Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By KELSEY HANSEN [email protected] HURLEY - It was the annual craft fair at the Hurley School Saturday with well over forty vendors set up for the occasion. Besides local and area-wide vendors, several Hurley groups had booths set up, including the Last Blast crew, the Silver Express ensemble and the Hurley Booster club. The craft fair had everything from crafts and handmade gifts, to baked goods and food, to raffles and drawings, and even a chance to win a cruise for two. The Hurley Schoo...
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] IRONWOOD - In the holiday spirit, area residents of all ages constructed gingerbread houses at Luther L. Wright High School Saturday for the annual Jack Frost Gingerbread House Contest. Throughout the morning and into the afternoon, gingerbread chairperson Niki McRae, of Ironwood, said more than 80 gingerbread house contractors attended. During the contest, children and adults made candy-coated homes with candy doors, mint shutters and frosting...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD — October in Ironwood was a month of extremes, including a 60-degree temperature swing within a week. The high temperature for the month was 82 on Oct. 11, setting a record for that day, followed by the low reading of 23 on Oct. 18. The National Weather Service office in Marquette released its October wrap-up this week. Kevin Crupi, of the NWS, noted while less than an inch of rain fell for the first three weeks of October in Ironwood, the final week produced 2.75 inches of precipitation. A...
Monday, Nov. 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 class, 4 p.m., Little Finland, Kimball, Wis. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EDT, Ontonagon Village Housing, 100 Cane Court, Ontonagon. area74.org. Methamphetamine ETC, 8 p.m., support group, Woodland Church, Ironwood. 906-285-2813 or methetc.web.com. Government Gogebic...
BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Phillip J. "Buck" Hendrickson, 58, of Ironwood Township, Mich., died unexpectedly Thursday, Nov. 12, 2015, at St. Luke's Hospital in Bethlehem. Phil was born June 10, 1957, in Wakefield, Mich., one of seven children to Phillip and Ruth (Helmes) Hendrickson. He graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in Ironwood in 1975 and continued on to Gogebic Community College in Ironwood. He finished his education at Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Mich., in 1979,...
EWEN, Mich. — James “Jim-Smickers” Harold Maki, 59 of Ewen, passed away unexpectedly on November 20, 2015, at his home. Jim was born May 14, 1956, to Roy & Mary Helen Maki. He is survived by his sons Jacob (Amy) of Yorkville, IL, Christopher (Kari Jo) of Charlevoix, MI, and Jed (Brittany) of Shrewsbury, PA; grandchildren Nicholas, Kyle, Quinn, Tinsley, Kinley, and Shay. He is also survived by his mother Mary Helen Maki of Gillette, WY; sister Rennie of Gillette, WY; brother Bryan (Sandra) of Ewen; sister Heidi (Kim) Miller of Kingsford; nephe...
