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Q: My husband is a bit of a jokester essentially all the time, regardless of who he’s talking to. Several weeks ago, he went alone to a routine appointment with his primary care physician.

Fewer things are more certain than the average citizen, family member, or friend needing an ambulance at some point in their lives. For many rural areas of Alger County, where proximity to the nearest hospital is measured in country miles, there aren’t enough local EMTs available in case of emergencies.

The fifth annual Alger County Veterans Golf Outing was held once again, on Saturday, at Pictured Rocks Golf Course. The event managed to attract 160 players and 40 teams. The goal of was to raise funds for four area veteran non-profit groups; the American Legion, the Marine Corps League, Veteran of Foreign Wars and the Vietnam Veterans of America.

The Public Library will be CLOSED for deep cleaning TODAY and TOMORROW, August 16 and 17. In order for us to do a thorough job, we will need to move things around quite a bit, and must therefore close to the public. We apologize for any inconvenience. Please note, we will adjust the due dates so that no books will be due those days. If you have any questions, please call the library.

I was walking across a bridge one day, and I saw a man standing on the edge, about to jump off. I immediately ran over and said “Stop! Don’t do it!” “Why shouldn’t I?” he said. I said, “Well, there’s so much to live for!” “Like what?” “Well...are you religious or atheist?” “Religious.” “Me too! Are you Christian or Jewish?” “Christian.” “Me too! Are you Catholic or Protestant?” “Protestant.” “Me too! Are you Episcopalian or Baptist?” “Baptist.” “Wow! Me too! Are you Baptist Church of God or Baptist Church of the Lord?” “Baptist Church of God.” “Me too! Are you Original Baptist Church of God, or are you Reformed Baptist Church of God?” “Reformed Baptist Church of God.” “Me too! Are you Reformed Baptist Church of God, reformation of 1879, or Reformed Baptist Church of God, reformation of 1915?” “Reformed Baptist Church of God, reformation of 1915!” To which I said, “Die, heretic scum!” and pushed him off.