Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP - Children and parents were invited out to the range for an annual Superior Range Family Fun Shoot event on Sunday afternoon. Members of the Superior Range Shooter's Club hosted the event and taught families how to safely shoot the variety of weapons available. John Pera, a Wakefield resident, has been active in the gun club for around 10 years and has held positions with its Board of Directors. He said club members bring their own firearms and ammunition to these types of... Full story
BESSEMER - Gogebic County's Relay for Life wrapped up Saturday morning with a fundraising pancake breakfast at the Bessemer VFW. With a menu of pancakes, French toast, eggs, baked goods, orange juice and coffee, the Bessemer and Wakefield VFWs helped raise some money for the fight against cancer. The 2014 Relay for Life was centered around Massie Field in Bessemer, from noon to midnight. There were games, music, food and luminaria in honor and memory of those with cancer. "We've been kids... Full story
SAXON, Wis. - The White Thunder Riders Snowmobile Club held its third annual vintage grass drags at the Iron County Fairgrounds Saturday. "We just decided to do a racing event and there are a lot of vintage competitions throughout the Midwest," said member Joe Olson. Besides the snowmobile races on grass, other events included an ATV pull, live music and a 50/50 raffle. Refreshments were served by the Iron County Fire Department and 4-H Club. "Fifty-nine machines competed in 16 different classes... Full story
To the Editor, One of the first things all human beings experience is death. Most try to avoid death, unless the person is very old and finds that living is no longer a desirable experience. In the United States, if a person kills or attempts to kill another person it is considered to be a very serious crime and the person is given a long prison sentence or is sentenced to death. The death penalty tells people in our country that sometimes it is okay to kill another person. If we wish to tell our people that it is never appropriate to kill... Full story
LAKE GOGEBIC, Mich. – D. Joanne Bailey, 84, a longtime resident of Lake Gogebic, passed away Saturday, Aug. 9, 2014, at her home. Joanne was born on Nov. 25, 1929, in Dexter, a daughter of Thomas William and Viretta Grace (Austin) Bell. She attended Roosevelt High School in Dexter and graduated in 1948. On March 26, 1949, Joanne was united in marriage to Laverne Junior "Pete" Bailey in Dexter. While living downstate, she was employed as a typist for a litho printing firm in Ann Arbor. In 1... Full story
IRONWOOD – One of the nice things about events such as the 2014 Induction Ceremony of the Ironwood Area Sports Hall of Fame is that everyone walks out into a warm summer evening feeling good about the night's festivities. It happened again on Saturday night at the Gogebic Community College Lindquist Center Courtside Dining Room with four new individual inductees and the undefeated 1963 Ironwood Red Devil football team entering the Hall of Fame. They included Percy Smith (Class of 1961), b... Full story
HURLEY - No man or woman has won as many Paavo Nurmi Marathons after Ben Schneider, 30, of Minneapolis picked up his ninth straight win at Saturday morning's 46th annual race. He celebrated by running his fastest Paavo - 2:33:01. His wife, Candice, 29, also won again, making for the fourth straight Schneider sweep, which happens to be the number on her race bib. Candice battled the sunny and hot morning to finish in 3:15:21, 3 minutes, 53 seconds faster than second-place Denise Hefferin of Saint... Full story