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Articles from the May 20, 2013 edition


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  • Happy birthday, dear Claire d'Loon

    Michelle Thomasini|May 20, 2013

    MERCER, Wis. — A steady downpour didn’t dampen many spirits in Mercer Saturday morning as residents came out to celebrate Claire d’Loon’s a-May-zing Birthday Bash. Many residents braved pouring rain at the Mercer Chamber of Commerce Saturday morning to kick off the day’s events celebrating the 32nd anniversary of the town’s loon statue being built on May 22, 1981. “If you were a loon, this would be a perfect day for you,” said chamber president Vic Ouimette during a ceremony in front of the st...

  • City hosts 10th annual Spring Cleanup

    Michelle Thomasini|May 20, 2013

    IRONWOOD — Ironwood residents lined up for blocks in the rain Saturday morning to participate in the city of Ironwood’s tenth annual Spring Cleanup. A line of vehicles, many with trailers, stretched from the vacant lot on the 300 block of Ayer Street at times to Luther L. Wright School at 638 E. Ayer St. as residents waited to dispose of unwanted items. A steady rain didn’t seem to hold participants back, according to Mayor Kim Corcoran. “People plan for this, so they’re here rain or shine,” she...

  • State forensics at Madison

    May 20, 2013

  • Walleye season opens

    May 20, 2013

  • Volunteers plant trees along Miner's Memorial Heritage Park trails

    Katie Perttunen|May 20, 2013

    IRONWOOD — Sunday morning a group of seven came to the Miner’s Memorial Heritage Park to plant trees for the third year in a row. This year, Mike Fauerbach donated 200 trees to the effort; 100 white spruce and 100 white pine trees. This year the planting was focused along the SISU ski trail area, as it gets quite windy during cross country skiing, said Monie Shackleford, president of Friends of Miner’s Memorial Park. The park consists of 167 acres, and the cross country ski trail is 2.6 miles...