“Either get ready for elimination or your hearts must have the courage for the changing of the guards,” – Bob Dylan With a rush and a mighty rustle through a pile of downed leaves, the autumn changing of the guard blew into these Great North Woods in no uncertain fashion. This was the ...
ESCANABA — Cinderella had to scrub the floor while her stepsisters danced. The army sergeant had Beetle Bailey on KP duty scrubbing the floors in the famous comic strip. Floor scrubbing was something great grandma did on her hands and knees with a wooden horsehair brush. Saturday was typically the day when grandma swept, scrubbed and waxed the floors so that they looked spiffy for Sunday supper time when company would often come over. The art of cleaning floors sure has changed much over the decades. Scrubbing floors on hands and knees was never a homemaker’s favorite job, but ...
Dear Heloise: I don't know where you live, but it's a violation of municipal law in many counties and recommended public-safety policies to leave out "safe drinking water" for wildlife. This is harmful for many reasons. For example, it breeds mosquitos that carry potentially life-threatening ...
Dear Annie: I recently returned from a lovely two-week vacation to Europe with my husband. It's rare that we get a trip like this, so we were looking forward to it, and it did not disappoint! I set clear expectations with my team at work beforehand that I'd be fully off work. Everyone ...
Whether it’s a sore knee after a long day of walking, a back injury from lifting something heavy or recovery from a knee or hip replacement, injuries can throw off our normal routines. The good news? Getting moving again may be an important part of the recovery process. “Most people would be surprised,” says Crystal Whitmarsh, a physical therapist with OSF HealthCare. “We used to tell them to rest, ice, compress and elevate. But now we're finding that it's important to get moving sooner.” That doesn’t mean jumping right back into your normal workout. Instead, Whitmarsh ...
MANISTIQUE — Memories of a plaster statue that once stood in the hall of a local school were nearly lost, but historians of Manistique tracked down the artwork about eight years ago. During the last week and a half, the sculpture has been under the hands of an art conservator. According ...
