Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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IRONWOOD - The first flower of 2014 bloomed in the wee hours of Jan. 2. Sandy blonde hair, blue eyes, a bundle of joy, according to the new parents, Ron and Aubre Hoeft, of Ironwood. Iris Lillian Hoeft was born at 1:26 a.m. on Jan. 2, making her the first baby born at Aspirus Grand View Hospital in 2014. "She's just perfect," said Aubre. "She has her days and nights mixed up a bit, but she's great." "She's great, everything's great," said Ron. "Everything is different. There's a whole new... Full story
DEARBORN (AP) - Michigan residents on Monday watched - and felt - the thermometer spiral downward to dangerously cold levels as they dug out following a multiday storm that shuttered schools, closed government offices across the state and contributed to at least five deaths. Hundreds of vehicles also strained to start in the plunging temperatures or spun out from slick roadways into snowy side ditches. According to the National Weather Service, 17.1 inches of snow fell in Flint, 18.7 inches... Full story
IRONWOOD - "Snowmobile racing in the 1970s was huge in Ironwood," said Tom Auvinen, Gogebic County Fair Board member and Snowmobile Olympus organizer, "but in the 1980s it started to disappear, so now we are trying to bring it back." Auvinen is a member of the United States Snowmobile Association and has been a snowmobile mechanic for over 30 years. He's one of many volunteers working to revive the Ironwood Snowmobile Olympus. In recent years there has been Pro-vintage racing on an ice track at... Full story
SAULT STE. MARIE (AP) - A Michigan university has issued its annual list of annoying words, and those flexible enough to take selfies of themselves twerking should take note. In addition to "selfie" and "twerking," there was a strong sense among those who nominated words to this year's list that the word "hashtag" and term "Mr. Mom" had both run their course. "Selfie," a term that describes a self-taken photo, often from a smartphone, led the way among the more than 2,000 nominations submitted... Full story
WITTENBERG, Wis. - Lucy (Marchello) Benetti, 94, passed away Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014, at Homme Home Nursing Home in Wittenberg. She was born in Bessemer, Mich., on July 1, 1919, to John and Silvia Marchello. On June 4, 1947, she was married to Dante "Doc" Benetti at St. Sebastian Catholic Church in Bessemer. He preceded her in death on Sept. 9, 2007. She was employed by various businesses in Bessemer in her early years and then devoted her life to raising her three children. Her hobbies included... Full story
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Jason J. Ollila, 21, of Columbus, formerly of Hurley, Wis., passed away Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014. Jason was born in Plymouth, Wis., to Jeffrey Gerald Ollila and Maureen (Mahoney) Wright, and is preceded in death by his grandfather, Gerald Ollila. Survivors include his parents; sister, Jennifer Black; nephew, Dylan McIver; grandmothers, Marjorie Jones and Rose Ollila; aunt and uncle, Renae and Jay Loman; and special friends, Dee Rice, Marsha Miron, Betty Zanuto, Justin Hanna and... Full story
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — Jennene A. Bach, 64, formerly of Ironwood, Mich., died at Portsmouth Regional Hospital in Portsmouth Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013, after a long illness. She was born July 10, 1949, in Ironwood, the daughter of Eugene and Mary Asplund of 1109 Celia St. Jennene attended Michigan State University, where she graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in retail management in 1971. She later earned an Master of Business Administration from Sacred Heart University in 1991 with a concentration in accounting and finance. After c... Full story