Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties

Wakefield fire department holds annual fishing tournament

By PAT KRAUSE

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WAKEFIELD - The annual Wakefield Volunteer Fire Department Ice Fishing Contest was held on Sunday Lake and in the Wakefield V.F.W. on Saturday during Michigan's free fishing weekend.

The event brought out 350 adults and has a lot of appeal for the more than 125 kids who participated. This was in spite of early-morning temperatures that hovered around four degrees below zero with a wind chill of 20 below.

"For the weather, we had a good turnout," said Jim Tarro, who is one the three chairpersons with Mike Singleton and Jenni Jacobson. "The whole commun...

 
 
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