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Articles from the January 30, 2017 edition


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  • Norrie Club tree burn lights up night

    Jan 30, 2017

    By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD - Residents had a chance to get out and enjoy music and a roaring fire at the Norrie Club's eighth annual Light Up the Night Christmas Tree Burn Saturday. "We're very pleased (with how the night is going). We had the fireworks going, we've got people here having fun. The music will probably be going until midnight. It should be a good time," said club president Steve Lehto Jr. "It's just a good time to get out - everybody has cabin fever...

  • Saxon-Gurney Fire Department serves up roast beef at annual dinner

    Jan 30, 2017

    By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] SAXON - Roast beef and mashed potatoes were on the menu at the Saxon Community Center Sunday as the Saxon-Gurney held its annual Roast Beef Dinner. The dinner is one of the department's primary fundraisers, with this year's money designated to a previous purchase. "We already spent the money," joked Chief Stacy Ofstad. "We've bought $4,500 worth of hose to outfit our engine." The purchase of a total of 1,500 feet of firehose was enough to outfit one...

  • MECCA holds Candlelite Ski/Snowshoe Saturday night

    Jan 30, 2017

    By JUSTIN LIBERTOSKI [email protected] MERCER, Wis. — The SkiMECCA Cabin was filled with warm beverages, snacks, treats and chili for skiers and snowshoers to enjoy during the Candlelite Ski/Snowshoe held Saturday night on the MECCA trails. The event has been held on the last Saturday in January for more than 20 years according to MECCA secretary Kelly Martinko. Between 100 and 130 candles were lit in preparation for the event and placed along a one-mile loop of the trails. Some of the candles were placed in home-made lanterns crafted by...

  • Community Calendar

    Jan 30, 2017

    Monday, Jan. 30 Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, Wis. 715-561-4450. Finnish Women’s Auxiliary, 10 a.m., Little Finland, Kimball, Wis. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EDT, Ontonagon United Methodist Church basement, next to Holiday gas station, Ontonagon. area74.org. Tuesday, Jan. 31 Pickleball, 10 a.m. to noon, Ironwood Memorial Building. Gogebic County V...