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Briefs for Monday, Mar. 2, 2026

Legion 115 meeting cancelled American Legion Post 115, Escanaba River, will not have a meeting on Wednesday, March 4. Memorial UMC to host speakers At Memorial United Methodist Church, located at 1920 Lake Shore Drive in Gladstone, a "soup and speaker" series will be held on Wednesday evenings in March. On the 4th, attendees will hear from Pathways Chief Executive Offficer Matt Maskart; on March 11, Kristine Paulsen will present on "Take the Challenge: Healthy Media"; March 18 will feature speaker Julie Mallard from the United Way on school readiness; Bob Hazed, elder of Lac Vieux ...

Extend the uses in a tissue box

Dear Heloise: I find that most of the time, I only use a very small portion of a tissue. I've found that I can tear them in half before using them and extend the uses out of a box this way. I also find that when applying mascara in an attempt to make my lashes look longer, it ends up looking ...

As tradition, people line up for ice cream at Minnesota DQ

MOORHEAD, Minn. (AP) — It's still winter in Minnesota, but for the people lined up Sunday in single-digit cold at the Moorhead Dairy Queen, spring is in the air. The annual March 1 opening of the 77-year-old walk-up ice cream shop is a tradition, no matter the weather. Heavy snow, subzero ...

Dating, equality and breaking old patterns

Dear Annie: For most of my life, I picked the wrong partners. Over time, I realized it wasn't bad luck. I was choosing what I had seen, not what I had actually done the work to earn. Those patterns came from my family and the system I grew up in, and I kept recreating them. A few years ago, I ...

Activated charcoal absorbs odors

Dear Heloise: When I moved into an apartment that had recently become nonsmoking, I quickly learned that the odor from previous tenants can linger for far longer than expected. Even after maintenance aired out the apartment with a fan, the tobacco smell was so strong that I woke up my first ...

Briefs for Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026

Wells Lions raffle winner ESCANABA – The $250 winners of the Wells Lions Club’s 52-week raffle for week 30, dated Feb. 23, are EJ Kostreva of Ishpeming and Doc Bricco of Gladstone. St. Thomas breakfast ESCANABA – St. Thomas the Apostle Church, found at 1820 9th Ave. N. in Escanaba, will host a breakfast on Sunday from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Eggs, sausage, potatoes, toast, pancakes, applesauce, juice and coffee will be served. The public is welcome. Legion 115 meeting cancelled American Legion Post 115, Escanaba River, will not have a meeting on Wednesday, March 4. Memorial UMC ...