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Articles from the November 6, 2017 edition


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  • Rink Resurrection

    Nov 6, 2017

  • Community raises funds for Hurley trailhead

    Nov 6, 2017

    By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — Trail supporters gathered at the East Wing in Hurley for the Iron County Outdoor Recreation Enthusiast’s trailhead fundraiser Sunday, within view of the planned trailhead’s location. “We had a really good turnout,” said Mike Fauerbach, one of the organizers. “There were a lot of people from Ironwood, we had lots of people from Mercer.” The planned trailhead will be located between the motorized and non-motorized trails on the 500 feet of land between the Montreal River and Second Avenue...

  • Lee DeWyze adds glam to seventh HIT Idol event

    Nov 6, 2017

    By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] IRONWOOD - Hundreds of people filled the Historic Ironwood Theatre Saturday as finalists of this year's HIT Idol competition entertained the crowd before and after learning who the six winners were. Adding to the fun was the participation of Lee DeWyze, Season 9 winner of "American Idol," who performed with the contestants and also gave a concert of his own. Winners of the 2017 event were as follows: -Young Adult Category: Veronica Bolton and Kristine...

  • Hunters rescued in Bessemer Township

    Nov 6, 2017

    BESSEMER TOWNSHIP — Two hunters have received medical attention after their hunt went awry. The Gogebic County Sheriff’s Department received a report of two hunters being unable to move in a swamp at approximately 6:36 p.m. Saturday. The father and son had become “stuck waist deep in a swamp and unable to move,” while tracking a deer in Bessemer Township, according to a GCSD press release. The pair were rescued from the cold water with assistance from the Gogebic County Search and Rescue, Bessemer Township Fire Department and Beacon Ambulan...

  • Community calendar

    Nov 6, 2017

    Monday, Nov. 6 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. Chess Club, 4 p.m., Grades 4 and up, Ironwood Carnegie Library. Pat O’Donnell Civic Center Board of Directors, 5 p.m., arena. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Al-Anon, 6 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Sports Hall of Fame, 6 p.m., Luther L. Wright K-12 School, room 205. Daughters of I... Full story

  • Dorothy C. DiGiorgio

    Nov 6, 2017

    WAKEFIELD, Mich. - Dorothy C. DiGiorgio, 90, of Hurley, Wis., died peacefully Thursday morning, Nov. 2, 2017, at Gogebic Medical Care Facility in Wakefield, surrounded by her loving family. The former Dorothy Nygard was born Aug. 5, 1927, in Ironwood, daughter of the late Amund and Verna (Hill) Nygard, attended Hurley schools and graduated from Lincoln High School in 1945. She attended Gogebic Community College for one year and worked at the Hansen Glove Factory in Ironwood for one year. She the... Full story

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