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Articles from the March 13, 2017 edition


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  • Restaurant serves up spaghetti for veterans

    Mar 13, 2017

    By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD - Spaghetti was on the menu Sunday at the Breakwater Restaurant in Ironwood as the Gogebic-Iron Detachment 1133 of the Marine Corps League held its annual fundraiser. As a cross-border detachment, the group sends the proceeds from the fundraiser to locations in both Michigan and Wisconsin, according to detachment Commandant Gary Kusz. The money will go to the Wisconsin Veterans Home in King, Wis.; the D.J. Jacobetti Home for Veterans, in...

  • Ice Crystals strut 'Colors' at civic center

    Mar 13, 2017

    By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD - The Ice Crystals put on quite a display of figure skating talent this weekend at the Patrick O'Donnell Civic Center, as the group performed a variety of routines for its 33rd annual show. The theme of this year's performance was "Colors." A total of three shows were performed Saturday and Sunday; with Sunday's event drawing the largest crowd in the past four years, according to the group's Program Director Rebecca Samson. Samson said the...

  • New golf course lease agreement on Hurley City Council agenda

    Mar 13, 2017

    By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY — A new lease agreement with the Eagle Bluff County Club will be acted on by the Hurley City Council at its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday evening. The city of Hurley owns the 18-hole golf course, which is leased and operated by an Eagle Bluff board of directors. The finance committee of the council, consisting of Rob Lanctoe, Joanne Bruneau and Steve Lombardo, will discuss a new lease agreement and make a recommendation before it is acted on by the full council. The golf course board p...

  • Community calendar

    Mar 13, 2017

    Monday, March 13 Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution, seniors, mothers, infants, and children, 9 a.m.-noon, 100 Mill St., Bessemer. 906-667-0283. Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, Wis. 715-561-4450. National Finnish American Inc. Board, 10 a.m., Little Finland, Kimball, Wis. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Finnish Language Classes, Beginner 3 p.m., Advanced 4 p.m., Little Finland, Kimball, Wis. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Our Lady of...

  • Eugene R. Maki

    Mar 13, 2017

    WAKEFIELD, Mich. - Eugene R. Maki, 92, a long-time resident of Wakefield, passed away peacefully Friday morning, March 10, 2017, at Gogebic Medical Care Facility in Wakefield. Eugene was born on June 20, 1924, in Wakefield, a son of William Oscar and Linnea Marie (Torkko) Maki. He attended Wakefield High School and graduated in 1942. Following graduation, Eugene proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during World War II in the South Pacific. He was honorably discharged as a technician...