Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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WAKEFIELD — Regional Hospice’s seventh annual Polar Plunge saw an increase in plungers and donations this year at Saturday’s event in Wakefield. Forty-one brave souls plunged into the cold waters of Sunday Lake, including two entries in the scaredy-cat category, which requires participants to only go in up to their knees. “We broke the record for jumpers,” said Mary Oberto, of Regional Hospice in Bessemer. “We had 41, the most we’ve ever had.” Oberto organized the event with Kathy Maki of R...
HURLEY — The Hurley Lions Club held an annual pancake breakfast Sunday at the Liberty Bell in support of the Hurley K-12 School’s participation in a summer youth camp program. Club treasurer Bob Traczyk said the fundraiser, held each year on Palm Sunday, raises money that helps students spend a week at the North Lakeland Discovery Center in Manitowish Waters. “We’ve been dedicating these funds to the summer youth camp for around 10 years,” he said. Traczyk said the fundraiser itself has been...
BESSEMER — Many area children delighted in finding candy, quarters and prize tickets inside Easter eggs during an egg hunt in Bessemer Saturday. Kids and their parents from across the Gogebic Range attended the free event hosted by the Bessemer Chamber of Commerce at Washington Elementary School in Bessemer. Attendees lined up by age before entering the main floor to search for 1,424 eggs hidden in the hallways, stairwells and around the gymnasium and stage. Each hunter was allowed to collect 10 eggs, and after every child had their eggs, e...
WOODRUFF, Wis. — The active life of Charles “Chipper” Watts, 80, of Mercer, came to a peaceful end Friday, March 22, 2013, surrounded by his family at the Howard Young Medical Center in Woodruff. A celebration of life will be held from 1-3 p.m. at the Senior Center in Mercer today. Chipper was born on May 31, 1932, in Radisson, Wis., to Charles Searle Watts and Virginia Ray (Ayre) Watts. Upon graduating high school, he entered the Army, where he served overseas during the Korean War from 1949...
To the Editor: The homosexuals’ continual tout in quest for “marriage” is fairness and equality. It sounds good. Most people don’t think beyond that. If we listen to the media: Someone wants something, they should have it. Not so. Maybe we can blame the confusion of today on illiteracy in the U.S. I contend we have many reasons explaining the lack of common sense and present apathy. This state of inertia causes us to grab onto our solid roots. We have some. Marriage is defined as a legal contract between a man and a woman only — the relationshi...
To the Editor: The Friends of the Marenisco Library wish to thank all those who supported their recent fundraisers, first the NFL fanatics war which was held during the NFL season at the local convenience store, and then the pasty sale which was held earlier this month. Both were a great success, and the support of the community and surrounding area is appreciated. New books with copyrights from 2011 and 2012 have arrived at the library. Come in and check out any of these: “The Age of Miracles,” a novel by Karen Thompson Walker; “The Red House...