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Gagnes celebrate 50 years

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Joseph and Kathleen (Paulin) Gagne of Schaffer Michigan celebrated 50 years of marriage on Friday. The Gagnes were married on Oct. 16, 1976 at the St Joseph Church in Escanaba, Michigan. The ceremony included Debbie (Paulin) Jodocy, sister of the bride; maid of honor Carol (Basten) Zittlow, cousin of the bride; Janine Larson, friend; junior bridesmaid Tina Belanger; best man John Gagne, brother of the groom; Francis Gagne, brother of the groom and Keith Belanger, friend. The couple are now both retired. Joseph retired from Mead Paper in Escanaba and Kathleen retired from Northwoods ...

Doing the work but still a work in progress

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Dear Annie: A lot of things improved when I got sober five years ago. I left a toxic job and started my own business, where I've made some good friends. I improved my relationship with my kids, now 7 and 9, so much that I became the preferred parent. I'm even healthier thanks to a new dog who ...

Sunny days and rainy days are welcomed equally

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“The pretty waters in the sea feel as cold as you left me. Yes, blue must be the color of the blues,” – George Jones and Lawton Williams The night was almost completely dead silent. The overcast skies and the otherwise blackness seemed to enhance the quiet. However, the void created by ...

Cleaning vinyl flooring

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Dear Heloise: I also have plank-style vinyl flooring, and the nonslip textured coating makes it difficult to clean effectively. After sweeping or vacuuming, I spray the floor with a cleaning agent and scrub it with a long-handled, stuff-bristled brush (like a deck brush). It's the only way ...

Apple month

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ESCANABA — Apple pie, apple jelly, apple cider- October is national apple month for many sweet reasons. Every Yooper has a favorite spot to go apple hunting. Sometimes we go back to the same trees year after year. The gnarly old apple orchard behind the farm still produces some juicy apples. As old as the season of autumn, weather beaten, woodpecker pounded and wildlife mauled, some of the old apple trees on the homestead have stood the test of time. Johnny Apple Seed out did himself in Upper Michigan. From the little crab apple trees tucked away in the woods by camp to the frost ...

"Rocky Horror" returns to Forest Roberts Theatre

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MARQUETTE – Northern Michigan University Theatre and Dance will host its live production of "The Rocky Horror Show" in Forest Roberts Theatre over three days: Thursday through Saturday, Oct. 22 to 24. The stage performance brought to life in Marquette is the 1973 musical production written ...