Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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Thursday, Jan. 10 Pickleball, 10 a.m.-noon, Ironwood Memorial Building. Strong Bones class, 10:30 a.m., 1 p.m. and 5 p.m.. Mercer Community Center. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Wakefield City Hall; 1-2 p.m., Watersmeet Township; 2:45-3:15 p.m., Marenisco Township. 906-667-1110. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Red Hat Society Northwoods Divas, noon, Manny’s, Ironwood. Reservations or cancellations to 906-667-0116. Grief Support Group, 1 to 2:30 p.m., Dr. Kate Hospice o...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] BESSEMER — The Gogebic County Board of Commissioners reorganized Wednesday with two people absent. Dan Siirila, of Ironwood, (commissioner district 1), was elected chair. He’ll replace George Peterson, of Watersmeet, who was absent. Newcomer Joann Balduc, of Ironwood, (commission district 4), was also absent. She previously told the board she would miss January meetings because of medical issues. Jim Byrns, of Ironwood’s commissioner district 3, was elected vice-chair of the seven-person county board...
DULUTH, Minn. — Keith A. Mathews, 71, of Ironwood, Mich., passed away on Jan. 2, 2019, at St. Mary’s Essentia Health Hospital in Duluth. Keith was born in Austin, to Dorothy and Harold Mathews, on Oct. 24, 1947. In 1968, he married Deb L. and the two were later divorced. They have two children together. Keith also has two grandchildren. Keith lived in Rochester for many years, until moving to Wisconsin, then to Michigan. He was a retired carpet installer. He enjoyed the work that he did and was always willing to take on another job. Keith was...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] MERCER, Wis. — While the future of the Saxon Harbor campground remains uncertain, the Iron County forestry committee is recommending a land swap if the decision is to made to proceed with its construction. The committee voted Tuesday to send the proposed land exchange to the full county board for approval. “At the full county board meeting … we’ll discuss the new campground proposal first. And if the board decides we’re not going to move forward with the new campground, we’ll just table this,” Iron...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] BESSEMER - The Washington Elementary School in Bessemer received a significant Christmas gift in the form of a full restoration of its gymnasium. Superintendent Dave Wineburner said the work was completed in the past month with the help of a list of contributing companies and individuals. "It was an old floor," he said of the gym and added regarding the school's century-old age, "It had never been sanded in 100 years." Wineburner said members of the distri...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Lena (Tomlanovich) Osterman, 90, passed away on Jan. 8, 2019, at Westgate Nursing Home in Ironwood. She was born on Dec. 16, 1928, to parents Frank & Stana. On Sept. 4, 1948, she married Matt Osterman. She was a resident of Ironwood her entire life. Lena worked at Connie's Supper Club for several years. She was active in various church groups. She enjoyed several crafts including knitting, crocheting and creating dolls that were on showcase in her home. In her younger years, sh...
