Dear Heloise: In regard to your hint about flowers at funerals, I no longer send flowers to funerals. Sometimes the service is so darn short, maybe 2 hours, and then it's right to the crematory or cemetery. I put the money and check form in an envelope that is made out to the family to help ...

Eskymo raffle winners named ESCANABA — The Eskymo Fan Club Fall Raffle winners are: First, Tom Smith, $500; second, Marty Fittante, $250; third, Dave Cannon, $100; fourth through 10th, Rachel Branstrom, UP State Bank, Kathi Hoehn, Janet Stasewich, Lance Lindstrom, Alice Henson and Chris ...

Dear Annie: I’ve recently been diagnosed with a recurrence of cancer. The prognosis isn’t good, but right now I feel OK and haven’t changed my daily life. My husband is here for me, and we are considering possible treatment plans. I haven’t told my daughter yet. Truthfully, I don’t ...

Dear Heloise: I spray cooking oil on my lawn mower blades to keep grass from sticking to them. I don't use motor oil since it can kill my grass if it drips on the lawn. -- Dan W., in Tennessee HOT DOG TIP Dear Heloise: For those who serve hot dogs and those who like to eat them, I would ...

Parish breakfast on Sunday ESCANABA — St. Joseph & St. Patrick Parish will serve breakfast from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sunday in the parish hall in the basement of the church at 709 First Ave. S. in Escanaba. An elevator is just inside the Seventh Street entrance near the alley for easy ...

Dear Annie: My husband and I have been married for 11 years, and we’ve always kept separate finances. It worked well until about a year ago, when he got laid off and started dipping into our joint emergency savings without telling me. I only found out when I went to pay our property taxes and ...