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Three local bands take stage at Italian Fest Saturday

AURORA, Wis. — The 19th-annual Italian Fest, hosted by the Iron Mountain Downtown Development Authority and sponsored by LiUNA Local 1329, takes place from noon to 11 p.m. Saturday in the downtown parking lot at East A and Iron Mountain streets. The Sounds of Time with Jan and Gina will ...

Seeing my future in hers

Dear Annie: I’m 58, never married, no kids, no siblings, no nieces or nephews. A neighbor of mine is very ill and in a nursing home. She has a daughter, but the daughter barely even bothers to visit her, and it breaks my heart. I call my neighbor often to try to lift her spirits. At the ...

Glow-in-the-Dark Dino Egg Hunt at the Dickinson County Library

IRON MOUNTAIN — The Dickinson County Library will host a Dino Egg Hunt at 5 p.m. Friday at the library in Iron Mountain. To celebrate the end of the Summer Reading Program: Unearth a Story, the library invites all ages to hunt for dinosaur eggs. The library will be transformed, as the children’s room will be blacked out with glowing eggs. Even more dino eggs — with prizes inside — will be scattered throughout the library. Raffles will take place during the event as well.

IC Genealogical Society meets today

CASPIAN — The Iron County Genealogical Society will meet at 1 p.m. today at the Iron County Historical Museum in Caspian. Members are to note the change in meeting venue. The group will view and discuss the “Roots Run Deep” farm exhibit at the museum. The special exhibit will be on display throughout August and will conclude with “A Day on the Farm” on Saturday, Sept. 5. The event will run from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., featuring a fun-filled family day with a Farmers Market, homestead vendors, games, tours, demonstrations and more. At 3 p.m., the celebration will continue with a ...