Category: Entertainment

Remembering the late Fred Alley as American Folklore Theatre prepares for a new performance of his classic, “The Spitfire Grill.”

Question: In 1855, Washington Island fisherman and boat builder Amos Lovejoy gave Gills Rock a name after the animals that chewed holes in the hull of his sloop forcing him to abandon it as it took on water. What is the animal and what was the nickname?

If your day seems gloomy and begins to sour why not visit Hugh at Valmy’s Happy Hour. He makes you feel at home while on the scene. He loves the young and old and in between.

Libra (September 23 – October 22): Although winter may feel like a long time away, you should feel extremely guilty that you don’t have your holiday shopping done yet.

“The last time we were here we shopped and sampled for so long that mom was farting!”

This week we continue our focus on French wine regions and head to the Loire Valley. The valley is formed by the 629-mile long Loire River, the longest river in France and the last “wild river” in Europe.

Dear Mary Pat, A friend of mine from high school was killed in a freak accident last week involving a semi truck. He wasn’t someone I was ever very close with, but that didn’t make it any less sad.

Scott Graybill, bartender at the Coyote Roadhouse of Baileys Harbor, prepares for the upcoming Packers/Bears game. His “two-billed” hat is a one-of-a-kind and whichever team is leading during the game gets “top billing.”