Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD - Christmas is a time when many friends and families gather from near and far, with many returning home for a visit. Traditions often arise - like attending worship, gathering for meals and even last minute shopping for gifts to be exchanged. Tuesday - Christmas Eve - was busy with last minute shoppers visiting local stores up until most of them closed earlier than usual to allow employees to spend time with families. Ron and Mary Ann...
Thursday, Dec. 26 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Ironwood Memorial Building. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Wakefield City Hall; 1-2 p.m., Watersmeet Township; 2:45-3:15 p.m., Marenisco Township. 906-667-1110. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. SMART Recovery, 4:30 p.m., 101 E. Mary St., Bessemer. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6:30 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, Hurley. area74.org. Government Finance and Auditing Committee, 1:30 p.m., courthouse, Bessemer. Board of Commissioners, 2 p.m.,... Full story
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield City Council voted Monday evening to refer the continuing status of the Split Rock Trail Association to the Planning Commission. At issue is a lease that City Manager Rob Brown drafted at the request of SRTA members. As Brown explained in a related communiqué to council members, the city so far has not engaged in any formal terms with SRTA, which officially formed as a nonprofit corporation in 2019 after several years of working to create about three miles of trails in the area f...
By JERRY EDDE Special to the Globe The tiny birds were perched on a limb hanging over Planter Creek Road and I could see the distinct dark "cheek patch" on the females. I wrote PUFI (purple finch) on my scratch pad, when suddenly, they all flew down on the road for some unknown "treat." Sure enough I could then see the deep purplish-red on the breast of the males thus confirming my identification. This was our 22nd Christmas Bird Count on Saturday and it was the first day of winter. It...