Publish an obituary in Hometown Focus

WHAT IS PUBLISHED FOR FREE:

  • HTF will publish a full obituary and a photo (if desired) on our website free of charge.
  • HTF will publish an abbreviated obituary (no photos) in the print edition of the newspaper free of charge.

HOW TO PAY FOR A FULL OBITURARY:

  • A full obituary and a photo (if desired) published in the print edition of the newspaper is charged by the column inch.
  • Once HTF receives the obituary, photo and your request for a full obituary, we will provide you with the cost prior to publication.
  • Payment is due prior to publication and can be handled by phone if paying with a credit card.

The deadline for submission of the print edition obituaries (both full and abbreviated) is first thing Thursday morning, although sooner is always better.

Please email: editor@htfnews.us

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Decorator Secret: Using color to set the mood! Black and white…

How To: We have talked about the fact that every room needs some bit of black…and although not strictly colors because they are not a part of the color wheel – black, white and the grays they form – are indispensable to the interior designer. Black and white do not correspond to a particular area or function of the body. […]

Iron Range documentary debuts on 91.7 FM



GRAND RAPIDS – A new, hour-long audio documentary that tries to answer the question, “What does it mean to be an Iron Ranger?” debuts next week on KAXE community radio. Award-winning producer Milt Lee visits with young folks and old-timers, retired miners and rock musicians, born-and-bred Rangers and “packsackers” to seek the essence of this special and significant region. Ranger […]

Scams: learn to protect yourself



VIRGINIA – A free seminar, How to detect, protect yourself from, and report scams! is offered by St. Michael’s Foundation on Thursday, Feb. 24 from 2-3:30 p.m. at St. Michael’s Health and Rehab Center located at 1201 8th St. So. in Virginia. A panel of experts will discuss credit fraud, health and Medicare fraud, telemarketing scams, e-mail scams, scams targeting […]

SALOME’S STARS



ARIES (March 21 to April 19) St. Valentine’s Day magic rules the entire week for romantic Rams and Ewes. Music, which is the food of love, is also strong. The weekend offers news both unexpected and anticipated. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Your aspects favor the arts — which the Divine Bovine loves, loves, loves. Also, for those looking […]

BOG REGARD




January 30 There is more snow than, well, the amount surprised me and I’m becoming too short to pile the snow to the sides of the driveway. The walk in would have been…hard…without snowshoes. With them, it was slow and so soft, cushioned, glittering. I felt I would never get into camp, that my longing to be home wouldn’t be […]

1957 Chrysler IMPERIAL

Designer Virgil Exner and Elwood Engel

For the 1957 model year, the Imperial received its own platform, setting it apart from any other division of Chrysler. This would last through the 1966 model year. Imperials during this period were substantially wider, both inside and out, than other Mopars with front and rear shoulder room equal to 64 inches (1,626 mm) and 62 inches (1,575 mm) respectively. […]

Range History: The Subjugation of Women in 1904



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2011-02-18 E-Edition