Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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IRONWOOD – 10 people competed in the first Mt. Zion ski race of the season Saturday morning. The race consisted of two runs of Giant Slalom. Registration began at 9 a.m. and was open to all ages. Races will be held at the hill every Saturday for the next 8-9 weeks, said director Jim Vanderspoel. To participate, skiers must fill out a one-time form and register for each individual race. The Mt. Zion ski races have been held annually for over 30 years. Team Z Racing will begin on Jan. 10 at the h...
By PAT KRAUSE [email protected] IRONWOOD — At the 2014 Pro Vintage snowmobile races, adverse weather and track conditions forced the cancelation of the final day of snowmobile racing at the Gogebic County Fairgrounds on Sunday. But Pro Vintage Director Kurt Krueger still termed the fourth annual event "very successful." Even with temperatures hovering around minus ten degrees and wind chills approaching 25 below zero at times, Krueger said it wasn't the cold that stopped the races. "...
MERCER, Wis. – The Mercer Cross-County Association (MECCA) ski trail will hold a candlelit ski on Jan. 25 from 6 to 9 p.m. The candlelit trail will begin at the cabin trailhead, loop through the woods and an open field and return to the cabin. Refreshments will be provided. The MECCA trail system boasts 18 km of trails groomed for classic and skate skiing. The trail system is available year-round with hiking and mountain biking in the summer, MECCA Secretary Kelly Martinko said. Dogs are also a...
JANESVILLE, Wis. (AP) - Watch parts and small tools were spread across the top of Bob Witzack's 100-year-old oak watchmaker's bench in the upstairs studio of his rural Rock County home. An antique lamp and natural sunlight combined to light his workspace. Collecting and repairing old pocket and wristwatches is a hobby of this 65-year-old retired railroad engineer who is drawn to life of a bygone era. "It's just a passion for a world that doesn't exist anymore. They're pieces of the past," he...
RHINELANDER, Wis. - Three weeks after starting Nicolet College's welding program, Chad Lawfer, of Minocqua, was ready to quit. Learning the tig welding process was proving to be more than a challenge. "I have to say, there was one point where I had just had it," Lawfer said. "I was ready to walk." But he didn't, digging deep to persevere. On Dec. 17, Lawfer was named Nicolet's Welding Student of the Year. "Lawfer definitely deserves it," welding instructor Warren Krause said. "He could have...
APPLETON, Wis. - The family of Jean Consie announces with sadness her passing at the age of 92 on Dec. 30, 2013, from congestive heart failure. We celebrate her life as we mourn her death. We carry within us the love that we shared with her. We are grateful to have experienced in our lives her nurturing ways, her support, her encouragement and her sweetness. Her spirit will live forever within us. Jean Rigoni Consie was born March 20, 1921, in Bessemer Township, Mich., to Tomazo and Maria...
