Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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WAKEFIELD - More than 100 people participated in a walking event at Sunday Lake in Wakefield, with proceeds benefitting Rainbow Connection, an organization helping children and their families who face life-threatening diseases. According to organizer Diane Youngberg, Rainbow Connection is similar to the Make-A-Wish Foundation, but is not as well known. About 85 percent of the money Rainbow Connection raises goes directly back to those who need it, she said, which is more than other well-known... Full story
IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP - Clear blue skies and temperatures in the 60s were the setting for the fly-in "Airport Day" held at the Gogebic-Iron County Airport in Ironwood Township on Saturday. Airport manager Mike Harma said the event is held with hopes of attracting more individuals to the world of flying. The airport was a fly-in destination for at least six pilots who volunteered to offer rides for attendees. Pilots came from various places throughout the region, including Manitowish Waters, Wis.,... Full story
HURLEY - Suicide is something that has touched the lives of nearly every person. They know someone who has lost a loved one to suicide, or have had someone they love take their own life. It's a subject not often talked about, especially in men. In Wisconsin, men are four times more likely to die by suicide than women, and the suicide rate is highest in people ages 45-54. Wisconsin alone had an average of 724 suicides a year from 2007 to 2011, with 568 male suicides alone. To help deal with the... Full story
GREENLAND, Mich. - Richard Dale Shafer, 75, of Greenland passed away unexpectedly at his home on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2014. Dick was born in Greenland to Joseph and Lillian Shafer on Aug. 6, 1939. He attended the Mass/Greenland High School and graduated in 1957. After graduation, he served four years in the United States Navy and often remarked he saw the world through a porthole. By trade, he was a boilermaker and was a member of the International Boilermakers Union since 1975. Dick formerly... Full story
SILVER CITY, Mich. - Charles "Charley" Lancioni, 64, of Silver City passed away peacefully at home on Sept. 6, 2014, surrounded by friends and family after a very brave eight-month battle with cancer. He was born in Grand Rapids on June 20, 1950, to Wilma and Diore Lancioni. He met his wife Tammy in 1990, and they married on July 6, 1996. Charley was truly a renaissance man, having held a variety of jobs during his lifetime ranging from being a welder, a tree planter, a musician (pianist), a men... Full story