Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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IRONWOOD - The 17th annual Fall Quiz Bowl on the campus of Gogebic Community College on Thursday included 16 teams from Bessemer, Hurley, Ironwood, Wakefield-Marenisco and Watersmeet high schools in both varsity and junior varsity competition. "A total of 40 games were held, with some very high scores," said Carl Vaara, Quiz Bowl organizer. During the morning rounds of competition, Bessemer I and Ironwood I were victorious in the varsity divisions and faced off for the championship. Ironwood I...
IRONWOOD — The Historic Ironwood Theatre will present a highly touted silent movie Saturday evening. Andrew Rodgers will return to the Barton Organ to accompany “Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror.” Show time is 7:30 p.m. The German-made silent movie was first released in 1922, but didn’t see a release in America until 1928 because of some copyright issues, according to theater manager Bruce Greenhill. “Nosferatu was very influential in the silent movie industry because of its filming techniques and make-up,” Greenhill said, adding that Rotten...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] BESSEMER — A deficit in the Gogebic County Fair budget was again discussed by the Gogebic County Board of Commissioners Wednesday. After the board met for its regular twice monthly meeting, it returned into a committee meeting format and discussed fair finances. At a Sept. 28 committee meeting, it was pointed out the fair budget was in deficit by $16,030. Commissioner Tom Wasley said attendance at this year’s fair was only around 6,000, with a particularly small crowd on that Saturday. At the Sept. 28...
Friday, Oct. 28 Michigan’s Western Gateway Trail Authority, 10 a.m., Gogebic County Courthouse, Bessemer. Double Trouble, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Serenity Center, Ironwood. Mercer Food Pantry, noon-1 p.m., Railroad Street, Mercer, Wis. Emergencies: 715-476-7655. Ironwood Carnegie Library Board, 4 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous/Al-Anon, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Fun Frolic, 5:30-8:30 p.m., All Saints Catholic Academy, Ironwood. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EDT, Ontonagon United Methodist Church basement, next to Holiday gas s... Full story
BRADENTON, Fla. — P. Don Sakalos, 85, formerly of Anvil Location, Bessemer, Mich., and Downers Grove, Ill., passed away early Thursday morning, Oct. 13, 2016, in Bradenton. Don was born on April 26, 1931, in Ironwood, Mich., the son of Paul and Mary (Parobek) Sakalos. He was raised in Anvil and attended A.D. Johnston High School in Bessemer and graduated in 1949. Don was a Korean War veteran and a retired accountant. He is survived by a sister, Janice Johnson, Hudson, Wis.; a dear friend, Julio Castro, Bradenton; several nieces and nephews, a... Full story
