Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By TOM STANKARD [email protected] IRONWOOD -To encourage a community atmosphere, artist Connie Greany and students at All Saints Catholic Academy started making a mural Monday. As a school project, children made tiles and Greany helped the students place them on an outline of the mural she drew. Each tile was placed according to an indication number and a letter. By collaborating and working together, Greany said students were part of a community. Greany said she assigned groups to... Full story
HURLEY — The first in a series of videos on the recovery process from both mental health and addiction issues will be shown at the Hurley K-12 School auditorium Monday. The series, held by the Iron County Underage AODA Prevention Community Coalition, will feature one film a month through April. The first film, shown from 6 to 7 p.m. Monday, follows the story of Jackie Nitschke — the first wife of a Green Bay Packers player to admit to struggling with alcohol addiction. “Through interviews with former NFL players, their wives and Jackie’s own fa... Full story
Tuesday, Jan. 5 Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Kiwanis Club, noon, Tacconelli’s. Lioness Blood Drive, noon to 5 p.m., Community Center, Mercer, Wis. 715-476-3511. Cribbage, 1 p.m., Mercer (Wis.) Public Library. 715-476-2366. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration, Ironwood. area74.org. Government Wakefield Township Board, 5:30 p.m., township hall. Wednesday, Jan. 6... Full story
KENOSHA, Wis. - Ellen S. Gerber, 92, of Kenosha, passed away peacefully, surrounded by the love of her family, Saturday, Jan. 2, 2016, at Brookside Care Center after a brief illness. She was born on June 21, 1923, to the late Sakris and Beda (Strom) Leskela in Bruce Crossing, Mich. She attended schools of Bruce Crossing and graduated from Ewen High School in 1941. After graduation she worked at the Mass Co-op Store in Bruce Crossing. In 1946, she went to work at the Ontonagon Valley Cooperative... Full story
HIGGINS LAKE, Mich. — Donna Marie Telling, 68, died at her Higgins Lake home on Dec. 23, 2015. She was born Dec. 21, 1947, in Bessemer to John and Millicent (Trewhella) Re. Donna attended Bessemer schools until 1959, when she moved to Detroit with her mother and siblings to live with her stepfather, Thomas Yalonen. Completing her education in Detroit, Donna became a hairdresser, working first at J.L. Hudson in Southfield, then to Galveston, Texas, and back to Michigan at Curl Up and Dye in Houghton Lake. Donna and Howard R. Telling were married... Full story
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. — Patrick Alan Laitinen, 59, passed away at the Memorial Medical Center in Sheboygan. He was born on Dec. 1, 1956, in Wakefield, Mich. Patrick loved fishing, hunting, shooting pool, bowling and riding motor cycles. He worked for Kohler for 34 years. Patrick is survived by his mother, Barb Peltola; one daughter; a son; sisters, Beverly (Wayne) Hayes, Bonnie (Bob) Hazen and Becky (Steve) Nobbe; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father. A memorial servcie was on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2016, at 2 p.m. EST a... Full story
TUCSON, Ariz. — Sharon Lee Schmaus, 75, of Ontonagon, Mich., passed away peacefully Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2015, at the University of Arizona Medical Center. Sherry was born June 15, 1940, in Ontonagon, daughter of the late John and Beatrice (Voss) McCarthy. She graduated from Ontonagon High School in 1958. On July 11, 1959, she was united in marriage to George T. Schmaus Jr. She worked most of her career as a secretary for the Michigan Department of Social Services. She was a fun-loving person who had many friends. Everyone who met her loved h... Full story
WAKEFIELD — When Wakefield-Marenisco athletic director Mark Lane had a solution for the Cardinals open spot on the schedule, he suggested coach Bruce Mahler sit down before he told him. It was Class C defending state champion Calumet. Mahler didn't hesitate to take the game. Calumet dominated from start to finish, beating the Cardinals 76-25 Monday night. But it wasn’t about the final score for W-M. “It'll make the girls better," W-M coach Bruce Mahler said. "It's not about wins and losses. We have one goal, which is to try to get to a distr... Full story
