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Articles from the March 5, 2018 edition


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  • Sun shines on Saxon Harbor ice anglers

    Mar 5, 2018

    By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] SAXON, Wis. - Winter doldrums evaporated with 40-degree temperatures on the Lake Superior ice at Saxon Harbor Saturday morning. With only a faint south breeze, fishermen were heading out in snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles to fish for salmon and trout. Kelly Thurow, of Saxon, who runs a charter boat service in the summer, said fishing had slowed down a bit in the past week, but anglers have been picking up a few coho salmon and brown trout. The ice...

  • Watersmeet High School hosts annual Powwow

    Mar 5, 2018

    By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] WATERSMEET - The Lac Viex Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians held their eighth annual winter powwow Saturday in the gym of the Watersmeet High School. Chairman James Williams Jr. said the powwow brings people from as far away as Wisconsin, Minnesota and even Canada for the two day get together. When asked why they meet in the winter, Williams said it helps break up the winter and gives their scattered folks a chance to gather together,...

  • Kimball Volunteer Fire Deparment holds fundraiser

    Mar 5, 2018

    By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] KIMBALL — The volunteer fire department in Kimball purchased over 45 turkeys, which was 900 frozen pounds of meat. By the time the fundraiser was over Sunday, Chief John Smith expected the food would be gone and department would have around $8,500 in new funds to buy equipment. The fire department plans to buy a new 5 gas meter, which is used to determine air quality. Smith said it can also be used on the body’s of firemen after leaving a burning building to check if they have accumulated any toxic s...

  • Community calendar

    Mar 5, 2018

    Monday, March 5 Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, Wis. 715-561-4450. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Overeaters Anonymous, 5:30 p.m., All Saints Lutheran Church, Wakefield. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Sports Hall of Fame, 6 p.m., Luther L. Wright K-12 School, room 205. MECCA Ski Club, 6 p.m., MECCA cabin near the treatment facility, Mercer, Wis. Festival Ironwood, 7 p.m., American Legion, Ironwood....