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Back to the Present

This week’s Back to the Present is a photo taken in the 1920s or early 1930s by E.S. “Andy” Anderson that shows the Williams’ Grocery Store, owned by John Williams. It was located on the corner of Woodward and Wilson avenues. On Sept. 1, 1925, a substation of the Iron Mountain Post ...

Post 50 fish fry Friday

IRON MOUNTAIN — The Uren-Cooper-Johnson American Legion Post 50 will host a fish fry from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Friday at the hall. The dinners will include a choice of three pieces of cod or eight fried shrimp, along with fries, baked beans and cole slaw. Cost is $14 per plate. Dine-in or ...

Cancer closet donation

Marguerite Lanthier/Daily News photo Who’s Next in Aurora, Wis., co-hosted a cancer benefit with breast cancer survivor Robin Krueger on Oct. 26 and raised $5,700 for the Dickinson County Cancer Unit Loan Closet. Krueger, who has hosted three other benefits for the cancer closet, approached ...

Reusing old tissue boxes

Dear Heloise: Say you have a box of tissues with a color and graphic you like, and it’s time to buy more. You return to the store where you bought them, and no luck. They don’t have that design anymore. You check other stores and come up empty. So, that’s it. You look for a compromise or ...

Keeping family ties alive shouldn’t be a solo effort

Dear Annie: As a wife, mother of three and a full-time program manager overseeing a crisis unit, I juggle a lot of responsibilities. Despite my busy schedule, I find myself having to be the one to initiate contact with my husband’s side of the family. If I didn’t, we would likely never see ...