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Articles from the December 4, 2017 edition


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  • Gogebic Range turns out for Jack Frost parade

    Dec 4, 2017

    By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD - Even though the lack of snow on the ground may not have put people in the holiday mindset, residents of Ironwood and the surrounding area turned out Saturday for the 23rd annual Jack Frost parade. This year was the first time the parade was held on a Saturday, which Ironwood Chamber of Commerce Director Michael Meyer felt helped the crowd's atmosphere. "One of the reasons for shifting it to Saturday was to make it more family friendly...

  • Mercer Community Christmas includes merry memories

    Dec 4, 2017

    By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] MERCER - A full moon shone brightly over Saturday evening's Mercer Community Christmas at the Mercer Community Center. Tables were full with local residents enjoying holiday treats with family and friends while Santa sat nearby to visit with a steady stream of babies and children. "This is a giveback for the community," said Mary Vaughn, who has chaired the free event for the past twenty-one years. "We don't even sell raffle tickets here." The occasion...

  • Fe University to offer Russian history course

    Dec 4, 2017

    MERCER, Wis. — For those interested in learning more about the other superpower of the second half of the 20th Century, Fe University is offering a Russian history class. Retired Lawrence University professor Michael Hittle will teach the four-week class at the Mercer Public Library. “This course will introduce students to some of the main themes of Russian’s history: its vast geographical scope; its diverse population; an authoritarian political tradition; an hierarchical social order; problems of economic development; and a long-...

  • Community calendar

    Dec 4, 2017

    Monday, Dec. 4 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 p.m., All Saints Lutheran Church, Wakefield. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. area74.org. AL-ANON, 6 p.m., Salem Lutheran 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....

  • Monica M. Sybeldon

    Dec 4, 2017

    ASHLAND, Wis. - Monica M. Sybeldon, 82, former longtime Pine Lake resident, died peacefully early Thursday morning, Nov. 30, 2017, at Court Manor Nursing Home in Ashland, with family by her side. The former Monica Wodlarski was born Aug. 5, 1935, in Milwaukee, daughter of the late Frank and Mary (Wieczorek) Wodlarski. She was raised in Plover, Wis., and graduated from Stevens Point High School in 1953. She then received a Bachelor of Arts degree in home economics from the University of...