Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] IRONWOOD - Wind chill hovering around zero may have deterred people from participating in last Saturday's first annual Mountains of the Midwest Triathlon at Wolverine Nordic Ski Trails in Ironwood. Only 16 hardy souls signed up for the competition, which included a combination of cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, and fat bike racing, with each segment immediately following the previous one. "This is a hard race," said Sue Spaete, who organized the event...
By BRYAN HELLIOS [email protected] KIMBALL Wis. - The community center in Kimball was stuffed with turkey and packed with people on Sunday afternoon with people supporting the Kimball's Fire Department 37th annual turkey dinner. John Smith, fire chief for the department, said preparation for the diner takes weeks of planning. "We did 43 turkeys, 900 frozen pounds of turkey," he said. Along with the turkey, he said they used 600 pounds of potatoes, six cases of corn, six cases of beans...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] BESSEMER — Anyone who has had a problem while skiing knows the value of a ski patroller. Persons in that role are like the state troopers of the ski slopes, continually traveling the routes to be sure that everyone remains safe. It’s a volunteer job, according to Alex Young, who has been a patroller since 2012 at Bessemer’s Powderhorn Mountain Resort. He said his job is to promote safety proactively, to monitor daily runs, and to address emergencies as needed. “We’ve got, I believe, 33 primary patroller...
Monday, March 4 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 Mobiie Food Pantry, noon-1:30 p.m., Iron County Forestry Parking Lot, 606-607 3rd Avenue North, Hurley, 715-561-2695. Overeaters Anonymous, 5:30 p.m., All Saints Lutheran Church, Wakefield. 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... Full story
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Alberta "Birdie" June Quellette, 97, of Ironwood, entered in her eternal rest on March 2, 2019, at her home. Birdie was born on June 16, 1921, in Saginaw, to Christian and Walburga (Frank) Felten. On June 22, 1946, she married her sweetheart Miles Erwin Barrett at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Saginaw. Alberta and Miles had two beloved daughters, which they raised on the farm they owned in Burt. They were inseparable until his death on June 19, 1973. Birdie loved to dance and... Full story
WAKEFIELD, Mich. - Sheryl K. "Sherry" Solberg, 75, of Wakefield, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019, following a lengthy illness. Sherry was born on March 28, 1943, in Wakefield. She graduated from Wakefield High School in 1961 and then attended the Institute of Medical Technology in Minneapolis. Sherry graduated as an X-ray and lab technician in 1964. Her first job was at Beasley Clinic in Waukegan, Ill. When Grand View Hospital offered her a position in radiology, Sherry moved back to the... Full story
