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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 evening. It's a spaghetti dinner held at the Gladstone High School from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Cost for adults is low, and children under 12 eat free. There will be basket raffles, a 50/50 drawing, and prizes. All proceeds benefit the Cameron PTO, students, staff, and community. This event is open to the ...

When grocery lists meet rocket ships

Dear Annie: I recently introduced my 62-year-old husband to emojis, and now I fear I've made a huge mistake. Every text I receive -- whether it's "Pick up milk" or "Your sister called" -- is followed by a winking face, a heart and, inexplicably, a rocket ship. He signs grocery lists with ...

Digital papers have advantages

Dear Heloise: I understand that some people prefer reading an old-fashioned newspaper, but there are many advantages to receiving one's newspaper electronically. Here are the reasons why I prefer this digital version: I'm visually impaired, but with my tablet, I can enlarge the type to a size ...

Too neighborly for my own good

Dear Annie: My neighbor has taken "borrowing a cup of sugar" to ridiculous levels. In the past six months, she's borrowed my ladder, my hedge clippers, two baking pans and, most recently, my patio chairs for her daughter's graduation party. She always promises to return things "tomorrow," but ...

Caring for African violets

Dear Heloise: I kept an African violet on my desk at work that never bloomed, no matter how much I cared for it. An older gentleman at the company who grew African violets at home under grow lights offered to take mine home. He nurtured it carefully and, once buds appeared, returned it to me ...