From My WindowIssue Date: June 17, 2021 Fresh Look at Dad
By Jane Thibodeau Martin,
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My father has been dead more than five years now. Our family; notably the four grandchildren, remember him very fondly and every family gathering includes the recounting of some of his adventures and misadventures, his quirky sayings and hobbies, and his relics " the hand-painted "hobo camp" sign he made for his burn barrel, the suitcases he hung in the big pine tree he climbed across the road from our house, and his gifts of homemade airp...
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From Our Readers...Issue Date: June 17, 2021 Dear Editor:
WARNING " THERE IS FRAUD IN THE AIR!
Midafternoon on Monday, June 7, 2021, I received a call from a kindly older man named Frank. Aware that I subscribed to DirecTV, he asked if I would be interested in a new promotion.
If I was willing to pay the premium for two years in advance, I would qualify for a fifty percent discount; my cost drops from one hundred dollars per month to fifty. I accepted the offer; the payment process was awkward. I had to purchase three hundred dollars in EBAY gift cards and cal...
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Country CousinIssue Date: June 17, 2021 Honor Thy Father...
Hi Folks!
Summer will officially arrive at 10:32 p.m. on the night of Sunday, June 20, although the sweltering heat in the last two weeks or so has made most of us wish it was going away instead. Now the heat has moderated, we've had at least a little much needed rain, and the wonderful June days make us realize even more why we love living here in TIMESLand. That, and the fun things we're again being allowed to enjoy after all the Covid-19 restrictions kept us prisoners last year.
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From Our Readers...Issue Date: June 10, 2021 Editor:
To the Marinette School District residents:
Please give a huge round of applause and congratulations to the Marinette School District Superintendent Corrie Lambie, the School Board members, the administrative team, the teachers, and the support staff for leading the district through the COVID pandemic in a responsible and safety-conscious manner. The students and their families should also be commended for their patience and cooperation.
Per School Board policies, Mr. Lambie was authorized to implement decisions...
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Country CousinIssue Date: June 10, 2021 School's out, summer is here!!!
Once again, TIMESLand has plunged directly from frosts and freezes into hot, hot, summer weather, subjecting bodies acclimated to winter to suffocating humidity and outdoor temperatures soaring into the 90s.
Don't know why that's a surprise. We call the weather "unseasonably hot," but it seems to happen every year. Temperatures moderated a bit on Wednesday, and prognosticators are calling for fine weather for the next week or so, except for possibly some rain on Satur...
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