Dear Annie: It began with small comments — they said the guest bed wasn’t comfortable and our towels smelled odd. Wanting to be gracious, my wife bought brand-new towels before their next visit. But then they complained the new ones were too small. On their following trip, the criticism ...

Dear Heloise: I read a letter in your column about eating chicken that was stored unwrapped. At the end of your answer, you said never to refreeze meats, fowl or seafood after they've been thawed out. I had a butcher tell me years ago that it was OK to do, and I've been doing it since then ...

YMCA to have NERF event ESCANABA — Northern Lights YMCA Delta Program Center will host NERF Night at the Turf for fourth through sixth grades from 7-8:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, at the Hannahville Ice & Turf Complex. The cost will be $10 for YMCA members and $15 for non-members. The YMCA ...

Dear Annie: I wonder if you could shed some light on something that’s been bothering me. I have five girlfriends I’ve been close with for many years. I keep their secrets, I don’t talk behind their backs, and I’ve always treated them with respect. As we’ve gotten older and more ...

Dear Heloise: A friend of my mother decided to downsize to a townhome after living in her large family home for years. She decided the things that she wanted to take with her, then hired an estate sale company so as not to deal with the things that she had amassed and no longer needed over the ...

Raffle winners for week ESCANABA — Dwaine and Cathy Menard of Escanaba are the winners of St Anthony of Padua calendar raffle for Sept. 21. The Menards won the weekly prize of $100.  Parish breakfast on Sunday ESCANABA — St. Joseph & St. Patrick Parish will serve breakfast from 9 ...