Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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Monday, March 26 Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, Wis. 715-561-4450. Finnish Women’s Auxiliary, 10 a.m., Little Finland, Kimball, Wis. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Iron County Mobile Food Pantry, noon – 1:30 p.m., Iron County Recycling/Iron County Forestry Parking Lot, 606-607 3rd Ave. North, Hurley. 715-561-2695. Overeaters Anonymous, 5 p.m., All Saints Lutheran Church, Wakefield. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. are... Full story
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD - Ironwood's Luther L. Wright K-12 School hosted its very own version of March Madness Saturday, as the school played host to the Ironwood Red Devil March Mayhem three-on-three basketball tournament. Chad Novascone, one of the tournament's organizers, said 60 teams - made up of boys and girls in grades three through 12 - signed up to compete to be the best in their respective age divisions. The tournament drew team from across the region,...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Joseph J. Modjewski, 87, lifelong resident of Bessemer, died peacefully on Friday, March 23, 2018 at Aspirus Ironwood Hospital. He was born April 14, 1930 in Bessemer, the son of the late Adam and Anna (Snarski) Modjewski. Joseph attended St. Sebastian Catholic School and graduated from A.D. Johnston High School with the Class of 1948. Joe is a U.S. Army Veteran serving during the Korean War. He worked at the White Pine Copper Mine until his retirement. On June 6, 1953 he... Full story
BRUCE CROSSING, Mich. — James A. Humphrey, a Bruce Crossing resident, died March 23rd, 2018 in his home. Born April 18th, 1940 in Ironwood, he was the son of the late John (Jack) and Doris (Sandell) Humphrey. He is survived by his wife, Carlene (Jarvi), daughters, Jamie Ahlskog (Carl) of Ewen, Amber Niemi of Portland, and sons, Thomas (Beth) of Marquette, Jon (Leslie) of Courtice, Ontario, and Drew Niemi (Priscilla) of Phoenix. He is also survived by four grandchildren; Lauren, Colin, Rachel, and Sean and his first wife, Nina (Haarala) H... Full story
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] WAKEFIELD - Running a robotics team can be expensive; and to help with costs, Gogebic Range Robotics Team 6613 held a pancake breakfast Sunday at the Wakefield VFW. The money raised at the event helps cover the team's operating expenses, Hurley senior Eli Harma said, which include travels costs and tournament entry fees. Now in its second year, the team is made up from schools across the Gogebic Range. Harma said he joined the team after a broken...
WAKEFIELD, Mich. - After an incredible surge of strength combined with Sisu, Irene (Maki) Keski, 96, a life-long resident of Wakefield, passed away peacefully on Friday afternoon, March 23, 2018. Irene was born on Aug. 16, 1921, the eighth child of twelve born at home to Sylvester and Maija Liisa (Nisula) Maki. At the age of 11 when her mother passed away after a battle with cancer, Irene assumed many maternal and domestic chores. As payment for doing those chores, her father gave her a dime... Full story
BESSEMER — The Easter Bunny is coming to Bessemer. The Bessemer VFW is hosting an Easter program Saturday, including an egg hunt and visit by the Easter Bunny. The event will run from noon to 1:30 p.m.; with egg hunt — which is expected to be outside if weather permits — starting promptly at noon, according to an announcement for the event. Along with the hunt and visit by the Easter Bunny; craft stations will be set up for kids to make ornaments, fridge magnets and other projects. There will also be a light luncheon, including homemade baked...
