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Articles from the July 8, 2019 edition


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  • Watersmeet celebrates Independence Day

    P.J. Glisson|Jul 8, 2019

    WATERSMEET - The region's Fourth of July celebrations concluded on a sunny, warm Saturday with a full schedule of events in Watersmeet, which offered a parade, picnic, and fireworks, along with numerous activities. The parade route along U.S. Hwy. 45 featured flags posted on intermittent light poles, with people lining the street on both sides for a procession led by local veterans. "Yooper Pride" was the parade theme, which was boldly expressed by Nordine's Plaza in Watersmeet, which won first...

  • Greenland welcomes region for celebration

    Bryan Hellios|Jul 8, 2019

    GREENLAND TOWNSHIP - Residents from Greenland and surrounding communities gathered at Stenson Park on Saturday to celebrate the independence of America. Greenland's Forth of July committee coordinators, Sue Turin and Trisha Mcintyre, organized the event so anybody can participate. "It's open to everybody," Turin said. "It's not just a community event." The festivities started with a walk, roll or run followed by cornhole tournament and a kickball game which had eight teams vying for the top...

  • Mary A. Anderson

    Jul 8, 2019

    BESSEMER, Mich. - Mary A. Anderson, 94, a longtime resident of Bessemer, passed away on Wednesday, July 3, 2019. Mary was born on April 7, 1925, in Bessemer, a daughter of John and Margaret (Rajkovich) Gerovac. She attended A.D. Johnston High School in Bessemer and graduated in 1943. Following graduation, Mary went to Detroit and worked at a defense plant from 1943 to 1945. She worked at the Divine Infant Hospital in Wakefield in the central supply department until it closed. On March 9, 1946,... Full story

  • Community Calendar

    Jul 8, 2019

    Monday, July 8 Men’s Bible study, 8 a.m., Bessemer Housing Community, community room, 906-667-0469. 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. Nature Program: “A Universe of Owls,” 1 p.m., Ironwood Carnegie Library. Summer Exercise Class, 2 p.m., Mercer Community Center. Young Writers Camp, 3 p.m., Ironwood Carnegie Library. Overeaters Anonymous, 5:30 p.m., All Saints Lutheran Church, Wakefield. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., O... Full story