Dear Heloise: I read your column in the Journal Gazette of Fort Wayne, Indiana. Jim R., in Houston, wrote about people who are eating produce that they haven’t purchased. But there is another view on this issue. Purchas- ing grapes, for example, without tast- ing them, often leads to sour ...
Dear Annie: My husband and I are invited to my co-worker's daughter's midweek black-tie wedding at 3 p.m. My husband and I would need to leave work early to attend, and I feel it's a burden to both take time off work and purchase or rent black-tie attire for a warm weather event in the summer. ...
Dear Heloise: I spent hours crocheting edges on my guest towels, but visitors never used them. They noticed the towels, hesitated, and dried their hands elsewhere. To solve this, I wrote a short poem and placed it in clear view: “You are a guest, and we’re happy you’re here. These towels ...
ESCANABA — Escanaba Elks #354 received two grants from the Elks National Foundation to purchase food, hygiene and some basic necessities for area schools. The schools were contacted to see what their students' needs were before ten Elks volunteered to shop and deliver these items. Items ...
Dear Heloise: As a follow-up to the hint about using newspaper bags for doggie cleanup bags, I, too, use them for this purpose. However, I also donate all of my used newspapers and the majority of the bags to my local animal shelter. But do call the shelter first and ask if they take them. — ...
(Please check with venues first in case of cancellation) Friday * Hereford & Hops, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. – Reflections Band * Upper Hand Brewery, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. – Jakey Thomas * Leigh’s Garden Winery, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. – Friday Night Piano * Saunders Point Brewing, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. – Roman Around * Ruth Butler Building, 6:30 p.m. – Wingin It performing at Kiwanis Spring Expo * The Red Arrow Tavern in Felch, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. CST - Tom Edberg’s Sundown * Escanaba AmVets, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. – Ghost Riders * White Birch Tavern, 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. – Anthony ...
