Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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SAXON, Wis. - Nearly 200 people dined on roast beef and all the fixings during a benefit dinner and gun raffle for the Saxon-Gurney Fire Department on Sunday afternoon. According to department members, 189 meals were served during the annual dinner, filling the Saxon Community Center. The meal started around 15 years ago, first as a spaghetti meal, then steak and for the last few years, roast beef. Throughout the meal, attendees dined on roast beef, mashed potatoes, corn, bread and dessert, and...
WAKEFIELD — Residents in the city of Wakefield had their power restored on Saturday evening after power outages started early Friday night. The outages began momentarily on Friday afternoon, around 3:30 p.m. But by 5 p.m., power was out entirely in many locations across Gogebic County. On Friday evening, Xcel Energy’s power outage map on its website showed reported outages stretching from Ironwood to Lake Gogebic. Some temporary outages were also reported in Oma, Wis., in Iron County. Throughout the outages, more than 3,000 people were lef...
HURLEY - A Winter Formal was held at the Iron County Memorial Building on Saturday night for area high schoolers. Ninth through 12th grade students from Hurley, Ironwood, Bessemer, Wakefield-Marenisco and Mercer were all invited to attend the Hurley fundraiser which lasted from 7 p.m. until midnight, with music beginning at 8 p.m. The dance and dinner is held to raise money for the Hurley Last Blast, a graduation party held in the spring, said Sue Herlevi. Last Blast is an alcohol-free event...
BERGLAND - Mild temperatures drew more than 100 locals and visitors to Lake Gogebic for AJ's Walleye Lodge's annual Lake Gogebic north shore ice fishing tournament this weekend. Owners Jim, Mary Beth and Anthony Eismueller have owned the lodge for about three years and the lodge is named for Jim and Anthony. The couple's son. This is the sixth year the event has taken place. "One of the things that I find with the tournament, is just that the local community really supports and helps this event," Mary Beth said. The cash prizes for the weekend...
Ontonagon High School seniors Taylor Behr, left, and Ashley Heryman show off the window display they put up at Forever Flowers in Ontonagon as part of their Senior Service Project class. Ontonagon seniors are required to find school and community volunteer projects as a graduation requirement. "The Ontonagon Area Schools appreciates the many suggestions and opportunities that have been provided to our students," said class instructor Kenneth Raisanen....
OREGON, Ill. - Dr. Donald "Don" James Foster, B.S., M.S., Ed.D., professor, President Emeritus, passed away on Friday, Jan. 23, 2015, at Serenity House, in Oregon, Ill., following many years of battling cancer. A native of Paw Paw, Lee County, Ill., Don was born on Nov. 24, 1938, the second of five children. His parents were Ethel L. Merriman and Thomas L. Foster, of rural West Brooklyn, Ill. Paternal grand-parents were Lillian G. Tice and John E. Foster, of Grinnell, Iowa; maternal...
