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Articles from the April 6, 2019 edition


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  • Community calendar

    Apr 6, 2019

    Saturday, April 6 Men’s Breakfast, 8 a.m., Havenwood Baptist Church, 501 Copper St., Hurley. Union Station Food Pantry and Northern Food Bank, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 252 E. Ayer St., Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 11 a.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Community Pickleball Paddlers, 2-5 p.m., Mercer School gymnasium. 715-776-4588. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Sunday, April 7 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Mercer Health and Wellness Pic... Full story

  • Meyers to hold Iron County listening session

    Apr 6, 2019

    HURLEY — Rep. Beth Meyers, D-Bayfield, has scheduled a listening session in Iron County later this month, allowing constituents to provide feedback on Gov. Tony Evers’ proposed budget. “Budget listening sessions are extremely helpful in helping me to hear directly from constituents. I’ve always said my most important job is to listen to the people I represent, so I am excited to hold these meetings and to hear directly from the residents of northern Wisconsin,” Meyers said in a statement. The listening session will take place from 10 a.m. to n...

  • Spring Thaw Classic

    Apr 6, 2019

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  • 'Princess Bride' draws First Friday crowd

    Apr 6, 2019

    By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD - The Historic Ironwood Theatre evidently made the right choice Friday when it decided to show "The Princess Bride" in conjunction with this month's First Friday festivities, as over 200 people attended the screening of the cult classic. Around 230 people turned out to watch the movie, the latest film the theatre has shown during the city of Ironwood's monthly First Friday activities. "It's one of our biggest First Friday movies so far,"...

  • Opera singer remembers his Bessemer roots

    Apr 6, 2019

    By BRYAN HELLIOS [email protected] NEW YORK — Shortly before winning the 65th annual Metropolitan Opera National Council auditions in New York City Sunday, the rising opera star fought to remain calm and control his breathing. Miles Mykkanen, the 27-year-old tenor and Bessemer native, gathered his composure and walked through the darkness from his dressing room to the stage. On the way he felt something under his foot and said he heard a soft metallic sound. He reached down and found a bent nail, a sign of good luck for a performer. “I...