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Afraid to trade security for soil

Dear Annie: I've been married nearly 40 years. My wife's father has passed, and her 81-year-old mother still lives on the family farm. My wife is on a loan her mother took out to buy part of that farm, and she handles everything for my mother-in-law. One of her brothers lives in the farmhouse ...

Entertainment schedule

(Please check with venues first in case of cancellation) Friday, March 6: * Upper Hand Brewery in Escanaba, 6 to 8 p.m. – Make-Believe Spurs * The Church Brewery in Bark River, 6 to 8 p.m. - Stonewall * Leigh’s Garden Winery in Escanaba, 6 to 8 p.m. – Friday Night Piano with Bill Rinne * Saunders Point Brewing in Gladstone, 6 to 9 p.m. – Mordi Young * Escanaba AmVets, 7 to 10 p.m. – Ghost Riders * Pine Grove Bar in Republic, 8 to 11 p.m. – Tom Edberg’s Sundown * Eagles in Escanaba, 8 p.m. to midnight – Karaoke open to public * Island Resort and Casino Club 41, ...

Briefs for Friday, March 6, 2026

Wells Lions raffle winner ESCANABA – The $100 winner of the Wells Lions Club’s 52-week raffle for week 31, dated Mar. 2, is Holly Flanigan of Denmark, Wis. Dance in Rock ROCK — A dance will be held at the Rock Community/Senior Center, located at 3892 W. Mapleridge Road, on Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. Live music will be performed by Red River Band. There is a cost at the door and a free-will donation lunch will be available. All proceeds benefit the senior corporation. For more information, call Lucy at 906-356-6459. Elks monthly brunch ESCANABA — The Escanaba Elks will have ...

Basketball memories

ESCANABA- “March madness" is an old saying first coined in 1939 to describe the excitement of a basketball tournament. Through the years, many of us have spent countless hours in the month of March in a sweaty, stuffy loud gymnasium! The chanting and cheering crowd, the squeak of ...

Open fruit cups without frustration

Dear Heloise: In response to the question about how to open fruit cups without spilling: Before opening it, tilt the cup back away from you so that the juice is away from one side. When opening it, tilt it back toward you while continuing to peel off the top. Works like a charm! — Terri M., ...