Dear Annie: I am a 68-year-old Grammy, and I love to do things with my grandchildren. Unfortunately, as we age, our immunity lowers, and we can become sick more easily. We can expose whooping cough to our grandbabies by just holding them. Pneumonia can be deadly, too, along with COVID-19 or ...

Dear Heloise: Martha D., in Southfield, Michigan, missed the point about flowers at a funeral in a recent column of yours. Of course, the dead person can’t “appreciate the beauty,” But family and friends are comforted by the fragrant, lovely gestures of sympathy! — Lisa N., in ...

Wells Lions Club raffle winner WELLS — The winner of the Wells Lions Club 52 Week Raffle for the week of Sept. 1 is Richard Tatrow of Shelby Township, who won $100. Escanaba library open house ESCANABA — The Friends of Escanaba Library will host their annual Back-to-School Open House ...

Dear Annie: I had a seven-year relationship with a man who I thought was the love of my life. I had been married twice before — once for 17 years — to an alcoholic, and I was in a 10-year relationship with a man 15 years older than me. I have one daughter, who is now 40, and he has a ...

Dear Heloise: I found that a toothbrush is a great tool to clean the dryer lint filter. It saves my fingernails from getting ruined and does a great job to remove the lint from the filter. It does not harm the filter either. I read your hints in the Abilene Reporter-News. — Delia Elliott, via ...

Delta Dems to meet ESCANABA — The Delta Dems will meet from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the USW Hall, 1201 Sheridan Road in Escanaba. Social time begins at 6:30 p.m. New members and guests are welcome. For more information, contact deltademsmi@gmail.com or at Facebook.com/MIDeltaDems. Monarch ...