to have NERF event ESCANABA — Northern Lights YMCA Delta Program Center will host NERF Night at the Turf for fourth through sixth grades from 7-8:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, at the Hannahville Ice & Turf Complex. The cost will be $10 for YMCA members and $15 for non-members. The YMCA ...

Dear Annie: I wonder if you could shed some light on something that’s been bothering me. I have five girlfriends I’ve been close with for many years. I keep their secrets, I don’t talk behind their backs, and I’ve always treated them with respect. As we’ve gotten older and more ...

Dear Heloise: A friend of my mother decided to downsize to a townhome after living in her large family home for years. She decided the things that she wanted to take with her, then hired an estate sale company so as not to deal with the things that she had amassed and no longer needed over the ...

Raffle winners for week ESCANABA — Dwaine and Cathy Menard of Escanaba are the winners of St Anthony of Padua calendar raffle for Sept. 21. The Menards won the weekly prize of $100.  Parish breakfast on Sunday ESCANABA — St. Joseph & St. Patrick Parish will serve breakfast from 9 ...

Dear Annie: My husband and I have a 3-year-old daughter, and we’re trying to raise her with structure — regular bedtime, limited screen time and no sweets before meals. The problem is my mother-in-law. She watches our daughter twice a week, and despite repeated conversations, she ignores ...

Dear Heloise: I read with interest the letter from Margaret about reading and our children. I know we all have busy lives, but children and their education are very important. Teaching them to sound out words and read is only the beginning. The American educational system actually begins in ...