Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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More than $150,000 was wagered on 50-50 raffles over the Fourth of July holiday regionally. Michael Tregembo of Ironwood won the Bessemer 50-50 and claimed his prize Thursday. His ticket 66187 won $34,681. Wakefield's 50-50 prize is an even $24,200 and as yet unclaimed. The winning ticket is 41346. Hurley's Fireworks Committee held its drawing Thursday morning, drawing ticket 2703. The Bank Club won the prize of $4,808. Bessemer Township's 50-50 prize of $7,750 was claimed by Lori Stella, of...
BESSEMER - The Bessemer Downtown Development Authority held a special meeting Thursday to discuss the possible purchase of the old Gambles store at 221 S. Sophie St. The building houses Trout Lily Art & Design and is going up on auction for at least $8,700 in August, the amount owed in back taxes. The DDA has the first right of purchase, which expires today. City manager Charly Loper presented a letter from Donald Saari, building inspector. Saari found the building to be structurally sound, but...
ONTONAGON — Arrangements have been finalized for the funeral of Navy Fireman Second Class Lowell Earl Valley, from Ontonagon, killed during an attack on the USS Oklahoma at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. The funeral is scheduled for Saturday, July 14, at Holy Family Catholic Church in Ontonagon. Full military honors will be performed by the U.S. Navy. The revised schedule includes, at Eastern Time: —10:30-11 a.m.: Private family visitation, Holy Family Catholic Church. —11 a.m.-1 p.m.: Public visitation, at the church. —1-1:45 p.m.: Funeral...
Friday, July 6 Coffee With A Cop, Pines Cafe, 8 a.m. Mercer Cribbage, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Mercer Senior Center. 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. Alcoholics Anonymous/ Al-Anon, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EDT, Ontonagon United Methodist Church basement, next to Holiday gas station, Ontonagon. area74.org. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood.... Full story
HURLEY, Wis. - Walter I. Hess, 86, of 308 Iron St., Hurley, passed away on Sunday, July 1, 2018, following a brief illness. Walt was born on May 11, 1932, in Chicago, Ill., son of the late Irwin and Catherine (Bruen) Hess. He attended schools in the Chicago area before enlisting and serving in the U.S. Army from 1953 to November 1955. After his honorable discharge from the Army, he was employed by Motorola in both the Chicago and Schaumburg, Ill., areas for 33 years, retiring in 1988. Walt was... Full story
MELLEN, Wis. — Norbert “Nubs” W. Koosmann, 84, of Mellen, passed away Wednesday, July 4, 2018, at his residence. Norbert was born Sept. 12, 1933, in Mellen, the son of Wilhelm H. and Frieda G. (Bonitz) Koosmann. On Sept. 26, 1959, he was united in marriage to Joyce A. Saari in Ironwood, Mich. He was employed at the veneer mill in Mellen for over 45 years. He was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed hunting. Favorite past-times for Norbert were Wii bowling, jigsaw puzzles, word search and conversing and spreading the word of God. Survivors inclu... Full story
MARENISCO, Mich. — Earl “Bud” Charles, 79, a long-time resident of Marenisco, passed away Wednesday morning, July 4, 2018. Bud was born on Aug. 11, 1938, in Winegar (Presque Isle), Wis., a son of Earl Victor and Elizabeth “Betty” (Andersen) Charles. He attended school in Presque Isle and Marenisco. Bud survived having polio as a child. On Sept. 29, 1956, he was united in marriage to Gail Frances Eschenbauch. They made their home in Marenisco and were blessed with four children. Bud worked at Kimberly-Clark, White Pine Copper Company, Norco Win... Full story
