Dear Annie: This Thanksgiving I will be meeting my new boyfriend’s family for the first time, and I am already a bundle of nerves. His mom is hosting a big traditional dinner at their home, the kind with a perfectly roasted turkey, gravy from scratch and about 10 different side dishes. She ...

Nov. 19, 2025 Debra Sexton, Iron Mountain Melissa Inglese, Iron Mountain

IRON MOUNTAIN — The Uren-Cooper-Johnson American Legion Post 50 of Iron Mountain will host a fish fry from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Friday at the hall. Customers will have a choice of three-piece cod, eight breaded shrimp, or five-piece Alaskan walleye (pollock). The meals will also include fries or ...

MARQUETTE — Dementia Caregiving Series, a three-part online program designed for caregivers of people with dementia, will be from 11 a.m. to noon Eastern time Wednesdays, Dec. 3, Dec. 10 and Dec. 17 via Zoom. During the three online sessions participants will learn basic information about ...

Dear Heloise: One serious point about trying to replicate the wide plank floors of early American homes: The wood that you can obtain at a semi-reasonable cost is not the same as the antique stuff. It is of a different quality. It is wetter as it is not well-seasoned and often an entirely ...