Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD — The death of a competitor cast a cloud over the 10th annual Sisu Ski Fest this weekend, as Mike Fauerbach passed away on-course during the 15K Heikki Lunta cross country ski race Saturday. “He died doing exactly what he wanted to do. He had skis on his feet and he was in the woods,” Fauerbach’s son, Rob, told the Daily Globe Sunday. Other skiers found Fauerbach, 67, of Saxon, unresponsive one half-kilometer from the race’s starting line and stopped to help, according to Sisu Race Directo...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD TOWNSHP - For some, the arrival of snow means it's time to put their bikes away. For fat tire bike riders, snow means it's time to get their bikes out and hit the trails. They had the chance to explore some new ones this weekend as the Sisu Dirt Crew hosted a fat bike tryout Sunday as part of the Sisu Ski Fest's weekend of activities. "(It's going) good - sunny, not really cold. It's perfect," Sisu Dirt Crew's Tom Bergman said. The event...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] MARENISCO - A Sunday open house of the Marenisco Township Historical Society brought a steady flow of visitors to a building that once supported the former Marenisco Presbyterian Church. Located at the corner of Curtis and Main streets, the small brown building is around the corner from the Marenisco Township Hall. Marsha Fairfield and Kathe Balcon, two of the society's founding members, said the township still owns the building. They said Marenisco Townsh...
Monday, Jan. 14 Men’s Bible study, 8 a.m., Bessemer Housing Community, community room, 906-667-0469. Tai Chi, 9-10:15 a.m., Mercer Community Center, 715-776-3993. Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, Wis. 715-561-4450. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution, seniors, 9 a.m.-noon and 1-3 p.m., 100 Mill St., Bessemer. 906-667-0283. National Finnish American Festival board of directors, 10 a.m., Little Finland, Kimball, 906-932-1608. Strong Bones class, 10:30 a.m., 1 p.m. and 5 p.m.. M... Full story
HURLEY, Wis. - Wilfred "Buddy" George Ellis, 94, of Hurley, passed away at Sky View Nursing Center in Hurley on Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019. He was born to James Henry and Pearl Agnes (Gamache) Ellis on Jan. 17, 1924 in Bessemer Township. He married Frances H. Mladenoff on Aug. 2, 1947 at St. Ambrose. He attended Puritan School. Wilfred worked as a deliveryman for Brookvale Dairy in Ironwood for several years, CCC for 8 months and was an order filer in the glass department for Marshall Fields in Chi... Full story
