Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD - The Historic Ironwood Theatre celebrated Halloween Saturday with a showing of the the classic silent horror film "Nosferatu." Saturday's showing was accompanied by a musical score, as many silent movies originally were, performed by Andrew Rogers on the theatre's Barton organ. Rogers is the staff organist at the Michigan Theatre in Ann Arbor and has performed at the theatre several times. Bruce Greenhill, the theatre's managing director,...
BESSEMER — An Ironwood man was sentenced to prison Thursday in Gogebic County Circuit Court for violating the terms of his probation. Thomas Raymond, 35, of Ironwood, was sentenced to 36 to 60 months in prison by Judge Michael Pope. Gogebic County Prosecutor Nick Jacobs said this exceeded the recommended sentence in the pre-sentencing report, which recommended a minimum term of between nine and 23 months. “In imposing the prison sentence the judge indicated to the defendant that it was obvious he cannot do well on supervision, or in the com...
By JAN TUCKER [email protected] ONTONAGON — The Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital Foundation has reached a little over one-third of its fundraising goal for the purchase and construction of a canopy over the hospital’s main entrance. The foundation has been seeking community support to raise the $199,000 for the front entrance canopy, designed for safe access to the main entrance to the hospital, according to Jim Jessup, the hospital foundation president. Jessup told the foundation board members last week of the $72,000 raised — $30,000 was from se...
Monday, Oct. 31 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. Chess Club, 4 p.m. Carnegie Library, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Fun Frolic, 6-8 p.m., Washington School, Bessemer. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EDT, Ontonagon United Methodist Church basement, next to Holiday gas station, Ontonagon. area74.org. Methamphetamine ETC, 8 p.m., support group, Woodland Church,...
MONTREAL, Wis. - Jeffrey Jay Brattrud, 56, of Montreal, passed away peacefully Thursday afternoon, Oct. 27, 2016, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Jeffrey was born on Oct. 29, 1959, in Clear Lake, Iowa, a son of Gaylord Arthur and Shirley Lee (Klang) Brattrud. He attended Clear Lake High School and graduated in 1977. Jeffrey continued his education at Mankato State University and received a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering. He had a career in contract...
MERRILL, Wis. — William “Donny” Lane, 67, of Merrill, formerly of Wakefield, Mich., passed away peacefully Saturday morning, Oct. 29, 2016. Donny was born on April 7, 1949, in Wakefield, a son of William “Bud” and Beverly (Sundell) Lane. He grew up in Milwaukee and returned to Wakefield in 1973. Donny is survived by a son, Shannon (Robin), Irma; his stepdaughter, Lynn (Gilberto) Rodriguez, Merrill; four grandchildren, Daniel, Jordan, Maria and Monica; a brother, Dennis (JoAnne), Hazelhurst; a sister, Donna (Ron) Dassow, Elkhart, Ind.; his...
IRON MOUNTAIN, Mich. — Marilyn F. (Brooks) Rogers, 87, of Watersmeet, passed away peacefully in her sleep at her daughter’s home on Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016. Visitation will be held Thursday, Nov. 3, from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Watersmeet. The funeral Mass will follow at 11 a.m. Rev. Father George Maki and Msgr. James Kaczmarek will concelebrate. Burial will be in Watersmeet Cemetery. After services, a luncheon will be provided in the Immaculate Conception parish hall. From 1 to 4 p.m., a celebration of Mar...
