Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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MARQUETTE — Five players who ended their high school careers with state basketball championships will play their final prep game Saturday. The 30th annual U.P. All-Star Classic will be held at Marquette High School. It is the first time this game will be hosted by MHS, although the opening seven games in the series were held in Marquette, at Northern Michigan University. The girls game begins at noon EDT and the boys game follows at 2 p.m. Admission is $5. Skills contests — free throw and 3-point shooting and slam dunk — begin at 10:30. A bre... Full story
BESSEMER - The Western Gateway Trail Authority met Wednesday at the Gogebic County Courthouse and Coleman Engineering Project Manager Paul Anderson went over what has occurred since a June 4 meeting. Anderson said he's still working with the Michigan Department of Transportation on not allowing motorized vehicles on the trail. "The DOT contradicted themselves," he said. "They told me to put in writing that they wanted this trail to be opened to motorized use. Two months ago, they told me that. T... Full story
IRONWOOD - Bubbles flew through the air at Depot Park on Thursday during Carnegie Library's Bubbles and Lunch. Children and the young at heart had a blast blowing bubbles, playing and even reading. Assistant library director Lynne Wiercinski specifically choose three water-themed books to go with bubbles. "I choose 'Smitten,' 'I Get Wet' and 'Rainbow Fish,'" she said. "Kids love bubbles. Everyone loves them." After they were done playing, they chowed down free pizza, courtesy of the Ironwood... Full story
Friday, June 19 Gogebic Conservation District, 10 a.m., Natural Resources Center, Bessemer. Double Trouble, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Serenity Center, Ironwood. Penokee Range 4-H Livestock Club, raised meat-tasting event and bake sale, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Stoffel’s Country Store, Hurley. Mercer Food Pantry, noon-1 p.m., Railroad Street, Mercer, Wis. Emergencies: 715-476-7655. Alcoholics Anonymous/Al-Anon, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Scrabble at the Mercer Library, 2:30-4:30 p.m., 715-476-2366. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EDT, O... Full story
IRONWOOD, Mich. — Stephen William Carey, 65, of Ironwood, died on June 16, 2015, in the comfort of his home and with the support of his family and hospice nurses. Stephen was born on Dec. 28, 1949, in Brooklyn, N.Y. As the son of Air Force Colonel William J. Carey and Margaret T. (Kilkelly) Carey, Stephen and his sister, Nancy, found themselves living in many different areas of the USA, as well as four years in Germany. After returning stateside, they made their permanent home in Clinton, Md. Both of his parents predeceased him, his mother i... Full story
