Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] MERCER, Wis. — Participants of the 13th annual Mercer Lupine Junefest said warm weather and sunshine made for a great event — even if the lupine were not yet in bloom. “This is our seventh year doing it,” said Gail Ondresky, of Mercer. Ondresky completed the shorter 10 mile ride with her 4-year-old grandson in a tandem seat and a 6-year-old granddaughter was made the ride all on her own. Other riders opted for the 28 mile and 50 mile tours. “It’s j...
By Tom LaVenture [email protected] MERCER, Wis. — For groups involved with the fifth Mercer Bird Festival on Saturday, the event has increased its visibility by joining the annual Lupine Junefest at Carow Park. The Bird Festival is a collaboration with the Mercer Area Chamber of Commerce and it’s still a work in progress but is doing well, said Licia Johnson, education director and naturalist at the North Lakeland Discovery Center, which started the birding event five years ago. This is the second year together with the Lupine Junefest. ...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] IRONWOOD — The 15 women at a firearms training event Saturday expressed a variety of reasons for participating but said they were excited with the opportunity to expand their knowledge, gain some skill and enjoy the company of other women. “I have a fear of guns,” said Tanya Thomas of Ironwood, who attended the fifth annual Ladies-Only Shooting Clinic at Superior Range Shooters’ Club in Ironwood Township, together with her mother, Debra Pate of Iron Mo...
Monday, June 10 Men’s Bible study, 8 a.m., Bessemer Housing Community, community room, 906-667-0469. Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, Wis. 715-561-4450. National Finnish American Festival board of directors, 10 a.m., Little Finland, Kimball, 906-932-1608. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Beginner Finnish language class, 3:30 p.m., Little Finland, Kimball. Advanced Finnish language class, 4:30 p.m., Little Finland, Kimball. Overeaters Anonymous, 5:30 p.m., All Saints L... Full story