Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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IRONWOOD - While vendor turnout may have been down a little from past years, people seemed to leave the Pat O'Donnell Civic Center happy Saturday for the annual Cabin Fever Craft Show. "It was a good crowd. People were happy, vendors were happy with the traffic of people," Civic Center General Manager Brian Roehm said. Now in its 18th year, Roehm said the craft show featured 48 vendors. While this is down from the 60 to 65 vendors he usually has, Roehm said the vendors that did show up were gene...
IRONWOOD — With the growing season approaching, the University of Wisconsin-Extension, Gogebic County Conservation District and Range Master Gardeners held a tree pruning workshop at Gogebic Community College Saturday. Darrin Kimbler, a horticulture educator with Iron County’s UW-Extension office, gave a presentation on pruning and why it is important. There are multiple reasons to prune a shrub or tree, according to Kimbler. He explained pruning involves the strategic shaping of a plant for a variety of reasons; including improving its strengt...
Monday, April 9 Men’s Bible study, 8 a.m., Bessemer Housing Community, community room, 906-667-0469. Spring Tai Chi classes, 9 a.m., Mercer Community Center. Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, Wis. 715-561-4450. Little Finland 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 p.m., Little Finland, Kimball. Advanced Finnish language class, 4 p.m., Little Finland, Kimball. Chess Club, 4 p... Full story
LAKE GOGEBIC, Mich. — Glen A. Peterson, 75, a long-time resident of Lake Gogebic, died Sunday afternoon, April 8, 2018. Glen was born on Dec. 23, 1942, in Wakefield, a son of Arvid and Esther (Joki) Peterson. He attended Wakefield High School and graduated in 1960. On Dec. 28, 1963, Glen married Carol A. Lake at the First Lutheran Church in Wakefield. He was an expediter in a warehouse at White Pine Copper Company. Glen is survived by a brother, Norman (Annlouise), Clearwater, Fla.; two sisters-in-law, Donna Lake, Wakefield, and Jeannine (... Full story