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  • Porcupine Mountains 14th annual music festival held

    Aug 27, 2018

    By JEAN NORDINE [email protected] PORCUPINE MOUNTAINS – Large crowds were in attendance over the three-day 14th annual Porcupine Mountains Music Festival. The bottom of the mountain was a sea of lawn chairs and awnings as hundreds of music lovers enjoyed a variety of music. Merchandise from all the bands was available for purchase and workshops were held in the chalet. On Friday The Barefoot Movement held a writing and arranging songs workshop and Saturday Ryan Peterson held a l...

  • Gile tournament raises funds for suicide awareness

    Aug 27, 2018

    By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] GILE, Wis. - For the eighth year, softball teams gathered at Gotta's field in Gile to compete and raise money for a good cause as the ball field off Wisconsin 77 played host to the annual Danny B. Suicide Awareness Jack and Jill Softball Tournament. "It's going great, we've got the championship game coming up - two former champions going at it here. Fun teams, everyone is having a great time," said organizer Bryan Sokolowski. The team sponsored by...

  • Rain sets record here

    Aug 27, 2018

    IRONWOOD — The 2.77 inches of rain that fell for the 24-hour period to 7 a.m. Saturday in Ironwood set a 117-year record for Aug. 25. The National Weather Service office in Marquette has records for Ironwood dating to 1901. The rain after a dry spell brought the August rainfall total for Ironwood to 4.26 inches, compared to the long-term average of 2.71 inches through Aug. 25. The precipitation total for the year is 26.71 inches, compared to the average of 21.42. Weather readings are taken at the Gogebic-Iron Wastewater Treatment Plant on t...

  • Community calendar

    Aug 27, 2018

    Monday, Aug. 27 Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, Wis. 715-561-4450. Finnish Woman’s Auxiliary, 10 a.m., Little Finland. Iron County Moblie Food Pantry, noon-1:30 p.m., Iron County Forestry Parking Lot, 606-607 3rd Avenue North, Hurley, 715-561-2695 Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Beginner Finnish language class, 3 p.m., Little Finland, Kimball. Advanced Finnish language class, 4 p.m., Little Finland, Kimball. Overeaters Anonymous, 5:30 p.m., All Saints Lutheran C... Full story

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