Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] MERCER - At this time of year, the path leading to Iron County's Lipp Lake has every shade of autumn, along with what seem like hundreds of white pines, many soaring over 100 feet. Fallen and falling leaves soften the trail, which is also littered prettily with ferns and pinecones. The reassuring peace beckons you to the nowhere of nature - except on Saturday, when a chainsaw calls in the distance. Along the way, freshly cut branches and twigs sit to the...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BRUCE CROSSING - Multiple fire departments responded to a Saturday evening fire that destroyed Nippa Excavation; located on U.S. 45 behind the U.P. Aspirus Clinic, near the intersection with M-28 in Bruce Crossing. The Bruce Crossing Fire Department was dispatched to a fully engulfed structure fire at approximately 8:20 p.m.; after numerous people reported the blaze, as it could be seen from miles away. "The shop at Nippa Excavation was full of,...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — Maybe it was the damp weather but the crowds flocked to St. John's Lutheran Church on Airport Road in Ironwood Township Saturday for the church's annual pie social. Organizers said each of the tables in the small church's basement was filled at least twice, which lead to an estimate of at least 150 people stopping by the event. “(It was) the best one we've had in years,” said one of the organizers, Marlene Saari Mieloszyk. Those attending had a chance to sample slices from over...
Monday, Oct. 23 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. Finnish Language Classes, 3 p.m. beginners, 4 p.m. advanced, Little Finland, 906-932-1608. 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. Tri-Parish Mission Conference, 7 p.m. EST, Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 201 S. Birch St., Ewen. 906-365-0032. Harbortown AA, 7:30...