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Articles from the November 7, 2016 edition


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  • Area residents help fight hunger

    Nov 7, 2016

    By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] HURLEY - Thanks to the efforts of Gogebic Range residents, 20,000 children in Kenya and 5,000 children in Haiti are being provided meals. This is an increase compared to last year when 20,000 meals were packed and delivered, which is an increase of 25 percent and 5,000 children. Range Community Bible Church, in Hurley, opened its doors Saturday for the event. Four work stations were manned by ten people each in a systematic assembly line effort to make...

  • More than winning on display

    Nov 7, 2016

    By ISABELLE KLEINSCHMIDT [email protected] IRONWOOD - The Ironwood Historical Theater was packed for the second night in a row for the HIT Idol Performance Finalist announcement as well as a performance from Jessica Meuse. Meuse was a finalist on season 13 of American Idol. The show opened with a number performed by the entire group. Finalists from the 2015 performance came on stage to announce the 2016 winners. This year's winners were: 5th grade Cynthea Palm of Ironwood, 7th Grade Cassi...

  • Gogebic County residents vote Tuesday

    Nov 7, 2016

    By LARRY HOLCOMBE [email protected] Tuesday is Election Day and Gogebic County voters will face a ballot full of national, state and local elections. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voters will be asked to choose between 32nd Circuit Court Judge Michael Pope and challenger Mark E. McDonald to fill a partial term ending Jan. 1, 2021. Pope was selected to replace retiring Judge Roy Gotham late last year until this election. Votes from Gogebic and Ontonagon counties will be added together to determine the winner, as these...

  • Community calendar

    Nov 7, 2016

    Monday, Nov. 7 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. Pat O’Donnell Civic Center Board, 5 p.m., Civic Center, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Sports Hall of Fame, 6 p.m., Luther L. Wright K-12 School, room 205. MECCA Ski Club, 6:30 p.m., MECCA cabin near the treatment facility, Mercer, Wis. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EDT, Ontonagon United Methodist C...