Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By TOM STANKARD [email protected] WAKEFIELD - A 66-foot spruce from Wakefield was selected to become Michigan's 30th official Christmas tree. The tree was donated by Florence Daniels in memory of her late husband, Jim, a teacher in the Wakefield School System for 30 years who coached basketball, track and football. "His passion was coaching and dealing with kids," Mark Daniels, Jim's son, said. "He worked his way up in the coaching ranks and the teams were very successful throughout... Full story
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] IRONWOOD - A black bear was spotted at Super One Foods in Ironwood Thursday. Gary Jackson, of Ironwood, said he saw the bear sleeping under a semi truck around 12:30 p.m. The local resident said someone told him a bear was spotted sleeping in the Dumpster earlier, so he said he went out back and he saw the bear sleeping again. When it awoke underneath the semi truck, Jackson said the bear was startled and then proceeded to jump the guard rail and r... Full story
By KELSEY HANSEN [email protected] IRONWOOD - For breast cancer awareness month, a community roundtable was hosted Wednesday night at the Aspirus Grand View Hospital. Nearly 30 people attended the dinner, presentation and discussion, all free to the public. Doctors Donna Cataldo, Enrico Braucher and Ather Mehboob spoke to the group about understanding breast cancer, detection, the surgical process and treatment options. Roughly 230,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer every year in... Full story
Friday, Oct. 16 Gogebic Conservation District, 10 a.m., Natural Resources Center, Bessemer. 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. Scrabble at the Mercer Library, 2:30-4:30 p.m., Mercer (Wis.) Public Library. 715-476-2366. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EDT, Ontonagon Village Housing, 100 Cane Court, Ontonagon. area74.org. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m.,... Full story
WAKEFIELD, Mich. — Lillian “Toots” Dellich, 89, of Wakefield, formerly a longtime resident of Ramsay, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2015. Lillian was born on Feb. 17, 1926, in Aurora, Wis., a daughter of Mike and Jennie (Vukobradovich) Delich. On July 31, 1943, she was united in marriage to Nick Dellich in Bessemer. Lillian worked at Indianhead Mountain for 26 years. She was a longtime member of Christ the King Catholic Church in Ramsay. Lillian is survived by three children, George Dellich, Bessemer, and Susan Dellich and Chris (Dan Taiva... Full story