Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
JIM PAQUETTE, owner of the Chiefs Ice Arena, clears debris near Sunday Lake after the rink's roof blew off during a severe storm that swept through Wakefield the evening of July 11.
WAKEFIELD-Following the thunderstorm that swept through Wakefield two weeks ago, city officials and the community joined forces to recover.
As a result of the strong straight-line winds during the storm, several properties were damaged and lost power.
City manager Richard Brackney said residents and city employees responded "tremendously" in the wake of the storm to begin cleaning up uprooted trees and debris.
"It was just the community being a community," he said. "Lots of volunteers came out of the woodwork and asked, 'What can we do to help.'"
The city and its revitalization team hosted cle...
