Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By LARRY HOLCOMBE [email protected] Iron County Human Services, with the help of the Iron County Fire Association and Northern Iron County Engaged Residents (NICER), is working to see that every child in the county has something under the tree on Christmas. “It’s all about the kids,” said Diane Schmidtke, of the Iron County Human Services Department. “Thanks to the community for their great response.” Each year the Human Services staff start identifying families in the fall and distribute forms to gather information about the age,...
By CHARITY SMITH [email protected] IRONWOOD - The Salvation Army is in need of volunteers who are willing to combat the cold to ring a bell and gather donations this Christmas season for its annual Red Kettle campaign. Local Salvation Army Director Jamie Stiffarm said they are "really behind in donations this year." She said the only red kettle they have out this year is inside the Walgreens in Ironwood. Stiffarm said she wishes she could have a kettle up inside Walmart, but the...
HURLEY, Wis. - Jane Ann Kennedy, 91, of Hurley, formerly of Ironwood Michigan, and Lake Gogebic, Michigan, passed away Monday, Nov. 22, 2021. Born on Nov. 8, 1930, in Madison, Jane was the daughter of Gerald and Edith Pearce. She graduated from Madison East High School in 1948, and then continued her education at the Methodist Hospital School of Nursing in Madison, where she graduated as a registered nurse in 1951. On Dec. 27, 1951, she was joined in marriage with William "Bill" Kennedy.... Full story
MADISON, Wis. - Judith A. Kompsie, 79, of Madison, passed away peacefully on Nov. 29, 2021, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Bessemer Township, Michigan, to Frank and Evelyn Pachmayer. Judy grew up in Ironwood, Michigan, with her five siblings. Judy graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1960. After graduation she moved to Evanston, Illinois, where she worked for Washington National Insurance where she met the love of her life, John Kompsie. They were married on April... Full story
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, Dec. 4 Union Station Food Pantry and Northern Food Bank, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 252 E. Ayer St., Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 11 a.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Community Pickleball Paddlers, 2-5 p.m., Mercer School gymnasium. 715-776-4588. Sunday, Dec. 5 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Mercer Health and Wellness Pickleball, 3-6 p.m., Mercer Community C... Full story
