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Ontonagon Rotary Club holds fundraising Ice Out event

JAN TUCKER

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ONTONAGON — The Ontonagon Rotary Club conducts its annual Ice Out each year to celebrate when the ice leaves the Ontonagon River in its journey to Lake Superior. Each year the group selects a special project to support in the sale of ice out tickets.

The Rotary announced Wednesday it will support the fund drive of the Friends of the Porkies efforts to purchase a rescue sled for the Porcupine Mountains. Sally Berman, President of the Friends group, told Rotarians Wednesday that the group asked park staff what was the priority need at the Porkies. “Number one on t...