A Nordic skier glides along atop the hill along Lake Shore Drive on Monday, Jan. 19, 1976. Blanketed by freshly-fallen snow, conditions at the Ludington Park were ideal on the afternoon for cross-country skiing and snowshoeing in local competition for the U.P. Winter Olympics. A field of 25 ...

Dear Heloise: In your column, I quite often see complaints from people who do not receive a thank-you note when they send someone a gift. According to the dictionary, a gift is "something that is given voluntarily without expecting anything in return." While it is nice to receive a thank-you ...

Note: Annie Lane is off this week. The following column was previously released in 2023. Dear Annie: Here's my dilemma: I moved back into my dad's house several years ago, and he has been good friends with "Chuck" and his wife "Rose" for at least 20 years. He goes out to dinner with them ...

Rotary Club meeting ESCANABA – Today’s Rotary Club meeting will be located at Bay College in room 908J. Attendees are directed to park in Lot A off of Danforth Road, near the “I Love Bay” sign. Use the covered sidewalk up to the main entrance doors (near the handicap accessible sign) ...

Dear Heloise: In the South, a holiday dinner staple is broccoli rice casserole. After this year's Thanksgiving feast, I had more leftover broccoli casserole than I expected. So, the day after, rather than reheating and eating the same old stuff, I made a delicious cream of broccoli soup by ...

Dear Annie: I'm a 32-year-old single woman facing a predicament. I've been friends with a guy named "Stan" for a few months, though we haven't actually talked in over a month now. We were acquainted in high school, but we lost touch after a short while. Stan and I went on a couple of dates, and ...