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Briefs for Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025

Wells Lions raffle winner WELLS — The Wells Lions Club raffle winner for week 20, dated Dec. 15, is Sue Carlson of Escanaba, who received $100. Steak Feed in Gladstone GLADSTONE — Gladstone American Legion Post 71 will serve a Steak Feed dinner from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the post hall, 802 Delta Ave. Post 71 members get a discounted price when they show their card. Everyone is welcome to join and bring family and friends. Y to host Parents Night Out ESCANABA — The Northern Lights YMCA will host a Parents Night Out from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday in the multipurpose room of ...

Mother/daughter relationship proves hard in life and death

Dear Annie: In 2010, I discovered that my husband of 47 years had been in touch with a woman who he had a long and intimate relationship with before we met. She had a child three months before we met and wanted him to marry her but he refused because he had learned that she was also intimate ...

Using a white board for reminders

Dear Heloise: My husband is in an assisted living facility. I keep an erasable white board in his room. When a visit or trip is planned, I write it on the board. It helps him remember, and the staff loves it. This way, they make sure he's ready. I also write sport schedules. In addition, I ...

Briefs for Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025

St. Anthony raffle winner ESCANABA — Kim Nelson of Cornell is the winner of the St. Anthony of Padua calendar raffle for Dec. 15, receiving $100. Steak Feed in Gladstone GLADSTONE — Gladstone American Legion Post 71 will serve a Steak Feed dinner from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the post hall, 802 Delta Ave. Post 71 members get a discounted price when they show their card. Everyone is welcome to join and bring family and friends. Y to host Parents Night Out ESCANABA — The Northern Lights YMCA will host a Parents Night Out from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday in the multipurpose room ...

Blah marriage begs for some spicing up

Dear Annie: I’m at a stage in my life where personal growth has taken hold in the absence of my husband. My husband is still here and alive, but he frequently travels for work, and I am often left to my own devices for days at a time as a stay-at-home mom of two young boys. I’ve taken to ...

Investigating whether vaccine side effects are underreported

DEAR DR. ROACH: You recently posted a couple of articles about the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine and the benefits versus the risks. I know the risks are based on data. But I wonder how many people have severe reactions to the vaccine, and it doesn’t get reported because they ...