Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] BESSEMER - The snow is gone and the sun is out, it must be time for garage sales and losing that winter coat in the Upper Peninsula. The city of Bessemer kicked off garage sale season with its annual all city garage sale Saturday. Driving around Bessemer Saturday morning it was common to see a line of vehicles parked on the side of the road outside the open garages. Moving between sales, the same people and cars were witnessed migrating along,...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] IRONWOOD - Warm, sunny weather was a welcome participant in the 3rd Annual Mother's Day "walk, run, roll," sponsored Sunday in Ironwood by the Friends of the Iron Belle Trail. The afternoon event was based at the Historic Ironwood Depot, with untimed walkers, runners and bikers starting and ending wherever they wished on the nonmotorized trail. Sam Davey and his wife, Anne, of Ironwood were in charge of the event and were busy in advance setting up...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Historic Ironwood Theatre needed a new roof. The theatre sought grants and donations, with the Downtown Ironwood Development Authority providing one $2,500 donation and another $2,500 in matching funds to encourage others to match, dollar for dollar up to $2,500. All winter the theatre raised funds to replace the roof and over the last five days, the old roof was removed and the new roof installed, with completion actually expected today. Bruce Greenhill, theatre operations manager s...
Monday, May 14 Men’s Bible study, 8 a.m., Bessemer Housing Community, community room, 906-667-0469. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution, seniors, 9 a.m.-noon, 100 Mill St., Bessemer. 906-667-0283. Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, Wis. 715-561-4450. Finnish American Festival Inc. board meeting, Little Finland, Kimball. 906-932-1608. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Overeaters Anonymous, 5 p.m., All Saints Lutheran Church, Wakefield. A... Full story
TROUT CREEK, Mich. – David N. Walls, 84, of Trout Creek, passed away early Friday morning, May 11, 2018. Dave was born on Nov. 19, 1933, in Trout Creek, a son of Wilbert and Taimi (Moilanen) Walls. He graduated from Trout Creek High School in 1952 and married his high school sweetheart, Patsy Pittsley. In 1953, they moved to Grand Rapids, where Dave worked in the factories until 1963 when he became an insurance inspector. Dave was promoted to office manager for Commercial Services. At that time the family moved to Cedar Springs. In 1978, D... Full story
WHITE PINE, Mich. - Ronald Dean Hilborn, 80, of White Pine, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Thursday, May 10, 2018 in his home. Ronald Dean Hilborn was born Feb. 10, 1938, in Ironwood, son of the late Howard Hilborn and the late Lila (Moore) Hilborn. He graduated from Luther L. Wright High School. He was awarded an Honorable Discharge from the Army Reserves on Nov. 30, 1963. He was employed for many years in the maintenance department for White Pine Copper, Co. until his retirement.... Full story
