NAHMA — Enbridge Energy employee John VanOss recently presented the Nahma Fire Department with a pick-up that has been taken out of service by the energy company. With this truck, the Nahma Fire Department will be able to upgrade their fleet and improve their ability to attack grass and ...
GTT — What is more fun for young children than teaching them with food and objects they love? They can learn number meaning while counting, touching, and moving objects during meals and playtime. This way they learn that number meaning is much more than just memorizing a sequence of ...
The health benefits of eating fish two or three times a week are well-documented. So, as a mom of four kiddos, I'm always looking for creative ways to add fish into our weekly menu. I love Alaskan cod especially this time of year because it's in season, it's loaded with omegas and lean ...
Dear Annie: I have been attending a local church for about a year, and although I am very shy, I have come to care a great deal about some of the people, especially my pastors. I have noticed that on the church's official website, there are quite a few typos and oddly structured sentences. I ...
Manistique GFWC sock hop this Saturday MANISTIQUE — GFWC Manistique Women’s Club is sponsoring a sock hop on Feb. 24 at 7 p.m. at the Elks Club on Walnut St., Manistique. A donation will get you in to dance to ‘60s music by DJ Mike and a hot dog, chips and a soda. There will be ...
CHICAGO — In December, TEAM Wireless branches from across the region raised money for the Eastern Illinois Foodbank chapter of Feeding America. A check was presented to Feeding America at TEAM’s Winter 2018 Leadership Conference in Chicago. The $2,000 raised equates to 10,000 meals to kids ...
ALMA, Mich. — Alma College has released the Dean's List for those students who achieved outstanding academic performance during the 2017 Fall Term. Students who achieve a 3.5 or better grade point average during a term, while carrying a minimum of 13 credits, at least eight of which are ...
Dear Annie: I have been married to my husband for 11 years. He has three grown children, all gainfully employed, who live in distant cities. We live in the large house his children grew up in. Two of the children are married with young kids. The problem is that at least twice a year, his kids ...
GFWC to meet Feb. 21 ESCANABA — Escanaba Woman’s Club will meet at Pacinos on Wednesday, Feb. 21. GFWC member Janet Lindstrom will give a short introduction on how suicide has touched her life and how her healing from this terrible tragedy has evolved through getting involved with ...
ESCANABA — Welcome to the “dog days” of February. Nothing is as fun and free looking as couple of pups bounding through the fresh and fluffy snow! A snowfall brings out the puppy in all of us. The U.P. 200 sled dog race (Feb. 16-18), so rugged and so romantic, is fun to see. The ...
"COMBOSQUATTING." Malicious websites creep into your computer by means of what appears to be a familiar name of a bank or business. For example: www.security-(businessname).com, or www.(businessname)-security.com. The hyphen makes all the difference in steering you to a dangerous site. If ...
Dear Annie: I am a 67-year-old man who has extreme seller's remorse and have slipped into depression from selling my business two years ago. The reason I am writing is to caution the 10,000 baby boomers a day who are turning 65. After retiring, I was caught completely off guard by the fact that ...
Escanaba Eagles host breakfast Sunday ESCANABA — The Escanaba Eagles #1088 will serve breakfast from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 18 at the Eagles Hall located at 608 Ludington Street in Escanaba. Menu items will include scrambled eggs, sausage, ham, toast, hash browns, pancakes, ...
MARQUETTE — Northern Michigan University has announced its winter graduates. The following students from Delta and Schoolcraft counties satisfied their degree requirements in December 2017. Certificate Trenary - Bradley Converse, CER-Automotive Service Technology Associate ...
MENOMONIE, Wis. — Two students from Escanaba have received the University of Wisconsin-Stout Chancellor's Award for the fall 2017 semester. Heather Carlson, special education, and Mariah Kestila, BFA entertainment design, were given the award. The award is presented to students who have a ...
Dear Annie: I have had this issue with a certain family member, and I am hoping you can advise me on what to do. When the family of one of our sons visits and eats dinner at our house, his wife cleans up afterward, which is appreciated, but the problem is that she takes 90 percent of the food ...
Wells Lions 52 Club Raffle winner named WELLS — The winner of the Wells Lions Club raffle for the week of Feb. 12 is Bobbi Ryan of Rapid River. Ryan won $100. This was week 28 of the raffle. Right to Life of Delta County meets March 20 ESCANABA — Right to Life of Delta County will meet ...
ESCANABA — Catholic Schools Week (CSW) 2018 was a dynamic week at Holy Name Catholic School in Escanaba. This year's theme, "Catholic Schools: Learn. Serve. Lead. Succeed." focuses on the value that a Catholic education provides to young people and its contributions to our church, our ...
Dear Annie: Ever since "Pokemon Go" came out, my husband has been spending a lot of time playing it. Sometimes he's out for eight to 10 hours per day, including during the night, walking around and attempting to find Pokemon for the game. "M" is in his early 50s and has been a stay-at-home ...