Remember when?
9 days to ski jumps
- A photo taken by Luella Mendini of Iron Mountain shows a view of the crowd from the top of the hill at the 1940 ski jumping competition at Pine Mountain. (Submitted photo)
- Photo taken by Luella Mendini of Iron Mountain shows, from right, Camillo Mendini and Kate and Caesar Oralla watching the 1940 ski jumping competition at Pine Mountain. (Submitted photo)
This week’s “Remember when?” features photos taken by Luella Mendini of Iron Mountain at the 1940 ski jumping competition at Pine Mountain. In one photo is a view of the crowd from the top of the hill. In the second photo, from right are Camillo Mendini and Kate and Caesar Oralla, watching the competition. The event that year was on Feb. 11. This year’s FIS Continental Cup tournament at Pine Mountain will be Feb. 20-22 at Pine Mountain and features a field of 40 skiers from eight countries. Admission buttons are available at many local businesses. “Remember when?” appears every Wednesday in The Daily News. Those with suggestions or historical photographs they would like to submit can email Terri Castelaz at tcastelaz@ironmountaindailynews.com.






