Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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Monday, Sept. 25 Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, Wis. 715-561-4450. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Carnegie Young Authors and Illustrators Group, 4-5 p.m., Ironwood Carnegie Library. Grades 3-4. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. area74.org. AL-ANON, 6 p.m., 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.... Full story
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD — A group of bike riders gathered in Ironwood’s Depot Park Sunday to remember Mark Fitting with a bike ride through the Gogebic Range. There were two routes for the Fitting Fall Ride; one that used the Ironwood Belle Trail to travel to Bessemer and back, and another longer ride was 20-mile ride that wound through Erwin Township before going through Bessemer and back to Ironwood. The ride served as a tribute to Fitting, who died in 2011 and was responsible for starting the Wednesday communi...
OSKALOOSA, Iowa - Janet Marie Mussatti, 73, of Bessemer, Mich., passed away Sunday morning, Sept. 17, 2017, at the Mahaska Health Partnership Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. Janet was born on Oct. 30, 1943, in Marenisco, Mich., a daughter of Leslie Edward and Pearl Marie (Hebert) Havenor. She graduated from Roosevelt High School in Marenisco in 1962. Following high school, Janet attended beauty school in Duluth, Minn. On a trip to visit her brother in Milwaukee, she met a friend of her... Full story
LAKE TAHOE, Nevada - John Joseph Mukavitz, 50, of Reno, Nev., formerly of Ironwood, passed away on Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017, in South Lake Tahoe. He was born Oct. 8, 1966, the son of William and Barbara Mukavitz. John graduated from Ironwood High School with the Class of 1984. He attended Northern Michigan University, where he received a Master's Degree in English with a minor in journalism. John worked as a reporter for the Houghton Gazette, along with a newspaper in Park City, Utah. At one time... Full story
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD - With the sounds of the "Chariots of Fire" theme playing in the background, participants completed the inaugural Bridges and Bluffs half-marathon and two-mile runs Saturday at Ironwood's Depot Park. At least 226 runners braved a heat index in the 90s to participate in the event - with roughly 104 runners completing the half-marathon. Another 44 completed the course as part of a relay team and 78 competitors ran the two-mile race. Even...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] GILE, Wis. - Even with warm weather and a wind from the south stirring up waves on the flowage, a small group gathered at Gile Park Sunday to participate in the annual Gile Flowage Triathlon. Organizer Neal Schroeter said the event has been held for the past eight to 10 years, usually on the last Sunday in September or first Sunday in October. While traditional triathlons feature a swimming portion of the race, Sunday's event involved kayaking...
