MARSP to meet ESCANABA — The September meeting of the Delta County MARSP chapter will be held Sept. 9, at noon, at the Highland. A pot roast dinner and ice cream sundae bar will be served. Neil and Betty Hivala will be presenting information on Compassionate Friends. If you are not on ...
Dear Annie: My daughter "Theresa," now 46, always wanted to be a doctor. I divorced her father when she was 4 and her sister was 2-and-a-half. When it came time for college, her father refused to help, and I couldn't afford to pay for it as a single mom. Determined, Theresa joined the Army ...
In the summer heat, we find ourselves drawn to that glorious section of the drinks menu that promises relief in the form of a cold, creamy, brain-freezing indulgence. But ordering a frozen drink looks different in different parts of the U.S., and in different restaurants and ice cream ...
Dear Heloise: Due to my wife's health, after 68 years, I am now the cook. I find that the most helpful tools for me are pliers, scissors and screwdrivers! I use the screwdriver to open cans with lift tabs. I stick the screwdriver through the tab and push down on the handle. Pliers can be used ...
TRENARY — Rylie Shannon Lawrence and John Robert LeFevre would like to announce their engagement. The couple’s parents are Devin Lawrence of Grand Marias, Mich. and Janet (Scott) Zentner Leftwich of Marshfield, Wis.; and Jeff and Paula LeFevre of Garden, Mich. The couple are 2019 ...
MARQUETTE — Together with their parents, Laura Alexander and Jacob Heidtman are happy to announce their engagement. Laura is the daughter of Jo Ann Alexander of Gladstone, Mich. and Richard Alexander of West Haven, Utah. Jacob is the son of Katie Rowe of Marquette, Mich. and Michael ...
GLADSTONE — Together with their parents, Mary LeGault and Antonio Colasanto, are happy to announce their engagement. Mary is the daughter of Tim and Nancy LeGault of Gladstone, Michigan. Antonio is the son of Alexander and Pasqua Colasanto of Rochester, New York. Mary is a graduate of ...
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Alexandra Elle Cochran and Theodore Noyes McDowell III were engaged on February 25, 2023, and would like to announce they will be united in marriage in Charleston, South Carolina in April of 2024. Alexandra is the daughter of Kimberly and James Cochran of Driftwood, ...
FORD RIVER — Fred and Kay (Colvin) Boddy celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary Wednesday, July 23 at their Ford River camp. Friends and family were present to honor the couple. The Boddys were married while Fred was in the Army, stationed at Chicago Navy Pier. Fred was a teacher and coach ...
GLADSTONE — On May 3, 2025, Thomas and Rosemary (Mitzi) Brayak of Gladstone (Groos Location) celebrated their golden wedding anniversary on the Croatian island of Hvar in the Adriatic Sea along with ten close relatives. Joining them were their daughter and son-in-law, Tamara and Jarrod ...
ESCANABA — Happy 50th wedding anniversary to Dale and Ann Ford, married on May 24, 1975 at Saint Anne’s Parish in Escanaba. Their son, Fr. Ryan Ford, will celebrate Mass at Saint Anne’s in honor of their anniversary. Their family wishes them many more beautiful years together!
ESCANABA — Rob and Laura Manninen celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on a two week vacation Honolulu and Koa, Hawaii, with six of their good friends. The vacation included a luau on their anniversary date, February 16, honoring the couple. Laura (Peacock) is the daughter of Edwin ...
GLADSTONE — Mark Dubord and Jill Beattie met through Facebook on Feb. 4, 2023, started dating on March 5, 2023, were engaged on Dec. 9, 2023, and were married on June 1, 2025, to become Mark and Jill Dubord. The wedding ceremony and reception were held at The Terrace Bay Hotel in Gladstone ...
ROME, Italy — Mary LeGault and Antonio (“Anthony”) Colasanto were united in marriage in Rome, Italy on August 31, 2024. Monsignor Alessandro Recchia presided over the 3 p.m. wedding ceremony, which was held in the “Chapel of the Choir” at St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City. The ...
November 20 was Utility Scam Awareness Day. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is reissuing her consumer alert on utility imposter scams. These schemes typically involve scammers posing as utility company employees to trick consumers into providing money and personal or financial ...
ESCANABA — Michelle Oakley and Duaine Williams were united in marriage on Monday, May 13, 2024, at noon in the heart of Escanaba. The two were married by the County Clerk Nancy Przewrocki. Michelle and Duaine’s witnesses where Hailey Williams and Tonya Vincent Todd. Michelle’s parents ...
ESCANABA — A baby girl, Millie Hope Stenson, was born to Jared and Kimberlee Stenson (Rudden), of Escanaba. Millie was born April 3, 2025, weighing 7 pounds and 7 ounces at OSF St. Francis Hospital. Her grandparents are Derrick and Tammy Stenson of Gladstone, Greg and Terrie Rudden of ...
BARK RIVER — A baby girl, Koley Karen Lippens, was born to Kayla (Lancour) and Kyle Lippens, of Bark River on July 19, 2025. The baby arrived at OSF St. Francis in Escanaba at 7:18 a.m., weighing 6 pounds, 1 ounce. She was 18.5 inches long at birth. Koley joins two sisters at home. Her ...
ESCANABA — A baby boy, Taylor Wayne Kirkpatrick, was born to Ashley and Taylor Kirkpatrick, of Escanaba. Taylor was born at OSF St. Francis Hosptial on June 6, 2025, at 3:47 a.m. He weighed 7 pounds, 5.5 ounces, and was 19.75 inches long at birth. Taylor joins a sister, Jordyn, and a ...
IOWA CITY, Iowa — A baby born at only 21 weeks of gestation last July in Iowa City, Iowa, has just celebrated his first birthday, and among his gifts is a Guinness world record for most premature baby. Nash Keen was born on July 5, 2024 — 133 days earlier than the expected due date and ...
Apostolic Pentecostal Family Life Center, Escanaba: Sunday worship begins at 11 a.m. and Wednesday night service is at 7 p.m. The pastor is Douglas Shaffer. The Family Life Center is located at 117 Stephenson Ave. For more information, contact Pastor Shaffer at 906-241-1419. Assembly Of ...
APOSTOLIC PENTECOSTAL FAMILY LIFE CENTER ESCANABA — Sunday worship begins at 10 a.m. Pastor is David Shaffer. The Family Life Center is located at 117 Stephenson Ave. For more information, contact Pastor Shaffer at 789-4314. ASSEMBLY OF GOD NEW LIFE ESCANABA — Sunday service is at ...
APOSTOLIC PENTECOSTAL FAMILY LIFE CENTER ESCANABA — Sunday worship begins at 10 a.m. Pastor is David Shaffer. The Family Life Center is located at 117 Stephenson Ave. For more information, contact Pastor Shaffer at 789-4314. ASSEMBLY OF GOD NEW LIFE ESCANABA — Sunday service is ...
APOSTOLIC PENTECOSTAL FAMILY LIFE CENTER ESCANABA — Sunday worship begins at 10 a.m. Pastor is David Shaffer. The Family Life Center is located at 117 Stephenson Ave. For more information, contact Pastor Shaffer at 789-4314. ASSEMBLY OF GOD NEW LIFE ESCANABA — Sunday service is at ...
In eastern Ukraine, quiet nights in the dim corridors of a front-line medical post can shatter in an instant. Medics roused from sleep rush to meet another stretcher wheeled in from the Donetsk front. They work with urgency — chest compressions and shouted commands — until it becomes clear ...
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — On a recent evening in Senegal 's capital of Dakar, an imam named Ibrahima Diane explained to a group of men why they should be more involved in household chores. "The Prophet himself says a man who does not help support his wife and children is not a good Muslim," the ...
TOKYO (AP) — Japan paid tribute Friday to more than 3 million war dead as the country marked its surrender that ended World War II 80 years ago, as concern grows about the rapidly fading memories of the tragedy of war and the bitter lessons from the era of Japanese militarism. Prime ...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Long before whales were majestic, gentle giants, some of their prehistoric ancestors were tiny, weird and feral. A chance discovery of a 25 million-year-old fossil on an Australian beach has allowed paleontologists to identify a rare, entirely new species that ...
Why do so many people wear arch supports? They must serve some function since so many people use them. But what kind is best? There are a multitude of off-the-shelf products, in staggering variety, found in differing size and shape, mass and material. Is a prescription device always better? ...
ASHINGTON (AP) — Research shows mRNA vaccines saved millions of lives during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now scientists are using that Nobel Prize-winning technology to try to develop vaccines and treatments against a long list of diseases including cancer and cystic fibrosis. But this week, U.S. ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Research shows mRNA vaccines saved millions of lives during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now scientists are using that Nobel Prize-winning technology to try to develop vaccines and treatments against a long list of diseases including cancer and cystic fibrosis. But this week, U.S. ...
ation is that COVID-19 will eventually settle into a winter seasonal pattern like other coronaviruses, but the past few years have brought a late summer surge, said Dr. Dean Blumberg, chief of pediatric infectious diseases at University of California Davis Children's Hospital. Other viruses ...