Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By ZACHARY MARANO [email protected] IRONWOOD - Despite arctic temperatures on Saturday, many racers and enthusiasts came out to attend the first day of the Ironwood Snowmobile Olympus at the Gogebic County Fairgrounds. Event organizer Greg Basom said the first day of the races went well and that they managed to fit all 52 of the scheduled races in. He said that there were no incidents, no racers had to drop out and with such low temperatures, there was no danger of the ice on the track...
By CHARITY SMITH [email protected] HURLEY — The Hurley School District is looking into building a trail along Range View Drive and Tenth Avenue into town to provide children with a safe path to walk or bike to and from school. The proposed path would go east from the school on Range View Drive to Tenth Avenue and then follow Tenth Avenue south to Oak Street, which is a block away from Riccelli Park. “It would provide kids or community members a safe walking path and bike path on the way to school or, if they were going to Riccelli Par...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Julie Morgan Silc, 80, of Ironwood, was born on Feb. 1, 1941, in Lansing, to Morgan and Angeline Gingrass, and died on Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022, in Ironwood. Julie grew up in Marquette. She graduated from Graveraet High School, attended college at the University of Michigan and graduated from Northern Michigan University in 1963, with a bachelor's degree in education and later followed up with a master's degree in administration. She was married for 55 years to the love of her... Full story
MARENISCO, Mich. - Thomas R. Fletcher, 49, of Marenisco, and a former resident of Wausau, Wisconsin, was taken from us on Friday morning, Dec. 24, 2021. Tom was born in Rhinelander, Wisconsin, on Jan. 18, 1972, to Gayle and Carla (VanBeynen) Fletcher and graduated from Rhinelander High School in 1990. After high school, Tom manned a truck for Budweiser until he forgot to set the parking brake during a personal beer drop. Then Tom was an essential employee of the Nabisco Company for 25 years,... Full story
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Gloria R. (nee Pedrin) Gumm, 69, of Ironwood, passed away peacefully Friday, Dec. 31, 2021. Gloria was born on Dec. 15, 1952, in Sault Ste. Marie, a daughter of Bernard Anthony and Helen Margie (Biermaker) Pedrin. She attended Wakefield High School and graduated in 1972. Gloria is survived by two daughters, Anita (Curtis) Burnett and Sara Gumm; five grandchildren, Nathanial, ChloeAnn, Kaylee, Brody and Braxton; three stepchildren, Jim Gumm, Diane Coolidge and Alice Gingery and... Full story
WHITE PINE, Mich. - Donna Skoviak White, 82, of White Pine passed away on Dec. 26, 2021, after a battle with cancer. She was a fighter to the end. She was a three-time cancer surviver, but those battles over 30 years had taken their toll and she couldn't beat it this time. Donna was born to John Skoviak and Pauline (Chopp) Skoviak on Feb. 7, 1939, in Trimountain. She spent her early years in Painsdale, and moved to Ontonagon in the mid 1940s. In 1953, they moved to White Pine and purchased the... Full story
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Tuesday, Jan. 4 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Memorial Building, Ironwood. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry and Financial Assistance, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., located behind Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. 906-932-4325. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Kiwanis Club, noon, Golden Dragon.... Full story
