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Articles from the February 6, 2017 edition


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  • Iron County snowshoe trail offers two loops of nature

    Feb 6, 2017

    By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] OMA, Wis. - A gem of a snowshoe trail marked with blue diamonds is available to the public on Iron County land just south of Schomberg Park in Oma. John Bates and a handful of members of Iron County Outdoor Recreation Enthusiasts trekked the 1.7-mile trail on a perfect Saturday, as the county forest shielded the wind and the temperature was around 20 degrees. Bates, a naturalist, offered observations along the way and was impressed with the quality of...

  • Sno-Cats enthusiasts come together at Big Powderhorn Mountain

    Feb 6, 2017

    By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] BESSEMER - Some like it red, others creamy, but for the Midwest Cat Clowder at Big Powderhorn Mountain on Saturday, conditions were excellent, with intermittent snow and mid-20-s temperatures. Sno-Cat enthusiasts gathered to show off their machines and talk to other hobbyists, as well as an interested public. The Sno-Cat is the brainchild of the late E.M. Tucker, Sr., who grew up walking to school through deep snow in the early 1900s near Grant's...

  • Warren Nelson and Friends put on show at HIT

    Feb 6, 2017

    By ISABELLE KLEINSCHMIDT [email protected] IRONWOOD — Warren Nelson and Friends (Otis McLennon, Ed Willett, Cheryl Leah, and Nelson’s son Rowan Nelson-Ferris) gave a lively show at the Historic Ironwood Theatre on Saturday night. The show opened with HIT Idol high school category youth vocalist Eddie Corrothers from Ewan-Trout Creek on piano. The group comprised of Nelson on guitar, Otis McLennon on harmonica, Ed Willett on cello, Cheryl Leah on vocals, and Nelson’s son Rowan Nelson-Ferris on banjo, playing an array of Northwoods theme...

  • Community Calendar

    Feb 6, 2017

    Monday, Feb. 6 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. 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. Ironwood PTO, 6 p.m., Luther L. Wright school. Festival Ironwood Organizational Meeting, 7 p.m., Ironwood American Legion....