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HURLEY - Worshipers at St. Mary of the Seven Dolors Catholic Church in Hurley on Sunday refrained from shaking hands as ordered by the bishop, but instead offered each other a wave or threw up the peace sign to each other. Many parishioners carried little bottles of sanitizer which they used intermittently at various intervals of the service. Father Frank Kordek, OFM, read a letter from the bishop of the Superior Diocese written last week releasing Catholics from their Sunday obligation to atten...
HURLEY — Hurley Superintendent Kevin Genisot provided an update on the district’s response to the coronavirus pandemic Sunday, laying out its priorities in the coming days. Genisot wrote the district would be announcing updates in the near future on its top two priorities — providing meals to any students that need them and continuing to teach while classes are cancelled. On Friday, district officials announced they were suspending classes through April 13 due to concerns over the pandemic. Later that day, Gov. Tony Evers ordered schools aroun...
Monday, March 16 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. Overeaters Anonymous, 5:30 p.m., All Saints Lutheran Church, Wakefield. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EST, Ontonagon United Methodist Church basement, next to Holiday gas station, Ontonagon. area74.org. Government Bessemer Housing Commission, 8:30 a.m., executive director’s office, 709 W. I... Full story
SAN PEDRO, Calif. - Anna Mae Strand, 94, an Ironwood native, long-time resident, and beloved mother, grandmother and aunt passed away unexpectedly in San Pedro on March 3, 2020. She was born on Jan. 2, 1926, in Ironwood, Michigan, daughter of the late Peter and Mary (Denocenti) DeSantis. Anna graduated from St. Ambrose High School in Ironwood as valedictorian in the class of 1943. She then enrolled in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps, a government training program designed to alleviate the nursing... Full story
HURLEY, Wis. — Cecilia Stanczak, 92, a life-long resident of Ironwood, Michigan, passed away on March 11, 2020, at the Villa Maria Nursing Home in Hurley, surrounded by her family. Cecilia was born on March 10, 1928, in Ironwood. She attended Ironwood schools and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School. She worked at various factories sewing sportswear. She married Leo Stanczak on July 7, 1951, at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Ironwood. He preceded her in death in 2011. Cecilia was a member of Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church in Iro... Full story