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Free vision, hearing screenings are offered
KINGSFORD - The Dickinson-Iron District Health Department will be conducting hearing and vision screening clinics for school-aged as well as preschool children at their upcoming clinics.
Those who may have missed previous screenings and home-schooled students are welcome at this free screening. Clinics will be held today in Dickinson County and Thursday, Aug. 21 in Iron County.
Michigan Law requires that children entering school be tested for hearing and vision problems prior to enrollment.
In addition, health care professionals encourage young children to be screened to detect problems at an early age. School vision screening programs have demonstrated that too frequently children enter school with vision defects.
Some serious defects cannot be corrected at school age while treatment in the preschool years can be highly successful. Preschoolers are tested for clearness of vision, muscle balance, and any obvious symptoms of eyesight problems.
Five to ten percent of preschoolers screened may be referred to a professional eye care specialist for further examination.
Hearing loss is a common problem.
A hearing problem can affect a child's behavior or performance in the classroom. Seven out of ten children need treatment for an ear problem before they reach the age of four.
Call the Health Department now for an appointment for your child's screening.
In Dickinson County call 774-1868 or in Iron County call (906) 265-9913.
Falcon at Italian Fest Saturday
IRON MOUNTAIN - Mike Falcon, candidate for state representative, will be serving local residents at the Iron Mountain Italian Fest on Saturday in downtown Iron Mountain from noon until 3 p.m.
"Iron Mountain has a rich Italian heritage. Italian immigrants were part of the founding of this community, and their community pride and activism continues to show in great events such as the Italian Fest," he said. "I am glad to be a part of this celebration of history, culture, and community."
Falcon served in the U.S. Air Force from 1986-1995.
He is currently employed by Northern Michigan University as an off-campus coordinator.
He is seeking election to Michigan's 108th State Representative District, being vacated due to term limits by Rep. Tom Casperson who is seeking election to U.S. Congress.
Farmer's Market moves for Italian Fest
IRON MOUNTAIN - The Iron Mountain Main Street program announced that Saturday's Farmer's Market will be moved from its normal location on East A Street to the parking lot behind the Millie Hill Market and Jean Kay's Pasties.
This move is due to the Italian Fest celebration that will be taking place downtown all day.
The downtown Iron Mountain Farmer's Market runs every Saturday until Sept. 27, from 8 a.m. until noon.
Applications are also still available for area hand-crafters and farmers to reserve a booth for the rest of this year's market. Registration is free, but all applications are reviewed by the Main Street Promotion Committee prior to admittance.
Applications can be obtained from City Hall, on the web at www.cityofironmountain.com/mainstreet, or by calling the Main Street offices at (906) 774-8530.
ACE joins movement to 'Take America Back'
IRON MOUNTAIN - Americans for Constitutional Enforcement (ACE) will join and support a movement to "Take America Back" (TAB), the ACE Board of Directors said.
"If we hope to Take America Back, the ACE Board of Directors and its membership in all 50 states are being advised of this critical time in our government and the necessity to succeed by providing leadership in implementing this TAB movement," said board member Richard Abraham.
"The Declaration of Independence is our nation's birth certificate and our Constitution's cornerstone," Abraham said. "For lawful government to exist, it must comply with the principles and policies set forth in these documents and the Bill of Rights when interpreted in the spirit and intent of America's founders."
Abraham said that, to take American back, concerned citizens must recognize the importance of Medori Severi's advice: "Until we abandon our manifold private agendas and unite, we will merely be hapless observers standing at bottom of a dark, deep pit, wistfully hoping to save the world, doing little more than breaking the fall of compatriots who are pushing in on top of us. Only by uniting in a common effort devoid of subjective paradigms will we be able to mold the human spirit upon which we may ascend to freedom."
ACE also cites the necessity to heed Gillaume Pitt's advice: "Every meeting, every conference, and every conversation is a failure that does not produce an army. The first requisite of an army is to subscribe to service."
"By heeding their advice, we can and will build a team and take America back," Abraham said.
An initiative for doing so is the subject of RELIVING 1776. Information on this initiative is available at www.a4ce.org. or by going direct to www.thecnc.org and www.tyranttamer.org.
"It is time for the American people to unite. We have a workable plan to take America back, now we need all the patriots to step forth and join this movement to make the plan work," Abraham said.
"We have the tools needed to 'to restore the states and the people the prerogatives and freedoms guaranteed them under the Constitution;' the pledge of 30 governors and the goal of RELIVING 1776," he continued. "Patriotic Americans must, and together can, make this goal a reality through unity of action on meaningful issues. We must do so for the sake of our nation and the world in order to leave our posterity their birthright to liberty. To reach this goal, we must build a team capable of assuring elected officials honor their oath of office and fiduciary responsibility or face the consequences. A prime objective of RELIVING 1776 is to have Americans coming together creating this nationwide team. Coming together is the beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success," Abraham said.
There will be no meeting of ACE on Tuesday, Aug. 19, at the Elks Club in Iron Mountain.
"During this period of time, we are working to find another place to hold our meetings," Abraham noted.
The location should be within the city and have ground floor access, he said.
Antique tractor show in Aurora this weekend
AURORA, Wis. - The annual Antique Tractor Show returns to George Weber Memorial Park in Aurora this weekend.
The show includes a parade, tractor games, a stock lawn tractor pull, displays, petting zoo, entertainment and other attractions.
The event is sponsored by Northwoods Antique Tractor Club and is a fundraiser for Aurora Park & Recreation.
The park is located at the intersection of County Roads N & B.
Parking is free. Admission is $4, with children 12 and under admitted free.
Food and beverages will be available on the grounds, with meat by Kooch's.
Saturday's schedule follows:
- 9 a.m., parade through town.
- 1 p.m., tractor games (slow race, blindfold race, barrel race).
- 2 p.m., stock lawn tractor pull with eliminator, 25 horsepower maximum (bring your everyday grass cutter).
- 7 p.m. to 11 p.m., music by Pete and His Guitar from Laona, Wis.
The show opens at 10 a.m. Sunday with an antique tractor pull featured at 1 p.m.
A flea market and swap meet will be held throughout the weekend, with crafters welcome.
There will be an antique tractor and equipment display, new tractor display, and 100-year-old planer demonstration.
No carry-ins or pets, please.
For more information, contact Russ Johnson at (715) 589-4110.
