Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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IRONWOOD — “Take a trip through hit after hit” with the Lowell Street Band, with two performances at the Historic Ironwood Theatre Friday and Saturday. According to band member Ken Stasiak, the group is looking forward to the event. All of the members are returning this year, including Ryckie Holm, Kevin Maki, Nick Wulff, Keith Cannon, Steve Boyd, Rob Ahnen, Ron Niemi, Dan Pitrone and Stasiak. While the members are the same, they have been practicing different songs to introduce to audie...
LANSING — The city of Ironwood has been named an award winner for its downtown revitalization efforts. The Michigan Municipal League’s Region 7 Community Excellence Award was presented to the city last week at the MML’s conference in Lansing. The region includes all communities in the Upper Peninsula. Ironwood now goes on to compete against the other six regional Michigan winners for the statewide Community Excellence Award at the MML’s annual convention Sept. 17-20 in Detroit. “We’re...
IRONWOOD — Professional snocross racer Kyle Pallin of Ironwood recently celebrated his 22nd birthday — in Sweden. It wasn’t that Pallin has become a jet-setter flying all over the world. After finishing his second season as a pro in the Amsoil Championship Snocross Series, he was invited by a Swedish friend, Mats Lauger, to culminate his season with four races in Sweden. Lauger had raced on the American circuit and he and Pallin became friends during the 2011-12 racing season. Lauger set Pallin...
WAKEFIELD — According to Michigan State Police Trooper Matt Lequia, of the Wakefield Post, it all started for him as an Upper Peninsula boy in middle school. “I did a ride-along with a trooper and I got a good taste of what it was like,” Lequia, formerly of Champion, said. Lequia is a trooper at the Wakefield Post after graduating from the 124th Michigan State Police Trooper Recruit School in March in Lansing, along with 90 other recruits. “I am really excited,” Lequia said. “I am happy to be in...
To the Editor: In 1929, the Soviet Union established gun control. From 1929 to 1953, about 20 million dissidents, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated. In 1911, Turkey established gun control. From 1915 to 1917, 1.5 million Armenians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated. Germany established gun control in 1938 and from 1939 to 1945, a total of 13 million Jews and others who were unable to defend themselves were rounded up and exterminated. China established gun control in 1935. From 1948 to 195...
IRONWOOD, Mich. — Greg Kazian, 64, a former longtime Kenosha, Wis., resident, died peacefully Monday, April 15, 2013, in his home in Ironwood, surrounded by his loving family. He was born April 11, 1949, in Chicago, son of the late George and Charlotte (Esperian) Kazian. He was married to the former Merrie Lynn Humann of Ironwood on July 4, 1992, in Las Vegas. She survives. Also surviving are two sons, Kris (Kristie) Kazian, Sedona, Ariz., and Ian (Lindsey) Kazian, Libertyville, Ill.; two daughters, Amy Shostak, Waukegan, Ill., and Sue R... Full story