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Articles from the August 20, 2018 edition


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  • Bees Gees tribute band performs at Historic Ironwood Theatre

    Aug 20, 2018

    By JEAN NORDINE [email protected] IRONWOOD - The Ironwood Historic Theatre was full of fever Saturday night, Saturday Night Fever to be exact, when the Las Vegas-based, Bee Gees Gold Tribute hit the stage. The group featured John Acosta as Barry Gibbs, Daryll Borges (Randy Gibbs) and Jeff Celentano (Maurice Gibbs). If someone closed their eyes they would swear the actual Bee Gees were in the house. The trio recreated the three part harmonious sounds of the legendary Bee Gees to perfect...

  • National Guard readiness training held at Ontonagon airport

    Aug 20, 2018

    By JAN TUCKER [email protected] ONTONAGON - The Ontonagon Airport, Schuster Field, was the scene of a simulated rescue mission as part of Operation Northern Strike 2018 hosted by the Combined Readiness Training Center in Grayling last week. The largest National Guard training in the U.S. came back to northern Michigan with Operation Northern Strike at Camp Grayline and the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center. They were there to train over 6,000 members of the military from all over the...

  • Mercer passes tax measure to fund local roads

    Aug 20, 2018

    By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] MERCER, Wis. — With its lakes and trails, Mercer is a popular destination for those visiting Iron County and Wisconsin’s Northwoods. The town is now looking to those visitors to help fund necessary road repairs, as the town board recently passed a Premier Resort Area Tax on certain purchases. “This is the best way for tourists to share in the cost of maintaining town roads,” Town Chairman John Sendra told the Daily Globe. “In lieu of a PRAT tax, real estate taxpayers would still have to pay for r...

  • Community calendar

    Aug 20, 2018

    Monday, Aug. 20 Gogebic County Health and Human Services Agency Board, 9 a.m., Gogebic County Medical Care Facility, Wakefield. 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. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EDT, Ontonagon United Methodist Church basement, next to Holiday gas station,...