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Articles from the July 16, 2018 edition


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  • Valley laid to rest

    Jul 16, 2018

    By JAN TUCKER [email protected] ONTONAGON - A solemn line of people waved flags and bowed their heads as the hearse holding the casket of Ontonagon native Lowell Earl Valley was carried through Ontonagon to his final resting place at Holy Family Cemetery Saturday. Navy Fireman Second Class Valley, was killed December 7, 1941 when his ship, the Oklahoma, was torpedoed at Pearl Harbor. It took 77 years and several graves, before his remains were identified and sent home to Ontonagon. A full...

  • Seniors get opportunity to ride area bike trails

    Jul 16, 2018

    RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY - Senior citizens who can no longer bicycle will be given the opportunity to ride the trails with a new bike that was on display Saturday at Cary Park in Hurley. The bike was demonstrated at the Iron County Outdoor Recreation Enthusiasts event at the park. On an 85-degree day with only slight breezes, bicyclists went out in intervals on the non-motorized trails. It was a fundraiser for ICORE, but Enni Gregas, of the Friends of the Iron Belle Trail,...

  • Festival Ironwood kicks off Wednesday

    Jul 16, 2018

    By JEAN NORDINE [email protected] The big top tent is being set up today for the 27th annual Festival Ironwood. The 2018 Festival gets in full swing this Wednesday and continues through Saturday, concluding on Sunday with church services and the Range Art Association Master’s Art Show at the Ironwood Memorial building. Festival coordinators Will Corcoran and Keith Johnson appreciate the numerous work by volunteers behind the scenes, before, during and after the festival. It is truly a team effort to bring it all together. There are p...

  • Community calendar

    Jul 16, 2018

    Monday, July 16 Gogebic County Human Services Agency Board, 9 a.m., Gogebic County Medical Care Facility, Wakefield. Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, 715-561-4450. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution, seniors, 9 a.m.-noon, 100 Mill St., Bessemer. 906-667-0283. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Rocks and Minerals program, 1 p.m., Ironwood Carnegie Library. Strong Bones exercise class, 1 p.m., Mercer Community Center. Overeaters Anonymous,... Full story