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St. Urho’s Day event enjoyed by Finns and friends

IRON MOUNTAIN — Members and friends of the Iron Mountain area Raja Ryhma Finnish American organization enjoyed an afternoon of St. Urho’s Day festivities on March 11, at the Recreation Lanes Antoine Room in Iron Mountain. The colors of royal purple and green dominated the scene and ...

Children’s author Stacey Lantagne to visit Niagara Public Library Tuesday

NIAGARA, Wis. — Children’s author Stacey Lantagne of Florence, Wis. will visit Niagara Public Library at 10 a.m. on Tuesday for an Author Talk program in conjunction with storytime. She will read from her “Coping Crew Series” of books — a series that numbers 19-plus books. Each ...

Protecting her kids from her parents

Dear Annie: Let me start off by saying I got married at 19 and divorced at 24. My ex-husband and I had three kids during this time, two females and one male. I got remarried at 26 and had a son. My second husband already had three girls from previous relationships. One of his girls I have never ...

Wild Rivers Quilt Guild hosts program and workshop on making T-shirt quilts

FLORENCE, Wis. — The Wild Rivers Quilt Guild invites all area quilters to join them for their meeting at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 900 Central Ave. at the intersection of U.S. 2 and Highway 101 across from Pat’s Foods at the west end of Florence. The program for ...

Post 50 fish fry tonight

IRON MOUNTAIN — The Uren-Cooper-Johnson American Legion Post 50 will host its regular Lenten fish fry from 4:30 to 7 p.m. today at the hall, 916 River Ave. in Iron Mountain. The dinners will include a choice of half-pound of smelt or eight fried shrimp, along with fries, baked beans and ...

Ways to spot elder abuse

By Angie Matuszewski Information and Assistance Specialist/ Long-Term Care Specialist Aging and Disabilities Resource Center of Florence County FLORENCE, Wis. — Abuse can happen to anyone — no matter the person’s age, sex, race, religion, or ethnic or cultural ...