Dear Annie: I’m in a strange situation with my childhood best friend, “Lila.” We’re both 32 now, and while we’ve stayed close over the years, something shifted after I got engaged last spring. Lila has always been single, and she’s made it clear she doesn’t believe in marriage. I ...

Dear Heloise: When a container stops pumping, I remove the pump and replace it with a screw cap from another salvaged bottle. Then I store it upside down. For shampoo, I add a little water and use it up until it's gone. Everything gets used until the last drop. — Dean Garrett, in ...

Band students to collect cans ESCANABA — Escanaba High School Band students will be going door-to-door collecting 10-cent returnables on Saturday. For pickup within the city limits, email to president@eskybandboosters.com. Additionally, returnables may be dropped off at the Escanaba High ...

Dear Annie: This Thanksgiving I will be meeting my new boyfriend’s family for the first time, and I am already a bundle of nerves. His mom is hosting a big traditional dinner at their home, the kind with a perfectly roasted turkey, gravy from scratch and about 10 different side dishes. She is ...

Dear Heloise: One serious point about trying to replicate the wide plank floors of early American homes: The wood that you can obtain at a semi-reasonable cost is not the same as the antique stuff. It is of a different quality. It is wetter as it is not well-seasoned and often an entirely ...

St. Anthony raffle winner ESCANABA — George and Carol Noel of Escanaba are the winners of the St. Anthony of Padua calendar raffle for the week of Nov. 17, receiving $100. Program on home care, hospice STEPHENSON — The Menominee County Library, 319 Railroad St. in Stephenson, will have ...