Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By JUSTIN LIBERTOSKI [email protected] HURLEY - The Hurley Area Lioness hosted the 12th annual Brian Nasi Memorial Heart Run/Walk at the Hurley K-12 School early Saturday morning. The theme of the run is "Taking Strides to Build Healthy Hearts" and according to Lioness treasurer Gerry Traczyk, the idea of the race is to promote a healthy family environment for the community. Racers registered in the school cafeteria where there was coffee, cookies and other snacks available before the...
By ISABELLE KLEINSCHMIDT news@yourdailyglobe Four groups came together at the Iron Belle Trail on Saturday morning to plant native shrubs along a portion of the trail. Despite looming clouds, the weather was ideal for the event. The efforts made by Friends of the Iron Belle Trail, the City of Ironwood, The U.S. Forest Service, and the Gogebic Conservation District were the final phase of previous work done to eliminate various non-native invasive plant infestations along the trail. The re-introd...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Smokey the Bear sign out front of the Ottawa National Forest office in Ironwood on Friday listed the fire danger as “Very High.” The Forest Service calls their Smokey the Bear signs, “Adjective ratings,” while the public according to the Forest Service generally refers to the signs as Smokey the Bear signs. Under a very high threat warning, the Forest Service says, “fires start easily from all causes, and immediately after ignition, spread rapily and increase quickly in intensity....
Monday, May 15 Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution for seniors, 9 a.m.-noon, 100 Mill St., Bessemer. 906-667-0283. Gogebic County Human Services Agency Board, 9 a.m., Gogebic County Medical Care Facility, Wakefield. Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, Wis. 715-561-4450. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Iron County Memorial Building Restoration Committee, 5:30 p.m., Memorial Building, Hurley. Joint Memorial Day Committee, 6 p.m., American...
BESSEMER, Mich. - Charlotte Ann (Schwartz) Hoffner, 68, a lifelong resident of Bessemer, passed away Thursday evening, May 11, 2017. Char was born on April 17, 1949, in Tomahawk, Wis., a daughter of Bruce Marlin and Florence Edith (Hill) Schwartz. She attended A.D. Johnston High School in Bessemer and graduated in 1967. Char was a dedicated employee of the Gogebic County Friend of the Court until she retired after 18 years of faithful service. Char was especially proud of her grandsons and absol...
IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP - Creighton "Craig" Charles Knight, 55 of Ironwood Township, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, May 10, 2017, at his home. He was born on Dec. 19, 1961, in Kenosha, Wis., and attended Curtis Strange School and Washington High School, both in Kenosha. Craig played football, earning most valuable player. He enjoyed riding motorcycle and snowmobiling. He also liked to fish and going on camping trips. On vacations, he liked to go to Lake Superior swimming with his cousins. He also...
HURLEY, Wis. — Lorraine C. Trombley, 93, a lifelong Ironwood, Mich. resident, died peacefully Friday evening, May 12, 2017, at Villa Maria Health and Rehabilitation Center in Hurley. The former Lorraine Oie was born Aug. 29, 1923, in Ironwood, daughter of the late Edwin and Ida (Secore) Oie, attended St. Ambrose and Ironwood schools, and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1941. She then attended nursing school at University Hospital in Chicago, receiving her nursing certificate in 1944, and worked at Trinity Hospital in Ashland f...
MARENISCO, Mich. — Friends are invited to attend the Rite of Committal for Mary Ann Walin, to he held Friday, May 19, at 1:30 p.m., at Marenisco Cemetery. The Rev. Dominic Agyapong, pastor of St. Catherine Catholic Church in Marenisco, will officiate. Mary Ann passed away on Feb. 5, 2017. Jerald Rocco of Lakeside Memorial Chapel Inc., in Wakefield, is assisting the family....
