Dear Annie: "Ashton," a popular boy from my child's elementary school class, moved away in the middle of last year. A couple of months later, his mom let me know they would be visiting. She asked if I would organize some of Ashton's classmates for a get-together, and I agreed. I sent out ...
While I had my doubts if would ever happen, the snow has left my yard (for the most part). It seems that it was only a week or so that there was at least two feet of the white stuff (OK, it was pretty much gray stuff by then), covering our big yard in west Houghton. But by last Saturday it had ...
“It’s often said that life is strange, yeah, but compared to what?” – Steve Forbert During the early days of my youth, the last Saturday in April opening day of trout season quickly became something I looked forward to as much as Christmastime. My birthday falls on April 9 and by that ...
MARQUETTE —Fish stocking trucks are hitting the road! It’s a busy season: This time of year, Michigan Department of Natural Resources fish stocking trucks are releasing their prized cargo — trout, salmon, muskie and walleye — at hundreds of lakes and streams statewide. The DNR ...
BARAGA — Baraga Area Schools is seeking approval for a sinking fund millage on the May 5 ballot in Houghton and Baraga counties. It would run 10 years from 2027 to 2036 and levy taxpayers three mills ($3.00 per $1,000.) The fund would appropriate tax dollars to construct and repair ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: I'm a female who is 63 years old. My blood pressure is 110/70 mmHg. I'm 98 pounds, and my heart doctor believes that I might be one of those people who produces cholesterol. My total cholesterol is 241 mg/dL, my LDL is 168 mg/dL, and my HDL is 65 mg/dL. My doctor did a calcium ...