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Regional Calendar

The Independent calendar lists upcoming meetings, facility hours and events in and around Marshall. To have your group’s events listed, email the information to news@marshallindependent.com or submit the information to our virtual newsroom. Today AA (Book study), 8 a.m., Open Door Church, 77 North Bruce Street. Marshall-Lyon County Library hours, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., 201 C St. MAFAC Arts Center and Gift Shop, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., 109 N. 3rd., downtown Marshall. Lyon County Museum, noon.-4 p.m., 301 W. Lyon St., Marshall. Narcotics Anonymous, 7 p.m., 800 East Southview ...

Using up old Christmas lights

Dear Heloise: To get more use out of discarded Christmas lights, I place a strand in a decorative container and leave them on at night as a night light. This is helpful when walking into a dark living room or kitchen during the night. -- Edna G., in Houston GREASE STRAINER Dear Heloise: Having a grease can in the freezer is a great idea for containing grease; however, my method is quicker (and I have no room to spare in the freezer). I bought a grease strainer. It consists of a strainer basket with a handle, a grease catcher, and a lid. But I never use the lid. I can just dump all ...

Picking up the pieces after being left behind

Dear Annie: I’m wrapping up a HORRIBLE, out-of-the-blue abandonment divorce from my soon-to-be ex-husband. In 2023, I came home from teaching kindergarten to find out my ex took the majority of our furniture and moved out of state. He blocked me and erased me as if I didn’t exist. It took several months to locate him with a private detective. I’ve had to borrow money from my family in order to get him to pay me alimony. He makes three times more than I do and fought me on this. I wish he cheated on me because being abandoned is worse. My children both graduated from college ...

Purchasing single bedsheets

Dear Heloise: Please tell the reader who was asking that you can purchase single bedsheets on Amazon. You can buy them fitted and/or flat, as well as by the bed size. I recently did this myself, and I was happy with the product. I’m a fan of your hints! -- Rachelle R., via email SHOPPING SOUND-OFF Dear Heloise: It was the week before Christmas, and I was shopping at a large, well-known retail store where they only had one register open and a line that was the length of the entire store. Then retailers cry because they are losing business to online shopping. Well, Mr. CEO who ...

Missing intimacy in an otherwise good marriage

Dear Annie: I’ve been married for 27 years, and by most measures we have a good, steady life. We’re healthy, financially secure and get along well. There’s no infidelity or drama. The problem is there’s no romance or passion either. I’ve started to feel deeply lonely in my marriage. My husband is kind and dependable but distant. He’s gone all day and unwinds in front of the television at night. I crave conversation -- about ideas, feelings, memories, even worries. When I try to talk about anything deeper than logistics, he listens but rarely engages. Over the years, ...