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Articles from the March 18, 2019 edition


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  • Mountain Top music fest rocks ski hills

    Mar 18, 2019

    By BRYAN HELLIOS [email protected] WAKEFIELD - Music lovers from the Midwest flocked for the annual Mountain Top Music Festival held at Indianhead and Blackjack Mountain Big Snow Resorts over the weekend. Festival coordinator Bob Weigandt said he hasn't checked the numbers yet, but believes about 400 people showed up. "When the roof starts vibrating a little bit, that's what I look for," he said as he looked up and watched the ceiling bounce to the beat. Starting as a small festival...

  • Wakefield VFW hosts St. Urho's Day celebration, fundraiser

    Mar 18, 2019

    By BRYAN HELLIOS [email protected]å WAKEFIELD — Teams members lined up, took aim and let their bags fly and tried to get their bag in the hole at the Wakefield VFW Post 9084 first St. Urho’s Day Beanbag Tournament on Saturday. More than a dozen teams signed up to participate in the tournament to raise money for the VFW as spectators sat down with a plate full of food made by 4 the Kids and sold as a fundraiser for that community group. Jennifer Ahonen and Kathy Makela of team Lucky Leprechauns took a break from playing to grab...

  • Ontonagon robotics takes home big win

    Mar 18, 2019

    KINGSFORD - The Ontonagon Area High School's robotics team won a District competition in Kingsford this past weekend. The Gladiators are only in their third year of competition and have faced many teams with many more years of experience. Team members include Abby Ollila, Bradley Myhren, Noah Lukkari, Ryszard Olszewski, Luke Soumis, Philip Voss, Whitney Rule, Isaiah Beck and Emma Pieti. Mentors are Glen Beck, Jon Ollila and Bret Pieti. The team traveled to Kingsford on Thursday for the three-day...

  • Community calendar

    Mar 18, 2019

    Monday, March 18 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. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution, seniors, 9 a.m.-noon and 1-3 p.m., 100 Mill St., Bessemer. 906-667-0283. Young Authors and Illustrators Group, 3:15 p.m., Ironwood Schools Library, Ironwood. Overeaters Anonymous, 5:30 p.m., All Saints Lutheran Church, Wakefield. Adult poetry group, 5:30 p.m., Ironwood Carnegie Library, Ironwood.... Full story

  • Timothy Patrick Kennedy

    Mar 18, 2019

    PARK FALLS, Wis. - Timothy Patrick Kennedy, 62, of Park Falls, formerly of Ironwood, Mich., passed away unexpectedly Thursday, March 14, 2019. Tim was born on Feb. 13, 1957, in Bessemer Township, Mich., the son of William and Jane (Pearce) Kennedy. He was a 1975 graduate of Luther L. Wright High School in Ironwood. After graduation, Tim attended Gogebic Community College, then Central Michigan University where he earned his Bachelor's Degree in Education. Tim dedicated more than 30 years of his... Full story

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