Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] With nearly 100 inches of snow having fallen as of Friday, the weather is an ongoing concern for both area residents and any employee whose job it is to clear pathways or maneuver through them. Wakefield City Manager Rob Brown said Friday that his employees have been busy clearing excess snow from streets on days with no precipitation. "They try to haul snow at night," he said in relation to the ease of working during lower traffic times. Both Brown and Be...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD - It may be the middle of winter and there's lots of snow on the ground across the Gogebic Range, but there were plenty of activities in Ironwood Friday during the city's monthly First Friday event, including a screening of "Caddyshack" at the Historic Ironwood Theatre. So - to paraphrase Bill Murray's groundskeeper character, Carl Spackler - locals had that going for them, which was nice. January's First Friday also featured a bonfire and...
By JAN TUCKER news@yourdailyglobe,com SILVER CITY — The recent snow storm dumped 12 inches of new snow on the Porcupine Mountain Ski Hill and mountain manager Bill Perrin said that has helped the skiing with all runs open and covered. Perrin added it will be a busy few months with some major events slated in the next couple of months. One of the newer events will be the guided Snow Shoe Hike on Jan. 11, 18, 25, and Feb. 1, 15 and 22. Hikers will take a free chairlift ride to the top of the hill and then snowshoe down. Perrin said the hike is a...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, Jan. 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. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Sunday, Jan. 5 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, I... Full story
WAUSAU, Wis. - Patrick Bernard Krause, 63, of Ironwood, Mich., passed away on Dec. 17, 2019, in Wausau. Patrick was born on March 8, 1956, son of Bernard and Patricia (Wallie) Krause. He attended Holy Trinity-St. Michael Catholic Grade School and Luther L. Wright High School in Ironwood, graduating with the Class of 1974. He then attended Gogebic Community College in Ironwood, graduating in 1976 and the University of Minnesota in Duluth, graduating in 1978 with a double major in history and poli... Full story
HURLEY, Wis. - Glyness L. (Braun) Laguna, 54, went to be with God after a courageous battle with C.O.P.D. and cancer. Glyness was born to Maurice and Rosella in St. Paul. Minn. After the death of her father, Rosella moved her family to Hurley. Glyness attended schools in Hurley and Ironwood. In 1984, Glyness married Phillip (Ruby) Laguna and resided in Gile where they raised their five children. Glyness was a simple person and never asked for anything for herself, only for the children. Glyness... Full story
KING, Wis. - George B. Wallis, a lifetime resident of Hurley, passed away peacefully on Dec. 26, 2019, at the Wisconsin Veterans Home in King. He was born on Feb. 25, 1924, to Myrtle (Gerry) and James Wallis, of Cary. George served in the U.S. Army during World War II in the 32nd Infantry Division, assisting his Army brothers during the Battle of the Bulge in Belgium. After serving in the Army, he worked in the iron ore mines in Montreal and Cary, later working for Wayne Nasi Construction from... Full story
