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Spooky and Safe

The multitude of leaves covered with hues of burnt brown, crimson red, and amber yellow blanketed the forest floor. Accompanying these are the crisp, cool, and frosty mornings, with a sharp bite in the wind. All of these are trumpets heralding the arrival of the season of Fall. Along with this ...

Keep paint easy accessible

Dear Heloise: Today I opened a can of paint that I use infrequently and sparsely. Consequently, it's been opened and resealed many times. Today, when I went to reseal it, it didn't feel like the lid was properly seating itself in the can. I pulled off the lid and looked at the pattern of the ...

Entertainment schedule for Oct. 9-15

Please check with venues first in case of cancellation Friday, Oct. 9: — Bishop Noa Home, 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. – Tom Edberg’s Sundown — Upper Hand Brewery, 6-9 p.m. – The Make-Believe Spurs — Saunders Point Brewing in Gladstone, 6-9 p.m. - Evan Archambo — The Church Brewery, 6-9 p.m. – Cory Williams — CK Downtown Martini Lounge, 7-9 p.m. – Macy & Travis — Wally’s Bar in Gladstone, 7-10 p.m. – Wingin It — Perronville Pub, 7-10 p.m. – Tom Edberg’s Sundown — South City Pub, 8 p.m. – midnight – Bad Timing — Island Resort & Casino Showroom, 8 ...

Try this hint for scratched glasses

Dear Heloise: If your magnifying glasses keep getting scratched, try putting the glass part (or plastic part) into a snug-fitting sock. It stays on well and does the trick. Also, for short pieces (up to approximately 5 inches, per se) of metal or plastic, small bars, dowel rods, small pipes, ...

’90s Country Icons Aaron Tippin, Collin Raye, and Sammy Kershaw, bring Roots & Boots to Island Resort & Casino

HARRIS — Aaron Tippin, Collin Raye, and Sammy Kershaw — three voices that defined ’90s country — are bringing their Roots & Boots concert to the Island Resort & Casino Showroom on March 19 and 20, 2027. The three artists will share one band for a high-energy ’90s electric throwdown. Tickets are now on sale through the casino. Together Tippin, Raye, and Kershaw have more than 40 top 10 radio hits and 25 million albums sold. Aaron Tippin has built a career spanning decades delivering high-energy performances with songs that resonate with his blue-collar audience. Tippin’s ...

Group Gift Busts the Budget

Dear Annie: My siblings and I usually go in on gifts for my parents for birthdays and holidays. Since there are five of us, we can pool enough for something really nice, such as new golf clubs or a weekend away, rather than five smaller separate gifts. My dad's birthday is coming up, and my ...