Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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BRUCE CROSSING – Spirits were high Sunday as local Independence Day celebrations concluded with a full day of activities in Bruce Crossing. Events began at 8 a.m. with a communitywide church service lead by the Rev. Ted Trudgeon, of Ewen. Other morning events included a breakfast at VFW Post 9345 in Bruce Crossing, a pie contest, the start of a 3-on-3 basketball tournament, a fun walk/run and tot run and a performance by Marty’s Goldenaires at Bruce Crossing Township Park. Spectators turned out...
Communities across the Gogebic Range are celebrating Independence Day in the coming days. Friday, July 5 Greenland Walk, Run and Roll Registration, 1-5 p.m., Log Cabin, Greenland. Marty’s Goldenaires Performance, 8 p.m., Ramsay. Street Dance, 6-10 p.m., behind Bessemer Township Fire Hall, Ramsay. Street Dance, 8-11 p.m., with Bruce and the Destroyers, Marenisco. Ramsay Fireworks, dusk. Saturday, July 6 Bruce Crossing geocaching begins. Greenland Walk, Run and Roll, 9:30 a.m. start, 8 a.m. r...
MARSHFIELD, Wis. — William “Bill” E. Abramson, 74, of Bruce Crossing, Mich., went to be with our Lord on June 11, 2013, at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Marshfield. Bill was born Nov. 13, 1938, in Bruce Crossing to Edward Abramson and Margaret Abramson Ekstadt and was a life-long resident of Bruce Crossing. Bill graduated from Ewen High School and attended Michigan Technological University. He was united in marriage on Nov. 16, 1968, to Karen Hiitola in Trout Creek, Mich. Bill served in the U.S. Ar...
HANCOCK — Ever since her class took a trip to Michigan Technological University’s Rozsa Center about a year ago, Ewen-Trout Creek fifth-grader Elise Besonen has dreamed of performing on that stage. Later this month, she’ll get to fulfill her dream — in a big way. Besonen, 10, will be one of the musicians performing at the opening ceremony for FinnFest USA 2013 on the evening of June 19 at the Rozsa Center in Houghton. Her vocal talents caught the eye of festival chairman Jim Kurtti, of Hancock...
BESSEMER — Marty’s Goldenaires began its 63rd performance season April 27 when it played at the Vietnam Veterans dinner in Hurley. On May 25, they played in Woodruff, Wis., during the town’s 125th anniversary celebration. The band’s assistant director, Dustin Pitrone, said that new songs for this summer include “Zoot Suit Riot,” by the Cherry Poppin’ Daddies, “Take On Me,” by A-Ha, and an uptempo version of the “Dances with Wolves” theme he arranged. Tom DeCarlo, of Ironwood, has been responsibl...
APPLETON, Wis. — Geraldine Ann (Caudill) Case, of Appleton, died peacefully at home on May 2, 2013, from breast cancer. Jeri was one of 13 children born to William and Emily Caudill in Watersmeet, Mich., on Oct. 7, 1931. She was married to Harold Case in Chicago in April 1950. They lived in California while Harold served in the Korean War, and then returned to Chicago before moving to the Fox Valley, residing in both Neenah and Appleton. They built a home on Lake Camelot, near Nekoosa, where they enjoyed many years entertaining and building spe...
ROTHSCHILD, Wis. — Representatives of MI-TRALE attended the 2013 Wisconsin All-Terain Vehicle Association’s annual meeting-convention April 19-21 in Rothschild. President Don Helsel, secretary Linda Schulz and trail manager Mike Schulz manned the MI-TRALE booth. The group attended since it’s a member of the WATVA. “There were more than 100 persons in attendance and we were very excited that we distributed almost that many MI-TRALE maps and some 50 membership applications,” Linda Schulz sa...
TROUT CREEK, Mich. — Milan “Sonny” Shegan passed away at his home in Trout Creek Friday, April 26, 2013, following a courageous 10-year battle with cancer. He was born Oct. 3, 1938, in McKeesport, Pa., to the late Mike and Milka Shegan. Sonny served his country in the United States Marine Corps. Following his discharge, Sonny worked for 30-plus years as a police officer. He served on three police departments: Forest Heights, Md., Bladensburg, Md., and Laurel, Md. During his career, Sonny was instrumental in developing training programs for f...
IRONWOOD — Blizzard-like conditions dumped more than 17 inches of snow across the Gogebic Range Thursday and Friday and it continued to snow heavily into the night. Winds up to 40 mph whipped around the snow and created white-outs, making driving nearly impossible. A total of 7 inches of snow fell for the 24-hour period to 7 a.m. Friday in Ironwood and it snowed much more after that, sending the seasonal snow total near the 200-inch mark. As of 7 a.m. Friday, it stood at 189.7 inches. Gogebic R...
GREENLAND — Michigan Trails and Recreation Alliance of Land and the Environment, or MI-TRALE, heard from two guest speakers April 1 in Greenland. Jeff Mell, North Zone Assistant Ranger in Recreation for the Ottawa National Forest, and J.R. Richardson, chairman of the Michigan National Resources Commission, spoke to MI-TRALE’s board of directors and members. Mell discussed the newly-affirmed East Connector Route, which runs through Ontonagon, Houghton and Iron counties. “The collective effor...
IRONWOOD — The Ironwood Theatre was alive with “The Sound of Music” Saturday evening as upwards of 200 folks took part in a sing-a-long showing of the 1965 Academy Award winning film. The adaptation of Rogers and Hammerstein’s beloved Broadway musical of the same name stars Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer, seven precocious, yet very musical children, and a host of nuns and Nazis. Set in Salzburg, Austria, in “the last days of the Golden Thirties,” Maria, a wannabe nun, shows up at the v...
BRUCE CROSSING, Mich. — Susan Hjordis Pinkerton, 55, of Bruce Crossing, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and sister began her new life with God on April 4, 2013. She was born in Wakefield on March 24, 1958, to William and Hjordis (Maki) Hiitola. She graduated from Ewen-Trout Creek High School and was united in marriage to John Pinkerton on April 15, 1978, in Trout Creek. Susan was very active in her community and her church, and served as an ELCA Licensed Lay Minister. She was also involved in Habitat for Humanity, various fundraising e...
