Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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IRONWOOD - The audience at the Historic Ironwood Theatre had their toes tapping and hands clapping Saturday night during the performance by the Church of Cash tribute band. Formed in 2010 by lead singer Jay 'Jayder' Kalk, the Church of Cash plays tribute to Johnny Cash. The band does not like to think of themselves as a country band. They just want to be known for honoring the legacy of Cash. Kalk is often asked why they call themselves Church of Cash. He said a church is some where for people...
MARQUETTE - In an all Gogebic County final, the Bessemer Quiz Bowl team of Alex Hooyman, Claire Jackson, Valerie Rowe, Daniel Trekas and Captain, Molly Wieringa, defeated Ironwood 270-160 to take the WNMU-TV 13 High School Quiz Bowl tournament title on Friday. This year's tournament consisted of 40 teams and 39 matches with the semifinals and finalbeing played on Friday. On its road to becoming champions, Bessemer, described by show host, Jim Koski as the "come back kids," defeated Marquette 360...
IRONWOOD-The Ice Crystals Figure Skating Club welcomed the public to story time on ice this past weekend as the skaters presented "Once Upon a Time" at the Pat O'Donnell Civic Center. It was the club's 31st annual show. There were three performances over the weekend, two on Saturday and one on Sunday. Nine groups at various skating levels performed. The club has skaters from ages 3 through seniors in high school. Under the theme "Once Upon a Time," the skaters performed to Disney movie and...
BESSEMER, Mich. – Mary Lester, 101, a longtime resident of Bessemer, passed away Sunday, March 15, 2015. The former Mary Rose Kott was born on Jan. 31, 1914, in Ramsay, daughter of the late Theodore and Mary (Pospeck) Kott. The Kott family moved to Raber in 1920, where Mary's father with her uncle Peter Kott, established the Kott Brothers General Mercantile store. Mary's father continued his partnership in the store for four years before returning to Ramsay in 1924. In 1925, Mary's family m...
Monday, March 16 Gogebic County Human Services Agency Board, 9 a.m., Gogebic County Medical Care Facility, Wakefield. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency supplemental food program, 9 a.m. to noon, Gogebic County Seniors, Bessemer. Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, Wis. 715-561-4450. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Iron County Historical Society, 2 p.m., Iron County Historical Society Museum, 303 Iron St., Hurley. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Our Lady of Peace...
IRONWOOD — When the Ironwood Red Devils defeated Calumet last week in the MHSAA Class C District 96 title game, it was the first time Ironwood had won back-to-back district tournaments since 1993 and 1994. The last one came 21 years ago and Red Devil coach Pete Lewinski was in his first two years of coaching varsity basketball in Ironwood. “The (team) records favored us and I thought we were a little tense in the first game,” Lewinski said. “We played not to lose. In the second game, we played much better and (Jake) DiGiorgio took over in the...
