Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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FRIGID TEMPERATURES didn't stop skiers at Whitecap Mountain Sunday afternoon. Here skiers prepare to ride the lift for another shot down the hill....
IRONWOOD - The candlelight snowshoe and ski at the Miner's Memorial Heritage Park drew more than 175 people into the chilly night air to spend some quiet moments on the softly lit trail Saturday evening. A combination of real and battery operated candle luminaries lit the 1-mile Aurora loop and a small bonfire was lit to warm those returning from the trail. Inside the garage snowshoers and skiers were treated to cookies and warm drinks. The snowshoe event was the last fundraiser of the year for...
KIMBALL, Wis. - The Kimball Homemakers held a craft show Saturday, at the Kimball Community Center to raise money for the Iron County 4-H. According to Mary Smith, Kimball Homemaker, the craft show will become a yearly event with the purpose of raising money for 4-H. "The proceeds from the table rentals the crafters paid goes to the Iron County 4-H for camperships for attendees. Last year 75 children were able to attend the week-long camp." Smith said. The community center offered table space...
SAXON, Wis. - The Saxon Community Center filled Saturday as community members gathered to play Bingo, enter the bag raffle, eat homemade food and take part in the St. Ann Fall Festival in Saxon. For more than 80 years community members have gathered in support of the St. Ann Service Club which donates all the funds raised to area charitable organizations, programs and residents in need. According to Deb Swartz, service club member and volunteer, the Fall Festival averages around 100 people from...
IRONWOOD – The Range Striker Soccer Club played its last games of the season Saturday at Airport Park in Ironwood. The weather cooperated and moments of sunshine warmed up the parents and coaches lining the field. "It's much warmer than last year, " Brenda Agee, regional commissioner, said. "It was very cold, wet and windy last time." The Range Striker Soccer Club runs from July to September with games every Saturday and a team practice during the week. Players are separated by age into one o...
IRONWOOD - The Michigan Child Identification Program visited Ironwood this weekend, giving parents the opportunity to preserve a packet of identifiable information about their children, in the event of a missing child. "Hopefully they would never need to use it," John Tincher, Michigan Masons member and volunteer, said. "But at least when you're panicking and trying to get everything together, here you got a packet, ready to give to the police." Volunteers and the Michigan Masons helped parents...