🌱 What really happened when citizens challenged Dickinson County leaders this week?

Good day Iron Mountain! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• What really happened when citizens challenged Dickinson County leaders this week?

Also on today's calendar: Norway Spring Classic 2025.

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 67 and low of 33 degrees.
• Saturday: Cloudy, windy and much colder, temps: high: 41, low: 26.
• Sunday: Cold with snow showers, with a high of 37 and low of 18 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

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📰 News we're reading

• Citizens bring ideas, grievances to Dickinson board (ironmountaindailynews.com) — Iron Mountain residents are using Dickinson County Board’s public comment time to press for action on Lyme disease, mental health, ICE deployments, and the future of Norway fairgrounds’ historic concession row. Tensions flared when the board chair cut off one speaker, while commissioners debated how tightly to limit citizen remarks under Michigan’s Open Meetings Act.
   

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📸 Around Iron Mountain

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Iron Mountain

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday April 18

• Blackwood Gala: Murder Mystery Dinner Theater: Saturday Night — Mr. Black Presents
  Venue906, 900 W Breitung Ave, Kingsford
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday April 25

• Norway Spring Classic 2025
  300 Section St , Norway
  3:00 pm

Saturday May 16

• Community Strong Color Walk; Supporting Mental Health
  715 Pyle Dr , Kingsford
  3:00 pm

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📣 Iron Mountain Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• Soccer (Girls Varsity) @ Notre Dame Invite (Regis)
  Notre Dame Kingsford, MI 49802
  5:00 pm
• 151 Thai Bistro Community Meal
  151 Thai Bistro , 607 S Stephenson Ave , Iron Mountain
  6:00 pm

Monday April 20

• Regular City Council Meeting
  Kingsford, MI Calendar , 305 S. Carpenter Ave. , Kingsford
  6:30 pm

Tuesday April 21

• Soccer (Girls Varsity) - Peshtigo High School
  Kingsford High School Kingsford, MI 49802
  5:00 pm

Thursday April 23

• Spring Band Concert
  Norway-Vulcan Area Schools Norway, MI 49870
  5:00 pm
• KHS Spring Band Concert
  Kingsford High School Kingsford, MI 49802
  5:00 pm

Friday May 8

• Implant Dentistry Made Practical: What Every General Practice Needs to Know
  The John Fornetti Dental Center , 100 S Stephenson Ave , Iron Mountain
  9:00 am

Saturday May 16

• Low Back (One Day) in Iron Mountain, Michigan (Upper Peninsula) - 8 NCBTMB CEs
  The Real Heal Mobile Physical Therapy , 1401 S Carpenter Ave , Iron Mountain
  9:00 am
• WARDEN @ SANDSTONE TERRACE
  Sandstone Terrace Rooftop Bar Live Music Venue , 220 Iron Mountain St , Iron Mountain
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Bay de Noc Community College posted a job opening for Life Sciences Instructor in Iron Mountain. Apply here.
• The Home Depot, Inc. posted a job opening for Lot Associate in Iron Mountain. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Iron Mountain here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Kingsford

• Flivvers top Westwood 4-1 (ironmountaindailynews.com)
• Woodland unveils book vending machine to encourage reading (dailypress.net)

Crystal Falls

• Many U.P., Northern Wisconsin Rivers Under Flood Warnings (radioresultsnetwork.com)

Iron River

• Emil J. Sustek (yourdailyglobe.com)

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Ok Iron Mountain! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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