Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By CHARITY SMITH [email protected] IRONWOOD - HOPE Animal Shelter has seen a surge in pet adoptions since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, leaving few animals in their care. "Our numbers are the lowest they have been," said Randy Kirchhoff, director of the Help Orphaned Pets Everywhere shelter in Ironwood. According to Kirchhoff, the shelter only has six dogs, 20 cats, and three kittens which still need "forever homes" and normally those numbers are doubled. Shelter volunteers...
By CHARITY SMITH [email protected] RAMSAY – The Ramsey/Bessemer Township Fourth of July Committee called off it’s annual Independence Day celebration Thursday night as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. “It was a hard decision, but with all the unknowns as far as social distancing, and licenses for raffles, etc., and the health and safety of our area residents, the committee felt it was best to cancel,” said Lisa Selin, president of the Ramsey/Bessemer Fourth of July Committee. The possibility of having only the fireworks was dis...
By CHARITY SMITH [email protected] BESSEMER — The Bessemer Fourth of July Committee announced “with heavy hearts” the cancellation of the Bessemer Blast 2020 on Thursday, “due to the many uncertainties in the weeks ahead resulting from COVID-19.” “It was a tough decision, but with everything that is going on, we almost really didn’t have a choice in the matter,” said Linda Nelson, committee chair. “It was the only decision, and I guess the best decision we could make.” The committee’s unanimous decision came two days after the Bessem...
PARK FALLS, Wis. - Bonita "Bonnie" Mae (Steiner) Joustra, 80, of Mercer, passed away peacefully with family by her side on Wednesday, May 20, 2020, at Rivers Edge Extended Care Unit in Park Falls. Bonnie was born on Sept. 5, 1939, to Arnold and Evelyn (Smart) Steiner of Butternut. She attended Butternut K-12 School, was a drum majorette for the Butternut marching band and graduated from Butternut High School with the class of 1957. On May 23, 1959, Bonnie married Henry R. Joustra in Butternut....
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, May 30 Union Station Food Pantry and Northern Food Bank, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 252 E. Ayer St., Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 11 a.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Sunday, May 31 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Narcotics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Wesley United Methodist Church, Ironwood. A...
