Dear Heloise: Calling 811 before you dig a hole for a bush is a waste of the investigator's time and a needless expense. Now if you're planting a tree with a substantial-sized root ball (with perhaps a contractor who uses a large hydraulic spade), make the call by all means. Generally, service ...

Gladstone Legion breakfast GLADSTONE — American Legion Post 71 will have a breakfast from 9 a.m. to noon Sunday at the post, 802 Delta Ave. in Gladstone. Cost is $12, with ages 5 and younger eating for free. Eagles breakfast on Sunday ESCANABA — The Escanaba Eagles 1088 will serve ...

Dear Annie: I’ve been close friends with “Tina” for over 25 years. We’ve raised our kids together and supported each other through losses and hard times. But in the last year or so, things have shifted. Tina has become increasingly self-absorbed; every conversation circles back to her. ...

Dear Heloise: You really should make a correction to the advice in a recent column regarding pillbugs. These crustaceans (they are not insects) live where the soil is damp and feed on organic matter, recycling it in the process. Anyone with these organisms in their indoor flower pots is keeping ...

YMCA Fall Family Festival ESCANABA — The Northern Lights YMCA Delta Center will offer a free family day at the YMCA by hosting the Fall Family Festival from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. Families can participate in games and activities, as well as jump in the bounce house. Children can ...

Dear Annie: I am 67 years old and have been married for 43 years to a man who treats me well, has been a fair father and has tried his best to be a good husband. My problem is that although I worked for 30 years as a registered nurse and contributed more than half to our retirement (we have a ...