Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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LANSING - Copper Peak officials testified on behalf of getting ski flying to return to Copper Peak in a recent trip to Lansing. On Sept. 20, Copper Peak's fundraising co-chairs Billy Demong and Bob Jacquart, along with Copper Peak Executive Director John Heilig, testified in support of the future of Copper Peak. The Senate Commerce Committee was briefed about the man-made ski flying launch that was built in 1970, closed in 1994 and is being revived through a locally-led initiative. Jacquart...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD - An extended thunderstorm that slowly moved through the Gogebic Range Monday night and early Tuesday seemed to speed up arrival of fall colors, but they were still a long way from their peak. Rumbling thunder was accompanied by 1.06 inches of rain at the Gogebic-Iron Wastewater Treatment Plant off Cloverland Drive, Ironwood's official weather station. Other areas of the Range received heavier rainfall, with Saxon getting more than 2 inches....
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — The Iron County Outdoor Recreational Enthusiasts group has joined the effort to develop a non-motorized trail in northern Iron County, as ICORE met with the loosely organized Regional Trail Committee Tuesday to merge the two groups. “When we started ICORE … we had a number of Hurley and Ironwood people there, and the whole mission statement — which is in our bylaws — is to promote silent sports in Iron County. So it was a county-wide endeavor,” ICORE president Martha Pierpont said. The e...
Wednesday, Oct. 4 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Iron County Health Department Flu Clinic, Hurley Senior Center, 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Gogebic Range Genealogical Society annual meeting, 1 p.m., Historic Ironwood Depot, 150 N. Lowell, Ironwood. 932-3934. DOVE Support Group, noon-2 p.m. 906-932-4990. Ironwood/Hurley Rotary Club, 12:15 p.m., Elk and Hound Restaurant, Ironwood. Iron County Veterans Service Officer, 1-3 p.m.,...
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Jean Marie Besonen, 70, of Trout Creek, passed way on Sept. 30, 2017, at University of Michigan Hospital, Ann Arbor. Jean was born April 9, 1947, to Harold and Signe Anderson. She worked several years in the clerk's office for Brownstown Township until her retirement and marriage to Bill. She will be sadly missed by her family and friends. Jean was survived by her husband, Bill Besonen; son, Jeremy (Kelly) Chambers; and daughter, Jennifer (Derrick Castenholz) Stavros; as well...
