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By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] WAKEFIELD TOWNSHIP - Wakefield Township recognized two outstanding citizens at its board meeting Tuesday evening. Barry Bolich, former manager at Indianhead Mountain, was recognized for his long-term service to the township as manager at Indianhead and more specifically for his service on the Gogebic Range Water Authority board. Supervisor John Cox said the township maintained a "Bolich Fund," which paid for beverages and plaques and such things not...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — Given the tight results in some of Iron County’s elections Tuesday night, it’s perhaps not surprising the losing candidates in two Hurley races are planning to request recounts. Paul Mullard defeated incumbent Joe Pinardi 185 votes to 184 in the city’s race for mayor, while Jay Aijala defeated Mullard’s re-election campaign 62 to 58 to represent Hurley’s District 1 on the Iron County Board of Supervisors. While no official papers requesting a recount have been filed yet, Pinardi tol...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD - A small injured bear that was found outside in the dead of winter in Ironwood received a new lease on life. According to weekly reports for late February and early March from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Sgt. Grant Emery responded to a complaint about the injured bear cub in the city of Ironwood. The Ironwood Public Safety Department filed a March 5 report about the bear. It had been hanging around for a week when it should...
Thursday, April 5 Pickleball, 10 a.m. to noon, Ironwood Memorial Building. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Wakefield City Hall; 1-2 p.m., Watersmeet Township; 2:45-3:15 p.m., Marenisco Township. 906-667-1110. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Open Community Dinner, 5-6 p.m., Wakefield Methodist Church, Putnam Ave., Wakefield, 906-667-0230. ReGeneration Youth, 5:30-6:45 p.m., ages 10-11; Relentless Youth, 7-9 p.m., ages 12-18; Lighthouse Faith Center, Ironwood. Celebrate...
DULUTH, Minn. - Carl D. Anderson Sr., 76, of Bessemer, Mich., passed on peacefully to the next step in his journey on Sunday, March 25, 2018, at St. Mary's Hospital in Duluth. Carl lived his entire life in the shadows of the Bessemer Bluffs. He was well known for his love of cars, old and new. He spent countless hours in his garage with his best buddy since childhood, Erland Ollikainen. He loved to travel and took his family to the Dells most summers. His favorite activity was taking a boat...