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Charity motorcycle ride visits Iron Belt Saturday

IRON BELT, Wis. — Bikers besieged Belt City for a good cause Saturday around noon.

The normally quiet Iron County town came alive for a few hours when about 130 motorcycles and many cars from the Cable area stopped at Joany’s Sidekicks during a charity ride for the St. Jude Hospital’s fight against childhood cancer and other causes.

On a cool morning, the caravan aimed to ride 160 miles for the day. So far, there had been only one mishap, with a motorcycle hitting the ditch.

Dan Hinman, of Cable, leader of the pack, said it’s the sixth year of the charity ride. “We hope to raise $...