Dear Readers: Wishing you and all a very happy holiday season. Please enjoy the following poem. "A Visit from St. Nicholas" by Clement Clarke Moore. "'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house / Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse; / The stockings were hung by ...

Dear Readers: Tonight is Christmas Eve, and I'm reminded of something I heard a wise man say many years ago: "You may not particularly like someone, but try to love them in the spirit of mankind." It's at this special time of year that we seem to remember the turbulent times of the past 12 ...

Wells Lions raffle winner WELLS — The Wells Lions Club raffle winner for week 21, dated Dec. 22, is Connie Christensen of Gladstone, who received $100. Christmas Day service, brunch ESCANABA — Community Christmas Day Worship will be hosted at 10 a.m. Thursday at Central United ...

Dear Annie: I am the default holiday host for my extended family. My parents are divorced and both come, my sister arrives late and stressed with her kids, my brother shows up with whatever new girlfriend he is serious about, and my mother uses the whole day to quietly criticize everyone’s ...

Dear Heloise: For our experienced citizens who have acquired hearing aids, they shouldn't just employ them intermittently. They should use them all the time. Hearing aids reroute neural paths in your brain, which upgrades your auditory abilities. — Jim R., in Houston THE RIGHT TIME TO ...

Gladstone Library Friends drive GLADSTONE — The Friends of the Gladstone Library is in the midst of its 2025 Membership and Donation Drive, accepting monetary donations through Dec. 31. Those interested can donate or sign up for a membership at the Gladstone Public Library, 300 S. 10th ...