Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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MERCER — Long before the region was settled fur traders and early inhabitants used Iron County’s Flambeau Trail. Now locals will have the chance to learn the history of the 40-mile portage between the mouth of the Montreal River and Long Lake as Fe University offers “Exploring and documenting the Flambeau Trail and Turtle Portage.” The class will meet from 2 to 5 p.m. on five Tuesdays between April 16 and May 14, and will feature a mix of classroom sessions and field work. “Students will explore the trail and document their research in a form...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD - The Ice Crystals skaters had the chance to show off this weekend as the club presented "Flashback to the '50s and '60s." Three shows over the course of two days were the culmination of the figure skating season that started in late October, according to coach Rebecca Samson. Samson was very pleased with the the performances and the effort the skaters put into their routines. "The kids did a great job with all of the performances. We...
WAKEFIELD - Normally telling someone to go jump in a lake is a bad thing, Saturday it was just the instructions as Regional Hospice held its annual Polar Plunge at Sunday Lake in Wakefield. Those brave enough to endure the cold water lined the banks of the lake near the Eddy Park boat launch, waiting for their turn to jump into a hole in the ice and then hurry back to shore to dry off. They were surrounded by cheering spectators encouraging their efforts. Around 40 jumpers participated in this...
Monday, March 11 Men’s Bible study, 8 a.m., Bessemer Housing Community, community room, 906-667-0469. Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, Wis. 715-561-4450. National Finnish American Festival board of directors, 10 a.m., Little Finland, Kimball, 906-932-1608. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Beginner Finnish language class, 3:30 p.m., Little Finland, Kimball. Advanced Finnish language class, 4:30 p.m., Little Finland, Kimball. Overeaters Anonymous, 5:30 p.m., All Saints L...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Betty Ruth Oberlander, 94, passed away on March 2, 2019, at Aspirus Ironwood Hospital in Ironwood. Betty was born on March 13, 1924, to Emil and Esther (Freberg) Baron and grew up with five siblings in Montreal, Wis. She graduated from J. E. Murphy High School in Hurley. She married George Oberlander after his return from the service in World War II and settled in Ironwood in 1946. Betty and George had two children, Susan and George. Betty was a stay-at-home mom until 1965....
BESSEMER, Mich. - Dale W. Berg, 73, of Bessemer, passed away Friday, March 8, 2019. Dale was born on Nov. 2, 1945, in Bessemer Township, a son of John W. and Elsie E. (Johnson) Berg. He graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in Ironwood in 1963. Later, he attended a law enforcement program at Lansing Community College. On May 15, 1965, Dale married Maureen D. Schinko in Chicago. Dale worked as a truck driver at Glenview Materials in Glenview, Ill. He then was a deputy sheriff in Eaton...
