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Saturday, Aug. 6 Community Pickleball Paddlers, 8:30-11:30 a.m., Mercer School gymnasium. 715-776-4588. Alcoholics Anonymous, 11 a.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Sunday, Aug. 7 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Gogebic Range Trail Authority, 6 p.m., Pit Stop, Bessemer. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., Sharon Lutheran Church, Bessemer. area74.org. Monday, Aug. 8 Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, Wis. 715-561-4450. National Finnish American Festival I... Full story
WAUSAU, Wis. - Sandra L. Hornick, 73, Wausau, died Thursday Aug. 4, 2016, at Aspirus Hospice House after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born Feb. 26, 1943, in Escanaba, Mich., to the late Ernest and Ruth (LaLonde) Sharon. On Oct. 28, 1965, she married Gerald Hornick in Wakefield, Mich. He survives. After graduating from Wakefield High School, Sandy attended Northern Michigan University and Superior State University. She worked for JI Case in Racine and then as a manager in the audit... Full story
MERCER, Wis. - Dennis M. Dwyer, 72, of Lakeview Apartments, Mercer, died peacefully Thursday evening, Aug. 4, 2016, at home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born Oct. 16, 1943, in Milwaukee, son of the late James and Charlotte (Jameson) Dwyer, and attended Milwaukee and Stoughton schools. He served three years in the U.S. Coast Guard, then became a certified welder and worked on the Alaskan Pipeline. He also was lead welder for Kurth Malting Corp. in Milwaukee. For the majority of his... Full story
SAXON, Wis. - Sounds of children laughing and cows mooing filled the air in Saxon Friday to mark the beginning of the 89th annual Iron County Fair. Under sunny skies, children played traditional carnival games. With a smile on his face, Alexander Kundinger, 6, of Hudson, rode the merry-go-round with his grandfather, Jimmy Francis. Elsewhere, Mason Bendixen slid down the giant colorful slide. Cows mooed in the barn as 4-H beef animals were judged. With careful consideration, judge Russel Rindsig...
LANSING — Gov. Rick Snyder said Friday Gogebic County did not meet the required $13.9 million statewide damages threshold in the July 11-12 storm to be eligible for a federal disaster declaration. Snyder said he continues to explore options to help Gogebic County communities recover and rebuild after the storms and flash flooding. He said funding from the Federal Highway Administration’s Emergency Relief Program could soon be on its way to help repair roads in Gogebic County damaged by the severe storms. The affected areas include wash-outs on...