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March 5, 2026 Joe Waitrovich, Iron Mountain Julia Krokstrom, Iron Mountain

Friday deadline nears for St. Urho’s Day reservations

IRON MOUNTAIN — The Finnish American Raja Ryhma organization, whose members share an interest in preserving their Finnish heritage and traditions, will celebrate mythical hero St. Urho on Saturday, March 14, in the Antoine Room at Recreation Lanes, North U.S. 2 in Iron Mountain. The public ...

Florence County Historical Society to meet Tuesday

FLORENCE, Wis. — The Florence County Historical Society will have its first meeting of the new season at 2 p.m. Tuesday at First Presbyterian Church fellowship hall in Florence. The agenda will focus on new exhibits, activities and ideas for the organization. The museum, at 201 Florence ...

Initial on phone chargers with ink

Dear Heloise: When our family of 30 gathers together, every outlet fills up with phone chargers. By the day's end, everyone's asking, "Is this mine?" To prevent mix-ups, each person marks their power adapter and USB cable with the initial of their first name by using a permanent marker. We also ...

AAUW offers non-traditional scholarship

IRON MOUNTAIN — The American Association of University Women Iron Mountain/Kingsford Branch has announced they are accepting applications for its non-traditional student scholarship. AAUW is an organization whose mission is to promote equality for all women and girls, lifelong education and ...

Eli Bray

Scott Bray and Vania Brown of Iron Mountain, a son, Eli Alexander born Feb. 15, 2026, at Marshfield Medical Center-Dickinson in Iron Mountain. Weight was 7 pounds. Grandparents are James and Berniece Brown of Wilmington, N.C., and Rod and Barb Hirte of Aurora, Wis.