Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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HURLEY - Call it ghoulish history. Twelve at a time, groups heard tales of horror and despair as they made their way through the Iron County Courthouse Museum in Hurley Saturday night. The second year of flashlight tours through the museum sent a few chills down the spines of the attendees, especially when two young girls popped out of a darkened room and pleaded, "Play with me, play with me," to the youngsters who were taking the tour. One might have expected Jack Nicholson to jump out and psyc...
KIMBALL, Wis. - The parking area was packed, but the dancers were slow to take the floor at Little Finland's Fall Harvest dance Sunday afternoon. Priscilla Stephani and Ginger Benninghoff, two friends who said they have known each other for 60 years, were the first people on the dance floor. Benninghoff said she and Stephani were both cheer leaders at Hurley and they have been dancing together for years. Benninghoff also said there used to be a lot more dancing in the community than there is...
BESSEMER — The Bessemer city council will hold a public hearing on the special use request by the Gogebic Range Trail Authority this evening at 5:30 at city hall. The GRTA is requesting approval as sponsors for off-road vehicle use of the trail. It already is the designated sponsor for the same trail for snowmobiles. The GRTA says the people living beside the trail in Bessemer are already accustomed to the sound of snowmobile traffic on the trail and the trail has been an unofficial ORV trail for many years. This special use permit would allow...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Joan M. Strand, 84, a long-time resident of Ironwood Township, passed away Friday afternoon, Oct. 13, 2017, at her home, surrounded by her loving family. Joan was born on May 30, 1933, in Cook County, Ill., daughter of the late Hugh and Pearl (Olson) Heenen. She grew up in Manitowish Waters, Wis. On Aug. 25, 1951, Joan was united in marriage to Ronald J. Strand at Salem Lutheran Church in Ironwood. They were blessed with five daughters. Joan was a beloved wife, a devoted... Full story
Monday, Oct. 16 Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, Wis. 715-561-4450. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Carnegie Young Authors and Illustrators Group, 3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. grades 5 and 6, L.L Wright School Library. Chess Club, 4 p.m. Grades 3 and older. Ironwood Carnegie Library Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Al-Anon, 6 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EDT, Ontonagon United... Full story
