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Briefs for Monday, March 16, 2026

Rocks Lions & Legion breakfast rescheduled ESCANABA - The Rock Lions and Legion St. Patrick's Day breakfast buffet that was to be held Sunday from 9 a.m. to noon (note the new hours) has been rescheduled due to weather. It will now be held Sunday, March 22, at the club, 14454 M-35 in ...

I didn’t sign up to host spring breakers

Dear Annie: I adore my cousins, I really do. We grew up together, and when they suggested coming to stay with us for a long weekend, I was genuinely excited. I pictured late-night laughs, good meals, maybe a hike, maybe some time catching up without phones buzzing every two seconds. Instead, ...

Magnifying lamps cause a fire

Dear Heloise: I want to warn readers about something that happened in my home. I have a magnifying lamp for crafts, and one afternoon, I smelled smoke. Sunlight from our skylight had focused through the lens and started to scorch my end table. Fortunately, I caught it quickly. Two days later, I ...

Loyal for a lifetime, disappointed for decades

Dear Annie: I moved 600 miles away from my hometown 40 years ago, but keeping up a relationship with my parents (who've since passed) and my four siblings was always important to me. Family was paramount to my mother, and she instilled that same value in me. I traveled back home countless ...

Briefs for Saturday, March 14, 2026

Trivia and Tacos ESCANABA - St. Joseph and St. Patrick Parish will be having their monthly "Trivia and Tacos" event tonight at 709 1st Ave. S. in the basement of the church. Registration begins at 5 p.m. with the first round scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. Teams of two to six players are ...

Briefs for Friday, March 13, 2026

Wells Lions raffle winner ESCANABA – The $100 winner of the Wells Lions Club’s 52-week raffle for week 32, dated March 9, is Tim Dittrich of Escanaba. Cameron spaghetti fundraiser GLADSTONE - The largest fundraiser of the year for Gladstone Area Schools' Cameron Elementary is this ...