Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
JON VOGHT, left, and Nick Wilson put new ears of corn on the grill Saturday during the Sherman-Springstead Volunteer Fire Department's annual corn roast fundraiser.
SPRINGSTEAD, Wis - The Sherman-Springstead Volunteer Fire Department held its annual corn roast fundraiser Saturday.
Department Chief Ron King said turnout at the event was a little better than average for the event, which serves as the department's biggest fundraiser.
Now in its 37th year, the corn roast provides the department's operating budget. Major purchases in recent years, using funds generated by the event, included the purchase of extrication equipment and turnout gear for the department's 11 members.
Oxygen tanks for the department's self-contained breathing apparatus are the nex...
