Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY - Five hundred bags of candy weren't enough. The volunteers working the fun frolic at the Iron County Memorial Building ended the event without any candy left over Saturday, despite starting the day with over 500 bags. "I know we broke our record from last year with the amount of children attending," Dorothy Walesewicz, one of the organizers said, estimating over 200 kids attended the event. Along with the candy; the fun frolic had games,...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] BESSEMER - The Bessemer Bath Shoppe opened its door on Saturday for its official opening at the intersection of US 2 and Moore Street, across from A.D. Johnston. Owner's Robert and April Heckman outfitted the shoppe with their own homemade soaps, smelly jellys, and candles, while carving out space on their shelves for other local craftsman to also shop their wares, which include candles, jewelery, signs, and hand towels. The Bessemer Bath Shoppe is...
BESSEMER — The Gogebic County Sheriff’s Department offered to shelter residents suffering from cold temperatures due to a loss of power on Saturday inside the Gogebic County Courthouse at 200 N. Moore Street in Bessemer. The cold snap, combined with heavy wet snow and wind, dropped trees and branches across the area, causing at least 758 Xcel Energy customers to lose power, according to Xcel. In talking to the desk officer Sunday, no one took the department up on their offer for a free night stay and they closed the shelter Sunday when the...
Monday, Oct. 30 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. Chess Club, 4 p.m., Grades 3 and older. Ironwood Carnegie Library. Western U.P. Board of Health, 6 p.m. (EDT), health department office, 303 Baraga Avenue, L’Anse, 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 C...
TOMAHAWK, Wis. - Joseph Manuel Sanchez, 74, passed away late Friday afternoon, Oct. 27, 2017, at Riverview Health Center, surrounded by his wife, family and friends. He died of pancreatic cancer. Joe was born May 16, 1943 in Wakefield to the late Joe and June (Buccanero) Sanchez. He attended Wakefield High School where he lettered in football and track. Joe played as a Guard. His football team earned the Barber Trophy in 1960 for their undefeated season. Joe was also selected for the First Team...
HUNTLEY, Ill. - Dorothy Komaromy, 86, a lifelong Ironwood, Mich. resident, died peacefully Monday evening, Oct. 23, 2017, at Centegra Hospital in Huntley, with her beloved family by her side. The former Dorothy Levandoski was born Sept. 27, 1931, in Ironwood, daughter of the late Joseph and Teresa (Kowlkowski) Levandoski. She attended Ironwood grade schools and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1949. On June 9, 1951, she was married to Joseph "Buddy" Komaromy at St. Michael's...
