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Articles from the January 25, 2020 edition


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  • Mt. Zion

    Jan 25, 2020

  • Civic Center board to consider opportunities

    Jan 25, 2020

    By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Pat O’Donnell Civic Center Board will be exploring possibilities with the construction of the new facility that is scheduled to start this summer. The discussion started with a special meeting on Jan. 14, said Jim Collins, board chair. The board scheduled the special meeting to approve the purchase of a commercial skate sharpener that won’t require highly trained operators to sharpen skates, he said. The agenda also included the construction of the permanent facility to provide an op...

  • Markkanen supports plan to streamline rural broadband expansion

    Jan 25, 2020

    LANSING — State Rep. Greg Markkanen, R-Hancock, voted in favor of a plan his office said would help efforts to expand rural access to high-speed broadband internet in the Upper Peninsula Wednesday. “Families and businesses across the Upper Peninsula need access to secure, reliable and affordable internet service,” Markkanen said in a statement. “The world today revolves around technology, and high-speed internet connection has become essential for everyday life. Expanding internet access to underserved areas will help students complete schoolwo...

  • Little Girl's Point

    Jan 25, 2020

  • Chamber group to perform Beethoven, Satie

    Jan 25, 2020

    By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Garland City Chamber Players will be celebrating the 250th birthday of Ludwig van Beethoven all year, including this Sunday’s 3 p.m. performance in the second-floor mezzanine of the Historic Ironwood Theatre. The chamber group will be performing Beethoven’s “Violin Sonata No. 4.” The 1801 piece known as the German composer’s Opus 23, came just a year after completing his first symphony. “We’ll be doing Beethoven every time,” said Andrew McInnes, a violinist with the chamber, rega...

  • Community calendar

    Jan 25, 2020

    Saturday, Jan. 25 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. Community Pickleball Paddlers, 2-5 p.m., Mercer School gymnasium. 715-776-4588. Community Night Meal Free Supper, 5-6 p.m., Apostolic Lutheran Church, Aurora Street, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Sunday, Jan. 26 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Mercer H...