Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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BESSEMER - Medical marijuana advocates made the case for supporting the industry in the Gogebic Range at an informational event, held Saturday at the Bessemer City Hall. Beginning with an informal tour of several information stations organizers had set up throughout the building's auditorium, the event then featured two local advocates - Chandra Portell and Willie Dufour - explaining the potential benefits to the area. In addition to the medical benefits the speakers said marijuana offered...
BESSEMER - Warm weather brought out many families to enjoy the annual Easter egg hunt at the Bessemer VFW Saturday morning. The high temperatures and sunny skies allowed for the egg hunt to be held outdoors this year. After the egg hunt, families lined up stretching into the parking lot to wait their turn to get inside, where there was food for everyone, as well as sweets and many craft projects for the kids. The Easter Bunny's arrival was a highlight. Many of the children lined up to get their...
Monday, April 10 Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, Wis. 715-561-4450. National Finnish American Festival Board, 10 a.m., Little Finland, Kimball, Wis. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Iron County Memorial Building Restoration Committee, 5:30 p.m., Memorial Building, Hurley. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Aurora Club, 6 p.m. monthly membership, Aurora Club, Ironwood. Festival Ironwood, 7 p.m., Ironwood American...
BESSEMER — Louis Miskovich’s grandpa said Louis should be a barber, not only because the city of Bessemer needed a barber after the last one retired, but also because Miskovich has the gift for gab. Miskovich listened closely and set to becoming a barber, using his GI Bill to learn the trade and opened up a shop in the Bessemer Commons. Unfortunately, Miskovich’s dad took ill with cancer and died during this process. But before dying, and only after receiving his last half dozen hair cuts from his son, Louis Miskovich Sr. asked his son to se...