Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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Saturday, Aug. 6
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.
Emberlight Festival Performance Infusion — String Time in the Park, 1 p.m., Miners Memorial Heritage Park, Ironwood.
Community Pickleball Paddlers, 2-5 p.m., Mercer School gymnasium. 715-776-4588.
IRON COUNTY FAIR
Horse show, 8 a.m .; Volleyball tournament, 9 a.m .; Carnival open noon-11 p.m .; Kiddie tractor pull, noon; Horseshoe tournament, 1 p.m .; Antique tractor demonstrations, 1 p.m .; Music by Bella Musik, 3-6 p.m .; 4-H livestock auction, 6 p.m .; Music by Outlaw’D, 7-10:30 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 7
Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood.
Mercer Health and Wellness Pickleball, 3-6 p.m., Mercer Community Center.
Narcotics Anonymous, 7 p.m., United Methodist Church, Wakefield, 706 Putnam St.
IRON COUNTY FAIR
Horse game show, 8 a.m .; Ecumenical church service, 11 a.m .; Music by Johnny Propane, noon-3 p.m .; Carnival open noon-5 p.m .; Antique tractor show, noon-4 p.m .; Antique tractor parade, 12:30 p.m .; 4-H pie auction, 3 p.m.
Monday, Aug. 8
Men’s Bible study, 8 a.m., Bessemer Housing Community, community room, 906-667-0469.
Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, Wis. 715-561-4450.
National Finnish American Board of Directors, 10 a.m., Little Finland, Kimball, Wis.
Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org.
Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. area74.org.
Aurora Club, 6 p.m. monthly membership, Aurora Club, Ironwood.
Narcotics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood.
Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EST, Ontonagon United Methodist Church basement, next to Holiday gas station, Ontonagon. area74.org.
Government
Gogebic-Iron County Airport Board, 9 a.m., at the airport.
Hurley Finance Committee, 4:15 p.m., City Hall, Hurley.
Bessemer Township Board, 5 p.m., Township Hall, Ramsay.
Ironwood Township Board, 5 p.m., Township offices.
Wakefield City Council, 5:30 p.m., City Hall.
Ironwood City Commission, 5:30 p.m., Memorial Building, preceded by a public hearing at 5:25 p.m. on the Downtown City Square.
Bessemer City Council, 6 p.m., city hall.
Marenisco Township Board, 6 p.m., township hall.
Town of Pence, 6 p.m., Pence, Wis., Town Hall.
Town of Oma Board, 6 p.m., Oma (Wis.) Town Hall.
Town of Carey, 6 p.m., Carey (Wis.) Town Hall.
Tuesday, Aug. 9
Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Patterson Courts, Ironwood.
Bessemer St. Vincent de Paul, financial assistance, 9-10 a.m .; food pantry, 10 a.m. to noon. 906-663-4436.
Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110.
Ironwood St. Vincent de Paul, food pantry and financial assistance, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., located behind Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. 906-932-4325.
Friends of the Mercer Public Library, 11 a.m., library, Mercer, Wis.
Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org.
Ironwood Kiwanis Club, noon, Elk and Hound.
Bessemer American Legion Post 27, 5 p.m., American Legion, Bessemer.
Wakefield VFW Post 9084, Ladies Auxiliary, VFW Post, 6 p.m .; lunch, 5:30 p.m.
Gathering, Participating and Supporting, 6 p.m., developmental disability advocacy group, Community Mental Health, Wakefield. 906-229-6170.
Government
Wakefield Planning Commission, 5:30 p.m., meeting room, municipal building.