Dear Heloise: I am a 75-year-old woman who enjoys setting a pretty table for special holidays, and I like using cloth napkins on such occasions. I have no biological children but frequently entertain nieces, nephews, and other family members and friends. Usually, most of them set the cloth ...

Dear Annie: I genuinely like my job and most of the people I work with. We are a small office, so we see a lot of each other, share the same kitchen and bump into one another all day long. Normally that is fine, but lately one co-worker has turned cold and flu season into his own personal ...

Dear Heloise: To get more use out of discarded Christmas lights, I place a strand in a decorative container and leave them on at night as a night light. This is helpful when walking into a dark living room or kitchen during the night. -- Edna G., in Houston GREASE STRAINER Dear Heloise: ...

Dear Annie: I'm wrapping up a HORRIBLE, out-of-the-blue abandonment divorce from my soon-to-be ex-husband. In 2023, I came home from teaching kindergarten to find out my ex took the majority of our furniture and moved out of state. He blocked me and erased me as if I didn't exist. It took ...

St. Anthony raffle winner ESCANABA – Dave and Carol Carlson of Wells are the winners of the St. Anthony of Padua calendar raffle for the week of Feb. 2, receiving the weekly prize of $100. Wells Lions raffle winner ESCANABA - The $100 winner of the Wells Lions Club’s 52-week raffle for ...

ESCANABA- Swans are found in fairy tales. Swan Lake is a beautiful ballet. Even the “ugly duckling” turned out to be a swan! In my childhood days, swans were found only in books and romantic movies. But in the last few decades, thanks to Little Bay de Noc, I’ve come to learn that ...