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Articles from the November 19, 2018 edition


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  • Community calendar

    Nov 19, 2018

    Monday, Nov. 19 Gogebic County Health and Human Services Agency Board, 9 a.m., Gogebic County Medical Care Facility, Wakefield. Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, 715-561-4450. Mercer Health and Wellness exercise session, 10:30 a.m.-noon, Mercer Community Center. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. 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. Harbortown AA, 7:30... Full story

  • Santa's helpers bring Christmas to Northwoods

    Nov 19, 2018

    By LARRY HOLCOMBE [email protected] The folks at Santa's Headquarters are back at it again looking to ensure each child in Gogebic County has a good Christmas. It's about children and families, according to Ashley Dennis of the Michigan State University-Extension office in Bessemer. "We want to help families that need a little extra help providing Christmas to their children." This is the 13th annual Santa's Headquarters, an organization run by an ad hoc committee of a dozen or so...

  • John R. 'Pete' MacLeod

    Nov 19, 2018

    MARENISCO, Mich. – John R. "Pete" MacLeod, 72, formerly of Marenisco, passed away peacefully Thursday evening, Nov. 15, 2018. Pete was born on Nov. 12, 1946, in Wakefield, a son of John A. and Helen M. (Lundgren) MacLeod. He attended Roosevelt High School in Marenisco and graduated in 1964. Pete was an outstanding athlete, who excelled in baseball and basketball. Pete continued his education at Gogebic Community College until he was drafted. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army d... Full story

  • Hurley school hosts annual craft fair

    Nov 19, 2018

    By STEVE NEWMAN [email protected] HURLEY - Crafters and those who appreciate their work flooded the Hurley K-12 School commons for the Hurley Booster Club Craft Fair on Saturday. The annual show, has become a tradition during this time of the year. Vendors were in good spirits as they displayed the results of their hard work. Susan and John Kopacz, from Hurley, brought stained glass creations. She cuts the glass pieces by hand and solders them together to form special designs. John was...

  • Youth killed in accidental fire arm shooting

    Nov 19, 2018

    MASS CITY — A 16-year-old youth is dead after an accidental gun discharge in a Mass City home Friday. According to the Ontonagon County Sheriff’s Department the department responded to a possible shooting accident in a Mass City home Friday at 3:08 p.m. A Sheriff Department release said an investigation revealed a 13-year-old male and a 16-year-old male were at the 13-year-old’s residence when the 13-year-old was loading a rifle and the weapon fired striking the 16-year-old in the back. A 14-year-old male was at the residence and called 911,...