Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD - By all accounts it was a very successful event, said Jackie Powers, race director of the 11th Sisu Ski Fest on Saturday. "I think it's brought a lot of community pride and has given Ironwood a piece of its identity," said Powers, noting the planning team is aiming for 800 skiers at the 12th Sisu Ski Fest in 2021. There were 755 registered skiers for Saturday's event. That was more than matching the 680 skiers who came in 2019, with...
As snowmobilers hit the trails this weekend, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources is stepping up its patrols in an effort to ensure everyone makes it home safely. Anticipating the increase in snowmobile traffic, the DNR announced Thursday it and its law enforcement partners will be conducting group patrols to help ensure snowmobilers “Ride Right.” “It’s always a really busy weekend,” Sgt. Jerry Fitzgibbon said in the announcement. “We want everyone to know ahead of time that there will be an increased presence of officers conducting...
MARQUETTE — The Marquette-based Superior Health Foundation has updated and made minor changes to its existing grant policies. The biggest changes are to the foundation’s smaller grants, foundation executive director Jim LaJoie said in a press release. The foundation is a health-centered, grant-giving organizations. The foundation’s mini-grants are now “Pilot Project Grants.” The grants were originally designed to offer seed funding for start-up projects related to health around the Upper Peninsula, according to the release, however the foundati...
Friday, Jan. 17 Mercer Cribbage, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Mercer Senior Center. Double Trouble, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Serenity Center, Ironwood. Mercer Food Pantry, noon-1 p.m., Railroad Street, Mercer, Wis. Emergencies: 715-476-7655. Alcoholics Anonymous/ Al-Anon, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EST, Ontonagon United Methodist Church basement, next to Holiday gas station, Ontonagon. area74.org. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Saturday, Jan. 18 Union...
APACHE JUNCTION, Ariz. - It is with great sadness that the family of William Wesley Lindstrom of White Pine, Mich., announces his passing in Apache Junction, Ariz. on Jan. 11, 2020, at the age of 84. William was born in Chassell, Mich., in June of 1935. He graduated from Hancock High School in 1953 with the nickname Lanka. He was in Naval Reserve until he was drafted into the Army in 1958 where he was stationed in Whittier, Ala. William worked many years at the White Pine Copper Mine as a...
