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Briefs for Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025

Gladstone church offers clothing GLADSTONE — The Memorial United Methodist Church, 1920 Lake Shore Drive in Gladstone, has a free clothes closet with coats, and shoes available in most sizes. Open Hours are 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 6-7:30 p.m. Wednesdays or by appointment ...

Mother-in-law may be asking too much

Dear Annie: My mother-in-law is 81 and a widow. She currently lives alone. Her health is declining, and she has been talking about wanting my husband and me to move in with her and “take care of her and the house.” She is adamantly against moving into assisted living or anything similar. I ...

Show kindness this holiday season

Dear Heloise: It's at this time of year that so many people feel a sense of grief during the holidays. While so many of us are enjoying family and friends during the holidays, there are thousands of people who wish desperately for someone to take them shopping or call them a couple of times a ...

Briefs for Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025

Wells Lions raffle winner WELLS — The Wells Lions Club raffle winner for week 20, dated Dec. 15, is Sue Carlson of Escanaba, who received $100. Steak Feed in Gladstone GLADSTONE — Gladstone American Legion Post 71 will serve a Steak Feed dinner from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the post ...

Mother/daughter relationship proves hard in life and death

Dear Annie: In 2010, I discovered that my husband of 47 years had been in touch with a woman who he had a long and intimate relationship with before we met. She had a child three months before we met and wanted him to marry her but he refused because he had learned that she was also intimate ...

Using a white board for reminders

Dear Heloise: My husband is in an assisted living facility. I keep an erasable white board in his room. When a visit or trip is planned, I write it on the board. It helps him remember, and the staff loves it. This way, they make sure he's ready. I also write sport schedules. In addition, I ...