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By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has been working snowmobile patrols that began with the New Year's weekend, when the Ironwood area experienced two fatalities. MDNR Sgt. Grant Emery, formerly of Bessemer, worked snowmobile activity in the Porcupine Mountains State Park, according to a Dec. 31-Jan. 13 report from the DNR. Trail conditions were “near perfect” because of a large amount of snowfall and snowmobilers flocked to the park. Emery took enforcement action for failure to register sno...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD - Those attending the basketball game Thursday night at Luther L. Wright K-12 School may not have expected it, but they had the opportunity to learn about the importance of healthy living as the Ironwood Area Schools hosted its inaugural health and wellness fair the same night. The event was organized by some of the students in the Gogebic-Ontonagon Intermediate School District's Certified Nursing Assistant program, with the help of distric...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Michigan State University Extension office in Bessemer, in conjunction with Aspirus Ironwood Hospital, will host a Dining With Diabetes workshop, designed for people with diabetes and their family members. The MSU-E office said the four-class series — beginning Feb. 27 at 11 a.m. — includes diabetes education, cooking demonstrations, and tasting of healthy foods. After each lesson, members of the class are provided recipes and greater knowledge about how to manage diabetes in their dai...
Saturday, Jan. 27 Community Pickleball Paddlers, 2-5 p.m., Mercer School gymnasium. 715-776-4588. MECCA Candlelight Ski & Snowshoe, 5-8 p.m., MECCA Chalet, 4686N Fierick Road, Mercer. Community Night Meal Free Supper, 5-6 p.m., Apostolic Lutheran Church, Aurora Street, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Sunday, Jan. 28 White Thunder Riders open house, noon-3 p.m., 4610 County C, Hurley. Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Mercer Health and Wellness P... Full story
DULUTH, Minn. - Paul Eugene Salonen, 70, of Bergland, Mich., passed away on Jan. 22, 2018 in Duluth, after a brief illness. Paul was born on March 17, 1947, to Ernest and Ida Salonen and attended Bergland Community Schools, graduating in the summer of 1965. He enlisted in the United States Air Force later that year, and was stationed at Loring Air Force Base in northeastern Maine for the duration of his service. He married the former Karen Worachek, a woman he long chased but could never quite... Full story
DE PERE, Wis. — Virginia Bee (Chouinard) Ferkovich passed away peacefully in the morning hours of Jan. 15, 2018. The daughter of Louis J. and Arley L (Rund) Chouinard, Virginia was born on Sept. 9, 1934, in Ironwood, Mich. She attended and graduated from the Ironwood Area Schools system. On July 16, 1955, she married Robert J. Ferkovich. He survives. Also surviving are two daughters, Roberta (Gary) Mack and Jules Ann (Denis) Schadrie, both of De Pere. She is further survived by her grandchildren, Robert and Nicholas Schadrie, Tina, Hallie a... Full story
IRON RIVER, Mich. - Richard "Dick" Williams, 70, of Iron River, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. He was born May 8, 1947, to Tory Williams and Lillian Poler. He joined the Army, serving from 1966 to 1969. It was his great honor to serve his country. Richard worked for Lac Vieux Desert Tribe for over 36 years in many different administrative roles. He was a soft-spoken and gentle man, always willing to help anyone who needed assistance of any kind. He had a great love for his community and cul... Full story