Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
DETACHMENT PAYMASTER Phil Durovsky, left, and Commandant Gary Kusz take tickets at the Breakwater resteraunt in Ironwood Sunday as the Gogebic-Iron Detachment 1133 of the Marine Corps League held its annual fundraiser to raise money for veterans in Wisconsin and Michigan.
By RICHARD JENKINS
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 Marquette and the Iron Mountain Veterans Hospital.
"(The money) is for veterans' use only ... for their activities," Kusz said.
The detachment has been doing the dinner for roughly 10 years, according to Kusz. It's just one of the events the detachment holds each year to raise funds, also having two brat/hamburger feeds each summer to raise money for the homes.
Along with the dinner tickets, there were also a donation jar and 50-50 tickets for sale.
The group meets every third Wednesday at the American Legion hall in the Ironwood Memorial Building, Kusz said, and is open to former Marines and Fleet Marine Forces corpsman.
The group has around 25 members.
Anyone interested in joining the detachment can contact Kusz at 906-285-0475.
