Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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IRONWOOD — The 21st annual Festival Ironwood drew large crowds from Wednesday through Sunday. An appreciative crowd enjoyed the Lowell Street Band Saturday evening, punctuating the end of the festival. The overflow of listeners spilled out of the tent in Depot Park onto, of all things, Lowell Street, which was blocked off for the event. Different types of music were offered for festival-goers to enjoy, from polka to bluegrass, to country, and rock and roll. On Saturday, there were twice as m... Full story
MERCER, Wis. — Mercer Woods and Blooms Garden Club will host a public tour of private gardens on Saturday, July 27, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. It is the eighth year of the tour, said Jan Peterson, chairperson of the garden club. This year's tour will include the Mercer Community Garden, adjacent to the Haines Civic Building, which is new this year. The Mercer School, Mercer Senior Center and the food pantry are raising vegetables and herbs there for educational purposes, as well as for c... Full story
IRONWOOD — It took two full days of golf and three extra playoff holes, but Zack and Cody Langdon finally emerged as winners in the championship flight of the Milakovich Memorial Tournament at the Gogebic Country Club on Sunday. After Pete Barbera sank his par putt on the 553-yard 18th hole, Zack Langdon made a hard-breaking 2-1/2-footer for a birdie 4 (and the win) on the third playoff hole. Zack Langdon is from Ironwood, while his brother is from Marquette. "It was nerve-wracking," Zack Langdo... Full story
SAN FRANCISCO — Bessemer native Capt. Jay Jewess retired from the U.S. Coast Guard in May. He was the deputy sector commander in the USCG's San Francisco sector, which covers more than 2,500 miles of shoreline within the San Francisco Bay and its tributaries. A ceremony celebrating his career was held on Yerba Buena Island on May 24. Nearly 500 people attended, said Yoko Jewess, Jay Jewess' mother. “I'm very proud,” she said. Eric Jewess, Jay Jewess' brother, is also retired from the Coast Guard and lives in Mississippi, where he works for t... Full story
