May 29 – Northern Aged Iron, Inc. Displays Tractors

This Friday, May 31st is the Antique Tractor Show. Members of Northern Aged Iron, Inc. will be here with their antique tractors. Tractors will be on display 9:30 – 10:30 AM at the Library. Then at 10:30, they will parade to Mellen Manor and return to the Library and be on display until 2 PM. This year we’ve added a Color a Tractor Picture. All returned entries will be entered into a drawing. We’ll have prizes for 3 different age categories. Thewis Valley View Farm will be bringing a calf and the Chequamegon Dairy Association will be providing dairy treats.

Summer Reading begins on Saturday, June 1st. Start recording your reading points to enter the Summer Reading Drawing sponsored by the Friends of the Library. Lots of programs and activities planned. Pick-up a brochure at the library or check out our website’s (www.mellen.wislib.org) calendar or Facebook page (Legion Memorial Library) for more details. Or stay updated right here in the Mellen Weekly Record.

Summer Reading Destination Book Club books are available for pick-up at the library. Our first selection is, “Miracle at Augusta” by James Patterson. We’ll meet on Tuesday, June 11th to discuss at 6 PM. Brush up on your ‘golf terminology’ . . . you may win a prize for your efforts.

Check out the Bellringer Run website for updates at mellenbellringer.org. Registration forms are available in print and online. Prices will remain the same. Both races will once again begin at 8:30. Sponsorships are available for the run at $100 a piece. Your business, club, or organizational name will appear on the back of the 2019 t-shirt. Thank you for your consideration.

Thank you to the following people, businesses and organizations for their sponsorship the the 2019 Bellringer Run: The Horseless Cowboy, The Reader Family, Northern Lights Electrical – AK, The Rock Community Church, Superior Choice Credit Union, Mountain Funeral Home, North Country Lumber, Northern Finnish Mutual Insurance, Terry Peters Logging, Inc., O’Dovero Farms, Town of Morse, Ashland County Housing Authority, Camp Eagle Ridge, and Kretzschmar Holsteins, Inc. We appreciate your support!

Hope to see you soon at the library!