Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By KELSEY HANSEN [email protected] HURLEY - Over sixty community members, kids and adults alike, came together Saturday morning to help package food to send to malnourished communities in Haiti. The event took place at the Range Community Bible Church, although it was not a specific church function as it was open to the whole community. Chuck Guerber, missionary with the Range Community Bible Church, helped organize the event and bring eight members from the Kids Against Hunger St. Peters,...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BESSEMER TOWNSHIP - A crowd of around 20 people gathered outside the Bessemer Township township hall Saturday morning for a rededication ceremony for the township's veterans memorial. The memorial is made from three stone slabs. The one in the center is approximately 7 1/2-feet tall and is engraved with a message that says, "In memory of the men and women of Bessemer Township who served in the armed forces of our country to preserve the freedom of...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] MERCER, Wis. — The Iron County Outdoor Recreation Enthusiasts group hopes to soon become a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. Almost one year ago, the group represents a wide variety of activities, according to Will Andresen, with the University of Wisconsin Iron County Extension Office, who has worked with ICORE over the past year. “They were created to fill a void in the community, and that void is kind of the silent sports part of the outdoor recreation scene,” Andresen said. He explained that sile...
Monday, Oct. 19 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, Wis. 715-561-4450. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Iron County Historical Society, 2 p.m., Iron County Historical Society Museum, 303 Iron St., Hurley. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EDT, Ontonagon Village Housing, 100 Cane Court, Ontonagon....
Hancock, Mich. – William S. “Bill” Sommers, 97, a lifelong resident of Ramsay, passed away Thursday, Oct. 15, 2015, at the Houghton County Medical Care Facility in Hancock, where he had been a resident for the past year. Bill was born on May 8, 1918, in Ramsay, a son of Steve and Frances (Poszgay) Sommers. He attended A.D. Johnston High School in Bessemer and graduated in 1936. Bill worked in the Ramsay Mine until he was drafted during World War II. Bill proudly served his country in the 8th Army Air Forces in England, Ireland, France and Germa...
