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Articles from the September 16, 2017 edition


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  • Ironwood Theatre, DAP awarded grants

    Ralph Ansami|Sep 16, 2017

    IRONWOOD — Grants totaling $58,255 for 2018 were announced Friday for the Ironwood Theatre and Downtown Art Place. The downtown theater will receive two grants of $17,500 and $29,505, or 70 percent of its request, according to the Michigan Council for the Arts and Cultural Affairs. DAP will receive an $11,250 grant, or 40 percent of its request, according to the state council. Ironwood Mayor Annette Burchell said much of the money will go for roof repairs. Arts groups, “bedrock cultural institutions,” schools and popular festivals around Michig...

  • Community Calendar

    Sep 16, 2017

    Saturday, Sept. 16 Wolverine Nordic Trails Work Bee, 8 a.m. to noon, Wolverine Chalet. Community Pickleball Paddlers, 8:30-11:30 a.m., Mercer School gymnasium. 715-776-4588. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Sunday, Sept. 17 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Finnish Film: “Return to Plains Land,” 2 p.m., Little Finland, Kimball, Wis. Donations of non-parishable food items accepted. Mercer Health and Wellness Pickleball, 3-6 p.m., Mercer Community Cente...

  • Deck with a view

    Ralph Ansami|Sep 16, 2017

    IRONWOOD - The new overlook on Mt. Zion is a result of a lot of positive efforts falling together, Ironwood Mayor Annette Burchell said Friday. "It only happened because of a unique collaboration," she said during the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the overlook deck near Gogebic Community College. There was fog in the air after a mild rainstorm, but the majestic Copper Peak slide was visible in the distance from the overlook. About 75 people attended the ribbon-cutting, many of them from the...

  • Ironwood native finds outlet for fitness passion

    Larry Holcombe|Sep 16, 2017

    GREEN BAY, Wis. - Ironwood native Nik Patrick has a passion and job that fit well together - crossfit training and working at Titletown Crossfit in Green Bay, where he is director of operations and head coach. "I fell in love with crossfit. It was something I could be competitive in," said Patrick. The 2006 Luther L. Wright High School graduate played basketball at Gogebic Community College and graduated from there in 2008. He transferred to Finlandia University in Hancock and played basketball...

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