Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By ZACHARY MARANO [email protected] HANCOCK — When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated their way of monitoring COVID-19 community levels on Feb. 25 to be determined by the number of new COVID-19 admissions and staffed inpatient beds, the five counties in the western Upper Peninsula went from a high risk of transmission to low community levels. Because of these changes, the western U.P. was suddenly considered low risk for COVID-19 by the CDC for the first time in months. This may have been short lived, however, as a...
By CHARITY SMITH [email protected] IRONWOOD - Sixteen teams from 11 regional school districts participated in the annual Spring High School Quiz Bowl at Gogebic Community College on Thursday. Hurley, Ironwood, Bessemer, and Wakefield-Marenisco each sent two teams to the tournament. Calumet, Chassell, Hancock, Houghton, West Iron County and Phillips, Wisconsin, were also represented. The teams faced off against each other through the morning on all sorts of questions. Subjects included...
CADILLAC, Mich. - Sharon Kay Thompson, native of Cadillac, passed away at her home on Thursday, March 3, 2022. She was 79. Sharon was born on Feb. 21, 1943, in Cadillac to Gordon and Marian (Broy) Westman. She attended Cadillac High School. On June 16, 1960, she entered into marriage with the love of her life, James Dean Thompson, at Zion Lutheran Church. The couple spent 57 years together until his time of passing on July 22, 2017. Sharon made her living raising her family and working beside...
WAKEFIELD, Mich. - Karen Jean Clark, 71, of Wakefield, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 9, 2022, with her daughters at her side. Karen was born on Oct. 7, 1950, in Wakefield, the daughter of Michael "Skippy" and Irja (Kujala) Krznarich. She attended Wakefield High School and graduated in 1968. On July 21, 1973, Karen was united in marriage to Keith Clark at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Wakefield. She enjoyed playing bingo, cards, bowling and going to the casino. Karen was an active...
BESSEMER, Mich. — Bonnie Sue Sabec, 63, of Bessemer, passed away peacefully on Friday, Feb. 25, 2022. She was born on Aug. 15, 1958, in Bessemer Township, a daughter of Donald and Dorothy (Brownell) Sabec. Bonnie is survived by three sons, Brian Kaseno, Matthew Kaseno and Danny Kaseno; two sisters, Carol Sabec and Theresa Rosendahl; and her loving nieces and nephews, Alex, Trenton, Robert, Faith and Arieal. She was predeceased by her parents; a brother, Donald Sabec Jr.; two sisters and a brother-in-law, Brenda Sabec and Kathie Jo (Douglas) B...
EDINA, Minn. - David Sher, age 76 of Edina, and Estero, Florida, passed away March 5, 2022. David was preceded in death by parents, Anne and Harry Sher; sister, Marlene Flagg; brother-in-law, Harry Flagg; and in-laws, Shirley and Gabriel Jaffe. David is survived by his wife of 52 years, Ellyn; daughter, Lisa; son, Marc (Pamela); grandchildren, Alex and Rachel; sister, Lynn Flagg; brother-in-law, Gerald Flagg; special dog, Rocky; nieces and nephews and MANY special friends. David was a loving...
HURLEY, Wis. — Nancy Jean “Beanie” Schwab, 64, of Hurley passed away peacefully on March 8, 2022, with her family by her side. Nancy was born, on Sept. 5, 1957, in Ironwood, Michigan, to the late John and Violet (Hoglund) Colassaco. She attended and graduated from the Ironwood Area Schools. For many years Nancy worked as an at-home health caretaker. She cared for everyone with a very compassionate heart of pure gold. Nancy adored her dogs, Lulu, Lucy, Ned, Honey-O and Sunshine. She enjoyed hunting with her son and camping with her famil...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, March 12 Union Station Food Pantry and Northern Food Bank, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 252 E. Ayer St., Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 11 a.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Community Pickleball Paddlers, 2-5 p.m., Mercer School gymnasium. 715-776-4588. Sunday, March 13 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Mercer Health and Wellness Pickleball, 3-6 p.m., Mercer Community C...
