Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By TOM STANKARD [email protected] MARENISCO - With the sun shining over Lake Gogebic, more than 100 local and visiting ice fishing enthusiasts came to the Gogebic Lodge Saturday to compete in the 33rd annual ice fishing derby. Scattered across the entire lake this year, ice fishing enthusiasts carved a whole in the ice with their augers and began a day's worth of fishing. In years past, Don Bergquist, event coordinator, said participants were restricted to a confined area, but...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] KIMBALL, Wis. - Over 800 people got a turkey dinner at the Kimball Community Center Sunday as part of the Kimball Fire Department's annual turkey dinner fundraiser. Fire Chief John Smith said the number was down a little from past years - the highest was approximately 1,100 - the traffic had been steady. "It's been steady all day. People were here early, because of the good weather I think," Smith said, adding that he thought the low turnout may...
MERCER, Wis. — The Mercer Public Library will host a presentation on dragon boat racing Thursday from 5 to 6 p.m. Dragon boat racing — featuring 45-foot long boats capable of holding 20 paddlers and decorated with an ornate dragon head at the bow and tail at the stern — is a 2,000-year-old sport with roots in Chinese culture, according to Beth Wetzler. She is organizing an Iron County team to compete in this summer’s dragon boat festival in Minocqua. Wetzler said the sport is one of the fastest growing water sports in the world and is regulat...
Monday, March 7 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. Wakefield Seniors, 2 p.m., Wakefield Senior Center. 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 School, room 205. Daughters of Isabella, 6 p.m., St. Sebastian Catholic Church, Bessemer. MECCA Ski Club, 6:30 p.m., MECCA cabin near the treatment facility, Mercer, Wis.... Full story
