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Articles from the January 6, 2020 edition


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  • Snowmobile Olympus closes early due to safety concerns

    Jan 6, 2020

    By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] IRONWOOD - The ProStar Snowmobile Olympus ended before noon on Sunday due to repeated reports of "snow dust" on the track at the Gogebic County Fairgrounds in Ironwood. "It was snowing hard earlier, and then it stopped, but it's sure to start again," said local race director Greg Basom after the closure. Basom said race workers cleared the track several times during the morning, but added regarding racers that "once it gets bad enough that the ones in the...

  • Sisu Endurance Team event offers kids chance to try cross-country skiing

    Jan 6, 2020

    By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] ERWIN TOWNSHIP - Kids in Gogebic and Iron counties had a chance to try out cross-country skiing as the Sisu Endurance Team kicked off its third season of skiing Sunday with a try-it-out day at ABR Trails in Erwin Township. "A lot of kids showed up, a lot of parents were in here asking questions and interested. I thought it went awesome," Iron County 4-H Youth Development Educator Neil Klemme said. The roughly 22 kids who participated Sunday had the...

  • E-TC board handles personnel issues

    Jan 6, 2020

    By JAN TUCKER [email protected] EWEN — Personnel issues were on the agenda at the recent Ewen-Trout Creek school board meeting. The district hired a new physical education/health teacher Tyler Thomas, of Negaunee. Thomas is a recent graduate of Northern Michigan University. The board also accepted the resignation of first-grade teacher Kayla Peterson, who has accepted a position with the Gogebic-Ontonagon Intermediate School District. The board thanked Peterson for her service. E-TC Business Manager Tammy Gibson advised the board of a new h...

  • Community Calendar

    Jan 6, 2020

    Monday, Jan. 6 Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, Wis. 715-561-4450. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Overeaters Anonymous, 5:30 p.m., All Saints Lutheran Church, Wakefield. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Sports Hall of Fame, 6 p.m., Luther L. Wright K-12 School, room 205. MECCA Ski Club, 6 p.m., MECCA cabin near the treatment facility, Mercer, Wis. Erwin Community Club, 6:30 p.m., Erwin town hall....