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Articles from the December 26, 2019 edition


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  • Families come together for festivities, fun

    Dec 26, 2019

    By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD - Christmas is a time when many friends and families gather from near and far, with many returning home for a visit. Traditions often arise - like attending worship, gathering for meals and even last minute shopping for gifts to be exchanged. Tuesday - Christmas Eve - was busy with last minute shoppers visiting local stores up until most of them closed earlier than usual to allow employees to spend time with families. Ron and Mary Ann...

  • Community calendar

    Dec 26, 2019

    Thursday, Dec. 26 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Ironwood Memorial Building. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Wakefield City Hall; 1-2 p.m., Watersmeet Township; 2:45-3:15 p.m., Marenisco Township. 906-667-1110. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. SMART Recovery, 4:30 p.m., 101 E. Mary St., Bessemer. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6:30 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, Hurley. area74.org. Government Finance and Auditing Committee, 1:30 p.m., courthouse, Bessemer. Board of Commissioners, 2 p.m.,...

  • Wakefield council defers decision on trail group

    Dec 26, 2019

    By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield City Council voted Monday evening to refer the continuing status of the Split Rock Trail Association to the Planning Commission. At issue is a lease that City Manager Rob Brown drafted at the request of SRTA members. As Brown explained in a related communiqué to council members, the city so far has not engaged in any formal terms with SRTA, which officially formed as a nonprofit corporation in 2019 after several years of working to create about three miles of trails in the area f...

  • 22nd annual Christmas Bird Count held on first day of winter

    Dec 26, 2019

    By JERRY EDDE Special to the Globe The tiny birds were perched on a limb hanging over Planter Creek Road and I could see the distinct dark "cheek patch" on the females. I wrote PUFI (purple finch) on my scratch pad, when suddenly, they all flew down on the road for some unknown "treat." Sure enough I could then see the deep purplish-red on the breast of the males thus confirming my identification. This was our 22nd Christmas Bird Count on Saturday and it was the first day of winter. It...