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Articles from the December 28, 2015 edition


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  • Skiers hit the trails at Wolverine early Sunday

    Dec 28, 2015

    By JUSTIN LIBERTOSKI [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Wolverine Nordic Ski Trails were open Sunday as many gathered to spend their time skiing the various trails. Among those included Al Limberg and Barb Bradley, of Wausau, Wis. It was their first time at Wolverine this season and said that they weren’t able to get out there earlier because of the weather. They frequent various cross country trails such as ABR and Wolverine, with Wolverine being their favorite. The reason is because of...

  • Drone user agrees with regulations

    Dec 28, 2015

    BY TOM STANKARD [email protected] IRONWOOD — Beginning last Monday, the Federal Aviation Administration required people to register their drones. Under the FAA’s new rule, people who own a small aircraft more than .55 pound and less than 55 pounds must register it with the FAA Unarmed Aircraft System before they can fly outdoors. According to FAA’s website, the owner must be 13 or older and must be a legal U.S. citizen or a legal permanent resident. Also called unarmed aircraft systems or quadcopters, drones are a variety of flyin...

  • CHICKADEE

    Dec 28, 2015

  • Community Calendar

    Dec 28, 2015

    Monday, Dec. 28 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. Winter Nature Program, 1 p.m., Ironwood Carnegie Library. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EST, Ontonagon Village Housing, 100 Cane Court, Ontonagon. area74.org. Methamphetamine ETC, 8 p.m., support group, Woodland Church, Ironwood. 906-285-2813 or methetc.web.com. Government Gogebic County...

  • David Ray Neff

    Dec 28, 2015

    DULUTH, Minn. - David Ray Neff, 82, of Superior, Wis., formerly of Ironwood, passed away Tuesday, December 22, 2015, in Duluth. He was born June 13, 1933 in Flat River, Missouri, son of the late John and Leone(House) Neff. David attended school in Missouri and graduated from the Esther High School with the class of 1951. From September 12, 1951 until September 1, 1972, he served in the U.S. Air Force. He enlisted in St. Louis and was trained in electronics at the Scott Air Force Base in...

  • Forrest Thomas LaBine

    Dec 28, 2015

    GREEN BAY, Wis. — Forrest Thomas LaBine, 85, of Green Bay, Wis. and formerly of Trout Creek, Mich., Bergland, Mich., Silver Springs, Fla. and Vermilion, Ohio passed away December 19, 2015. Forrest was known by those around him as Tom. He was born July 20, 1930 in Trout Creek, Mich., son of the late Medrick and Bernice (Moffit) LaBine. Tom grew up in Trout Creek and started working at an early age. As a teenager, he had his own team of horses and used them plowing gardens and whatever work he could find. He became involved in logging, cutting s...