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Briefs for Monday, Feb. 2, 2026

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Escanaba River Legion to meet American Legion Post 115, Escanaba River, will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 4 at the Escanaba Township Hall in Flat Rock. Delta County Democrats to Meet ESCANABA - The Delta Dems will be hosting a speaker at their general meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 4, from 7 to 8 p.m. at the USW Hall, 1201 Sheridan Rd., Escanaba. Social time begins at 6:30 p.m. The group welcomes new members and guests. For more information, contact deltademsmi@gmail.com or at Facebook.com/MIDeltaDems. Bay Sages monthly meeting ESCANABA - The regular monthly meeting of Bay ...

Briefs for Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026

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Wells Lions raffle winner The $100 winner of the Wells Lions Club's 52-week raffle for week 26, dated Jan. 25, is Ernesto Gustafson of Escanaba. St. Anthony raffle winner ESCANABA – Linda LaMarche and Father Tim Ferguson are the winners of the St. Anthony of Padua calendar raffle for the weeks of Jan. 19 and 26, receiving the weekly prize of $100. St. Thomas breakfast ESCANABA - St. Thomas the Apostle Church, found at 1820 9th Ave. N. in Escanaba, will host a breakfast on Sunday from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Eggs, sausage, potatoes, toast, pancakes, applesauce, juice and coffee will ...

A painful story taken without permission

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Dear Annie: I'm a senior citizen. Fifty years ago, another young girl and I were in a juvenile detention facility for very minor infractions that would not lead to incarceration today. I was repeatedly raped by two counselors throughout our months there. This other girl was not mistreated in ...

Maintaining the spare tire pressure

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Dear Heloise: I was feeling curious, so I checked the air pressure in the spare tire of an SUV that I bought four years ago. I had never even looked to see where the spare was stored, which was under a floor panel in the back. I discovered that it was functionally flat and would have been ...

Where are those darn keys? Tricks for remembering where you put things

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With a scarf dangling from your coat pocket and those gloves left behind at the coffee shop, there are simply more things to lose in winter. That’s not counting your misplaced keys at home or those exasperated moments looking for your phone when you say, “I just had it!” Try not to beat ...