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By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD - There were a lot of firsts for the March First Friday events in downtown Ironwood. It was the first all-day First Friday rather than limiting the activities until evening hours. It was also the first snowman building contest for the kids over at Depot Park. Around 35 kids worked separately or in groups on more than 20 snow building projects at Depot Park, said Jeff Nielsen, of the event sponsor Ironwood Masonic Lodge No. 389. "It was a su...
By CHARITY SMITH [email protected] HURLEY, Wis. - "Do you like green eggs and ham?" The elementary students at Hurley K-12 School and their grandparents do! The students, along with their grandparents were treated to a breakfast of green eggs and ham on Friday to conclude a week of activities in celebration of Dr. Seuss Week. "We love this event. It is so much fun! The kids look forward to it for weeks," said Hurley Elementary Principal Melissa Oja. "For us it is just a really fun commun...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] MERCER, Wis. — When walleye season opens in May, anglers on the Turtle Flambeau Flowage in southern Iron County will have to watch what fish they keep as a new regulation will be in place limiting the size limits of walleye that can be kept while fishing the flowage. Zach Lawson, a fisheries biologist with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, said the flowage’s daily bag limit will remain the same but size limits will be imposed. “The bag limit is how many fish you can keep, and the s...
Saturday, March 7 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. Peace Corps Volunteer Reunion, 6 p.m., dinner, Elk & Hound, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Sunday, March 8 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Narcotics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Wesley United Methodist Church, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., Sharon L...