Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
WALKING ON a sunny Sunday in Ironwood were, from left, Nancy Sass, a member of HOPE Animal Shelter's board of directors, and Kati Kartheiser, a shelter volunteer. Sass is walking Ozo, and Kartheiser is walking El Dorado.
By P.J. GLISSON
IRONWOOD - The barking of excited dogs greeted a steady stream of visitors who participated Sunday in the 25th anniversary of Help Orphaned Pets Everywhere Animal Shelter.
Housed in Ironwood's Industrial Park, HOPE has seen considerable growth since its inception in 1992. It started in a remodeled house in Ironwood's Aurora Location and two years later relocated to a trailer at 590 Easy St.
A 1998 Gogebic County millage helped to support the construction of a 2,800-square foot building at the same site on Easy Street. Improvements on that structure have...
