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Articles from the May 3, 2016 edition


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  • Community Calendar

    May 3, 2016

    Tuesday, May 3 Pickleball, 9-11 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Kiwanis Club, noon, Golden Dragon. New members welcome. Cribbage, 1 p.m., Mercer, Wis., Public Library. 715-476-2366. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration, Ironwood. area74.org. Government Gogebic-Iron Wastewater Authority and Board, 2 p.m., Treatment Facility’s b... Full story

  • Northwoods Paving Company seeks permit for area plant

    May 3, 2016

    By TOM STANKARD [email protected] BESSEMER — Area residents and the Bessemer City Council Monday evening heard Northwoods Paving Company announce they are seeking permission to put an asphalt mixing plant on Tamarack Avenue. In front of large audience, Eric Brye, of Northwoods Paving Company in Ashland, Wis., said the company recently applied for a special use permit to operate an asphalt mixing plant at Pat Steiger’s old sawmill on Tamarack Avenue, which is located within an M-1 district. Brye said the plant will be located 1,4...

  • AREA DEMOLITION

    May 3, 2016

  • Joyce V. Lake

    May 3, 2016

    ISHPEMING, Mich. - Joyce V. Lake, 86, of 3039 County Road 496, Ely Township (Greenwood Location) passed away at her home on Friday, April 29, 2016, while in the loving care of her family and the Upper Peninsula Home Health and Hospice. Joyce was born Sept. 28, 1929, in Ironwood, the daughter of the late Frank H. and Ida M. (Pohjola) Turovaara. She grew up in Ironwood and was a graduate of the Luther L. Wright High School and Goegebic Community College, with a degree in business. Joyce married... Full story

  • Carl 'Buddy' Baron

    May 3, 2016

    IRONWOOD, Mich. - Carl "Buddy" Baron, 90, died peacefully at his Ironwood home, surrounded by his loving family, on Saturday, April 30, 2016. Carl was born Aug. 2, 1925, to Emil and Esther Baron, of Montreal, Wis., and graduated from high school in Hurley, Wis. He was baptized, confirmed and a member of Salem Lutheran Church in Ironwood. Entering the U.S. Navy, Carl served on submarine duty in the Pacific during World War II. After completing his service, he returned to Ironwood and on Aug. 23,... Full story

  • Friends of Gile stock Flowage with bluegill

    May 3, 2016

    PENCE, Wis - The already good fishing in the Gile Flowage will hopefully improve over the next few fishing seasons as an additional 5,000 bluegill were released at the Pence Park Boat Landing Monday. The fish-stocking effort is part of a three-prong strategy to increase the number of panfish in the flowage and protect the population from predators to ensure the long-term sustainability of the population. "(The Gile Flowage) is really a predator-dominated system, and so if you just put bluegills...

  • Lyle Johnson

    May 3, 2016

    WAUSAU, Wis. - Lyle Johnson, 79, of Ironwood Township, Mich., died unexpectedly Wednesday evening, April 27, 2016, at Aspirus Wausau Hospital in Wausau, with his family by his side. He was born July 15, 1936, on Slade Road in Ironwood Township, son of the late Anders and Ruth (Reippenen) Johnson. In his youth, Lyle was very active in 4-H and was the first king of the winter 4-H carnival at Mount Zion. Earlier in life he enjoyed skiing, hunting, fishing and all sports activities. Lyle retired... Full story

  • Robert 'Bob' J. LeBlanc

    May 3, 2016

    LANSING, Mich. - Robert "Bob" J. LeBlanc, 78, of Wakefield, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Saturday, April 23, 2016, at McLaren Hospital in Lansing. Bob was born in Newberry, on July 1, 1937. His mother passed away when he was born. When he was a year and a half, his father moved him to Ramsay to live with his mother's sister and her husband, Mary and John Chlebowski. Bob's father moved nearby with his grandmother. Tragically, his father passed away when he was just 4 year... Full story

  • Ben A. Walston

    May 3, 2016

    KIMBALL, Wis. - Ben A. Walston, 73, lost his battle with throat and lung cancer April 29, 2016, at his home in Kimball. He was born Sept. 7, 1942, in Faro, N.C., son of the late Adolph and Effie Walston of North Carolina. In 1962, he married Mary Frances Barnes in North Carolina. They soon moved to Rockford, Ill., with an infant daughter and two years later had a son. Mary Frances preceded him in death. In 1973, he married Jeanne K. Huotari in Rockford and in 1976, they moved north to Hurley... Full story