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Music, culture take center stage at Hancock’s Midsummer Festival

HANCOCK — Nine musical acts, a full day of live performances and a celebration of cultural heritage will highlight Hancock’s Midsummer Festival as the city marks its designation as the Finno-Ugric Capital of Culture for 2026. The free concert series will take place Friday at Hancock ...

Doll club to meet today in Eagle River

EAGLE RIVER, Wis. — The Enchanted Doll Club of the Northwoods will meet at 1 p.m. today in the meeting room of the Kalmar Community Center, 1011 N. Railroad St. in Eagle River. This month’s program will be a sharing of ethnic dolls. They expect to see dolls representing countries and cultures from all over the world, made of a variety of materials and in all sizes. Guests are welcomed to attend and share their dolls. For more information about the program or the doll club, contact Judy Wainwright at 715-482-9804.

Moni Wender Farm Pull takes place Saturday

BREITUNG TOWNSHIP — The second-annual Moni Wender Farm Pull will take place at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Edelweiss Farm, W7163 Upper Pine Creek Road in Breitung Township. A food truck will be available on site. The event also will have shuttle transportation to assist getting spectators from the parking lot to the pull area.

Keeping a neck tie intact

Dear Heloise: I’ve enjoyed and learned from your column for years. If you’re like me, tying a neck tie can be frustrating. When I get a tie with a knot that has the style and length I like, I’ll take it off by loosening it just enough to get it off my neck and over my head. Then I hang ...

FNB donates to the Iron County Locker Lunch program

IRON RIVER — First National Bank & Trust recently made a $1,240 donation to the Locker Lunch program. The organization’s ongoing mission is to supply bags of nutritious, easy-to-prepare food to children throughout Iron County during the weekend until school resumes during the week. ...

Summer Reading events set at the Crystal Falls Library

CRYSTAL FALLS — The Summer Reading program has begun at the Crystal Falls Library, with the theme for this year being “Unearth a Story.” Kids will learn all kinds of things about dinosaurs. Refreshments are served at each event. — Story Hour, ages 5 to 8: Thursday, 1:30 p.m., and Friday, 11:30 a.m. The kids will use tools to unearth some surprises out of dinosaur eggs. They will also learn some science along the way. — Story Hour, ages 9 to 12: Thursday, 3 p.m., and Friday, 1 p.m. The kids will participate in a Jurassic Spelling Bee with prizes. — Summer Family ...